Game #2634
Aston Villa
15-8-14, 38 PTS
Tuesday, 4 April 1961
Won
8th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
11-9-17, 31 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,990
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Bolton Wanderers
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 8' | Alan O'Neill | 49' | Gerry Hitchens | 61' | Jimmy MacEwan | 89' |
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 April 1961
🟢 | 1' Debut, John Sleeuwenhoek
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 49' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Alan O'Neill
⚽ | 61' Goal, 3-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-0, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | 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
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 4 April 1961
Villa and Bolton - the only teams required to play on consecutive games - face off again and Villa gain swift revenge for their heavy defeat at Burnden Park with a mauling of the Trotters inspired by the returning Jimmy MacEwan.
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in five as they play their sixth game in thirteen days. Such is the fixture congestion that Villa play Bolton home and away on successive days, losing 0-3 and then winning 4-0 as they record their biggest League win since December to make it fifteen wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in thirty seven games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, centre back John Sleeuwenhoek made his Villa debut aged 17 after joining from school football in June 1959.
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | #485 | Youth team promotion
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
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Tuesday, 4 April 1961
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🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 121 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 27 🟥 35 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
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
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Sleeuwenhoek (debut), Jimmy MacEwan and Ron Wylie replace Jimmy Dugdale, Mike Kenning and Jimmy McMorran.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.50 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.82 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.12 |
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 4 Apr 1961, 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
🟩 4 Apr 1961, 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 🇺
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park