Game #1425
Aston Villa
12-5-12, 29 PTS

Saturday, 25 February 1928
10th=
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Ben Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Brittleton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ | โฝ |
F Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
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 |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Pongo Waring and John Brittleton make their debuts in place of Joe Beresford and Teddy Bowen.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
๐ข FB John Brittleton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #330 | Free signing from Chester
๐ข CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 | ยฃ4,700 signing from Tranmere
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Pongo Waring scored one and made one on debut as Villa record a fourth win in five League games to make it twelve wins, five draws and twelve defeats in their twenty nine division one games.
Centre forward Pongo Waring and full back John Brittleton made their Villa debuts aged 21 and 27 after moving from Tranmere Rovers and Chester City respectively earlier this month.
Starting XI

Won
3-2
๐ฉ 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 15' | Pongo Waring | 17' | Dicky York | 40' |
Assist(s) | Dicky York | 17' | Pongo Waring | 40' |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, John Brittleton, Pongo Waring
โฝ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Billy Cook
โฝ | 17' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Dicky York
๐ฅ
| 21' Goal, 2-1, (Sunderland), Hargreaves
๐ฅ
| 35' Goal, 2-2, (Sunderland), Haynes
โฝ | 40' Goal, 3-2, Dicky York
๐ | HT Sunderland 2-3 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Sunderland 2-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Saturday, 25 February 1928
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Forshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1925-1929
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: William Forshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1925-1929
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 75 | ๐ฉ | 32 ๐จ 12 ๐ฅ 31 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Sunderland
11-7-10, 29 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 29,444
McInroy
Murray
Thomas
Clunas
Henderson
Bartley
Wilks
Dowsey
Hallisay
Wright
Hargreaves
Bob Kyle | ๐ฌ๐ง |
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: ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1912-13
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1927-28
Playing Squad






























