Game #2372
Aston Villa
4-8-12, 16 PTS
Monday, 26 December 1955
Lost
21st
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Portsmouth
11-3-8, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,404
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 December 1955
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Rees
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Barnard
⚽ | 38' Goal, 1-2, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Portsmouth
🥅 | 62' Goal, 1-3, (Portsmouth), Dale
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Portsmouth
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
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 26 December 1955
Eric Houghton's Villa lose three successive games to make it four wins, eight draws and twelve defeats in twenty four games this season.
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
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
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Monday, 26 December 1955
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🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴 | Wiltshire
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴 | Wiltshire, 1949-
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
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, Gunter, McGhee, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Dale, Rees (g), Barnard (g), Gordon.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
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
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park