1927–28 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)
Aston Villa
1927–28 season
ManagerBilly Smith
StadiumVilla Park
First Division8th
FA CupFourth round
Second City Derby
15--9--9
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), John Brittleton (10), Fred Tully (7), Joe Hickman (2), and Harry Goddard (1).[1]

Dicky York was limited to just four goals in 30 appearances in 1927–28.[2]

Both matches in the Second City derby resulted in 1-1 draws,[3] with Billy Walker scoring away[4] and Tommy Smart scoring a penalty at Villa Park.[5]

When Villa beat Huddersfield 3–0 on 2 May 1928, they ended the Yorkshire club's championship challenge.[6] Arthur Dorrell, Pongo Waring and Billy Walker scored the goals.[7]

Table

Main article: 1927–28 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
6 Cardiff City 42 17 10 15 70 80 0.875 44
7 Bolton Wanderers 42 16 11 15 81 66 1.227 43
8 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 78 73 1.068 43
9 Newcastle United 42 15 13 14 79 81 0.975 43
10 Arsenal 42 13 15 14 82 86 0.953 41
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  2. ^ "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  3. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches
  4. ^ "Birmingham 1-1 Aston Villa, 1927-28 Division One , 5 Nov 1927".
  5. ^ "Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham, 1927-28 Division One , 17 Mar 1928".
  6. ^ Association Football. 3 May 1928, The Times
  7. ^ "Aston Villa 3-0 Huddersfield Town, 1927-28 Division One , 2 May 1928".