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Game #2373

Aston Villa

4-9-12, 17 PTS

Tuesday, 27 December 1955

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Drew

23rd (-)

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨

Division One

Portsmouth

11-4-8, 26 PTS

Fratton Park

Attendance: 31,116

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

Portsmouth

2-2

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Aston Villa

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🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH TIMELINE

Tuesday, 27 December 1955

🥅 | 29' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Harris
🥅 | 41' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Gordon
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53' Goal, 1-2, Peter McParland
⚽ | 79' Goal, 2-2, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Ken Roberts
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 2-2 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

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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ON THIS DAY

Tuesday, 27 December 1955

  • Eric Houghton's Villa stop a run of three defats to make it four wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in twenty five games this season.

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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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

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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50

FIXTURE HISTORY

Portsmouth

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Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Tuesday, 27 December 1955

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🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wiltshire
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wiltshire

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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CARDS

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Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Trevor Birch, Peter McParland and Ken Roberts replace Bill Baxter, Amos Moss and Tommy Southren.

Not recorded

Referee

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Eddie Lever | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Portsmouth

Uprichard, Mansell, Gunter, McGhee, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Dale, Barnard, Gordon (g), Henderson.

Manager: Eddie Lever.

Line Ups

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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None

UNAVAILABLE

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH VIDEO

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