See main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961).
| Club: | Aston Villa |
| Season: | 1927–28 |
| Manager: | Billy Smith |
| Stadium: | Villa Park |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Prevseason: | 1926–27 |
| Nextseason: | 1928-29 |
| League Result: | 15--9--9 |
| Nextseason: | 1928-29 |
The 1927–28 English football season was Aston Villa's 36th season in The Football League. There were debuts for Joe Beresford (224), Pongo Waring (216), Joe Tate (180), Ben Olney (84), Jack Yates (15), John Brittleton (10), Fred Tully (7), Joe Hickman (2), and Harry Goddard (1).[1]
Dicky York was limited to just four goals in 30 appearances in 1927–28.[2]
Both matches in the Second City derby resulted in 1-1 draws,[3] with Billy Walker scoring away[4] and Tommy Smart scoring a penalty at Villa Park.[5]
When Villa beat Huddersfield 3–0 on 2 May 1928, they ended the Yorkshire club's championship challenge.[6] Arthur Dorrell, Pongo Waring and Billy Walker scored the goals.[7]
See main article: 1927–28 Football League.