W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Winger
1924-28 ๐ 12 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ - | #304 |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1924-28 |
Football League First Division |
๐ 12 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ - | #304 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
William Charles Wassell Armfield
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 July 1903 | Handsworth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

1921-24 Aston Villa Youth
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
Ellison's FC
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1921-22 | August 1921 | 18 | Youth | Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | George Ramsay |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Played Under
Managers

George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Billy Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Career Summary

๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 6.00 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Competition Record






๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games ๐, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1923-24 | 19 | D1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
1924-25 | 20 | D1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
1925-26 | 21 | D1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
1926-27 | 22 | D1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
1927-28 | 23 | D1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Goalkeeping Record

GK # | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Honours
Villa Honours

Played for the Villa
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1923-24 | 15 March 1924 | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
---|---|---|---|
1923-24 | 15 March 1924 | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 20 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Game # | First Assist |
---|---|
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1927-28 | 28 April 1928 | 24 | Billy Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1928-29 | 28 April 1928 | Billy Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Loans Out

Loans
None
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1928-29 | June 1929 | 25 | Free | Exeter City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billy Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
Exeter City
Gillingham
Droitwich
Retired
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Quotes

W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Biography
Player #304 for Aston Villa, William Charles Wassell Armfield, known as Billy Armfield, played as a winger for the club.
Billy played for Villa between 1923-24 and 1927-28 making 12 appearances and scoring twice.
Billy was born in Handsworth, less than 3 miles from Villa Park, on 7 July 1903 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on 15 March 1924 aged 20.
Villa had signed Billy from Ellisonโs FC in August 1921 and Villa used him as an occasional back up player in the league across his 5 seasons.
Billy played his last game for Villa on 28 April 1928 before moving to Exeter City in June 1929.
Billy scored his 2nd goal for the club in his final game.
Billy had played under both the George Ramsay and Billy Smith led Management Committees.
Billy passed away in 1970 aged 67.

Died
1980, Aged 76
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Appearances
12

W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Starts
12

W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
---|
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Goals Scored
2

W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Assists Made

W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Cards Received
๐จ

0
๐ฅ
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
Matches

W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐จ 15 Mar 1924, Villa 0-0 Spurs, Villa Park


Game #1249
Division One
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-0 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WLWWD |
Season | 1923-24 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #1223 |
Saturday, 15 March 1924
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Bert Singleton |
CB Archie Campbell |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
M George Blackburn |
W Billy Armfield |
W Arthur Dorrell |
F Billy Kirton |
F Billy Walker |
F Len Capewell |
F Jock Johnstone |

Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
On This Day
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐ฉ 22 Mar 1924, Villa 3-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane


Game #1250
Division One
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWWDW |
Season | 1923-24 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #1224 |
Saturday, 22 March 1924
Scorer(s) | Len Capewell | Len Capewell | Len Capewell |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

GK Tommy Jackson |
CB Vic Milne |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
M George Blackburn |
M Frank Moss |
W Billy Armfield |
W Arthur Dorrell |
F Billy Kirton |
F Billy Walker |
F Len Capewell |

Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
On This Day
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐จ 12 Apr 1924, Villa 0-0 Forest, City Ground


Game #1254
Division One
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-0 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWLD |
Season | 1923-24 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #1228 |
Saturday, 12 April 1924
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Tommy Jackson |
CB Vic Milne |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Cecil Harris |
M Joe Corbett |
W Dicky York |
W Billy Armfield |
F George Stephenson |
F Len Capewell |
F Jock Johnstone |
F Albert Surtees |

Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
On This Day
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐จ 27 Sep 1924, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Ewood


Game #1265
Division One
Manager: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: George Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | West Bridgford
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #1239 |
Saturday, 27 September 1924
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 41' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 41' |
Teams

GK Cyril Spiers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Blackburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Percy Varco | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Sewell
Roxburgh
Wylie
Roscamp
Healless
Campbell
Hulme
McKay
Harper
McIntyre
Crisp
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 1' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Harper
โฝ | 41' Goal, 1-1, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
For the second time in three games Villa concede in the first minutes and for the fourth time in five in the first quarter of an hour.
Consequently Villa are chasing the game from the off but thanks to Billy Walker scoring for the fourth successive game Villa fight back to draw.
Villa draw for the fifth time in seven games as they begin the season in slow fashion as they did in 1923-24.
George Ramsay's management committee drop Len Capewell (2 Goals this season) and Dicky York (1 Goal and 3 Assists) to the reserves and call up Billy Armfield and Percy Varco in their place.
With seven points from seven games Villa remain joint 12th with second bottom Forest up next.
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐ฉ 2 Oct 1924, Villa 2-0 Forest, City Ground


Game #1266
Division One
Manager: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #1240 |
Thursday, 2 October 1924
Scorer(s) | Billy Kirton | 55' | Billy Walker | 77' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 77' |
Teams

GK Cyril Spiers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Blackburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Percy Varco | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Hardy
Thompson
Barratt
Belton
Morgan
Wallace
Gibson
Flood
Walker
Morris
Martin
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Nottingham Forest 0-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Billy Kirton
โฝ | 77' Goal, 2-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ | FT Nottingham Forest 0-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa win for the first time since the opening day of the season as they beat struggling Forest at the City Ground thanks to Billy Walker scoring for the fifth successive game to make it seven for the season.
Villa manage a second win in eight games, losing one and drawing five.
Villa jump to joint 6th in the table with the tough challenge of reigning champions and leaders Huddersfield up next at Villa Park.
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐ฅ 13 Mar 1926, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Ninian


Game #1340
Division One
Manager: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: J. Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Season | 1925-26 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #1314 |
Saturday, 13 March 1926
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Tommy Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Muldoon | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Dinsdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Len Capewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Farquharson
Nelson
Watson
Hardy
Keenor
Sloan
Davies W.
Len Davies
Ferguson
Smith
McLachlan
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Cardiff City 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 49' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Ferguson
๐ฅ
| 60' Goal, 0-2, (Cardiff City), Ferguson
๐ | FT Cardiff City 2-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa, already without the injured Alec Talbot, Frank Moss and Tommy Smart, lose Billy Walker and Dicky York to duty in the inter-league match.
Their replacements come unstuck at Cardiff as Villa extend their winless run to six as they lose at Ninian Park.
Villa make it thirteen wins, ten draws and nine defeats in their thirty two division one matches.
One of those replacements, forward Billy Dinsdale, makes his eighth and final appearance for Villa aged 22 before moving on to Lincoln City in August.
Villa remain 7th in the table.
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐ฅ 27 Mar 1926, Villa 1-5 Huddersfield, Leeds Road


Game #1342
Division One
Manager: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: J. W. Rennie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oldham
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-5
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Season | 1925-26 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #1316 |
Saturday, 27 March 1926
Scorer(s) | Dicky York | 1-4 |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Tommy Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank J Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Taylor
Goodall
Wadsworth
Cawthorne
Wilson
Watson
Jackson
Cook
Brown
Stephenson
Smith
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 23' Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Jackson
๐ฅ
| 44' Goal, 0-2, (Huddersfield Town), Jackson
๐ | HT Huddersfield Town 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 55' Goal, 0-3, (Huddersfield Town), Brown
๐ฅ
| 60' Goal, 0-4, (Huddersfield Town), Brown
โฝ | Goal, 1-4, Dicky York
โ | Missed penalty, Billy Walker
๐ฅ
| 86' Goal, 1-5, (Huddersfield Town), Cook
๐ | FT Huddersfield Town 5-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Clem Stephenson's benefit match turns bad for Villa as their winless run reaches eight games as they are taken apart by reigning champions Huddersfield at Leeds Road with only Dicky York's seventeenth goal of the season to their credit
Villa make it thirteen wins, eleven draws and ten defeats in their thirty four division one matches.
Villa drop to joint 9th in the table - their lowest position since October with second placed Arsenal up next.
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐ฉ 17 Apr 1926, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park


Game #1348
Division One
Manager: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: William Russell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Swindon
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1925-26 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #1322 |
Saturday, 17 April 1926
Scorer(s) | Len Capewell | 25' | 44' | George Stephenson | 80' |
Assist(s) | Fred Norris | 25' | 44' | Arthur Dorrell | 80' |
Teams

GK Tommy Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Frank J Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Fred Norris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
CF Len Capewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |

Britton
Bann
Forster
Smith
Skitt
Lindsay
Thompson
Roe
Osborne
Seed
Dimmock
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 25โ Goal, 1-0, Len Capewell, Assist by Fred Norris
โฝ | 44' Goal, 2-0, Len Capewell, Assist by Fred Norris
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
โฝ | 80' Goal, 3-0, George Stephenson, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
On This Day
Len Capewell returns to the line up after a six game absence to hit his thirty third goal of the season as Villa win for the fourth time in their last six.
Villa make it seventeen wins, eleven draws and twelve defeats in their forty division one matches.
Villa climb to joint fourth with two matches of the 1925-26 season remaining.
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐ฉ 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park


Game #1377
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Reg Rudd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Middlesex
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1926-27 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 29 January 1927
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 3' | 4' | Len Capewell | 46' | 88' |
Assist(s) | Billy Armfield | 3' | 88' | Arthur Dorrell | 4' | 46' |
Teams

GK Tommy Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | 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 | ๐ฅ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Len Capewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |

Crawford
Roxburgh
Jones
Campbell
Healless
McIntyre
Puddefoot
Holland
Harper
Shaw
Rigby
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Billy Armfield
โฝ | 4' Goal, 2-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
โฝ | 46' Goal, 3-0, Len Capewell, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ฅ
| Goal, 3-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Holland
๐ฅ
| Goal, 3-2, (Blackburn Rovers, pen), Harper
๐ฅ
| 74' Goal, 3-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Rigby
โฝ | 88' Goal, 4-3, Len Capewell, Assist by Billy Armfield
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Blackburn Rovers
On This Day
Villa concede for the ninth time in two games but manage a first win in four thanks to a brace from Len Capewell - his twelfth in ten - and from Billy Walker to make it ten wins, four draws and twelve defeats in their twenty six division one matches.
Villa lead by 3 goals just after the interval but Blackburn score three to equalise by 74' but Len Capewell hits an 88' winner.
Villa climb back to 15th.
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐ฉ 7 Apr 1928, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Ewood


Game #1432
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Walden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 7 April 1928
Scorer(s) | Billy Armfield | 17' |
Assist(s) | Pongo Waring | 17' |
Teams

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 Jack Yates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Crawford
Hutton
Jones
White
Rankin
Campbell
Thornewell
Mitchell
Roscamp
Holland
Rigby
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Billy Armfield, Assist by Pongo Waring
๐ | HT Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa extend their unbeaten run to three, winning two, as a Billy Armfield strike proves enough to win at Ewood to make it fourteen wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in their thirty six division one games.
Villa leap up the table to joint 9th.
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐ฉ 9 Apr 1928, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park


Game #1433
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Arthur H Kingscott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Monday, 9 April 1928
Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 63' |
Assist(s) | Pongo Waring | 63' |
Teams

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 |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jack Yates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Hufton
Hodgson
Earl
Collins
Barrett
Cadwell
Yews
Earle
Watson
Gibbins V.
Ruffell
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
โฝ | 63' Goal, 1-0, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Pongo Waring
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham United
On This Day
Villa extend their unbeaten run to four, winning three, as Arthur Dorrell scores to beat West Ham in Villa's third game in four days.
Villa keep their third successive clean sheet.
Villa make it fifteen wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in their thirty seven division one games.
Villa climb to joint seventh - their highest position since November.
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
๐จ 28 Apr 1928, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Villa Park


Game #1436
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: R. Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #86 |
Saturday, 28 April 1928
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 80' | Billy Armfield | 84' |
Assist(s) | Pongo Waring | 80' | 84' |
Teams

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 Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Fred Tully | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |

Pym W.
Haworth
Finney
Cope
Seddon
Nuttall
Boston
Jack D.
McClelland
Gibson
Murphy
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Gibson
๐ฅ
| 28' Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Boston
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
โฝ | 80' Goal, 1-2, Billy Walker, Assist by Pongo Waring
โฝ | 84' Goal, 2-2, Billy Armfield, Assist by Pongo Waring
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
On This Day
Villa need two late goals to draw at home by Bolton but they are already perfectly safe from any propect of relegation after their strong recent run.
Villa make it sixteen wins, nine draws and fifteen defeats in their forty division one games.
Villa fall back to joint 8th.
Winger Billy Armfield made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa during which he scored twice before moving on to Exeter City in June 1929.