Game #2262
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 September 1953
Portsmouth
2-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Attendance: 31,871
Lost
LWWWL
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Davy Walsh, scored for the third successive game but Villa lose for the first time in four and for the first time under new boss Eric Houghton, Saturday, 5 September 1953.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1953
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa fall to defeat at Fratton Park in his second game in charge to make it three wins and three defeats in six division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 5 September 1953
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Con Martin |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Amos Moss |
M Larry Canning |
W Norman Lockhart |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Platt, Mansell, Gunter, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Mundy, Reid, Gordon, Froggatt (g), Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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