Game #2404
Aston Villa
3-4-4, 10 PTS
Saturday, 6 October 1956
Lost
14th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Portsmouth
2-3-6, 7 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 23,613
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
Portsmouth
5-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 62' |
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 October 1956
🥅 | 10' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Henderson
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Gordon
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60' Goal, 0-3, (Portsmouth), Henderson
🥅 | 62' Goal, 0-4, (Portsmouth), Gordon
⚽ | 64' Goal, 1-4, Les Smith, Assist by Ken Roberts
🥅 | 75' Goal, 1-5, (Portsmouth), Harris
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 5-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 October 1956
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.
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #144 |
Saturday, 6 October 1956
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🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. J. Baxter | 🏴 | Bassingbourne, -1958
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. J. Baxter | 🏴 | Bassingbourne, 1956-1958
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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.
Not recorded
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Drinkwater, Gunter, McGhee, Wilson, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Rees, Barnard, Gordon (g) (g), Henderson (g) (g).
Manager: Eddie Lever.
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
International Duty | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH REPORTS
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton