Game #3269
Aston Villa
8-12-9, 28 PTS
Wednesday, 27 February 1974


Drew
15th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Bolton Wanderers
11-7-12, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,952
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Bolton Wanderers

Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 33' |
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 27 February 1974
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 1-1, (Bolton Wanderers), John Byrom
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
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
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 27 February 1974
Midfielder Pat McMahon 🏴 becomes the first Villa player to ⚽ score a league goal at Villa Park in 1975 but it’s not enough to record a second successive victory as they are pegged back by Bolton in the second half.
Vic Crowe's 🏴 Villa go two games unbeaten after a torrid twelve game winless run to make it 🟩 eight wins, 🟨 twelve draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 twenty nine League games this season.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (45 Starts) to make it 🟩 W19 🟨 D17 🟥 L14, ⚽ 9 Goals and 🔥 6 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 3.33 games.
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Wednesday, 27 February 1974
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🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 209 | 🟩 | 94 🟨 | 59 🟥 56 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
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
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brian Little replaces Sammy Morgan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.39 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.85 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.15 |
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
RB John Ritson | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul Jones | 🏴 |
CB Don McAllister | 🏴 |
FB Peter Nicholson | 🏴 |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴 |
W Peter Thompson | 🏴 |
F Neil Whatmore | 🏴 |
F John Byrom | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Garry Jones | 🏴 |
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Malcolm Darling | 🏴 |
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
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 27 Feb 1974, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

