Game #1456
Wednesday, 19 December 1928
Attendance: 8,496
Won
Division One
Manchester City
WWWLW
Villa Park
Villa bounce back from defeat at Leeds Road to put five past Manchester City with braces from Joe Beresford and Dicky York (pictured) and a goal on his first appearance since the opening day of the season for Jimmy Gibson. As a result Villa make it ten wins, two draws and six defeats in their eighteen division one games having scored 35 goals in their last eleven matches.
Aston Villa
5-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Villa bounce back from defeat at Leeds Road to put five past Manchester City with braces from Joe Beresford and Dicky York and a goal on his first appearance since the opening day of the season for Jimmy Gibson, Wednesday, 19 December 1928.
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ON THIS DAY
Villa bounce back from defeat at Leeds Road to put five past Manchester City. As a result Villa make it ten wins, two draws and six defeats in their eighteen division one games having scored 35 goals in their last eleven matches.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Wednesday, 19 December 1928
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy Gibson replaces Pongo Waring.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney |
FB Tommy Smart |
FB Teddy Bowen |
CB Alec Talbot |
M Billy Kingdon |
M Joe Tate |
M Jimmy Gibson |
W Dicky York |
W Arthur Dorrell |
F Billy Walker |
F Joe Beresford |
Manchester City
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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