Aston Villa
15-3-9, 33 PTS
Saturday, 9 February 1929
1928-29
3rd=
Won
2-0
Cardiff City
7-8-14, 22 PTS
Division One
Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,978
๐ฉ 9 Feb 1929, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Ninian
Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 22' | Billy Cook | 26' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 22' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 9 February 1929
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.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 118 ๐ฉ 54 ๐จ 20 ๐ฅ 44 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1468
Match Record
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #118 |
Saturday, 9 February 1929
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 18 | ๐ฉ W9 (50% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(56% ) | ๐ฅ L8 (44% ) | โฝ 30 | ๐ฅ 23 | GD 7
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Cardiff City
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
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
Officials
Referee: H. E. Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1923-1929
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Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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No Substitutions permitted in period
Cardiff City
Fred Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Farquharson
Jennings
Roberts
Wake
Sloan
Moss (ex)
Thirlaway
L. Davies
Ferguson
Robbins
McLachlan
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tommy Mort and Joe Tate replace Teddy Bowen and Norman Swales.
Cardiff City
Not Recorded
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