Game #2167
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 August 1951
Bolton Wanderers
5-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
Burnden Park
Attendance: 30,253
Lost
DWDWL
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored but Villa lose heavily on the opening day under George Martin, Saturday, 18 August 1951.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 August 1951
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa open the season with a heavy defeat at Burnden Park.
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 18 August 1951
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-5 |
Last 5 Games | DWDWL |
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
CB Con Martin |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
M Danny Blanchflower |
W Les Smith |
W Herbert Smith |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Bolton Wanderers
Hanson, Higgins, Ball, Wheeler, Barrass, Lofthouse (g), Webster (g) (g), Edwards, Hughes, Langton (g), Moir (g).
Manager: Bill Ridding.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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