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Game #1461

Aston Villa

12-3-8, 27 PTS

Tuesday, 1 January 1929

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Drew

4th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨

Division One

Manchester United

4-9-10, 17 PTS

Old Trafford

Attendance: 25,935

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

Manchester United

2-2

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Reg Chester | 31' | 34' |

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 January 1929

🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Hilditch
⚽ | 31' Goal, 1-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Reg Chester
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Reg Chester
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester United), Rowley
🕒 | FT Manchester United 2-2 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

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 1 January 1929
  • Pongo Waring scores a brace to make it four goals in three games but for the second time this season Villa are held by Manchester United.

  • Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 14th time in the 15 fixtures they have played on 1st January.

  • Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just one home game on 1st January in 38 years.

  • Villa earn a point on New Years Day for only the fourth time in 15 games.

  • Villa make it twelve wins, three draws and eight defeats in their twenty three division one games.

  • Despite dropping a point Villa remain joint 4th.

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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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

Manchester United

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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11

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

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

Manchester United

PREVIOUS MATCH
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Manchester United

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Tuesday, 1 January 1929

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🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨

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

🕒 111 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 20 🟥 40 | 1.56

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

REFEREE PROFILE

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

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Billy Kingdon and Reg Chester replaces George Jakeman and Arthur Dorrell.

Not recorded

Referee

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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Aston Villa

GK Ben Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dicky York | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

Herbert Bamlett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Manchester United

Not Recorded

Line Ups

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Substitutes

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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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🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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GK Ben Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
43
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15
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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

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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None

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 1 Jan 1929, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

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MATCH VIDEO
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