Game #2373
Aston Villa
4-9-12, 17 PTS
Tuesday, 27 December 1955
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
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 79' |
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
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
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
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
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴 | Wiltshire
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴 | Wiltshire
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
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Birch, Peter McParland and Ken Roberts replace Bill Baxter, Amos Moss and Tommy Southren.
Not recorded
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
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 | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, Gunter, McGhee, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Dale, Barnard, Gordon (g), Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 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
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 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 🇺
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton