Game #1371
Aston Villa
8-4-9, 20 PTS
Saturday, 25 December 1926


Won
11th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sheffield United
7-6-8, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,777
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0

Sheffield United

Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 14' | 25' | 3-0 | 80' |
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 December 1926
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Dicky York, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
⚽ | 25' Goal, 2-0, Len Capewell, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield United
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, George Stephenson, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
⚽ | 80' Goal, 4-0, George Stephenson, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Sheffield United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 December 1926
George Stephenson scored his third goal in two games as Arthur Dorrell creates all four goals for Villa to record a fourth successive win under Billy Smith to make it eight wins, four draws and nine defeats in their twenty one division one matches.
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield United


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1926-27 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 25 December 1926
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🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Bunnell | 🏴 | Preston
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 4 🟥 9 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Bunnell | 🏴 | Preston
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names an unchanged line for the third successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F George Stephenson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 |
F Len Capewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jock Johnstone | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Nicholson | 🏴 |

Sheffield United
Sutcliffe
Webster
Birks
Boyle
Mace
Green
D. Mercer
A. Mercer
Johnson
Gillespie
Tunstall
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 25 Dec 1926, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

