Game #2486
Aston Villa
14-5-19, 33 PTS
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
Won
16th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
14-8-16, 36 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,745
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Bolton Wanderers
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 8' | Billy Myerscough | 21' |
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn, Assist by Les Smith
⚽ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Billy Myerscough
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 66' Goal, 3-0, Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 77' Goal, 4-0, John Higgins o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Bolton Wanderers
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
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
Villa get speedy revenge over Bolton and mete out the same punishment they had received at Burnden Park four days earlier. As a result Villa open a gap of 6 points to the bottom two with four to play.
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the third time in four matches as they win successive games to make it fourteen wins, five draws and nineteen defeats in thirty eight division one games.
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #226 |
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
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🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.86 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.23 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 23.52 |
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Joe Dean | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Banks | 🏴 |
CB John Higgins | 🏴 |
RB Roy Hartle | 🏴 |
M Graham Stanley | 🏴 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
W Brian Birch | 🏴 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴 |
F Peter Deakin | 🏴 |
CF Ralph Gubbins | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Stevens | 🏴 |
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
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
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park