1927–28 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1927–28 season
Manager	Billy Smith
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	8th
FA Cup	Fourth round

The 1927–28 English football season was Aston Villa's 36th season in The Football League. There were debuts for Joe Beresford (224), Pongo Waring (216), Joe Tate (180), Ben Olney (84), Jack Yates (15),^[1] John Brittleton (10), Fred Tully (7), Joe Hickman (2),^[2] and Harry Goddard (1).^[3]^[4]

Dicky York was limited to just four goals in 30 appearances in 1927–28.^[5]

Both matches in the Second City derby resulted in 1-1 draws,^[6] with Billy Walker scoring away^[7] and Tommy Smart scoring a penalty at Villa Park.^[8]

When Villa beat Huddersfield 3–0 on 2 May 1928, they ended the Yorkshire club's championship challenge.^[9] Arthur Dorrell, Pongo Waring and Billy Walker scored the goals.^[10]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
6	Cardiff City	42	17	10	15	70	80	0.875	44
7	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	11	15	81	66	1.227	43
8	Aston Villa	42	17	9	16	78	73	1.068	43
9	Newcastle United	42	15	13	14	79	81	0.975	43
10	Arsenal	42	13	15	14	82	86	0.953	41

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Notes	Scorers
27 Aug 1927	Leicester	Away	0–3	—	None
31 Aug 1927	Portsmouth	Away	1–3	—	Billy Walker 42'
3 Sep 1927	Liverpool	Away	0–0	—	None
5 Sep 1927	Portsmouth	Home	7–2	—	Billy Cook 7', 80'; Arthur Dorrell 25'; Joe Beresford 52' (pen), 88'; Billy Walker 4–1
10 Sep 1927	Arsenal	Home	2–2	—	Joe Beresford 32'; Billy Cook 68'
17 Sep 1927	Burnley	Away	2–4	—	Billy Cook 28', 29'
24 Sep 1927	Bury	Home	1–0	—	Dicky York 29'
1 Oct 1927	Sheffield United	Away	3–0	—	Arthur Dorrell 33'; Billy Cook 54'; Joe Beresford 62'
8 Oct 1927	Middlesbrough	Home	5–1	—	Billy Walker 24'; Arthur Dorrell 35'; Billy Cook 60', 72', 84'
15 Oct 1927	Sunderland	Home	4–2	—	Dicky York 28'; Billy Cook 38'; Billy Walker 40', 55'
22 Oct 1927	Huddersfield	Away	1–1	—	Billy Cook 85'
29 Oct 1927	Newcastle	Home	3–0	—	Arthur Dorrell 17'; Billy Walker 84'; Own Goal 89'
5 Nov 1927	Birmingham	Away	1–1	—	Billy Walker 77'
12 Nov 1927	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	1–2	—	Billy Cook 56'
19 Nov 1927	Manchester United	Away	1–5	—	Billy Cook 63'
26 Nov 1927	Blackburn	Home	2–0	—	Billy Walker 56'; Joe Beresford 59'
3 Dec 1927	Cardiff	Away	1–2	—	Billy Cook 23'
10 Dec 1927	Everton	Home	2–3	—	Billy Cook 37'; Reg Chester 56'
17 Dec 1927	Bolton	Away	1–3	—	Arthur Dorrell 14'
24 Dec 1927	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	5–4	—	Joe Beresford 1', 25', 37'; Billy Cook 32', 64'
26 Dec 1927	Derby	Away	0–5	—	None
27 Dec 1927	Derby	Home	0–1	—	None
31 Dec 1927	Leicester	Away	0–3	—	None
7 Jan 1928	Liverpool	Home	3–4	—	Reg Chester 3', 26'; Len Capewell 69'
21 Jan 1928	Arsenal	Away	3–0	—	Arthur Dorrell 60'; Tommy Smart 70'; Billy Cook 87'
4 Feb 1928	Bury	Away	0–0	—	None
8 Feb 1928	Burnley	Home	3–1	—	Billy Cook 7'; Len Capewell 40', 65'
11 Feb 1928	Sheffield United	Home	1–0	—	Billy Cook 87'
25 Feb 1928	Sunderland	Away	3–2	—	Billy Cook 15'; Pongo Waring 17'; Dicky York 40'
10 Mar 1928	Newcastle	Away	5–7	—	Billy Cook 23'; Pongo Waring 39', 78'; Arthur Dorrell 83'; Dicky York 85'
17 Mar 1928	Birmingham	Home	1–1	—	Tommy Smart 86' (pen)
21 Mar 1928	Middlesbrough	Away	0–0	—	None
24 Mar 1928	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	1–2	—	Len Capewell 42'
31 Mar 1928	Manchester United	Home	3–1	—	Tommy Smart 6' (pen); Pongo Waring 46'; Billy Cook 67'
6 Apr 1928	West Ham	Away	0–0	—	None
7 Apr 1928	Blackburn	Away	1–0	—	Billy Armfield 17'
9 Apr 1928	West Ham	Home	1–0	—	Arthur Dorrell 63'
14 Apr 1928	Cardiff	Home	3–1	—	Joe Beresford 20'; Tommy Smart 84' (pen); Pongo Waring 89'
21 Apr 1928	Everton	Away	2–3	—	Pongo Waring 82'; Jimmy Gibson 89'
28 Apr 1928	Bolton	Home	2–2	—	Billy Walker 80'; Billy Armfield 84'
2 May 1928	Huddersfield	Home	3–0	—	Billy Walker 25'; Arthur Dorrell 44'; Pongo Waring 67'
5 May 1928	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	0–2	—	None

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jack-yates
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-hickman
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/harry-goddard
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches
^ "Birmingham 1-1 Aston Villa, 1927-28 Division One , 5 Nov 1927".
^ "Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham, 1927-28 Division One , 17 Mar 1928".
^ Association Football. 3 May 1928, The Times
^ "Aston Villa 3-0 Huddersfield Town, 1927-28 Division One , 2 May 1928".

[1] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jack-yates

[2] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-hickman

[3] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/harry-goddard

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

[villa-5] "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.

[6] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches

[7] "Birmingham 1-1 Aston Villa, 1927-28 Division One , 5 Nov 1927".

[8] "Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham, 1927-28 Division One , 17 Mar 1928".

[9] Association Football. 3 May 1928, The Times

[10] "Aston Villa 3-0 Huddersfield Town, 1927-28 Division One , 2 May 1928".

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