1929–30 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1929–30 season
Manager	Billy Smith
First Division	4th
FA Cup	Sixth round
	Home colours
	Home colours

The 1929–30 English football season was Aston Villa's 38th season in The Football League.

Dicky York hit seven goals in 32 games in 1929–30.^[1]

The Second City derby commenced on the first day of the season. Villa beat Birmingham 2–1 with goals from Reg Chester and Dicky York.^[2] They drew 1–1 in December at St Andrews.^[3]

In October Villa beat Leicester City 3-0 before a 45,000 crowd at Villa Park.^[4]

There were debuts for Eric Houghton (361), George Brown (116), Fred Biddlestone (151), Bob Brocklebank and Jack Mandley.^[5]^[6]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
2	Derby County	42	21	8	13	90	82	1.098	50
3	Manchester City	42	19	9	14	91	81	1.123	47
4	Aston Villa	42	21	5	16	92	83	1.108	47
5	Leeds United	42	20	6	16	79	63	1.254	46
6	Blackburn Rovers	42	19	7	16	99	93	1.065	45

Source: ^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes	Scorers
31 Aug 1929	Birmingham	Villa Park	2–1	—	Reg Chester (11'), Dicky York (51')
4 Sep 1929	Derby County	Baseball Ground	0–4	—	—
7 Sep 1929	Leeds United	Elland Road	1–4	—	Joe Beresford (10')
9 Sep 1929	Derby County	Villa Park	2–2	—	George Brown, Dicky York (80')
14 Sep 1929	Sheffield Wednesday	Villa Park	1–3	—	Reg Chester (56' pen)
21 Sep 1929	Burnley	Turf Moor	4–2	—	George Brown (4', 6'), Reg Chester (11'), Billy Walker (64' pen)
25 Sep 1929	Arsenal	Villa Park	5–2	—	Jimmy Gibson (9'), George Brown (11', 22'), Joe Beresford
28 Sep 1929	Sunderland	Villa Park	2–1	—	Reg Chester (14'), Dicky York (59')
5 Oct 1929	Bolton Wanderers	Burnden Park	0–3	—	—
12 Oct 1929	Everton	Villa Park	5–2	—	George Brown (3', 73', 89'), Reg Chester (21' pen), Billy Walker (82')
19 Oct 1929	Leicester City	Villa Park	3–0	—	George Brown (30', 37'), Joe Tate (60')
26 Oct 1929	Grimsby Town	Blundell Park	2–0	—	Reg Chester (42', 88')
2 Nov 1929	Manchester United	Villa Park	1–0	—	Reg Chester (78')
9 Nov 1929	Huddersfield Town	Leeds Road	1–1	—	Billy Walker (73')
16 Nov 1929	Liverpool	Villa Park	2–3	—	George Brown (21'), Joe Beresford (84')
23 Nov 1929	Middlesbrough	Ayresome Park	3–2	—	George Brown (20', 44'), Joe Beresford (63')
30 Nov 1929	Blackburn Rovers	Villa Park	3–0	—	Dicky York (27'), George Brown (44'), Joe Beresford (58')
7 Dec 1929	Newcastle United	St James’ Park	2–2	—	Reg Chester (48'), George Brown (54')
14 Dec 1929	Sheffield United	Villa Park	5–1	—	Billy Walker (10', 17', 21', 76'), Joe Beresford (75')
21 Dec 1929	West Ham United	Upton Park	2–5	—	Tommy Smart (42'), George Brown (78')
25 Dec 1929	Manchester City	Villa Park	0–2	—	—
26 Dec 1929	Manchester City	Maine Road	2–1	—	George Brown (62'), Own goal (63')
28 Dec 1929	Birmingham	St Andrew’s	1–1	—	Billy Walker (73')
4 Jan 1930	Leeds United	Villa Park	3–4	—	George Brown (41', 85'), Alec Talbot (48')
18 Jan 1930	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough	0–3	—	—
1 Feb 1930	Sunderland	Roker Park	1–4	—	George Brown (85')
5 Feb 1930	Burnley	Villa Park	1–2	—	Joe Beresford (3')
8 Feb 1930	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park	2–0	—	Joe Beresford (9'), George Brown (35')
22 Feb 1930	Leicester City	Filbert Street	3–4	—	Eric Houghton (10'), Dicky York (30', 82')
5 Mar 1930	Everton	Goodison Park	4–3	—	Eric Houghton, George Brown (18'), Pongo Waring (70'), Eric Houghton (72')
8 Mar 1930	Manchester United	Old Trafford	3–2	—	Pongo Waring (47', 71'), Joe Beresford (88')
15 Mar 1930	Huddersfield Town	Villa Park	5–3	—	Jack Mandley (22'), George Brown (25'), Pongo Waring (43', 84'), Eric Houghton (54')
22 Mar 1930	Liverpool	Anfield	0–2	—	—
29 Mar 1930	Middlesbrough	Villa Park	4–2	—	Pongo Waring (30'), George Brown (75', 78')
2 Apr 1930	Grimsby Town	Villa Park	4–1	—	Eric Houghton (36', 38'), Pongo Waring, George Brown
5 Apr 1930	Blackburn Rovers	Ewood Park	0–2	—	—
12 Apr 1930	Newcastle United	Villa Park	2–0	—	Eric Houghton (46'), George Brown (58')
18 Apr 1930	Portsmouth	Fratton Park	2–1	—	Eric Houghton (20'), Pongo Waring (46')
19 Apr 1930	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane	3–3	—	Joe Beresford (23'), Eric Houghton (52', 60')
21 Apr 1930	Portsmouth	Villa Park	0–1	—	—
26 Apr 1930	West Ham United	Villa Park	2–3	—	George Brown (28' pen), Eric Houghton (42')
3 May 1930	Arsenal	Highbury	4–2	—	Eric Houghton (5'), George Brown (10'), Pongo Waring (39', 77')

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

^ "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
^ "Aston Villa 2-1 Birmingham, 1929-30 Division One, 31 Aug 1929".
^ "Birmingham 1-1 Aston Villa, 1929-30 Division One, 28 Dec 1929".
^ Aston Villa Win, 21 October 1929, The Times
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jack-mandley
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ "Premier League 1929/1930". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

External links

Aston Villa football club match record: 1931

[villa-1] "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.

[2] "Aston Villa 2-1 Birmingham, 1929-30 Division One, 31 Aug 1929".

[3] "Birmingham 1-1 Aston Villa, 1929-30 Division One, 28 Dec 1929".

[4] Aston Villa Win, 21 October 1929, The Times

[5] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jack-mandley

[6] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[7] "Premier League 1929/1930". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

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