1926–27 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)

Aston Villa
1926–27 season
ManagerBilly Smith
StadiumVilla Park
First Division10th
FA CupFifth round
Second City Derby
15--9--7
Jimmy Gibson

The 1926–27 Football League season in English football was Aston Villa's 35th season in The Football League. There were debuts for Billy Kingdon (223), Jimmy Gibson (215), Bill Johnson, Billy Cook (57), and Joe Nicholson (1).[1]

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.[2] Arthur Dorrell and Billy Walker scored in the 2–1 victory at St Andrews.[3] Billy Cook, George Stephenson and Dicky York (2) scored in the 4–2 victory at Villa Park.[4]

In September 1926 Villa were beaten 2–1 at Anfield.[5] As the Boxing Day fixture approached The Times tipped Villa to beat Sheffield United following the Villains 3–0 victory over Huddersfield.[6][7]

Right-half Jimmy Gibson[8] played almost 200 games for Partick before a transfer to Aston Villa for a then-record fee of £7,500 in June 1927.[9] 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.[10] There were also debuts for Joe Nicholson, Billy Kingdon, Bill Johnson and Billy Cook.[1]

First Division

Main article: 1926–27 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
8 Sheffield United 42 17 10 15 74 86 0.860 44
9 Liverpool 42 18 7 17 69 61 1.131 43
10 Aston Villa 42 18 7 17 81 83 0.976 43
11 Arsenal 42 17 9 16 77 86 0.895 43
12 Derby County 42 17 7 18 86 73 1.178 41
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  2. ^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History.
  3. ^ "Birmingham 1-2 Aston Villa, 1926-27 Division One , 30 Oct 1926". AVFC History.
  4. ^ "Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham, 1926-27 Division One , 19 Mar 1927". AVFC History.
  5. ^ Association Football. 8 September 1926, The Times
  6. ^ Association Football. 24 December 1926, The Times
  7. ^ "Aston Villa 3-0 Huddersfield Town, 1926-27 Division One , 18 Dec 1926". AVFC History.
  8. ^ "Scotland player James Gibson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Gibson, James Davidson". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 29 May 2020.