Game #1498
Aston Villa
7-1-4, 15 PTS
Saturday, 26 October 1929
3rd
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF George Brown | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
International Duty | 1 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
Billy Kingdon replaces Jimmy Gibson.
Not recorded
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.
Won
2-0
🟩 26 Oct 1929, Villa 2-0 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Scorer(s) | Reg Chester | 42' | 88' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 42' Goal, 1-0, Reg Chester
🕒 | HT Grimsby Town 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 88' Goal, 2-0, Reg Chester
🕒 | FT Grimsby Town 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Saturday, 26 October 1929
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: John Rickwood | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1928-1931
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Referee: John Rickwood | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1928-1931
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 148 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 23 🟥 52 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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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 | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
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None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
