Game #2346
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 27 April 1955
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,801
Drew
LWWWD
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Colin Gibson, scored to help Villa to a draw at Fratton Park, Wednesday, 27 April 1955.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 27 April 1955
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa draw at Fratton Park to make it eighteen wins, seven draws and fifteen defeats after forty division one matches.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #86 |
Wednesday, 27 April 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWD |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 86 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 21 🟥 32 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
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TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for a third consecutive game for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Amos Moss |
M Vic Crowe |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Colin Gibson |
F Eddie Follan |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
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Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, McGhee, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris, Reid, Dale, Rees (g), Gordon (g), Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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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