Villa concede in the second minute and spend the game battering on the door of Bolton's goal, Bolton meanwhile spend the game battering Villa players inflicting injury on 9 of George Ramsay's team.

Joe Bache scores a late equaliser but Villa cannot get the winner and are held by Bolton on Boxing Day.

Villa's finally break the Win Loss Win spell after nine games to make it eleven wins, three draws and six defeats in twenty division one games so far this season.