Game #2373
Tuesday, 27 December 1955
Attendance: 31,116
Drew
Division One
Portsmouth
WLLLD
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored for the second successive match to help Villa earn a draw and stop a run of three defeats, Tuesday, 27 December 1955.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa stop a run of three defats to make it four wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in twenty five games this season.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Tuesday, 27 December 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | WLLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
Trevor Birch, Peter McParland and Ken Roberts replace Bill Baxter, Amos Moss and Tommy Southren.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
CB Con Martin |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Trevor Birch |
M Vic Crowe |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Ken Roberts |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, Gunter, McGhee, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Dale, Barnard, Gordon (g), Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES