Game #1487
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 August 1929
Won
LWLWW
Division One
Attendance: 36,834
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Birmingham
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Reg Chester and Dicky York (pictured) score to earn Billy Smith his first opening day win in four seasons as Villa beat the team with three names at Villa Park. Meanwhile, forward George Brown made his Villa debut aged 26 after joining from Huddersfield for a fee of £5,000 in August 1929.
KEY MAN
Reg Chester and Dicky York score to earn Billy Smith his first opening day win in four seasons as Villa beat the team with three names at Villa Park, Saturday, 31 August 1929.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 August 1929
ON THIS DAY
Billy Smith earns his first opening day win in four seasons as Villa beat the team with three names at Villa Park. Meanwhile, forward George Brown made his Villa debut aged 26 after joining from Huddersfield for a fee of £5,000 in August 1929.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 31 August 1929
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 22 🟥 48 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Birmingham City
TEAM NEWS
George Brown is handed his debut.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Joe Tate |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Billy Kingdon |
W Dicky York |
W Reg Chester |
CF Pongo Waring |
F George Brown |
F Billy Walker |
MANAGER
Leslie Knighton | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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