Game #1468
Aston Villa
15-3-9, 33 PTS

Saturday, 9 February 1929
3rd=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Ben Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Tommy Mort and Joe Tate replace Teddy Bowen and Norman Swales.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa win at Ninian despite 'keeper Ben Olney being incapacitated after a heavy challenge in the first half.
Billy Cook scores for the second time in three games as Villa extend their unbeaten run to six winning five scoring twenty five goals.
Villa make it fifteen wins, three draws and nine defeats in their twenty seven division one games.
Villa climb to joint 3rd - their highest position of the season.
Starting XI

Won
2-0
๐ฉ 9 Feb 1929, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Ninian
Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 22' | Billy Cook | 26' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 22' |
Match Timeline
๐ | Player retires from field of play with injury, Ben Olney
๐ฅ | Left back Tommy Mort takes over goalkeeping duties
โฝ | 22โ Goal, 1-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ | Player returns to field of play with injury, Ben Olney
โฝ | 26' Goal, 2-0, Billy Cook
๐ | HT Cardiff City 0-2 Aston Villa
๐ | Player retires from field of play with injury, Billy Cook
๐ | Player returns to field of play with injury, Billy Cook
๐ | FT Cardiff City 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #118 |
Saturday, 9 February 1929
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: H. E. Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1923-1929
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: H. E. Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1923-1929
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 118 | ๐ฉ | 56 ๐จ 21 ๐ฅ 41 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Cardiff City
7-8-14, 22 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,978
Farquharson
Jennings
Roberts
Wake
Sloan
Moss (ex)
Thirlaway
L. Davies
Ferguson
Robbins
McLachlan
Fred Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1928-29
Playing Squad






























