Game #1439
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 August 1928
Lost
LDWLL
Division One
Attendance: 26,588
Leeds United
Elland Road
Leeds United
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Dicky York (pictured) scored Villa's first of the season but they fall to defeat at Elland Road, Saturday, 25 August 1928.
KEY MAN
Dicky York, scored Villa's first of the season but they fall to defeat at Elland Road, Saturday, 25 August 1928.
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Saturday, 25 August 1928
ON THIS DAY
Dicky York scored Villa's first of the season but they fall to defeat at Elland Road on the opening day.
Aston Villa
Leeds United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 25 August 1928
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LDWLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 17 🟥 34 | 1.47
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Leeds United
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Billy Kingdon |
M Frank Moss |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Dicky York |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
MANAGER
Dick Ray | 🏴 |
Leeds United
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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