Aston Villa
1-1-2, 3 PTS
Monday, 5 September 1927
1927-28
12th=
Won
7-2
Portsmouth
1-2-1, 4 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,624
๐ฉ 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 |
Assist(s) | Dicky York | 7' | 4-1 | Billy Walker | 25' | Arthur Dorrell | 3-1 |
Fixture List
On This Day
Monday, 5 September 1927
Villa play at home for the first time in 1927-28 and first time in four games where they record their first win of the season, scoring seven, having scored once in their three away games.
Joe Beresford scores a hat-trick on his second appearance in a Villa shirt.
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 47 ๐ฉ 19 ๐จ 8 ๐ฅ 20 | 1.38
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Mid Table
Game #1397
Match Record
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Monday, 5 September 1927
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: ๐ฉ 4-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 7-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ W2 (67% ) | ๐จ D0 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L1 (33% ) | โฝ 12 | ๐ฅ 6 | GD 6
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Portsmouth
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 6โ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Mackie
โฝ | 7' Goal, 1-1, Billy Cook, Assist by Dicky York
โฝ | 25' Goal, 2-1, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Billy Walker
โฝ | Goal, 3-1, Joe Beresford, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
โฝ | Goal, 4-1, Billy Walker, Assist by Dicky York
๐ | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Portsmouth
โฝ | 52' Goal, 5-1, Joe Beresford
โฝ | 80' Goal, 6-1, Billy Cook
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| 83โ Goal, 6-2, (Portsmouth), Haines
โฝ | 88' Goal, 7-2, Joe Beresford
๐ | FT Aston Villa 7-2 Portsmouth
Officials
Referee: Charles Sambrook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Swansea, 1927-1928
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
GK Bill Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ 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 | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
Substitutes
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Portsmouth
Jack Tinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
McPhail
Clifford
McColgan
Davies
Foxall
Moffatt
Forward
Mackie
Haines
Watson
Cook
Substitutes
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Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
GK Tommy Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Bill Johnson and Billy Kingdon replace Tommy Jackson and Frank Moss.
Portsmouth
Not Recorded
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Portsmouth
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