Game #1452
Saturday, 17 November 1928
Attendance: 31,212
Won
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
LWLWW
Villa Park
Joe Beresford (pictured) scored a brace to secure a second successive win for Villa and a sixth victory in eight games following their slow start to the season and make it seven wins, two draws and five defeats in their fourteen division one games.
Aston Villa
2-1
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Joe Beresford, scored a brace to secure a second successive win for Villa and a sixth victory in eight games following their slow start to the season, Saturday, 17 November 1928.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa secure a second successive win and a sixth victory in eight games following their slow start to the season and make it seven wins, two draws and five defeats in their fourteen division one games.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Saturday, 17 November 1928
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
TEAM NEWS
Ben Olney replaces Tommy Jackson.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney |
FB Tommy Smart |
FB Teddy Bowen |
CB Alec Talbot |
M Billy Kingdon |
M Joe Tate |
W Dicky York |
W Arthur Dorrell |
F Billy Walker |
F Joe Beresford |
CF Pongo Waring |
Blackburn Rovers
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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