Game #2404
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 October 1956
Lost
WLLDL
Division One
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Attendance: 23,613
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
Portsmouth
5-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 October 1956
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 October 1956
Villa lose for the third time in four to make it three wins, four draws and four defeats in eleven games this season.
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #144 |
Saturday, 6 October 1956
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🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-5 |
Last 5 Games | WLLDL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 144 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 39 🟥 55 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Having not made any changes in the first nine games of the season, Eric Houghton makes his third in two matches as Ken Roberts and Tommy Southren come in for Bill Baxter and Peter McParland.
Not recorded
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Ray Hogg |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Pat Saward |
M Stan Crowther |
W Les Smith |
W Ken Roberts |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Drinkwater, Gunter, McGhee, Wilson, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Rees, Barnard, Gordon (g) (g), Henderson (g) (g).
Manager: Eddie Lever.
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton 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
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park