Game #1351
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS

Saturday, 28 August 1926
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Cyril Spiers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Muldoon | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Fred Norris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Joe Nicholson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
CF Len Capewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Joe Nicholson is handed his debut.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
๐ข CF Joe Nicholson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 | Free signing from Cardiff
Final Appearances
๐ด CF Joe Nicholson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926 ๐ 1 | โ 1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #318 |
On This Day
After 1,324 games Villa have a new Secretary Manager - Billy Smith - and his reign gets off to the worst possible start.
Centre forward Joe Nicholson made his sole appearance for Villa aged 28 after joining from Cardiff City in June 1926 before moving on to Bangor City in August 1927.
Starting XI

Lost
0-4
๐ฅ 28 Aug 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Joe Nicholson
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Gallacher
๐ | HT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Gallacher
๐ฅ
| 69' Goal, 0-3, (Newcastle United), Gallacher
๐ฅ
| 88' Goal, 0-4, (Newcastle United), Gallacher
๐ | FT Newcastle United 4-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1926-27 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 28 August 1926
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Eddie Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1925-1938
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-4
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Eddie Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1925-1938
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 1 | ๐ฉ | 0 ๐จ 0 ๐ฅ 1 | 0.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
What they Said
Division One
Newcastle United
1-0-0, 2 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 36,057
Wilson
Chandler
Hudspeth
McKenzie
Mooney
Gibson
Urwin
Clarke
Gallacher
MacDonald
Seymour
Frank Watt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1923-24
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1926-27
Playing Squad





























