Game #1425
Aston Villa
12-5-12, 29 PTS
Saturday, 25 February 1928


Won
10th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
11-7-10, 29 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 29,444
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
Sunderland
2-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dicky York | 17' | Pongo Waring | 40' |
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 February 1928
🟢 | 1' Debut, John Brittleton, Pongo Waring
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Billy Cook
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Dicky York
🥅 | 21' Goal, 2-1, (Sunderland), Hargreaves
🥅 | 35' Goal, 2-2, (Sunderland), Haynes
⚽ | 40' Goal, 3-2, Dicky York
🕒 | HT Sunderland 2-3 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Sunderland 2-3 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
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 February 1928
Pongo Waring scored one and made one on debut as Villa record a fourth win in five League games to make it twelve wins, five draws and twelve defeats in their twenty nine division one games.
Centre forward Pongo Waring and full back John Brittleton made their Villa debuts aged 21 and 27 after moving from Tranmere Rovers and Chester City respectively earlier this month.
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB John Brittleton | 🏴 |
🟢 CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sunderland


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1912-13
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1927-28 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Saturday, 25 February 1928
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🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Forshaw | 🏴 | Liverpool
HT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 75 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 12 🟥 31 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Forshaw | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1928-
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 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Pongo Waring and John Brittleton make their debuts in place of Joe Beresford and Teddy Bowen.
Not recorded
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
FB John Brittleton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 |
F Billy Cook | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Bob Kyle | 🇬🇧 |

Sunderland
McInroy
Murray
Thomas
Clunas
Henderson
Bartley
Wilks
Dowsey
Hallisay
Wright
Hargreaves
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
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 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker

