Game #1461
Aston Villa
12-3-8, 27 PTS

Tuesday, 1 January 1929
4th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
None
Billy Kingdon and Reg Chester replaces George Jakeman and Arthur Dorrell.
Not recorded
Pongo Waring scores a brace to make it four goals in three games but for the second time this season Villa are held by Manchester United.
Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 14th time in the 15 fixtures they have played on 1st January.
Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just one home game on 1st January in 38 years.
Villa earn a point on New Years Day for only the fourth time in 15 games.
Villa make it twelve wins, three draws and eight defeats in their twenty three division one games.
Despite dropping a point Villa remain joint 4th.

Drew
2-2
🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 31' | 34' |
Assist(s) | Reg Chester | 31' | 34' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Hilditch
⚽ | 31' Goal, 1-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Reg Chester
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Reg Chester
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester United), Rowley
🕒 | FT Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Tuesday, 1 January 1929

Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Referee: Unknown
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 111 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 20 🟥 40 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Manchester United
4-9-10, 17 PTS

Old Trafford
Attendance: 25,935
Not Recorded
Herbert Bamlett | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
