Game #2404
Aston Villa
3-4-4, 10 PTS

Saturday, 6 October 1956
14th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Ray Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
International Duty | 1 |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Team News
Having not made any changes in the first nine games of the season, Eric Houghton makes his third in two matches as Ken Roberts and Tommy Southren come in for Bill Baxter and Peter McParland.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
A below par performance from Nigel Sims and Villa sees them ship 5 goals at Fratton to gift wrap Portsmouth their second win of the season.
Villa lose for the third time in four to make it three wins, four draws and four defeats in eleven games this season.
Starting XI

Lost
1-5
๐ฅ 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) Les Smith | 62' |
Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 62' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 10' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Henderson
๐ฅ
| 22' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Gordon
๐ | HT Portsmouth 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 60' Goal, 0-3, (Portsmouth), Henderson
๐ฅ
| 62' Goal, 0-4, (Portsmouth), Gordon
โฝ | 64' Goal, 1-4, Les Smith, Assist by Ken Roberts
๐ฅ
| 75' Goal, 1-5, (Portsmouth), Harris
๐ | FT Portsmouth 5-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #144 |
Saturday, 6 October 1956
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. J. Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bassingbourne, -1958
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-5
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: J. J. Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bassingbourne, 1956-1958
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Portsmouth
2-3-6, 7 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 23,613
Drinkwater, Gunter, McGhee, Wilson, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Rees, Barnard, Gordon (g) (g), Henderson (g) (g).
Manager: Eddie Lever.
Eddie Lever | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1949-50
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1956-57
Playing Squad






























