Game #1459
Aston Villa
11-2-8, 24 PTS
Wednesday, 26 December 1928
Won
5th
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Portsmouth
9-0-13, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 54,331
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Portsmouth
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 December 1928
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring (90 seconds)
⚽ | 15' Goal, 2-0, Joe Beresford
🥅 | 25' Goal, 2-1, (Portsmouth), Jack Smith
⚽ | 37' Goal, 3-1, Billy Walker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Portsmouth
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Portsmouth), Johnny McNeil
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Portsmouth
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
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 December 1928
Pongo Waring scores after 90 seconds & Joe Beresford scores for the fourth time in as many games as Villa destroy Portsmouth in an excellent first half performance by which time they should have been out of sight but they are made to sweat for their narrow victory after their second half showing drops off considerably.
Villa make it eleven wins, two draws and eight defeats in their twenty one division one games
Villa sit outright fifth in the table.
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
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
Portsmouth
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #109 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1928
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🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: A. H. Price | 🏴 | London
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 109 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 19 🟥 40 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. H. Price | 🏴 | London, 1928-
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
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK John Gilfillan | 🏴 |
RB Alec Mackie | 🇮🇪 |
LB Tommy Bell | 🏴 |
M Billy Moffatt | 🏴 |
M John McIlwaine | 🏴 |
M David Thackerey | 🏴 |
M Johnny McNeil | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bob Irvine | 🇬🇧 |
F Fred Cook | 🏴 |
F Fred Forward | 🏴 |
F Jack Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
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
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
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 🇺
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
Goalkeepers
GK John Gilfillan | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Alec Mackie | 🇮🇪 |
LB Tommy Bell | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Billy Moffatt | 🏴 |
M John McIlwaine | 🏴 |
M David Thackerey | 🏴 |
M Johnny McNeil | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Bob Irvine | 🇬🇧 |
F Fred Cook | 🏴 |
F Fred Forward | 🏴 |
F Jack Smith | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park