Game #1476
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 March 1929


Lost
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FA Cup
Portsmouth
Highbury
Attendance: 36,147
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
Aston Villa
0-1

Portsmouth

Assist(s) | None
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 March 1929
🥅 | 40' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth, pen), Jack Smith
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Portsmouth
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 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
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 March 1929
Villa lose for the fourth successive game as they are knocked out of the FA Cup in the Semi finals at Highbury thanks to a questionable penalty awarded to victors Portsmouth just before half time.
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury

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: ❌
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1928-29 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 23 March 1929
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🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Tommy Crew | 🏴 | Leicester
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 22 🟥 45 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tommy Crew | 🏴 | Leicester, 1927-
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
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Mort, Alec Talbot, Pongo Waring. Joe Tate, Arthur Dorrell and Joe Beresford replace Tommy Smart, Vic Milne, Norman Swales, Jimmy Gibson, Reg Chester and Billy Cook.
Not recorded
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |

Portsmouth
GK John Gilfillan | 🏴 |
RB Alec Mackie | 🇮🇪 |
LB John McColgan | 🇮🇪 |
M Jimmy Nichol | 🏴 |
M John McIlwaine | 🏴 |
M David Thackerey | 🏴 |
F Fred Forward | 🏴 |
F Jack Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Fred Cook | 🏴 |
CF Jack Weddle | 🏴 |
CF David Watson | 🏴 |
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
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

🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
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 🇺
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

Goalkeepers
GK John Gilfillan | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Alec Mackie | 🇮🇪 |
LB John McColgan | 🇮🇪 |
Midfielders
M Jimmy Nichol | 🏴 |
M John McIlwaine | 🏴 |
M David Thackerey | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Fred Forward | 🏴 |
F Jack Smith | 🏴 |
F Fred Cook | 🏴 |
CF Jack Weddle | 🏴 |
CF David Watson | 🏴 |
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury


MATCH REPORTS









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🟥 23 Mar 1929, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Highbury

