Game #1480
Aston Villa
19-4-13, 42 PTS

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

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.

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

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
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
None
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 130 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 22 🟥 46 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Leicester City
18-7-11, 43 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 31,901
Campbell
Black
Brown
Watson
Carr
Ritchie
Adcock
Duncan
Chandler
Lochhead
Barry
Willie Orr | 🏴 |

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
