Game #2633
Aston Villa
14-8-14, 36 PTS
Monday, 3 April 1961
Lost
10th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
11-9-16, 31 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 20,334
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
Bolton Wanderers
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 3 April 1961
🟢 | 1' Debut, Jimmy McMorran
🚑 | 20' Player injured on field of play, Jimmy Dugdale
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Billy McAdams
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 63' Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Billy McAdams
🥅 | 68' Goal, 0-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Billy McAdams
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 3-0 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
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 3 April 1961
Villa lose heavily at Burnden Park and fall to 10th in the table with less than 24 hours before they face Bolton again looking for their first home League win of 1961.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose three successive games for the first time this season as they play their fifth game in twelve days and make it fourteen wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in thirty six games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, forward Jimmy McMorran made his debut appearance for Villa aged 18 after joining from school football in June 1958. Whilst, winger Mike Kenning made his third and final appearance for Villa aged 20 before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in May 1961.
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | #484 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Mike Kenning | 🏴 | 1961 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #483 |
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
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Monday, 3 April 1961
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🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 120 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 27 🟥 35 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden 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
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims, Stan Lynn, Alan O’Neill and Jimmy McMorran replace Geoff Sidebottom, John Neal, Bobby Thomson and Ron Wylie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.72 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.81 |
Youngest Player |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | 18.44 |
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | 🚑 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Mike Kenning | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Eddie Hopkinson | 🏴 |
RB Roy Hartle | 🏴 |
D Warwick Rimmer | 🏴 |
LB Syd Farrimond | 🏴 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
M Graham Stanley | 🏴 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴 |
F Billy McAdams | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Fred Hill | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Stevens | 🏴 |
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden 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
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden 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 🇺
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park