Game #2332
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 February 1955
Won
DDLDW
Division One
Attendance: 21,447
Bolton Wanderers
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Bolton Wanderers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored to help Villa to a first win in five, Saturday, 12 February 1955.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 February 1955
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in five as they see off Bolton at Villa Park but they now have just one defeat in the last eleven to make it ten wins, six draws and twelve defeats after twenty eight division one matches.
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #72 |
Saturday, 12 February 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | DDLDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 72 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 19 🟥 28 | 1.31
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Bolton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Eddie Follan replaces Derek Pace.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Bill Baxter |
M Vic Crowe |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
F Eddie Follan |
Bolton Wanderers
Grieves, Ball, Bell, Wheeler, Parry, Barrass, Lofthouse, Webster, Edwards, Holden, Moir.
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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