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
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 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), Smith
⚽ | 37' Goal, 3-1, Billy Walker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Portsmouth
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Portsmouth), McNeil
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Portsmouth
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 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 game as Villa win for the first time in three to make it eleven wins, two draws and eight defeats in their twenty one division one games
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.
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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. G. Price | 🏴 | London
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 109 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 19 🟥 40 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. G. Price | 🏴 | London
🟩 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 Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Gilfillan
Mackie
Bell
Moffatt
McIlwaine
Thackerey
Forward
Smith
McNeil
Irvine
Cook
🟩 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
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 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
🟩 26 Dec 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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