Aston Villa
3-2-3, 8 PTS
Saturday, 1 October 1927
1927-28
9th=
Won
3-0
Sheffield United
1-3-4, 5 PTS
Division One
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 12,327
๐ฉ 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 33' | Billy Cook | 54' | Joe Beresford | 62' |
Assist(s) | Billy Kingdon | 33' | Arthur Dorrell | 62' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 1 October 1927
Villa win away for the first time in 1927-28 having lost three and drawn one of their previous four games on the road.
Villa record successive wins for the first time this season.
Villa record successive clean sheets for the first time this season and for the third time in eight games.
Villa have scored 15 goals in their last five games having scored once in their first three.
Billy Cook scores for the sixth time in four games.
Villa climb to joint 9th, their highest position so far in 1927-28.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 51 ๐ฉ 21 ๐จ 9 ๐ฅ 21 | 1.41
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Mid Table
Game #1401
Match Record
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 1 October 1927
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: H. E. Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1923-1929
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 63 | ๐ฉ W28 (44% ) | ๐จ D17 | ๐บ(71% ) | ๐ฅ L18 (29% ) | โฝ 120 | ๐ฅ 85 | GD 35
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Sheffield United
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1924โ25
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 33' Goal, 1-0, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Billy Kingdon
๐ | HT Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 54' Goal, 2-0, Billy Cook
โฝ | 62' Goal, 3-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ | FT Sheffield United 0-3 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: H. E. Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1923-1929
Officials
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VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
GK Tommy Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | 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 | ๐ฅ |
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 |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Sheffield United
John Nicholson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Alderson
Chandler
Birks
Sampy
King
Green
Partridge
Mercer A.
Johnson
Gillespie
Stevenson
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tommy Smart replaces Tommy Mort.
Sheffield United
Not Recorded
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