Game #1439
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 25 August 1928


Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Leeds United
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Elland Road
Attendance: 26,588
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
Leeds United
4-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Billy Walker | 48' |
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 August 1928
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Keetley
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Leeds United), Keetley
🚑 30' Player retired from field of play with injury, Jimmy Gibson
🕒 | HT Leeds United 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 48' Goal, 1-2, Dicky York, Assist by Billy Walker
🥅 | 83' Goal, 1-3, (Leeds United), Wainscoat
🥅 | 88' Goal, 1-4, (Leeds United), Keetley
🕒 | FT Leeds United 4-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 August 1928
Dicky York scores Villa's first of the season but they fall to defeat at Elland Road on the opening day.
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Leeds United


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 25 August 1928
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🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Arthur H Kingscott | 🏴 | Derby
HT Score: 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 17 🟥 34 | 1.47
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur H Kingscott | 🏴 | Derby, 1922-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dick Ray | 🏴 |

Leeds United
Potts
Townsley
Menzies
Edwards
Hart
Reed
Turnbull
Armand
Keetley
Wainscoat
Mitchell
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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

🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Billy Cook | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH REPORTS









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🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road

