Game #1377
Aston Villa
10-4-12, 24 PTS
Saturday, 29 January 1927
Won
15th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
10-5-11, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,455
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-3
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Billy Armfield | 3' | 88' | Arthur Dorrell | 4' | 46' |
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 January 1927
⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Billy Armfield
⚽ | 4' Goal, 2-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 46' Goal, 3-0, Len Capewell, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Holland
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Blackburn Rovers, pen), Harper
🥅 | 74' Goal, 3-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Rigby
⚽ | 88' Goal, 4-3, Len Capewell, Assist by Billy Armfield
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Blackburn Rovers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 January 1927
Villa concede for the ninth time in two games but manage a first win in four thanks to a brace from Len Capewell - his twelfth in ten - and from Billy Walker to make it ten wins, four draws and twelve defeats in their twenty six division one matches.
Villa lead by 3 goals just after the interval but Blackburn score three to equalise by 74' but Len Capewell hits an 88' winner.
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1913–14
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1926-27 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 29 January 1927
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🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: R. G. Rudd | 🏴 | London
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 4 🟥 13 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: R. G. Rudd | 🏴 | London
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Smart, Billy Kingdon and Billy Armfield replace Tommy Mort, Frank Moss and Jock Johnstone.
Not recorded
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
W Billy Armfield | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F George Stephenson | 🏴 |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Len Capewell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Blackburn Rovers
Crawford
Roxburgh
Jones
Campbell
Healless
McIntyre
Puddefoot
Holland
Harper
Shaw
Rigby
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, 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
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Jan 1927, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Villa Park