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Game #2446
1956-57
Position:
Division One
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Attendance: 23,613
Saturday, 6 October 1956
Portsmouth
5-1
Aston Villa
Scorer(s) Les Smith |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #2446
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #144 |
Saturday, 6 October 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-5 |
Last 5 Games | WLLDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Portsmouth
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
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.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Ray Hogg |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Pat Saward |
M Stan Crowther |
W Les Smith |
W Ken Roberts |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
THE OPPOSITION
Drinkwater, Gunter, McGhee, Wilson, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Rees, Barnard, Gordon (g) (g), Henderson (g) (g).
Manager: Eddie Lever.
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose for the third time in four to make it three wins, four draws and four defeats in eleven games this season.
Les Smith, scored a consolation as Villa are beaten for the third time in four games under Eric Houghton, Saturday, 6 October 1956.
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