Aston Villa

10-4-8, 24 PTS

Saturday, 15 December 1951

1951-52

10th

Drew

1-1

Bolton Wanderers

11-5-5, 27 PTS

Division One

Villa Park

Attendance: 28,907

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Saturday, 15 December 1951

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🟨 15 Dec 1951, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Goffin | 77' |

Assist(s) | None

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

Game #2188

Match Record

Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 15 December 1951

Game Record

Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Jack Flanagan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1946-1953
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Head to Head

Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥

Total 🕒 92 | 🟩 W36 (39% ) | 🟨 D16 | 🇺(57% ) | 🟥 L40 (43% ) | ⚽ 145 | 🥅 165 | GD -20

Villa Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Head to Head

Opposition Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29

Team News

Unavailable

Injury | 4 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper.

Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Match Timeline

🥅 | 17' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Don Howe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 77' Goal, 1-1, Billy Goffin
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Bolton Wanderers

Line Up & Subs

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Bill Ridding | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GK Stan Hanson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Malcolm Barrass | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Ralph Banks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Higgins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Don Howe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M John Wheeler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Bobby Langton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Willie Moir | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Nat Lofthouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Officials

Referee: Jack Flanagan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1946-1953
Linesmen: W. H. Meadows; C. H. Sant

Officials

Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

Matchday Squads

Goalkeepers
GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |

Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |

Wingers
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Goalkeepers
GK Stan Hanson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Malcolm Barrass | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Ralph Banks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Higgins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Don Howe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Wheeler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W Bobby Langton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Willie Moir | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Nat Lofthouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |