Game #1430
Aston Villa
13-7-14, 33 PTS
Saturday, 31 March 1928
Won
15th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Manchester United
11-7-16, 29 PTS
VIlla Park
Attendance: 24,691
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 46' | Pongo Waring | 67' |
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 March 1928
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Smart, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
🥅 | 47' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Rawlings
⚽ | 67' Goal, 3-1, Billy Cook
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 March 1928
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.
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 31 March 1928
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🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: George Nunnerley | 🏴 | Ellesmere
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 80 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 14 🟥 33 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nunnerley | 🏴 | Ellesmere, 1924-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jack Yates, Dicky York and Pongo Waring replace Frank Moss, Fred Tully and Len Capewell.
Not recorded
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
M Jack Yates | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
F Billy Cook | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Herbert Bamlett | 🏴 |
Manchester United
Richardson
Moore
Jones
Bennion
Mann
McLenahan
Spence
Rawlings
Nicol
Johnston
McPherson
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Mar 1928, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park