Game #2373
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 27 December 1955
Drew
WLLLD
Division One
Attendance: 31,116
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 27 December 1955
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
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 | #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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 113 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 30 🟥 44 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
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 | 🏴 |
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 |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, Gunter, McGhee, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Dale, Barnard, 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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