1926–27 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season Early history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics September 2024 Aston Villa 1926–27 Billy Smith President Patrick Hannon Aston Villa Meeting, Birmingham Evening Mail, 5 July 1941, p3 Villa Park First Division 10th FA Cup Fifth round 1925–26 1927–28 Second City Derby 15—9—7 1925–26 1927–28 thumb|right|Jimmy Gibson The 1926–27 Football League season in English football was Aston Villa's 35th season in The Football League. W. J. "Billy" Smith (1893–1957) was a secretary/committee member of Aston Villa F.C. from August 1926 to May 1934. During this time, this was the equivalent of the modern day manager's position. Dicky York bagged 13 goals in 43 games in 1926–27. In the Second City derby Villa won both home and away.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches All Aston Villa's Matches AVFC History Arthur Dorrell and Billy Walker scored in the 2–1 victory at St Andrews.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1363 Birmingham 1–2 Aston Villa, 1926–27 Division One, 30 Oct 1926 AVFC History Billy Cook, George Stephenson and Dicky York (2) scored in the 4–2 victory at Villa Park.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1385 Aston Villa 4–2 Birmingham, 1926–27 Division One, 19 Mar 1927 AVFC History In September 1926 Villa were beaten 2–1 at Anfield.Association Football. 8 September 1926, The Times As the Boxing Day fixture approached The Times tipped Villa to beat Sheffield United following the Villains 3–0 victory over Huddersfield.Association Football. 24 December 1926, The Timeshttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1370 Aston Villa 3–0 Huddersfield Town, 1926–27 Division One, 18 Dec 1926 AVFC History Right-half Jimmy Gibsonhttp://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/jamesdavidsongibson.html Scotland player James Gibson London Hearts Supporters' Club 30 April 2016 played almost 200 games for Partick before a transfer to Aston Villa for a then-record fee of £7,500 in June 1927.A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster Scottish Football Historian magazine October 2012 He made 227 appearances for Aston Villa, during which time they were runners-up in the Football League twice (1930–31 and 1932–33) but were relegated in his final season with the club, 1935–36.Gibson, James Davidson http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/501.html Aston Villa Player Database 29 May 2020 There were also debuts for Billy Kingdon (223), Bill Johnson, Billy Cook (57) and Joe Nicholson (1).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History First Division 1926–27 Football League First Division y AVL Matches Date Opponent Venue Result Notes Scorers 28 Aug 1926 Newcastle United St James’ Park 0–4 — — 30 Aug 1926 Liverpool Villa Park 1–1 — Len Capewell 4 Sep 1926 Burnley Villa Park 1–1 — Len Capewell 8 Sep 1926 Liverpool Anfield 1–2 — George Stephenson 11 Sep 1926 Cardiff City Ninian Park 3–2 — Dicky York; Len Capewell; Billy Kingdon 15 Sep 1926 Leeds United Elland Road 1–3 — Billy Kirton 18 Sep 1926 Bury Villa Park 1–2 — George Stephenson 25 Sep 1926 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park 3–4 — Dicky York; Wally Harris; Billy Walker 2 Oct 1926 Manchester United Old Trafford 1–2 — Dicky York 9 Oct 1926 Derby County Villa Park 3–1 — Arthur Dorrell; Wally Harris; George Stephenson 16 Oct 1926 Sunderland Roker Park 1–1 — George Stephenson 23 Oct 1926 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park 2–0 — Wally Harris; Billy Walker 30 Oct 1926 Birmingham City St Andrew’s 2–1 — Arthur Dorrell; Billy Walker 6 Nov 1926 Tottenham Hotspur Villa Park 2–3 — Billy Walker (2) 13 Nov 1926 West Ham United Upton Park 1–5 — Arthur Dorrell 20 Nov 1926 Sheffield Wednesday Villa Park 2–2 — Dicky York; Billy Kingdon 27 Nov 1926 Leicester City Filbert Street 1–5 — Billy Walker 4 Dec 1926 Everton Villa Park 5–3 — Len Capewell (3); Arthur Dorrell; George Stephenson 11 Dec 1926 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 2–0 — Len Capewell (2) 18 Dec 1926 Huddersfield Town Villa Park 3–0 — Arthur Dorrell; Billy Walker; George Stephenson 25 Dec 1926 Sheffield United Villa Park 4–0 — Dicky York; Len Capewell; George Stephenson (2) 27 Dec 1926 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 1–3 — Len Capewell 28 Dec 1926 Leeds United Villa Park 5–1 — Len Capewell; Arthur Dorrell; Billy Walker; Dicky York; George Stephenson 15 Jan 1927 Newcastle United Villa Park 1–2 — Arthur Dorrell 22 Jan 1927 Burnley Turf Moor 3–6 — Len Capewell (2); George Stephenson 29 Jan 1927 Blackburn Rovers Villa Park 4–3 — Billy Walker (2); Len Capewell (2) 31 Jan 1927 Cardiff City Villa Park 0–0 — — 5 Feb 1927 Bury Gigg Lane 1–0 — Len Capewell 12 Feb 1927 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park 2–0 — Dicky York (2) 19 Feb 1927 Manchester United Villa Park 2–0 — Billy Cook; Dicky York 26 Feb 1927 Derby County Baseball Ground 3–2 — George Stephenson; Billy Cook (2) 5 Mar 1927 Sunderland Villa Park 3–1 — Billy Walker (2); Billy Cook 12 Mar 1927 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns 2–6 — Dicky York (2) 19 Mar 1927 Birmingham City Villa Park 4–2 — Billy Cook; George Stephenson; Dicky York 26 Mar 1927 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane 1–0 — Billy Cook 2 Apr 1927 West Ham United Villa Park 1–5 — Billy Cook 9 Apr 1927 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough 1–3 — Billy Cook 15 Apr 1927 Arsenal Highbury 1–2 — Billy Walker 16 Apr 1927 Leicester City Villa Park 2–0 — Billy Cook; Jock Johnstone 18 Apr 1927 Arsenal Villa Park 2–3 — Billy Walker; George Stephenson 23 Apr 1927 Everton Goodison Park 2–2 — Billy Walker (2) 7 May 1927 Huddersfield Town Leeds Road 0–0 — — Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1926–27 FA Cup 42 of the 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at the Third round stage, along with Third Division Millwall and Plymouth Argyle. Also given a bye to this round of the draw was amateur side Corinthian. Carlisle United, Poole and Rhyl were last teams from the qualifying rounds remaining in the competition. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 January 1927. Four matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate29Cardiff City2–1Aston Villa8 January 1927 References Category:1926–27 in English football Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons