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Game #1413

Aston Villa

8-4-8, 20 PTS

Saturday, 24 December 1927

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Won

11th

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

Division One

Sheffield Wednesday

4-7-9, 15 PTS

VIlla Park

Attendance: 12,345

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

Aston Villa

5-4

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Wednesday

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Assist(s) | Dicky York | 1' | 25' | 32' | 64' | Reg Chester | 37' |

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 24 December 1927

🟢 | 1' Debut, Joe Hickman
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Dicky York
🥅 | 11' Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Hooper
🥅 | 15' Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Harper
🥅 | 18' Goal, 1-3, (Sheffield Wednesday), Hooper
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 2-3, Joe Beresford, Assist by Dicky York
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 3-3, Billy Cook, Assist by Dicky York
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 4-3, Joe Beresford, Assist by Reg Chester
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-3 Sheffield Wednesday
⚽ | 64' Goal, 5-3, Billy Cook, Assist by Dicky York
🥅 | 88' Goal, 5-4, (Sheffield Wednesday), Seed
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-4 Sheffield Wednesday

Match Statistics

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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

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 24 December 1927

  • Joe Beresford scores a hat-trick whilst Billy Cook hits his seventeenth in as many games but Dicky York is the star of the show as he creates four.

  • Villa record a first win in four in a remarkable Christmas Eve goal-fest at Villa Park to make it eight wins, four draws and eight defeats in their twenty division one games.

  • Meanwhile, goalkeeper Joe Hickman made his Villa debut aged 26 after joining from Hartlepool United earlier this month.

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 GK Joe Hickman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Sheffield Wednesday

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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1906–07

FIXTURE HISTORY

Sheffield Wednesday

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Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥

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

Sheffield Wednesday

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Sheffield Wednesday

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Saturday, 24 December 1927

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🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: J. W. Rennie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham
HT Score: 🟩 4-3
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 63 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 11 🟥 26 | 1.41

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: J. W. Rennie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham

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

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Joe Hickman (debut), Tommy Smart, Frank Moss and Dicky York replace Harry Goddard, Tommy Mort, Jack Yates and Arthur Dorrell.

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Referee

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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Aston Villa

GK Joe Hickman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dicky York | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Cook | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Robert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield Wednesday

Brown
Walker
Blenkinsopp
Leitch
Kean
Smith
Hooper
Hill
Harper
Seed
Wilkinson

Line Ups

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

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

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

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🟨
🟥
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Red
GK Joe Hickman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

Player
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🟨
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Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

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SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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