Aston Villa
18-4-12, 40 PTS
Saturday, 30 March 1929
1928-29
5th
Won
5-2
Blackburn Rovers
15-8-12, 38 PTS
Division One
Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,690
๐ฉ 30 Mar 1929, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Ewood
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 5' | 68' | Arthur Dorrell | 74' | Pongo Waring | 84' | Billy Cook | 89' |
Assist(s) | Billy Cook | 5' | 84' | Arthur Dorrell | 68' | Billy Kingdon | 74' | Dicky York | 89' |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
Division One
๐จ 27 Aug 1928, Villa 0-0 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Sep 1928, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Sep 1928, Villa 1-4 West Ham, Upton Park
Division One
๐จ 15 Sep 1928, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Sep 1928, Villa 1-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 29 Sep 1928, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 6 Oct 1928, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Oct 1928, Villa 7-1 Bury, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Oct 1928, Villa 3-5 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Oct 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Nov 1928, Villa 2-3 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Nov 1928, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Nov 1928, Villa 2-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Nov 1928, Villa 5-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Dec 1928, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Dec 1928, Villa 0-3 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Dec 1928, Villa 5-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Dec 1928, Villa 1-4 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Dec 1928, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 29 Dec 1928, Villa 1-0 Leeds, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Jan 1929, Villa 0-4 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฉ 12 Jan 1929, Villa 6-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 19 Jan 1929, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 26 Jan 1929, Villa 0-0 Orient, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 30 Jan 1929, Villa 8-0 Orient, Homerton
FA Cup
๐ฉ 2 Feb 1929, Villa 4-2 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Feb 1929, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Ninian
Division One
๐ฉ 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 20 Feb 1929, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 23 Feb 1929, Villa 2-2 Bury, Gigg Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Mar 1929, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 9 Mar 1929, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Mar 1929, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St Jamesโ
Division One
๐ฅ 16 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐ฅ 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
FA Cup
๐ฉ 25 Mar 1929, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Mar 1929, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
๐ฅ 1 Apr 1929, Villa 1-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Apr 1929, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 6 Apr 1929, Villa 4-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Apr 1929, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฅ 17 Apr 1929, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฉ 20 Apr 1929, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 4 May 1929, Villa 4-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
On This Day
Saturday, 30 March 1929
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Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1478
Match Record
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #128 |
Saturday, 30 March 1929
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: R. Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1928-1929
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 76 | ๐ฉ W34 (45% ) | ๐จ D17 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L25 (33% ) | โฝ 151 | ๐ฅ 134 | GD 17
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1927โ28
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 5' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Billy Cook
๐ฅ
| 13' Goal, 1-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Rigby
๐ | Player injured on field of play, Pongo Waring
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
๐ฅ
| 50' Goal, 1-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Healless
โฝ | 68' Goal, 2-2, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
โฝ | 74' Goal, 3-2, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Billy Kingdon
โฝ | 84' Goal, 4-2, Pongo Waring, Assist by Billy Cook
โฝ | 89' Goal, 5-2, Billy Cook, Assist by Dicky York
๐ | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Blackburn Rovers
Officials
Referee: R. Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1928-1929
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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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 Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Brittleton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Norman Swales | 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 | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Blackburn Rovers
Bob Crompton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Crawford
Hutton
Roxburgh
Healless
Rankin
O'Dowd
Roscamp
Puddefoot
Bourton
Keating
Rigby
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 3 |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
John Brittleton and Norman Swales replace Tommy Mort and Joe Tate.
Blackburn Rovers
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
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Blackburn Rovers
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1928-29
First Team Squad
GK Ben Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #329 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #258 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB John Brittleton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #330 |
Full Back
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FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |
Full Back
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M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
Midfielder
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W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #263 |
Winger
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W Fred Tully | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #328 |
Winger
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F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
Forward
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F Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |
Forward
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GK Tommy Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #282 |
Goalkeeper
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CB George Jakeman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #313 |
Centre Back
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FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
Full Back
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M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
Midfielder
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M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |
Midfielder
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W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #303 |
Winger
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F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #321 |
Forward
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CF Len Capewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #290 |
Forward
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CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
Centre Back
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CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #296 |
Centre Back
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LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
Full Back
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M Jack Yates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #324 |
Midfielder
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M Norman Swales | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #332 |
Midfielder
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W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #260 |
Winger
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CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
Forward
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CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
Forward
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