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League

1927-28

Division One

First Division
8th of 22

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 27 Aug 1927, Villa 0-3 Leicester, Filbert Street

Scorer(s) | None

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 31 Aug 1927, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 42' |

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Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟨 3 Sep 1927, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | None

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 5 Sep 1927, Villa 7-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 7' | 80' | Arthur Dorrell | 25' | Joe Beresford | 3-1 | 52' (pen) | 88' | Billy Walker | 4-1 |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟨 10 Sep 1927, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 32' | Billy Cook | 68' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 17 Sep 1927, Villa 2-4 Burnley, Turf Moor

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 28' | 29' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 24 Sep 1927, Villa 1-0 Bury, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dicky York | 29' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 33' | Billy Cook | 54' | Joe Beresford | 62' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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8th

🟩 8 Oct 1927, Villa 5-1 Boro, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 24' | Arthur Dorrell | 35' | Billy Cook | 60' | 72' | 84' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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8th

🟩 15 Oct 1927, Villa 4-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dicky York | 28' | Billy Cook | 38' | Billy Walker | 40' | 55' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟨 22 Oct 1927, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 85' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 29 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 17' | Billy Walker | 84' | Own Goal | 89' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟨 5 Nov 1927, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 77' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 12 Nov 1927, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 56' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 19 Nov 1927, Villa 1-5 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 63' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 26 Nov 1927, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 56' | Joe Beresford | 59' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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8th

🟄 3 Dec 1927, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Ninian

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 23' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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11th

🟄 10 Dec 1927, Villa 2-3 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 37' | Reg Chester | 56' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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14th

🟄 17 Dec 1927, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Burnden

Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 14' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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11th

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 1' | 25' | 37' | Billy Cook | 32' | 64' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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13th

🟄 26 Dec 1927, Villa 0-5 Derby, Baseball Ground

Scorer(s) | None

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 27 Dec 1927, Villa 0-1 Derby, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 31 Dec 1927, Villa 0-3 Leicester, Filbert Street

Scorer(s) | None

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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19th

🟄 7 Jan 1928, Villa 3-4 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Reg Chester | 3' | 26' | Len Capewell | 69' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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19th

🟩 21 Jan 1928, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 60' | Tommy Smart | 70' | Billy Cook | 87' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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18th

🟨 4 Feb 1928, Villa 0-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

Scorer(s) | None

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 8 Feb 1928, Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 7' | Len Capewell | 40' | 65' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 11 Feb 1928, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 87' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 15' | Pongo Waring | 17' | Dicky York | 40' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 10 Mar 1928, Villa 5-7 Newcastle, St James'

Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 23' | Pongo Waring | 39' | 78' | Arthur Dorrell | 83' | Dicky York | 85' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟨 17 Mar 1928, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Smart | 86' (pen) |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟨 21 Mar 1928, Villa 0-0 Boro, Ayresome

Scorer(s) | None

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 24 Mar 1928, Villa 1-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Scorer(s) | Len Capewell | 42' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Smart | 6' (pen) | Pongo Waring | 46' | Billy Cook | 67' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟨 6 Apr 1928, Villa 0-0 West Ham, Upton Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 7 Apr 1928, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Ewood

Scorer(s) | Billy Armfield | 17' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 9 Apr 1928, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 63' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 14 Apr 1928, Villa 3-1 Cardiff, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 20' | Tommy Smart | 84' (pen) | Pongo Waring | 89' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 21 Apr 1928, Villa 2-3 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 82' | Jimmy Gibson | 89' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟨 28 Apr 1928, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 80' | Billy Armfield | 84' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟩 2 May 1928, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 25' | Arthur Dorrell | 44' | Pongo Waring | 67' |

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1927-28
Billy Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1926-1934
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🟄 5 May 1928, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Scorer(s) | None

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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


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Other Europe:

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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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