Game #1458
Tuesday, 25 December 1928
Attendance: 24,679
Lost
Division One
Portsmouth
WLWLL
Fratton Park
Joe Beresford (pictured) scored for the third time in as many game but Villa lose successive matches for the first time this season to make it ten wins, two draws and eight defeats in their twenty division one games
Portsmouth
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Joe Beresford, scored for the third time in as many game but Villa lose successive matches for the first time this season, Tuesday, 25 December 1928.
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MATCH TIMELINE
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Villa lose successive matches for the first time this season to make it ten wins, two draws and eight defeats in their twenty division one games
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | - | - | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #108 |
Tuesday, 25 December 1928
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WLWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
Alec Talbot and Pongo Waring replace Vic Milne and Jimmy Gibson.
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 |
W Dicky York |
W Arthur Dorrell |
F Billy Walker |
F Joe Beresford |
CF Pongo Waring |
Portsmouth
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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