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Game #2309

Aston Villa

2-3-5, 7 PTS

Saturday, 25 September 1954

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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

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Norman Lockhart | 9' | 36' | Tommy Thompson | 23' |

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

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29

FIXTURE HISTORY

Bolton Wanderers

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Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥

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

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

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Len Howarth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Beverley
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
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

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Len Howarth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Beverley

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

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

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Tommy Thompson and Mike Pinner (debut) replace Roy Chapman and Dennis Parsons.

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Referee

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

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Bolton Wanderers

Hanson, Banks, Ball, Bell, Wheeler (g), Parry, Hassall, Barrass, Birch, Moir (g), Lofthouse (g).

Manager: Bill Ridding.

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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

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

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

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 1 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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

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MATCH VIDEO

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