Game #1469
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 February 1929


Won
5th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Reading
Elm Park
Attendance: 23,703
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
Reading
1-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dicky York | 21' | Arthur Dorrell | 44' |
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 February 1929
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Dicky York
🥅 | 27' Goal, 1-1, (Reading), Oswald
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
🕒 | HT Reading 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-1, Pongo Waring
🕒 | FT Reading 3-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 February 1929
Pongo Waring scores a brace with each goal coming a minute before time at the end of each half to make it eight in four games as Villa see off division two side Reading in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Reading


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Saturday, 16 February 1929
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🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: E. E. Small | 🏴 | Gloucester
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 119 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 21 🟥 41 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: E. E. Small | 🏴 | Gloucester
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Walker replaces Billy Cook.
Not recorded
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Angus Wylie | 🏴 |

Reading
Duckworth
Inglis
Smith
Chandler
Messer
Meads
Goodwin
McDonald
Johnstone
Hunter
Oswald
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm 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
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm 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 | |
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🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 16 Feb 1929, Villa 3-1 Reading, Elm Park

