Game #1426
Aston Villa
12-5-13, 29 PTS

Saturday, 10 March 1928
15th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
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 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Frank J Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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
Jimmy Gibson replace Billy Kingdon.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa contend with March snow and a rampant Newcastle as they fall 0-3 then 2-7 behind before hitting three late goals, including a Pongo Waring brace, before they lose 'keeper Ben Olney to injury reducing them to ten men and curtailing their comeback with minutes remaining.
Villa make it twelve wins, five draws and thirteen defeats in their thirty division one games.
Villa drop to joint 15th.
Starting XI

Lost
5-7
๐ฅ 10 Mar 1928, Villa 5-7 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | Billy Cook | 23' | Pongo Waring | 39' | 78' | Arthur Dorrell | 83' | Dicky York | 85' |
Assist(s) | Dicky York | 39' | Pongo Waring | 83' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 17' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Seymour
๐ฅ
| 18' Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), McDonald
๐ฅ
| 21' Goal, 0-3, (Newcastle United), McCurley
โฝ | 23' Goal, 1-3, Billy Cook
๐ฅ
| 29' Goal, 1-4, (Newcastle United), Wilkinson
โฝ | 39' Goal, 2-4, Pongo Waring, Assist by Dicky York
๐ | HT Newcastle United 4-2 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 49' Goal, 2-5, (Newcastle United), McDonald
๐ฅ
| 74' Goal, 2-6, (Newcastle United), Wilkinson
๐ฅ
| 77' Goal, 2-7, (Newcastle United), Wilkinson
โฝ | 78' Goal, 3-7, Pongo Waring
โฝ | 83' Goal, 4-7, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Pongo Waring
โฝ | 85' Goal, 5-7, Dicky York
๐ | 88' Player retired from field of play with injury, Ben Olney
๐ | 88' Jimmy Gibson takes on goalkeeping duties
๐ | FT Newcastle United 7-5 Aston Villa
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Saturday, 10 March 1928
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Eddie Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1925-1938
HT Score: ๐ฅ 2-4
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 5-7
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Eddie Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1925-1938
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 76 | ๐ฉ | 32 ๐จ 12 ๐ฅ 32 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Newcastle United
12-9-10, 33 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 23,053
Wilson
Maitland
Evans
Harris
Park
Gibson
Urwin
McCurley
Wilkinson
McDonald
Seymour
Frank Watt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1927-28
Playing Squad






























