Game #2025
Aston Villa
15-8-13, 38 PTS
Saturday, 3 April 1948


Lost
9th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
14-3-19, 31 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 26,403
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
Bolton Wanderers
1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 April 1948
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 87' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Burgess
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 1-0 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
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 April 1948
Villa lose for the fourth time in seven as relegation candidates Bolton score the only goal of the game with 3 minutes remaining.
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden

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
Bolton Wanderers


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Saturday, 3 April 1948
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🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: S. Chatfield | 🏴 | Stoke
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 88 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 18 🟥 32 | 1.50
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: S. Chatfield | 🏴 | Stoke
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Goffin replaces Trevor Ford.
Not recorded
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Albert Vinall | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
M Harry Chapman | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Walter Rowley | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
Hanson, Banks, Gillies, Roberts, Murphy, How, Barrass, Lofthouse, Burgess (g), Woodward, Moir.
Manager: Walter Rowley.
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
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
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 6 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden


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