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Game #1439

Aston Villa

0-0-1, 0 PTS

Saturday, 25 August 1928

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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

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Billy Walker | 48' |

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

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
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Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

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

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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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: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 89 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 17 🟥 34 | 1.47

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Arthur H Kingscott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Derby, 1922-

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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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

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Not recorded

Referee

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

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Leeds United

Potts
Townsley
Menzies
Edwards
Hart
Reed
Turnbull
Armand
Keetley
Wainscoat
Mitchell

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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🔥
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🟨
🟥
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Red
GK Ben Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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🟨
🟥
🥅
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UNUSED
Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

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

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

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

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
F Billy Cook | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟥 25 Aug 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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

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MATCH VIDEO
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