Game #3326
Aston Villa
15-8-8, 38 PTS
Wednesday, 5 March 1975


Drew
3rd= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Bolton Wanderers
13-9-10, 35 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,322
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0

Bolton Wanderers

Assist(s) | None
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 5 March 1975
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 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
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 5 March 1975
Villa can't break down the massed ranks of Bolton's defence at Villa Park but climb to joint third, six points behind leaders Manchester United with a game in hand.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record fifteen wins, eight draws and eight defeats in his first thirty one League games as Villa boss.
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 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: 1974-75
Bolton Wanderers


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Wednesday, 5 March 1975
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🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 | 12 🟥 9 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 January 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.20 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.87 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.91 |
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
RB John Ritson | 🏴 |
CB Paul Jones | 🏴 |
CB Sam Allardyce | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴 |
M Peter Reid | 🏴 |
W Peter Thompson | 🏴 |
F John Byrom | 🏴 |
F Hugh Curran | 🏴 |
F Stewart Lee | 🏴 |
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Ron Phillips | 🏴 |
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
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | | 18 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 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
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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Thursday, 6 March 1975
🟨 5 Mar 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park

