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Game #1461

Aston Villa

12-3-8, 27 PTS

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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
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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.

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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

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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

Previous 5 vs. United: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨

Total 🕒 40 | 🟩 20 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 16 | ⚽ 82 | 🥅 65 |
League 🕒 36 | 🟩 19 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 13 | ⚽ 78 | 🥅 55 |
FA Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 4 | 🥅 10 |
Home 🕒 19 | 🟩 13 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 55 | 🥅 25 |
Away 🕒 21 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 13 | ⚽ 27 | 🥅 40 |

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 111 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 20 🟥 40 | 1.56

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Ben Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
43
🟩
21
🟨
0
43
🟨
7
🟥
0
0
🟥
15
0
🥅
13
76
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
346
🟩
156
🟨
0
346
🟨
69
🟥
0
5
🟥
121
2
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
49
🟩
20
🟨
0
49
🟨
11
🟥
0
2
🟥
18
0
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
124
🟩
62
🟨
0
124
🟨
18
🟥
0
0
🟥
44
0
M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
20
🟩
10
🟨
0
20
🟨
2
🟥
0
0
🟥
8
3
W Dicky York | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
329
🟩
145
🟨
0
329
🟨
70
🟥
0
71
🟥
114
101
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
57
🟩
27
🟨
0
57
🟨
9
🟥
0
19
🟥
21
4
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
363
🟩
161
🟨
0
363
🟨
79
🟥
0
195
🟥
123
49
Sub 2
Games
Results
Cards
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🟩
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Player Profile
Sub 4
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
80
🟩
37
🟨
0
80
🟨
15
🟥
0
2
🟥
28
6
F Reg Chester | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
25
🟩
8
🟨
0
25
🟨
4
🟥
0
6
🟥
13
7
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
32
🟩
16
🟨
0
32
🟨
7
🟥
0
20
🟥
9
11
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
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🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
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🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
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🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
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Player Profile

Division One

Manchester United

4-9-10, 17 PTS

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Old Trafford

Attendance: 25,935

Not Recorded

Herbert Bamlett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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

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