Game #1498
Saturday, 26 October 1929
Attendance: 20,225
Won
Division One
Grimsby Town
WLWWW
Blundell Park
Villa win for the sixth time in seven thanks to s brace from Reg Chester.
Grimsby Town
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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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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 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Grimsby Town
TEAM NEWS
Billy Kingdon replaces Jimmy Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
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 |
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 Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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