Game #2528
Aston Villa
10-4-18, 24 PTS
Wednesday, 18 March 1959
Won
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
15-7-9, 37 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 21,808
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
Bolton Wanderers
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 18 March 1959
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 33' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 65' Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Nat Lofthouse
⚽ | 80' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 1-3 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
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 18 March 1959
Villa win their fourth league game in nine under Joe Mercer as a fine defensive performance and an opportunistic Gerry Hitchens see off fourth placed Bolton at Burnden.
Joe Mercer's Villa return to League action and record successive League wins for the first time under his leadership and only the second time this season as they win for the fourth time in six to make it ten wins, four draws and eighteen losses in thirty two division one games as the change in leadership begins to show progress with ten games left to play.
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 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: 1956-57
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1957-58
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Wednesday, 18 March 1959
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🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 15 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 1 🟥 6 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
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
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.83 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.29 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.46 |
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Joe Dean | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Banks | 🏴 |
CB John Higgins | 🏴 |
RB Roy Hartle | 🏴 |
M Derek Hennin | 🏴 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
W Brian Birch | 🏴 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴 |
F Fred Hill | 🏴 |
CF Nat Lofthouse | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dennis Stevens | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 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
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 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 🇺
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden