Game #240
Saturday, 23 March 1895
Attendance: 7,000
Lost
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
WDWWL
Pike's Lane
Bob Chatt scored a brace but reigning Champions Villa’s second defeat in 17 games saw them remain in third place but now 6 points behind leaders Sunderland with the same number of games played and only 6 points available.
Bolton Wanderers
4-3
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Bob Chatt, a double in defeat, Saturday, 23 March 1895
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 1-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 1-2, (Bolton Wanderers)
HT Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-3, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 2-3, Bob Chatt
Goal, 2-4, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 3-4, Bob Chatt
FT Bolton Wanderers 4-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa’s second defeat in 17 games saw them remain in third place but now 6 points behind leaders Sunderland with the same number of games played and only 6 points available.
Midfielder George Kinsey made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Derby County.
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #214 |
Saturday, 23 March 1895
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WDWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Bolton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Villa make two changes from the team that secured an FA Cup final berth with Jim Elliott and George Kinsey returning in place of Jimmy Welford and George Russell.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.04 |
Oldest Player |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 31.34 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 19.59 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Kinsey |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
Bolton Wanderers
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"The Villa played desperately right up to the finish and a grand run by Smith gave Chatt a chance, from which he scored, and the whistle sounded with the score— Wanderers, four; Villa, three."
*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 25 March 1895
BOLTON WANDERERS v. ASTON VILLA.
For the second week in succession Aston Villa visited Lancashire on Saturday, the venue of this match being Pike’s Lane, Bolton, where they met the Bolton Wanderers, and suffered a League defeat.
There was a crowd of about 8,000 spectators present. Both sides were well represented. The Villa centre kicked and from centre Joyce all but scored.
Then Athersmith was in a grand position, but kicked wide, while the Wanderers seemed certain score from a brilliant effort on the part of Joyce.
Reynolds, Smith, and Athersmith were conspicuous by turns, but the Wanderers’ defence was saved.
Then Henderson got through, and Wilkes saved his shot blindly.
A rush for the other end of the field saw Athersmith to the fore with a cross to Smith who scored the first goal of the match.
In the first minute after this Kinsey fouled Cassidy, and from the free kick the ball was rushed through the goal, and almost immediately Paton called on Wilkes, who saved smartly.
Ten minutes from the interval, Henderson called on Wilkes to save, and getting the ball on the return, the Wanderer put his side one up. and they had hard lines in not scoring again before the interval, when they led by two to one.
The second portion of the game was played in desperate fashion by both teams.
Joyce twice missed easy chances for the Wanderers. Soon afterwards, however, he put the hall over to Henderson, who made his side’s total into three.
The Wanderers were again pressing, but Chatt got a brilliant goal, after which Henderson passed to Turnbull, who outwitted both Cowan and Spencer, and scored the fourth goal for his side.
The Villa played desperately right up to the finish and a grand run by Smith gave Chatt a chance, from which he scored, and the whistle sounded with the score— Wanderers, four; Villa, three.