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Game #2663

Aston Villa

6-4-7, 16 PTS

Saturday, 18 November 1961

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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

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Allan O'Neill | 60' |

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58

FIXTURE HISTORY

Bolton Wanderers

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Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

Bolton Wanderers

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Bolton Wanderers

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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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: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🕒 150 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 34 🟥 45 | 1.65

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | South Stanley, 1961-1962

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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CARDS

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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

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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 |

Referee

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

MANAGER

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

SQUAD STATS

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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

SQUAD STATS

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Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park

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