Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 February 1929
1928-29
5th Round
Won
3-1
Reading
FA Cup
Elm Park
Attendance: 23,703
๐ฉ 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 21' | Pongo Waring | 44' | 89' |
Assist(s) | Dicky York | 21' | Arthur Dorrell | 44' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 16 February 1929
Pongo Waring scores a brace with each goal coming a minute before time at the end of each half to make it eight in four games as Villa see off division two side Reading in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 119 ๐ฉ 55 ๐จ 20 ๐ฅ 44 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1469
Match Record
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Saturday, 16 February 1929
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Edwin Small | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1925-1929
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Reading: ๐จ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ W1 (33% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L1 (33% ) | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ 3 | GD 1
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Reading
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 21โ Goal, 1-0, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Dicky York
๐ฅ
| 27' Goal, 1-1, (Reading), Oswald
โฝ | 44โ Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ | HT Reading 2-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 89โ Goal, 3-1, Pongo Waring
๐ | FT Reading 3-1 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Edwin Small | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1925-1929
Officials
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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 |
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 | ๐ฅ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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No Substitutions permitted in period
Reading
Angus Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Joe Duckworth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D William Inglis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Smith
Chandler
Messer
Meads
Goodwin
McDonald
Johnstone
Hunter
F Bert Oswald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
None
Billy Walker replaces Billy Cook.
Reading
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
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Reading
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