Game #2167
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS

Saturday, 18 August 1951
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa take a two goal lead as Tommy Thompson and Herbert Smith score one and create one apiece but two goalscoring bursts see Bolton run out winners as Joe Rutherford suffers a severely cut hand after 20'.
Starting XI

Lost
2-5
๐ฅ 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 20' | Herbert Smith | 26' |
Assist(s) | Herbert Smith | 20' | Tommy Thompson | 26' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 20' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Herbert Smith
๐ | 23' Player retires from field of play with injury, Joe Rutherford
๐ | 23' Con Martin takes over from the injured Joe Rutherford in goal
โฝ | 26' Goal, 2-0, Herbert Smith, Assist by Tommy Thompson
๐ | 29' Player returns to field of play with injury, Joe Rutherford, cut hand bandaged
๐ | Joe Rutherford replaces Con Martin in goal
๐ฅ
| 29' Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Webster
๐ฅ
| 33' Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Moir
๐ | HT Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 58' Goal, 2-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Lofthouse
๐ฅ
| 60' Goal, 2-4, (Bolton Wanderers), Hughes
๐ฅ
| 63' Goal, 2-5, (Bolton Wanderers, pen), Langton
๐ | FT Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 18 August 1951
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐จ 2-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-5
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 30,253
Hanson, Higgins, Ball, Wheeler, Barrass, Lofthouse (g), Webster (g) (g), Edwards, Hughes, Langton (g), Moir (g).
Manager: Bill Ridding.
Bill Ridding | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1928-29
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1951-52
Playing Squad


























