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Game #1401

Aston Villa

3-2-3, 8 PTS

Saturday, 1 October 1927

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Won

9th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Division One

Sheffield United

1-3-4, 5 PTS

Bramall Lane

Attendance: 12,327

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Sheffield United

0-3

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Billy Kingdon | 33' | Arthur Dorrell | 62' |

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 October 1927

⚽ | 33' Goal, 1-0, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Billy Kingdon
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 54' Goal, 2-0, Billy Cook
⚽ | 62' Goal, 3-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 0-3 Aston Villa

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

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 October 1927
  • Villa win away for the first time in 1927-28 having lost three and drawn one of their previous four games on the road.

  • Villa record successive wins for the first time this season.

  • Villa record successive clean sheets for the first time this season and for the third time in eight games.

  • Villa have scored 15 goals in their last five games having scored once in their first three.

  • Billy Cook scores for the sixth time in four games.

  • Villa climb to joint 9th, their highest position so far in 1927-28.

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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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

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25

FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
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Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 1 October 1927

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🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: H. E. Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | London
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 51 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 9 🟥 21 | 1.41

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: H. E. Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | London, 1926-

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Tommy Smart replaces Tommy Mort.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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Aston Villa

GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Dicky York | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Billy Cook | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

John Nicholson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield United

Alderson
Chandler
Birks
Sampy
King
Green
Partridge
Mercer A.
Johnson
Gillespie
Stevenson

Line Ups

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

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🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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🔥
🟩
🟨
🟥
🥅
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Red
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟥
🥅
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Red
UNUSED
Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 1 Oct 1927, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH VIDEO
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