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 Park
Sunderland
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dicky York | 17' | Pongo Waring | 40' |
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
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
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
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 Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB John Brittleton | 🏴 |
🟢 CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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 Park
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 Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. E. Forshaw | 🏴 | Liverpool
HT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 75 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 12 🟥 31 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. E. Forshaw | 🏴 | Liverpool
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
None
None
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
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 Park
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 Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker 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
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Ben Olney | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Feb 1928, Villa 3-2 Sunderland, Roker Park