Game #1511
Aston Villa

Saturday, 11 January 1930
3rd Round
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
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 | ๐ฅ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
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 an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
5-1
๐ฉ 11 Jan 1930, Villa 5-1 Reading, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 1-0 | 69' | George Brown | 39' | Billy Walker | 50' | Dicky York | 60' |
Assist(s) | Billy Walker | 1-0 | Eric Houghton | 39' | Tommy Mort | 60' | George Brown | 69' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | Goal, 1-0, Eric Houghton, Assist by Billy Walker
โฝ | 39' Goal, 2-0, George Brown, Assist by Eric Houghton
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Reading
โฝ | 50' Goal, 3-0, Billy Walker, pen
โฝ | 60' Goal, 4-0, Dicky York, Assist by Tommy Mort
๐ฅ
| 64' Goal, 4-1, (Reading), Douglas
โฝ | 69' Goal, 5-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by George Brown
๐ | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Reading
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #25 |
Manager Game | #161 |
Saturday, 11 January 1930
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: G. T. Gould | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | South Norwood, 1930-1937
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: G. T. Gould | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | South Norwood, 1930-1937
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 161 | ๐ฉ | 79 ๐จ 26 ๐ฅ 56 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
FA Cup
Reading
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,000
GK Lance Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Percy Thorpe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Bill Pickering | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Chandler
Messer
M Charlie Barley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Goodwin
Baggett
James
F Fred Kennedy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Douglas
Angus Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ 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
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
An Eric Houghton brace helps Villa handsomely beat division two side Reading to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
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