Game #1430
Aston Villa
13-7-14, 33 PTS

Saturday, 31 March 1928
15th=
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
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 | โฝ |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jack Yates | 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 | ๐ฅ |
W Dicky York | 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 | 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 | 2 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Jack Yates, Dicky York and Pongo Waring replace Frank Moss, Fred Tully and Len Capewell.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa end a four game winless run to win at Villa Park thanks to goals from Dicky York, Pongo Waring and a second penalty in four games from Tommy Smart.
Villa make it thirteen wins, seven draws and fourteen defeats in their thirty four division one games.
Despite collecting two points, Villa remain joint 15th in the table.
Starting XI

Won
3-1
๐ฉ 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Smart | 6' (pen) | Pongo Waring | 46' | Billy Cook | 67' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 46' | Pongo Waring | 67' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Smart, pen
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United
โฝ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ฅ
| 47' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Rawlings
โฝ | 67' Goal, 3-1, Billy Cook
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 31 March 1928
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: George Nunnerley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere, 1924-1930
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: George Nunnerley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere, 1924-1930
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 38 | ๐ฉ 20 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 16 | โฝ 80 | ๐ฅ
63 |
League ๐ 34 | ๐ฉ 19 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 13 | โฝ 76 | ๐ฅ
53 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ
10 |
Home ๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 13 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 55 | ๐ฅ
25 |
Away ๐ 20 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 13 | โฝ 25 | ๐ฅ
38 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 80 | ๐ฉ | 33 ๐จ 14 ๐ฅ 33 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
Division One
Manchester United
11-7-16, 29 PTS
VIlla Park
Attendance: 24,691
Richardson
Moore
Jones
Bennion
Mann
McLenahan
Spence
Rawlings
Nicol
Johnston
McPherson
Herbert Bamlett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ 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: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1910-11
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1927-28
Playing Squad





























