1927–28 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season Early history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics Aston Villa 1927–28 Billy Smith President Patrick Hannon Aston Villa Meeting, Birmingham Evening Mail, 5 July 1941, p3 Villa Park First Division 8th FA Cup Fourth round 1926–27 1928-29 Second City Derby 15--9--9 1926–27 1928-29 thumb|right|150px|Pongo Waring The 1927–28 English football season was Aston Villa's 36th season in The Football League. There were debuts for Joe Beresford (224), Pongo Waring (216), Joe Tate (180), Ben Olney (84), Jack Yates (15),https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jack-yates John Brittleton (10), Fred Tully (7), Joe Hickman (2),https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-hickman and Harry Goddard (1).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/harry-goddardhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Dicky York was limited to just four goals in 30 appearances in 1927–28.http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1474.html Detailed bio Aston Villa Database 4 June 2009 Both matches in the Second City derby resulted in 1-1 draws,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches with Billy Walker scoring awayhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1406 Birmingham 1-1 Aston Villa, 1927-28 Division One, 5 Nov 1927 and Tommy Smart scoring a penalty at Villa Park.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1427 Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham, 1927-28 Division One, 17 Mar 1928 When Villa beat Huddersfield 3–0 on 2 May 1928, they ended the Yorkshire club's championship challenge.Association Football. 3 May 1928, The Times Arthur Dorrell, Pongo Waring and Billy Walker scored the goals.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1437 Aston Villa 3-0 Huddersfield Town, 1927-28 Division One, 2 May 1928 Table 1927–28 Football League First Division y AVL Matches Date Opponent Venue Score Notes Scorers 27 Aug 1927 Leicester Away 0–3 — None 31 Aug 1927 Portsmouth Away 1–3 — Billy Walker 42' 3 Sep 1927 Liverpool Away 0–0 — None 5 Sep 1927 Portsmouth Home 7–2 — Billy Cook 7', 80'; Arthur Dorrell 25'; Joe Beresford 52' (pen), 88'; Billy Walker 4–1 10 Sep 1927 Arsenal Home 2–2 — Joe Beresford 32'; Billy Cook 68' 17 Sep 1927 Burnley Away 2–4 — Billy Cook 28', 29' 24 Sep 1927 Bury Home 1–0 — Dicky York 29' 1 Oct 1927 Sheffield United Away 3–0 — Arthur Dorrell 33'; Billy Cook 54'; Joe Beresford 62' 8 Oct 1927 Middlesbrough Home 5–1 — Billy Walker 24'; Arthur Dorrell 35'; Billy Cook 60', 72', 84' 15 Oct 1927 Sunderland Home 4–2 — Dicky York 28'; Billy Cook 38'; Billy Walker 40', 55' 22 Oct 1927 Huddersfield Away 1–1 — Billy Cook 85' 29 Oct 1927 Newcastle Home 3–0 — Arthur Dorrell 17'; Billy Walker 84'; Own Goal 89' 5 Nov 1927 Birmingham Away 1–1 — Billy Walker 77' 12 Nov 1927 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1–2 — Billy Cook 56' 19 Nov 1927 Manchester United Away 1–5 — Billy Cook 63' 26 Nov 1927 Blackburn Home 2–0 — Billy Walker 56'; Joe Beresford 59' 3 Dec 1927 Cardiff Away 1–2 — Billy Cook 23' 10 Dec 1927 Everton Home 2–3 — Billy Cook 37'; Reg Chester 56' 17 Dec 1927 Bolton Away 1–3 — Arthur Dorrell 14' 24 Dec 1927 Sheffield Wednesday Home 5–4 — Joe Beresford 1', 25', 37'; Billy Cook 32', 64' 26 Dec 1927 Derby Away 0–5 — None 27 Dec 1927 Derby Home 0–1 — None 31 Dec 1927 Leicester Away 0–3 — None 7 Jan 1928 Liverpool Home 3–4 — Reg Chester 3', 26'; Len Capewell 69' 21 Jan 1928 Arsenal Away 3–0 — Arthur Dorrell 60'; Tommy Smart 70'; Billy Cook 87' 4 Feb 1928 Bury Away 0–0 — None 8 Feb 1928 Burnley Home 3–1 — Billy Cook 7'; Len Capewell 40', 65' 11 Feb 1928 Sheffield United Home 1–0 — Billy Cook 87' 25 Feb 1928 Sunderland Away 3–2 — Billy Cook 15'; Pongo Waring 17'; Dicky York 40' 10 Mar 1928 Newcastle Away 5–7 — Billy Cook 23'; Pongo Waring 39', 78'; Arthur Dorrell 83'; Dicky York 85' 17 Mar 1928 Birmingham Home 1–1 — Tommy Smart 86' (pen) 21 Mar 1928 Middlesbrough Away 0–0 — None 24 Mar 1928 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1–2 — Len Capewell 42' 31 Mar 1928 Manchester United Home 3–1 — Tommy Smart 6' (pen); Pongo Waring 46'; Billy Cook 67' 6 Apr 1928 West Ham Away 0–0 — None 7 Apr 1928 Blackburn Away 1–0 — Billy Armfield 17' 9 Apr 1928 West Ham Home 1–0 — Arthur Dorrell 63' 14 Apr 1928 Cardiff Home 3–1 — Joe Beresford 20'; Tommy Smart 84' (pen); Pongo Waring 89' 21 Apr 1928 Everton Away 2–3 — Pongo Waring 82'; Jimmy Gibson 89' 28 Apr 1928 Bolton Home 2–2 — Billy Walker 80'; Billy Armfield 84' 2 May 1928 Huddersfield Home 3–0 — Billy Walker 25'; Arthur Dorrell 44'; Pongo Waring 67' 5 May 1928 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0–2 — None Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1927–28 FA Cup References Category:1927–28 in English football Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons