Game #2410
Aston Villa
6-6-5, 18 PTS
Saturday, 24 November 1956


Drew
13th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Chelsea
5-7-6, 17 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,949
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Chelsea

Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 85' |
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 November 1956
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
🥅 | 47' Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Armstrong
⚽ | 85' Goal, 1-1, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Ken O Roberts
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 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
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 November 1956
Villa need a late equaliser for the second successive game as Jackie Sewell hits his 7th of the campaign and Ken O Roberts contributes his third assist in seven.
Villa secure a second successive point to make it three unbeaten with six wins, six draws and five defeats in seventeen Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, 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
Chelsea


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #150 |
Saturday, 24 November 1956
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🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴 | Wiltshire
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

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

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
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bill Baxter replaces Stan Crowther.
Not recorded
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |

Chelsea
Matthews, Livingstone, MacFarlane, Saunders, Sillett, Armstrong (g), Blunstone, McNichol, Tindall, Nicholas, Brabrook.
Manager: Ted Drake.
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 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
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 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 🇺
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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