Game #1496
Aston Villa
5-1-4, 11 PTS

Saturday, 12 October 1929
6th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Ben Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | 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
Goalkeepers
GK Ben Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
None
Team News
Billy Smith names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa bounce back from their first defeat in four to beat Everton thanks to a hat-trick from George Brown - his ninth goal in ten games since his debut.
Villa make it five wins, a draw and four defeats in ten division one games.
Villa score four or more goals for the third game in ten as they hit five for the second time.
Villa climb to joint 6th in the tight table.
Starting XI

Won
5-2
๐ฉ 12 Oct 1929, Villa 5-2 Everton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | George Brown | 3' | 73' | 89' | Reg Chester | 21' (pen) | Billy Walker | 82' |
Assist(s) | Dicky York | 3' | 89' | Jimmy Gibson | 73' | 82' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 3' Goal, 1-0, George Brown, Assist by Dicky York
โฝ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Reg Chester (pen)
๐ฅ
| 25' Goal, 2-1, (Everton), George Martin
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Everton
โฝ | 73' Goal, 3-1, George Brown, Assist by Jimmy Gibson
โฝ | 82' Goal, 4-1, Billy Walker, Assist by Jimmy Gibson
๐ฅ
| 85' Goal, 4-2, (Everton), Jimmy Stein
โฝ | 89' Goal, 5-2, George Brown, Assist by Dicky York
๐ | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Everton
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 12 October 1929
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: A. E. Hall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Burnley, 1929
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: A. E. Hall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Burnley, 1929
Linesmen: H. V. Ludford (Coventry); W. F. Bourne (Bristol)
Referee: A. E. Hall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Burnley, 1929
Games: ๐ 1 ๐ฉ W1 (100%) ๐ฅ L0 (0%) Last 5: ๐ฉ
Cards: ๐จ 0 ๐ฅ 0 | 0.00 per game | Pens: โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 146 | ๐ฉ | 71 ๐จ 23 ๐ฅ 52 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Everton
2-5-4, 9 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,243
GK Arthur Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Warney Cresswell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB John O'Donnell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Thomas Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tom Griffiths (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Edward Critchley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy Stein | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Anthony Weldon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Monty Wilkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Martin (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Thomas White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Thomas McIntosh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ 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: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1927-28
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Arthur Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Warney Cresswell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB John O'Donnell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Thomas Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tom Griffiths (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Edward Critchley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy Stein | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Anthony Weldon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Monty Wilkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Martin (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Thomas White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1929-30
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