Game #2663
Aston Villa
6-4-7, 16 PTS
Saturday, 18 November 1961
Drew
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
7-3-8, 17 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 13,198
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
Bolton Wanderers
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Allan O'Neill | 60' |
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 November 1961
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Billy McAdams
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60' Goal, 1-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Alan O'Neill
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 1-1 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 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 November 1961
Villa can only draw at Bolton to leave themselves 16th in what was proving to be a highly inconsistent season so far.
Joe Mercer’s Villa are held at Burnden Park to make it six wins, four draws and seven defeats in seventeen Division One games this season.
Meanwhile, forward Ken Fencott made his Villa debut aged 17 after joining from junior football in March 1959.
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Ken Fencott | 🏴 | #492 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Saturday, 18 November 1961
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🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | South Stanley, 1961-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 150 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 34 🟥 45 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | South Stanley, 1961-1962
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 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims and Kenny Fencott replace Geoff Sidebottom and Harry Burrows.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.30 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.30 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.74 |
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
F Ken Fencott | 🏴 | 🟢 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Eddie Hopkinson | 🏴 |
RB Jack Threlfall | 🏴 |
RB Roy Hartle | 🏴 |
D Warwick Rimmer | 🏴 |
LB Syd Farrimond | 🏴 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴 |
F Billy McAdams | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Fred Hill | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Stevens | 🏴 |
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 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
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 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 🇺
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park