Game #1395
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 31 August 1927
Lost
LDDLL
Division One
Attendance: 32,050
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Billy Walker (pictured) scored Villa's first goal of the season but they lose successive games. Meanwhile, forward George Stephenson made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Derby County in November having made 95 appearances scoring 22 goals in his six seasons with the club.
Portsmouth
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Billy Walker, scored Villa's first goal of the season but they lose successive games, Wednesday, 31 August 1927.
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Wednesday, 31 August 1927
ON THIS DAY
Villa scored their first goal of the season but they lose successive games. Meanwhile, forward George Stephenson made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Derby County in November having made 95 appearances scoring 22 goals in his six seasons with the club.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
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FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Wednesday, 31 August 1927
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LDDLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 45 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 7 🟥 20 | 1.36
Career Form:
Mid Table
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
Billy Kingdon replaces Vic Milne for his first start of the season.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Jackson |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
CB Alec Talbot |
M Billy Kingdon |
M Jimmy Gibson |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Dicky York |
F George Stephenson |
F Billy Walker |
F Billy Cook |
Portsmouth
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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