Aston Villa
12-7-14, 31 PTS
Saturday, 24 March 1928
1927-28
15th=
Lost
1-2
Tottenham Hotspur
14-6-14, 34 PTS
Division One
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 21,537
๐ฅ 24 Mar 1928, Villa 1-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Scorer(s) | Len Capewell | 42' |
Assist(s) | Fred Tully | 42' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 24 March 1928
Injury hit Villa's winless run extends to four with two defeats as a soft second half penalty sets Spurs on the way to a fortunate home victory.
Villa make it twelve wins, seven draws and fourteen losses in their thirty three division one games.
Villa fall back to joint 15th and are just two points off the final relegation spot with nine games of 1927-28 left to play.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 79 ๐ฉ 32 ๐จ 14 ๐ฅ 33 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Game #1429
Match Record
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Saturday, 24 March 1928
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: F. W. Reeve | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Devonport, 1927-1938
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 32 | ๐ฉ 18 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 8 | โฝ 60 | ๐ฅ
40 |
League ๐ 28 | ๐ฉ 16 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 56 | ๐ฅ
36 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Home ๐ 15 | ๐ฉ 8 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 30 | ๐ฅ
18 |
Away ๐ 17 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 30 | ๐ฅ
22 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1920-21
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 42' Goal, 1-0, Len Capewell, Assist by Fred Tully
๐ | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 60' Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur, pen), Grimsdell
๐ฅ
| 73' Goal, 1-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Dimmock
๐ | FT Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: F. W. Reeve | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Devonport, 1927-1938
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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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 Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank J Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Fred Tully | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Billy Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Len Capewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Tottenham Hotspur
Billy Minter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Spiers H.
Forster
Poynton
Lowdell
Skitt
Grimsdell
Barnett
O'Callaghan
Lindsay
Handley
Dimmock
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 4 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Vic Milne, Teddy Bowen, Frank Moss, Fred Tully and Len Capewell replace Tommy Mort, Jack Yates, Jimmy Gibson, Reg Chester and Pongo Waring.
Tottenham Hotspur
Not Recorded
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Tottenham Hotspur
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