Game #2372
Aston Villa
Monday, 26 December 1955
Lost
DWLLL
Division One
Attendance: 21,404
Portsmouth
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored but Villa lose a third consecutive game, Monday, 26 December 1955.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 December 1955
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa lose three successive games to make it four wins, eight draws and twelve defeats in twenty four games this season.
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 | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Monday, 26 December 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | DWLLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 112 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 29 🟥 44 | 1.30
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
CB Con Martin |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Bill Baxter |
M Amos Moss |
M Vic Crowe |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, Gunter, McGhee, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Dale, Rees (g), Barnard (g), Gordon.
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
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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