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Game #1441
1928-29
Position:
Division One
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,356
Saturday, 1 September 1928
Len Capewell (pictured) scored his first of the season to help Villa to a first win of the campaign.
Aston Villa
3-1
Liverpool
Scorer(s) | Len Capewell | Joe Beresford | Dicky York |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #1441
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #91 |
Saturday, 1 September 1928
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Liverpool
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
TEAM NEWS
Vic Milne, Jack Yates, Reg Chester and Len Capewell replace Alec Talbot, Frank Moss, Arthur Dorrell and Pongo Waring.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Management Committee | Club Secretary | Billy Smith
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Tommy Jackson |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
CB Vic Milne |
M Billy Kingdon |
M Jack Yates |
W Reg Chester |
W Dicky York |
F Len Capewell |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
THE OPPOSITION
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Len Capewell scored his first of the season to help Villa to a first win of the campaign.
Len Capewell, scored his first of the season to help Villa to a first win of the campaign, Saturday, 1 September 1928.
MATCH TIMELINE
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
MATCH PROGRAMME
QUOTES
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