Game #2309
Aston Villa
2-3-5, 7 PTS
Saturday, 25 September 1954


Drew
16th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
5-2-3, 12 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 28,335
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
Bolton Wanderers
3-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Norman Lockhart | 9' | 36' | Tommy Thompson | 23' |
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 September 1954
🟢 | 1' Debut, Mike Pinner
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Moir
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Norman Lockhart
⚽ | 23' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 36' Goal, 3-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Norman Lockhart
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Aston Villa
🥅 | 67' Goal, 2-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Lofthouse
🥅 | 73' Goal, 3-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Wheeler
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 3-3 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
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 September 1954
Villa concede first for the seventh time in 10 games in 1954-55 but go on to take a 3-1 lead into half time thanks to a brace of assists from Norman Lockhart and a brace of goals from Johnny Dixon.
Villa though cannot hold onto the lead and althouhj Eric Houghton's Villa score three for the third time in five away games they come away without the win once again.
Goalkeeper Mike Pinner makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Pegasus in May 1954. to become the 438th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Mike Pinner | 🏴 | #438 | Youth signing from Pegasus
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
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 25 September 1954
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🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Len Howarth | 🏴 | Beverley
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Len Howarth | 🏴 | Beverley
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
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Thompson and Mike Pinner (debut) replace Roy Chapman and Dennis Parsons.
Not recorded
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Mike Pinner | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
Hanson, Banks, Ball, Bell, Wheeler (g), Parry, Hassall, Barrass, Birch, Moir (g), Lofthouse (g).
Manager: Bill Ridding.
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 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
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden


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🟨 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden

