Game #1509
Aston Villa
12-4-7, 28 PTS

Saturday, 28 December 1929
3rd
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
GK Ben Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Teddy Bowen | 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 Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ด |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF George Brown | 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
Injury | 3 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Billy Smith names the same line up for the third successive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-29 ๐ 390 | โ 390 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 62 | ๐ฅ 125 | ๐บ - | #264 |
On This Day
Villa are held by neighbours Birmingham despite Billy Walker putting Villa ahead at St Andrew's.
Villa make it twelve wins, four draws and seven defeats in twenty three division one games.
Winger Arthur Dorrell makes his final appearance for Villa aged 33 after 389 games and 65 goals before moving on to Port Vale in June 1931.
Villa's point moves them back to third in the table.
Starting XI

Drew
1-1
๐จ 28 Dec 1929, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 73' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 73' |
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 73' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ฅ
| 82โ Goal, 1-1, (Bradford City), Crosbie
๐ | FT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #159 |
Saturday, 28 December 1929
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Forshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1925-1929
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: William Forshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1925-1929
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 37 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 10 | โฝ 68 | ๐ฅ
48 |
League ๐ 34 | ๐ฉ 15 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 10 | โฝ 63 | ๐ฅ
48 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Home ๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 37 | ๐ฅ
23 |
Away ๐ 19 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 7 | โฝ 31 | ๐ฅ
25 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 159 | ๐ฉ | 78 ๐จ 26 ๐ฅ 55 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Birmingham City
7-6-10, 20 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 33,228
Hibbs
Liddell
Barkas
Firth
Morrell
Blyth
Curtis
Crosbie
Haywood
Briggs
Hicks
Leslie Knighton | 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































