Game #2687
Aston Villa
16-7-13, 39 PTS
Saturday, 7 April 1962
Won
6th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
12-8-16, 32 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,690
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Bolton Wanderers
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 2' | Tommy Ewing | 56' | 76' |
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 April 1962
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Ewing, Assist by Derek Dougan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 56' Goal, 2-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Tommy Ewing
🟨 | 65' Booking, Harry Burrows for a shoulder barge on the 'keeper
🟨 | 65' Booking, Derek Dougan for retaliation to the 'keeper's retaliation
⚽ | 76' Goal, 3-0, Derek Dougan, Assist by Tommy Ewing
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 April 1962
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #177 |
Saturday, 7 April 1962
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🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 174 | 🟩 | 84 🟨 37 🟥 53 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963 🆘
🆘 Seemed to over-react to a non-contact shoulder 'barge' that ended with three players booked
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Charlie Aitken replaces John Neal.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.65 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.68 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.80 |
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
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 Brian Birch | 🏴 |
F Fred Hill | 🏴 |
CF Wyn Davies | 🏴 |
CF Ron McGarry | 🏴 |
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 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
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park