Game #1498
Aston Villa
7-1-4, 15 PTS

Saturday, 26 October 1929
3rd
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ 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 Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 |
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
International Duty | 1 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Team News
Billy Kingdon replaces Jimmy Gibson.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa win for the sixth time in seven thanks to a brace from Reg Chester.
Villa record a third successive victories to make it six wins in their last seven having one just once in their first five division one games.
Villa keep their second successive clean sheet and second in 12 games this season.
Villa climb to 3rd in the table with strugglers Manchester United up next.
Starting XI

Won
2-0
๐ฉ 26 Oct 1929, Villa 2-0 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Scorer(s) | Reg Chester | 42' | 88' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 42' Goal, 1-0, Reg Chester
๐ | HT Grimsby Town 0-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 88' Goal, 2-0, Reg Chester
๐ | FT Grimsby Town 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Saturday, 26 October 1929
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: John Rickwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1928-1931
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: John Rickwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1928-1931
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 148 | ๐ฉ | 73 ๐จ 23 ๐ฅ 52 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Grimsby Town
4-3-5, 11 PTS
Blundell Park
Attendance: 20,225
Read
Wilson
Jacobson
Priestley
Wrack
Swaby
Coleman
Bestall
Robson
Coglin
Marshall
Wilf Gillow | 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: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1929-30
Playing Squad

























