Game #1485
Aston Villa
22-4-15, 48 PTS
Saturday, 27 April 1929


Lost
2nd=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Manchester City
18-8-15, 44 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 30,154
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
3-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 April 1929
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Johnson
🥅 | 35' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Brook
🕔 | HT Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 75' Goal, 0-3, (Manchester City), Toseland
🕔 | FT Manchester City 3-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 April 1929
Villa's surprise defeat at Manchester City means there is no chance of the title challenge entering the final day.
Sheffield Wednesday lift the title courtesy of their draw with Burnley.
Villa face Wednesday in the final game of 1928-29 hoping to secure second place but Billy Smith's side need Leicester to lose.
Villa make it twenty two wins, four draws and fifteen defeats in their forty one division one games.
Villa remain joint 2nd.
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1903-04
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City


Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Total 🕒 48 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 19 | ⚽ 90 | 🥅 68 |
League 🕒 44 | 🟩 21 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 17 | ⚽ 85 | 🥅 64 |
FA Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 25 | 🟩 19 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 63 | 🥅 24 |
Away 🕒 23 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 16 | ⚽ 27 | 🥅 41 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Saturday, 27 April 1929
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🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. R. Jennings | 🏴 | York, 1929-1934
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 135 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 22 🟥 48 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. R. Jennings | 🏴 | York, 1929-1934
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Brittleton replaces Tommy Mort.
Not recorded
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
FB John Brittleton | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Peter Hodge | 🏴 |

Manchester City
Barber
Ridley
Felton
Barrass
Cowan
McMullan
Toseland
Marshall
Johnson
Tilson
Brook
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH REPORTS









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🟥 27 Apr 1929, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

