Game #2346
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 27 April 1955
Drew
LWWWD
Division One
Attendance: 18,801
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Colin Gibson, scored to help Villa to a draw at Fratton Park, Wednesday, 27 April 1955.
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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 HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
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 | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, McGhee, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris, Reid, Dale, Rees (g), Gordon (g), Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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