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Game #1447

Aston Villa

4-2-3, 10 PTS

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Saturday, 13 October 1928

11th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Ben Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 3 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Billy Smith names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

7-1

๐ŸŸฉ 13 Oct 1928, Villa 7-1 Bury, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 4' | Pongo Waring | 6' | 65' | Arthur Dorrell | 22' | Dicky York | 29' | 47' | 86' |

Assist(s) | Dicky York | 4' | Pongo Waring | 29' |

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 4' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Dicky York
โšฝ | 6' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring
โšฝ | 22' Goal, 3-0, Arthur Dorrell
โšฝ | 29' Goal, 4-0, Dicky York, Assist by Pongo Waring
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 4-0 Bury
โšฝ | 47' Goal, 5-0, Dicky York
โšฝ | 65' Goal, 6-0, Pongo Waring
๐Ÿฅ… | 69' Goal, 6-1, (Bury), Chambers
โšฝ | 86' Goal, 7-1, Dicky York
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 7-1 Bury

Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 13 October 1928

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Bristow | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stafford, 1928-1936
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 4-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 7-1
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: William Bristow | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stafford, 1928-1936

Previous 5 vs. Bury: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 45 | ๐ŸŸฉ W25 (56% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D10 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(78% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L10 (22% ) | โšฝ 90 | ๐Ÿฅ… 59 | GD 31

Match Stats

Not recorded

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934

๐Ÿ•’ 97 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 43 ๐ŸŸจ 19 ๐ŸŸฅ 35 | 1.53

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

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Division One

Bury

3-0-6, 6 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 29,163

Richardson
Heap
Adamson
Porter
Bradshaw
Dutton
Chambers
Gale
Smith
Bullock
Amos

Percy J. Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1902-03

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Ben Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

30

โœ…

30

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

14

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

10

โ›”

11

๐Ÿฅ…

48

FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

332

โœ…

332

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

2

๐ŸŸฉ

148

๐ŸŸจ

68

๐ŸŸฅ

116

CB Vic Milne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

164

โœ…

164

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

5

๐ŸŸฉ

76

๐ŸŸจ

33

๐ŸŸฅ

55

FB Teddy Bowen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

110

โœ…

110

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

54

๐ŸŸจ

17

๐ŸŸฅ

39

M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

6

โœ…

6

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

3

M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

68

โœ…

68

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

4

๐ŸŸฉ

31

๐ŸŸจ

14

๐ŸŸฅ

23

W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

362

โœ…

362

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

55

114

๐ŸŸฉ

154

๐ŸŸจ

78

๐ŸŸฅ

130

W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

315

โœ…

315

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

68

98

๐ŸŸฉ

137

๐ŸŸจ

69

๐ŸŸฅ

109

F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

43

โœ…

43

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

0

๐ŸŸฉ

19

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

16

CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

20

โœ…

20

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

11

8

๐ŸŸฉ

9

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

5

CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

349

โœ…

349

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

186

45

๐ŸŸฉ

153

๐ŸŸจ

78

๐ŸŸฅ

118

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa win three successive games for the first time in 1928-29 as the goals suddenly start to flow for Billy Smith's side as they put seven past Bury making it ten goals in two games having scored just eight in their previous seven. 

  • Dicky York scores a hat-trick and creates another to make it 11 goal involvements for the season, Pongo Waring scores a second successive brace as Arthur Dorrell makes it two in two.

  • Villa make it four wins, two draws and three defeats in their nine division one games.

  • Villa's slow climb up the table continues as they sit joint 11th.

What they Said

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