Game #1395
Aston Villa
0-0-2, 0 PTS

Wednesday, 31 August 1927
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Tommy Jackson | 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 |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
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 | 1 |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Bereavement | 1 |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Billy Kingdon replaces Vic Milne for his first start of the season.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด F George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1921-27 ๐ 95 | โ 95 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 23 | ๐ฅ 9 | ๐บ - | #287 |
On This Day
Billy Walker scores Villa's first goal of the season but they lose successive away games at the start of the 1927-28 campaign under Billy Smith despite having more than their share of the attacking play.
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.
Starting XI

Lost
1-3
๐ฅ 31 Aug 1927, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 42' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 4โ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Cook
โฝ | 42' Goal, 1-1, Billy Walker
๐ | HT Portsmouth 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 69โ Goal, 1-2, (Portsmouth), Forward
๐ฅ
| 80โ Goal, 1-3, (Portsmouth), Watson
๐ | FT Portsmouth 3-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Wednesday, 31 August 1927
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Charles Sambrook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Swansea, 1927-1928
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Charles Sambrook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Swansea, 1927-1928
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 45 | ๐ฉ | 18 ๐จ 7 ๐ฅ 20 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
Division One
Portsmouth
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 32,050
McPhail
Clifford
McColgan
Davies
Foxall
Moffatt
Forward
Mackie
Haines
Watson
Cook
Jack Tinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ 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: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1927-28
Playing Squad






























