Game #1449
Aston Villa
5-2-4, 12 PTS
Saturday, 27 October 1928
Won
11th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
4-2-6, 10 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 36,261
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Billy Kingdon | 3' | Joe Beresford | 51' | Arthur Dorrell | 85' |
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 October 1928
⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Billy Kingdon
🥅 | 20' Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham), Cringan
🥅 | 40' Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham), Bradford
🕒 | HT Birmingham 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51' Goal, 2-2, Billy Walker, Assist by Joe Beresford
⚽ | 77' Goal, 3-2, Joe Beresford
⚽ | 85' Goal, 4-2, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
🕒 | FT Birmingham 2-4 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 October 1928
Billy Walker scores a brace - his fifth in three - as Villa score their seventeenth goal in four games having scored just eight in their first seven of 1928-29.
Villa record their fourth win in five.
Villa make it five wins, two draws and four defeats in their eleven division one games.
Villa climb back to joint 11th.
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Total 🕒 34 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 64 | 🥅 44 |
League 🕒 31 | 🟩 14 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 59 | 🥅 44 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
Home 🕒 16 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 34 | 🥅 20 |
Away 🕒 18 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 30 | 🥅 24 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 27 October 1928
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🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: A. J. Attwood | 🏴 | Newport, 1926-1929
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 99 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 19 🟥 36 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. J. Attwood | 🏴 | Newport, 1926-1929
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
TEAM NEWS
Billy Smith names the same line up for a fourth successive game for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Leslie Knighton | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
Hibbs
Liddle
Randle
Dale
Cringan
Leslie
Bond
Crosbie
Briggs
Bradford
Hicks
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
🟩 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's