Game #4408
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 February 1996


Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Bolton Wanderers
Burnden Park
Attendance: 18,099
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
Bolton Wanderers
0-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 40’ | Tommy Johnson | 53’ |
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 February 1996
🟨 | 31’ Booking, Andy Townsend
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Mark Draper
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Tommy Johnson
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 0-2 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
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 February 1996
Dwight Yorke hits another brace as Villa sweep aside Bolton at Burnden to remain 4th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.
Dwight Yorke second successive brace makes it 6 goals in his last 5 games.
Mark Draper contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 32nd appearance to make it W19 D7 L6, 4 Goals and 6 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Steve Staunton secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 177th appearance (172 Starts) to make it W75 D46 L56, 15 Goals, 22 Assists and 10 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 100th start (114 Appearances) to make it W50 D28 L36, 6 Goals, 1 Assist, 14 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Gary Charles secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 47th appearance (45 Starts) to make it W25 D12 L10, 5 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Future Villa midfielders Saša Ćurčić and Alan Thompson feature for Bolton.
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Bolton Wanderers


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Game | #25 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Saturday, 10 February 1996
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🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Gerald Ashby | 🏴 | Worcester, 1990–1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 18 🟥 16 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gerald Ashby | 🏴 | Worcester, 1990–1998
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Andy Townsend
CARDS

🟨 Richard Sneekes
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Paul McGrath and Ian Taylor drop out for Tommy Johnson and Steve Staunton.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.44 |
Oldest Player |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 32.58 |
Youngest Player |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 22.45 |
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
MANAGER
Colin Todd | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
GK Keith Branagan | 🇮🇪 |
LB Jimmy Phillips | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
CB Alan Stubbs | 🏴 |
CB Guðni Bergsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
RB Scott Green | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Scott Sellars | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Richard Sneekes | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 |
F Fabian De Freitas | 🇳🇱 |
CF Nathan Blake | 🏴 |
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Guðni Bergsson | 🇮🇸 | (M Alan Thompson | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Scott Sellars | 🏴 | (CF John McGinlay | 🏴 |)

🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Mixu Paatelainen | 🇫🇮 |
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

🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 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 🇺
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Feb 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden


MATCH REPORTS
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