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Game #1473

Aston Villa

16-4-10, 36 PTS

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Saturday, 9 March 1929

6th

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Lost

1-2

๐ŸŸฅ 9 Mar 1929, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

Division One

Birmingham City

12-6-12, 30 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 56,528

On This Day
  • Pongo Waring scores for the eleventh time in eight matches as Villa's ten game unbeaten run comes to an end.

  • Villa make it sixteen wins, four draws and ten defeats in their thirty division one games.

  • Villa tumble three places to 6th.

GK Ben Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

None

Team News

Jimmy Gibson and Arthur Dorrell replace Billy Kingdon and Reg Chester.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Starting XI
GK Ben Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

54

โœ…

54

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

29

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

16

โ›”

17

๐Ÿฅ…

88

LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

192

โœ…

192

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

๐ŸŸฉ

71

๐ŸŸจ

49

๐ŸŸฅ

72

CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

60

โœ…

60

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

28

๐ŸŸจ

12

๐ŸŸฅ

20

FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

358

โœ…

358

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

2

๐ŸŸฉ

164

๐ŸŸจ

71

๐ŸŸฅ

123

M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

28

โœ…

28

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

3

๐ŸŸฉ

16

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

9

M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

29

โœ…

29

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

๐ŸŸฉ

10

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

10

W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

382

โœ…

382

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

61

123

๐ŸŸฉ

168

๐ŸŸจ

78

๐ŸŸฅ

136

W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

341

โœ…

341

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

77

110

๐ŸŸฉ

153

๐ŸŸจ

72

๐ŸŸฅ

116

F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

69

โœ…

69

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

24

6

๐ŸŸฉ

35

๐ŸŸจ

11

๐ŸŸฅ

23

CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

44

โœ…

44

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

32

13

๐ŸŸฉ

24

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

11

CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

371

โœ…

371

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

197

51

๐ŸŸฉ

165

๐ŸŸจ

81

๐ŸŸฅ

125

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 15' |

Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 15' |

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐Ÿฅ… | 16' Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham), Mills
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham
๐Ÿฅ… | 65' Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham), Crosbie
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Birmingham

Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Saturday, 9 March 1929

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: A. J. Attwood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Newport, 1926-1929
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: A. J. Attwood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Newport, 1926-1929

Referee: A. J. Attwood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Newport, 1926-1929
Games: ๐Ÿ•’ 7 ๐ŸŸฉ W3 (43%) ๐ŸŸฅ L4 (57%) Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ
Cards: ๐ŸŸจ 0 ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | 0.00 per game | Pens: โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿฅ… 2 |

Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 35 | ๐ŸŸฉ 16 | ๐ŸŸจ 9 | ๐ŸŸฅ 10 | โšฝ 65 | ๐Ÿฅ… 46 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 32 | ๐ŸŸฉ 14 | ๐ŸŸจ 8 | ๐ŸŸฅ 10 | โšฝ 60 | ๐Ÿฅ… 46 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | ๐ŸŸฉ 2 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿฅ… 0 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | ๐ŸŸฉ 9 | ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | โšฝ 35 | ๐Ÿฅ… 22 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 18 | ๐ŸŸฉ 7 | ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | โšฝ 30 | ๐Ÿฅ… 24 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934

๐Ÿ•’ 123 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 59 ๐ŸŸจ 22 ๐ŸŸฅ 42 | 1.62

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Hibbs
Barkas
Randle
Liddell
Morrall
Leslie
Briggs
Crosbie
Mills
Bradford
Hicks

Leslie Knighton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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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Œ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1928-29
Playing Squad
GK Ben Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #329 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Tommy Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #282 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #258 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

CB George Jakeman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #313 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

CB Vic Milne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #296 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB John Brittleton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #330 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Teddy Bowen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jack Yates | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #324 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Norman Swales | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #332 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #263 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Billy Armfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #303 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #260 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Fred Tully | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #328 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Billy Cook | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #321 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Len Capewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #290 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Reg Chester | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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