Game #2167
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 18 August 1951


Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 30,253
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
Bolton Wanderers
5-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Herbert Smith | 20' | Tommy Thompson | 26' |
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 August 1951
⚽ | 20' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Herbert Smith
🚑 | 23' Player retires from field of play with injury, Joe Rutherford
🚑 | 23' Con Martin takes over from the injured Joe Rutherford in goal
⚽ | 26' Goal, 2-0, Herbert Smith, Assist by Tommy Thompson
🚑 | 29' Player returns to field of play with injury, Joe Rutherford, cut hand bandaged
🚑 | Joe Rutherford replaces Con Martin in goal
🥅 | 29' Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Webster
🥅 | 33' Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Moir
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58' Goal, 2-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Lofthouse
🥅 | 60' Goal, 2-4, (Bolton Wanderers), Hughes
🥅 | 63' Goal, 2-5, (Bolton Wanderers, pen), Langton
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 5-2 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
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 August 1951
Villa take a two goal lead as Tommy Thompson and Herbert Smith score one and create one apiece but two goalscoring bursts see Bolton run out winners as Joe Rutherford suffers a severely cut hand after 20'.
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 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
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 18 August 1951
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🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-5
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 | 🚑 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
MANAGER
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
Hanson, Higgins, Ball, Wheeler, Barrass, Lofthouse (g), Webster (g) (g), Edwards, Hughes, Langton (g), Moir (g).
Manager: Bill Ridding.
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 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

🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
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 🇺
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH REPORTS









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