Game #1387
Aston Villa
17-5-14, 39 PTS
Saturday, 2 April 1927


Lost
6th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
West Ham United
18-5-12, 41 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,413
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-5

West Ham United

Assist(s) | None
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1927
🥅 | 3' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Watson
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-2, (West Ham United), Earle
🥅 | 34' Goal, 0-3, (West Ham United), Johnson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-3 West Ham United
🥅 | 46' Goal, 0-4, (West Ham United), Watson
🥅 | 73' Goal, 0-5, (West Ham United), Ruffell
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 1-5, Billy Cook
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-5 West Ham United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1927
Billy Cook scores for the seventh time in his first eight games for the club butVilla lose 1-5 to West Ham for the second time this season.
Villa lose for only the second time in eleven.
Villa make it seventeen wins, five draws and fourteen defeats in their thirty six division one matches.
Villa fall back to joint 6th.
Forward Billy Kirton made his final Villa appearance aged 30 after scoring 59 goals in 261 appearances since his debut in October 1919 but would remain at the club for another two seasons before moving on to Coventry City In September 1928.
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Billy Kirton | 🏴 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
West Ham United


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1926-27 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 2 April 1927
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🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: A. J. Attwood | 🏴 | Newport
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 5 🟥 15 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. J. Attwood | 🏴 | Newport, 1926-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Kirton replaces Alec Talbot.
Not recorded
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Frank J Moss | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
F George Stephenson | 🏴 |
F Billy Kirton | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Billy Cook | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Syd King | 🏴 |

West Ham United
Hufton
Hebden
Horler
Collins
Barrett
Cadwell
Yews
Earle
Watson
Johnson
Ruffell
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
CF Len Capewell | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 2 Apr 1927, Villa 1-5 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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