Game #1413
Aston Villa
8-4-8, 20 PTS
Saturday, 24 December 1927


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

Wednesday

Assist(s) | Dicky York | 1' | 25' | 32' | 64' | Reg Chester | 37' |
🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park


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

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

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


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1906–07
🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


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: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 63 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 11 🟥 26 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. W. Rennie | 🏴 | Oldham
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
🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Hickman (debut), Tommy Smart, Frank Moss and Dicky York replace Harry Goddard, Tommy Mort, Jack Yates and Arthur Dorrell.
Not recorded
🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

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 | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
Brown
Walker
Blenkinsopp
Leitch
Kean
Smith
Hooper
Hill
Harper
Seed
Wilkinson
🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Joe Hickman | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 24 Dec 1927, Villa 5-4 Wednesday, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


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


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


MATCH REPORTS









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