Game #1498
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 October 1929
Won
WLWWW
Division One
Attendance: 20,225
Grimsby Town
Blundell Park
Grimsby Town
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win for the sixth time in seven thanks to s brace from Reg Chester.
KEY MAN
A Reg Chester brace helps Villa to a third successive victory and sixth in in seven, Saturday, 26 October 1929.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 October 1929
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Grimsby Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Grimsby Town
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: | - | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Saturday, 26 October 1929
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 148 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 23 🟥 52 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Grimsby Town
TEAM NEWS
Billy Kingdon replaces Jimmy Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
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 |
F George Brown |
F Billy Walker |
MANAGER
Grimsby Town
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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