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
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 4 April 1961
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1957-58
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
🟩 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 121 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 27 🟥 35 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟩 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
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 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