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
On This Day
Saturday, 25 February 1928
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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' |
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
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
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1912-13
Team News
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Pongo Waring and John Brittleton make their debuts in place of Joe Beresford and Teddy Bowen.
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
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
Line Up & Subs
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
Bob Kyle | ๐ฌ๐ง |
McInroy
Murray
Thomas
Clunas
Henderson
Bartley
Wilks
Dowsey
Hallisay
Wright
Hargreaves
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: William Forshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1925-1929
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
FB John Brittleton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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0
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Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
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โฝ
Sub 1
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๐
๐
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Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
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๐
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โฝ
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Sub 3
๐ฉ
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๐
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Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
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๐
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โฝ
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Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1927-28
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