Aston Villa's 1926-27 season

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Season 44 | 1926-27

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The Story of 1926-27

28 August 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James' Park, Scorers: None.

After 1,324 games Villa with George Ramsay (pictured) have a new Secretary Manager - Billy Smith - and his reign gets off to the worst possible start.

30 August 1926, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park, Scorers: Len Capewell.

Having hit 34 in the previous campaign under George Ramsay, Len Capewell (pictured) scores his first of the season to secure Billy Smith's Villa a home draw. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Cyril Spiers made his 112th and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Tottenham Hotspur in August 1927.

4 September 1926, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Villa Park, Scorers: Len Capewell.

Len Capewell (pictured) scored his second of the season but Villa remain winless this season as they are held to a second successive home draw. Meanwhile, midfielder and Barbourne boy Billy Kingdon made his Villa debut aged 21 after joining from Kidderminster Harriers in August 1925.

8 September 1926, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield, Scorers: George Stephenson.

George Stephenson (pictured) scored his first of the season but Villa's poor start under new Secretary Manager Billy Smith continues as they remain winless after four games with two defeats.

11 September 1926, Villa 3-2 Cardiff, Ninian Park, Scorers: Len Capewell, Billy Kingdon, Dicky York.

Billy Kingdon (pictured) scored his first goal for Villa to help secure a first win in five games this season under Billy Smith.

15 September 1926, Villa 1-3 Leeds, Elland Road, Scorers: Billy Kirton.

Billy Kirton scores his first of the season but Villa lose for the third time in six under Billy Smith with just one win as they are beaten at Elland Road.

18 September 1926, Villa 1-2 Bury, Villa Park, Scorers: George Stephenson.

Villa's poor start to life under Secretary Manager Billy Smith continues as they fall to a fourth defeat in seven with just one win despite George Stephenson's second of the season.

25 September 1926, Villa 3-4 Bolton, Villa Park, Scorers: Wally Harris, Billy Walker, Dicky York.

Despite scoring three through Billy Walker (pictured) Wally Harris and Dicky York, Villa lose for the fifth time in eight under Billy Smith.

2 October 1926, Villa 1-2 Manchester United, Old Trafford, Scorers: Wally Harris.

Wally Harris (pictured) scores for the second successive game but Villa lose for the sixth time in nine under Billy Smith, winning once.

9 October 1926, Villa 3-1 Derby County, Villa Park, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell, George Stephenson, Wally Harris.

Wally Harris (pictured) scores for the third successive game as Villa win for the first time in five under Billy Smith to beat Derby and make it two wins, two draws and six defeats in their first ten division one matches.

16 October 1926, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Roker Park, Scorers: George Stephenson.

George Stephenson (pictured) scored to make it two games unbeaten but they are held at Roker Park to make it two wins, three draws and six defeats in their first eleven division one matches.

23 October 1926, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park, Scorers: Wally Harris, Billy Walker.

Wally Harris (pictured) scores for the fourth time in five games as Villa extend their unbeaten run to three, winning two to make it three wins, three draws and six defeats in their first twelve division one matches.

30 October 1926, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew’s, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell, Billy Walker.

Billy Walker (pictured) scored for the second successive game to extend Villa's unbeaten run to four, winning three as they win at the team with three names for the first time in six seasons to make it four wins, three draws and six defeats in their first thirteen division one matches.

6 November 1926, Villa 2-3 Tottenham, Villa Park, Scorers: Frank Moss, Billy Walker.

Billy Walker (pictured) scored for the third successive game but Villa's four game unbeaten run is ended as they lose at home to Tottenham to make it four wins, three draws and seven defeats in their first fourteen division one matches.

13 November 1926, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell.

Arthur Dorrell (pictured) scored for the second time in three games but Villa lose heavily at Upton Park to make it four wins, three draws and eight defeats in their first fifteen division one matches.

20 November 1926, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park, Scorers: Billy Kingdon, Dicky York.

Billy Kingdon (pictured) hit his second for the club as Villa are held at home by Wednesday but stop successive defeats to make it four wins, four draws and eight defeats in their first sixteen division one matches.

27 November 1926, Villa 1-5 Leicester, Filbert Street, Scorers: Billy Walker.

Villa ship five goals for the second time in three games as they are beaten at Filbert Street with only a Billy Walker (pictured) goal as consolation to make it four wins, four draws and nine defeats in their first seventeen division one matches.

4 December 1926, Villa 5-3 Everton, Villa Park, Scorers: Len Capewell (hat-trick), Arthur Dorrell, George Stephenson.

Len Capewell (pictured) scored a hat-trick on his first appearance in eight games as Villa concede a fifteenth goal in four games but hit five to beat Everton at Villa Park and make it five wins, four draws and nine defeats in their first eighteen division one matches.

11 December 1926, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Ewood Park, Scorers: Len Capewell (brace).

Len Capewell (pictured) scored a brace to make it five goals in two games as the record successive wins for the first time since October to make it six wins, four draws and nine defeats in their first nineteen division one matches.

18 December 1926, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell, George Stephenson, Billy Walker.

Villa record three successive victories for the first time this season as Billy Smith's men begin to recover from their poor early form with goals from Arthur Dorrell, George Stephenson (pictured) and Billy Walker to make it seven wins, four draws and nine defeats in their first twenty division one matches.

25 December 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park, Scorers: Len Capewell, George Stephenson (brace), Dicky York.

George Stephenson (pictured) scored his third goal in two games as Villa record a fourth successive win under Billy Smith to make it eight wins, four draws and nine defeats in their twenty one division one matches.

27 December 1926, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane, Scorers: Len Capewell.

Len Capewell (pictured) scored for the seventh time in five but Villa end a four game winning run with defeat at Bramall Lane to make it eight wins, four draws and ten defeats in their twenty two division one matches.

28 December 1926, Villa 5-1 Leeds, Villa Park, Scorers: Dicky York, Len Capewell, Arthur Dorrell, George Stephenson, Billy Walker.

Len Capewell (pictured) scored for the eighth time in six as Villa bounce back from the previous day's defeat at Bramall Lane with a fifth win in the last six games to make it nine wins, four draws and ten defeats in their twenty three division one matches.

8 January 1927, FA Cup 3rd Round, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Ninian Park, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell.

Arthur Dorrell (pictured) scored but Villa lose to Cardiff at Ninian in the third round of the FA Cup, the first time Villa, and first division clubs generally, had entered this stage of the competition.

15 January 1927, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell.

Arthur Dorrell (pictured) scored for the second successive game but Villa follow up their early FA Cup exit with a home defeat to Newcastle to make it nine wins, four draws and eleven defeats in their twenty four division one matches.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division One	10th	3rd Round	5-1 vs. Leeds United (h), Division One

Top Scorer		Most Appearances
16 \| Len Capewell		43 \| Dicky York

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager		P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
28 Aug 1926	Ongoing	Billy Smith led Management Committee		43	18	7	18	25	42%	42%	58%	26%	1.42

Manager	Chairman		Club Secretary
Billy Smith led Management Committee	J. E. Jones		Billy Smith

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
1926-27	43	18	7	18	82	85	-3	0.96	1.91	1.98	11	26%	42%	42%	25	58%	1.42

Results - League

	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
1926-27	10th	42	18	7	17	81	83	43	-2	1.93	1.98	0.98	11	26%	43%	40%	60%	1.45

Sequences

Season	Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
1926-27	5	5	7	4	4

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle United	42	25	6	11	96	58	38	56
2	Huddersfield Town	42	17	17	8	76	60	16	51
3	Sunderland	42	21	7	14	98	70	28	49
4	Bolton Wanderers	42	19	10	13	84	62	22	48
5	Burnley	42	19	9	14	91	80	11	47
6	West Ham United	42	19	8	15	86	70	16	46
7	Leicester City	42	17	12	13	85	70	15	46
8	Sheffield United	42	17	10	15	74	86	-12	44
9	Liverpool	42	18	7	17	69	61	8	43
10	Aston Villa	42	18	7	17	81	83	-2	43
11	Arsenal	42	17	9	16	77	86	-9	43
12	Derby County	42	17	7	18	86	73	13	41
13	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	9	17	76	78	-2	41
14	Cardiff City	42	16	9	17	55	65	-10	41
15	Manchester United	42	13	14	15	52	64	-12	40
16	The Wednesday	42	15	9	18	75	92	-17	39
17	Birmingham	42	17	4	21	64	73	-9	38
18	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	8	19	77	96	-19	38
19	Bury	42	12	12	18	68	77	-9	36
20	Everton	42	12	10	20	64	90	-26	34
21	Leeds United	42	11	8	23	69	88	-19	30
22	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	8	23	65	86	-21	30

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division One	28 Aug 1926	Newcastle United	4-0	Aston Villa			L	1351
Division One	30 Aug 1926	Aston Villa	1-1	Liverpool		D		1352
Division One	4 Sep 1926	Aston Villa	1-1	Burnley		D		1353
Division One	8 Sep 1926	Liverpool	2-1	Aston Villa			L	1354
Division One	11 Sep 1926	Cardiff City	1-3	Aston Villa	W			1355
Division One	15 Sep 1926	Leeds United	3-1	Aston Villa			L	1356
Division One	18 Sep 1926	Aston Villa	1-2	Bury			L	1357
Division One	25 Sep 1926	Aston Villa	3-4	Bolton Wanderers			L	1358
Division One	2 Oct 1926	Manchester United	2-1	Aston Villa			L	1359
Division One	9 Oct 1926	Aston Villa	3-1	Derby County	W			1360
Division One	16 Oct 1926	Sunderland	1-1	Aston Villa		D		1361
Division One	23 Oct 1926	Aston Villa	2-0	West Brom	W			1362
Division One	30 Oct 1926	Birmingham	1-2	Aston Villa	W			1363
Division One	6 Nov 1926	Aston Villa	2-3	Tottenham Hotspur			L	1364
Division One	13 Nov 1926	West Ham United	5-1	Aston Villa			L	1365
Division One	20 Nov 1926	Aston Villa	2-2	Wednesday		D		1366
Division One	27 Nov 1926	Leicester City	5-1	Aston Villa			L	1367
Division One	4 Dec 1926	Aston Villa	5-3	Everton	W			1368 <

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Season 44 | 1926-27