Game #2378
Aston Villa
5-9-14, 19 PTS
Saturday, 21 January 1956


Lost
21st
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Chelsea
11-7-9, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,059
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-4

Chelsea

Assist(s) | None
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 January 1956
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn, pen
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Stubbs
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-2, (Chelsea), Blunstone
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-3, (Chelsea), Parsons
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 1-4, (Chelsea), Stubbs
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea
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
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 January 1956
Disgraceful first half scenes see Chelsea players surround the referee following his award of a legitimate penalty to Villa. Stan Lynn scores to give Villa a deserved lead but despite all the chances having accrued to Villa, Chelsea equalise and the teams go in all square at the interval.
Despite Villa having more than their fair share of the game in the second half, Chelsea score 3 from their limited chances to record a first win at Villa Park in 22 years.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it consecutive losses, conceding ten and scoring one to record five wins, nine draws and fourteen defeats in twenty eight games this season.
Meanwhile, centre back George Ashfield made his Villa debut after moving from Stockport County in March 1954.
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB George Ashfield | 🏴 | #449 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Chelsea


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #118 |
Saturday, 21 January 1956
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🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. S. McLoughlin | 🏴 | Manchester
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. S. McLoughlin | 🏴 | Manchester, -1961
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
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Ashfield (debut), Ray Hogg and Tommy Southren replace Con Martin, Amos Moss and Ken Roberts.
Not recorded
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB George Ashfield | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |

Chelsea
Robertson, Sillett, Wicks, Willemse, Saunders, Dicks, Blunstone (g), Parsons (g), McNichol, Tindall, Stubbs (g) (g).
Manager: Ted Drake.
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, 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
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟥 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park

