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Game #2410

Aston Villa

6-6-5, 18 PTS

Saturday, 24 November 1956

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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

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Chelsea

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Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 85' |

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

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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

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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

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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

Chelsea

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55

FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
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Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

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

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

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wiltshire
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
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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

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Norman Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wiltshire, 1949-

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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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

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Bill Baxter replaces Stan Crowther.

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Referee

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

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Chelsea

Matthews, Livingstone, MacFarlane, Saunders, Sillett, Armstrong (g), Blunstone, McNichol, Tindall, Nicholas, Brabrook.

Manager: Ted Drake.

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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

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

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

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

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

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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MATCH VIDEO
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