Game #3247
Aston Villa
4-5-2, 13 PTS
Saturday, 13 October 1973
Won
6th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Bolton Wanderers
4-1-4, 9 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 19,206
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
Bolton Wanderers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 37' | Ray Graydon | 49' |
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 October 1973
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 2-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Whatmore
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Trevor Hockey, foul.
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
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 13 October 1973
Villa 🟩 win for the second time in three games to make it 🟩 four wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 two defeats in 🕒 eleven League games this season.
Vic Crowe 🏴 abandons stringing four midfielders across the park, plays three up front and promptly secures Villa's first 🟩 away win of the season to climb to joint sixth, one point off the final promotion place but already four points off leaders Middlesbrough.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 makes his 🕒 17th appearance in a Villa shirt and his first in 11 months and 39 games.
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match-week | #11 |
Manager Game | #187 |
Saturday, 13 October 1973
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🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Baldwin | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 187 | 🟩 | 88 🟨 | 51 🟥 48 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Baldwin | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1973
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Trevor Hockey
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Hockey, Alun Evans and John Gidman replace John Robson, Geoff Vowden and Sammy Morgan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.57 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.47 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.77 |
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
RB John Ritson | 🏴 |
CB Don McAllister | 🏴 |
CB Paul Jones | 🏴 |
D Warwick Rimmer | 🏴 |
FB Peter Nicholson | 🏴 |
M Alan Waldron | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Darling | 🏴 |
W Ron Phillips | 🏴 |
F Stewart Lee | 🏴 |
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Waldron | 🏴 | (F Neil Whatmore | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 13 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden