Game #1439
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS

Saturday, 25 August 1928
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
F Billy Cook | 🏴 |
Not recorded
Dicky York scores Villa's first of the season but they fall to defeat at Elland Road on the opening day.

Lost
1-4
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
Scorer(s) | Dicky York | 48' |
Assist(s) | Billy Walker | 48' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Keetley
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Leeds United), Keetley
🚑 30' Player retired from field of play with injury, Jimmy Gibson
🕒 | HT Leeds United 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 48' Goal, 1-2, Dicky York, Assist by Billy Walker
🥅 | 83' Goal, 1-3, (Leeds United), Wainscoat
🥅 | 88' Goal, 1-4, (Leeds United), Keetley
🕒 | FT Leeds United 4-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 25 August 1928

Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Arthur H Kingscott | 🏴 | Derby, 1921-1933
HT Score: 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Referee: Arthur H Kingscott | 🏴 | Derby, 1921-1933
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 17 🟥 34 | 1.47
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Leeds United
1-0-0, 2 PTS

Elland Road
Attendance: 26,588
Potts
Townsley
Menzies
Edwards
Hart
Reed
Turnbull
Armand
Keetley
Wainscoat
Mitchell
Dick Ray | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded