Game #2262
Aston Villa
3-0-3, 6 PTS
Saturday, 5 September 1953
Lost
9th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Portsmouth
2-0-4, 4 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 31,871
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Portsmouth
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1953
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Harris
🥅 | 27' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Froggatt
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 81' Goal, 1-2, Davy Walsh, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 2-1 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
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 September 1953
Villa finally appoint a successor to the sacked George Martin 22 days after the Scot was relieved of his duties. His successor is no surprise - former Villa winger Eric Houghton who although the expressed keen interest before the season started remained at his former club for the first 5 games of the season following intrasigence by his employer and incompetence by Villa.
Eric Houghton's debut sees Villa fall to defeat at Fratton Park
Villa make it three wins and three defeats in six division one games so far this season.
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 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
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 5 September 1953
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🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Roland Burgess | 🏴 | Reading, 1948-1954
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roland Burgess | 🏴 | Reading, 1948-1954
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
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Con Martin replaces Frank Moss.
Not recorded
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Platt, Mansell, Gunter, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Mundy, Reid, Gordon, Froggatt (g), Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 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
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 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 🇺
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton