Game #1413
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 December 1927
Won
WLLLW
Division One
Attendance: 12,345
Sheffield Wednesday
VIlla Park
Aston Villa
5-4
Wednesday
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Joe Beresford (pictured) scored a hat-trick whilst Billy Cook hits his seventeenth in as many games as Villa record a first win in four in a remarkable Christmas Eve goal-fest at Villa Park to make it eight wins, four draws and eight defeats in their twenty division one games.
KEY MAN
Joe Beresford, scored a hat-trick whilst Billy Cook hits his seventeenth in as many games as Villa record a first win in four in a remarkable Christmas Eve goal-fest at Villa Park, Saturday, 24 December 1927.
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Saturday, 24 December 1927
ON THIS DAY
Villa record a first win in four in a remarkable Christmas Eve goal-fest at Villa Park to make it eight wins, four draws and eight defeats in their twenty division one games. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Joe Hickman made his Villa debut aged 26 after joining from Hartlepool United earlier this month.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1906–07
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Saturday, 24 December 1927
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-4 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 63 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 11 🟥 26 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
Joe Hickman (debut), Tommy Smart, Frank Moss and Dicky York replace Harry Goddard, Tommy Mort, Jack Yates and Arthur Dorrell.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Joe Hickman |
FB Teddy Bowen |
FB Tommy Smart |
CB Vic Milne |
M Billy Kingdon |
M Frank Moss |
W Dicky York |
W Reg Chester |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
F Billy Cook |
MANAGER
Sheffield Wednesday
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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