Game #1427
Aston Villa
12-6-13, 30 PTS

Saturday, 17 March 1928
16th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
F Billy Cook | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
Team News
Tommy Mort and Billy Kingdon replace John Brittleton and Frank Moss.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Drew
1-1
🟨 17 Mar 1928, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Smart | 86' (pen) |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 12' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham), Bradford
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Birmingham
⚽ | 86' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Smart, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Saturday, 17 March 1928

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Charles Sambrook | 🏴 | Swansea, 1927-1928
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Officials
Referee: Charles Sambrook | 🏴 | Swansea, 1927-1928
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 77 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 13 🟥 32 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8

Division One
Birmingham City
9-13-11, 31 PTS

VIlla Park
Attendance: 59,367
Tremelling
Liddell
Randle
Cringan
Barton
Leslie
Briggs
Crosbie
Bradford
Curtis
Ellis
Bill Harvey | 🏴 |

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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
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Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa are held by neighbours Birmingham for the second time in 1927-28 as they need a late penalty from Tommy Smart to level up matters.
Villa make it twelve wins, six draws and thirteen defeats in their thirty one division one games.
Villa drop to joint 16th.
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