Game #2378
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 January 1956
Aston Villa
1-4
Chelsea
Division One
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,059
Lost
WDWLL
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Stan Lynn, scored from the spot but Villa lose heavily for the second successive match, Saturday, 21 January 1956.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 January 1956
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa make it consecutive losses, conceding ten and scoring one to record five wins, nine draws and fourteen defeats in twenty eight games this season.
Meanwhile, centre back George Ashfield made his Villa debut after moving from Stockport County in March 1954.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #118 |
Saturday, 21 January 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-4 |
Last 5 Games | WDWLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 118 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 31 🟥 46 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
George Ashfield (debut), Ray Hogg and Tommy Southren replace Con Martin, Amos Moss and Ken Roberts.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
CB George Ashfield |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
FB Ray Hogg |
M Vic Crowe |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
Robertson, Sillett, Wicks, Willemse, Saunders, Dicks, Blunstone (g), Parsons (g), McNichol, Tindall, Stubbs (g) (g).
Manager: Ted Drake.
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
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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