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
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
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
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
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
Manchester City
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
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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