Aston Villa
12-5-12, 29 PTS
Saturday, 25 February 1928
1927-28
10th=
Won
3-2
Sunderland
11-7-10, 29 PTS
Division One
Roker Park
Attendance: 29,444
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' |
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Saturday, 25 February 1928
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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
Game #1425
Match Record
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Saturday, 25 February 1928
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 75 | ๐ฉ W30 (40% ) | ๐จ D14 | ๐บ(59% ) | ๐ฅ L31 (41% ) | โฝ 122 | ๐ฅ 140 | GD -18
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Sunderland
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1912-13
Squad News
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
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
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| 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
Officials
Referee: William Forshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1925-1929
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Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Sunderland
Bob Kyle | ๐ฌ๐ง |
McInroy
Murray
Thomas
Clunas
Henderson
Bartley
Wilks
Dowsey
Hallisay
Wright
Hargreaves
Substitutes
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Pongo Waring and John Brittleton make their debuts in place of Joe Beresford and Teddy Bowen.
Sunderland
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