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Game #1508

Aston Villa

Thursday, 26 December 1929

Won

DWLLW

Division One

Manchester City

Attendance: 68,704

Maine Road

Manchester City

1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Villa recover from successive defeats to win at Maine Road as George Brown scores his eighteenth of the season.

KEY MAN

George Brown scores his eighteenth of the season as Villa bounce back from successive defeats to win at Maine Road, Thursday, 26 December 1929.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Thursday, 26 December 1929

ON THIS DAY

Villa recover from successive defeats to beat Manchester City at Maine Road and make it twelve wins, three draws and seven defeats in twenty two division one games.

Aston Villa

Manchester City

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1903-04

FIXTURE HISTORY

Manchester City

Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #158 |
Thursday, 26 December 1929

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWLLW |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith led Management Committee

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 158 | 🟩 | 78 🟨 25 🟥 55 | 1.64

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Manchester City

TEAM NEWS

Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

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Aston Villa

GK Ben Olney |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Teddy Bowen |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Joe Tate |
M Billy Kingdon |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Dicky York |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Billy Walker |
F George Brown |

MANAGER

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Manchester City

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

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

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

MATCH QUOTES

MATCH REPORT

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