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

Tuesday, 2 April 1929
5th
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
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 Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Norman Swales | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934

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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Alec Talbot, Joe Tate, Reg Chester, Joe Beresford and Pongo Waring replace Vic Milne, Billy Kingdon, Arthur Dorrell, Billy Cook and Len Capewell.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
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.
Starting XI

Won
4-2
๐ฉ 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
โฝ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker
โฝ | 6' Goal, 2-0, Reg Chester
๐ฅ
| Goal, 2-1, (Leicester City), Adcock
โฝ | 15' Goal, 3-1, Billy Walker
โฝ | 36' Goal, 4-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Dicky York
๐ | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Leicester City
๐ฅ
| 68' Goal, 4-2, (Leicester City), Duncan
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Leicester City
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Tuesday, 2 April 1929
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Albert Fogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bolton, 1923-1935
HT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Albert Fogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bolton, 1923-1935
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 130 | ๐ฉ | 62 ๐จ 22 ๐ฅ 46 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1928-29
Playing Squad






























