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Game #1480

Aston Villa

19-4-13, 42 PTS

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Tuesday, 2 April 1929

5th

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

GK Ben Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Brittleton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Norman Swales | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dicky York | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad:

Injury | 2 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Alec Talbot, Joe Tate, Reg Chester, Joe Beresford and Pongo Waring replace Vic Milne, Billy Kingdon, Arthur Dorrell, Billy Cook and Len Capewell.

Not recorded

  • Villa bounce back from defeat at Filbert Street to beat Leicester at Villa Park as Billy Walker scores a brace. 

  • Villa make it nineteen wins, four draws and thirteen defeats in their thirty six division one games.

  • Villa remain 5th in the table.

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Won

4-2

🟩 2 Apr 1929, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 1' | 15' | Reg Chester | 6' | Pongo Waring | 36' |

Assist(s) | Dicky York | 36' |

Match Timeline:

⚽ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker
⚽ | 6' Goal, 2-0, Reg Chester
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Leicester City), Adcock
⚽ | 15' Goal, 3-1, Billy Walker
⚽ | 36' Goal, 4-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Dicky York
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Leicester City
🥅 | 68' Goal, 4-2, (Leicester City), Duncan
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Leicester City

Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Tuesday, 2 April 1929

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Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Albert Fogg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1923-1935
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Referee: Albert Fogg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1923-1935

Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 130 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 22 🟥 46 | 1.60

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Ben Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
61
🟩
32
🟨
0
61
🟨
9
🟥
0
0
🟥
20
0
🥅
17
101
FB John Brittleton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
5
🟩
3
🟨
0
5
🟨
0
🟥
0
0
🟥
2
0
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
63
🟩
29
🟨
0
63
🟨
12
🟥
0
2
🟥
22
0
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
138
🟩
69
🟨
0
138
🟨
20
🟥
0
0
🟥
49
1
M Norman Swales | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
7
🟩
4
🟨
0
7
🟨
1
🟥
0
1
🟥
2
0
W Dicky York | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
348
🟩
156
🟨
0
348
🟨
72
🟥
0
78
🟥
120
113
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
72
🟩
36
🟨
0
72
🟨
11
🟥
0
24
🟥
25
6
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
377
🟩
168
🟨
0
377
🟨
81
🟥
0
201
🟥
128
51
Sub 2
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Results
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Player Profile
Sub 4
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Cards
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Player Profile
M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
32
🟩
18
🟨
0
32
🟨
3
🟥
0
1
🟥
11
3
F Reg Chester | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
32
🟩
11
🟨
0
32
🟨
6
🟥
0
9
🟥
15
7
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
49
🟩
27
🟨
0
49
🟨
9
🟥
0
35
🟥
13
13
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
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🟩
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🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
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Player Profile

Division One

Leicester City

18-7-11, 43 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 31,901

Campbell
Black
Brown
Watson
Carr
Ritchie
Adcock
Duncan
Chandler
Lochhead
Barry

Willie Orr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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