Game #2634
Aston Villa
15-8-14, 38 PTS
Tuesday, 4 April 1961
Aston Villa
4-0
Bolton Wanderers
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
11-9-17, 31 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,990
Won
8th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 8' | Alan O'Neill | 49' | Gerry Hitchens | 61' | Jimmy MacEwan | 89' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jimmy MacEwan, scored a brace to help Villa to their biggest League win since December, Tuesday, 4 April 1961.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 April 1961
🟢 | 1' Debut, John Sleeuwenhoek
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 49' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Alan O'Neill
⚽ | 61' Goal, 3-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-0, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Bolton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in five as they play their sixth game in thirteen days. Such is the fixture congestion that Villa play Bolton home and away on successive days, losing 0-3 and then winning 4-0 as they record their biggest League win since December to make it fifteen wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in thirty seven games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, centre back John Sleeuwenhoek made his Villa debut aged 17 after joining from school football in June 1959.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Tuesday, 4 April 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 121 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 27 🟥 35 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
John Sleeuwenhoek (debut), Jimmy MacEwan and Ron Wylie replace Jimmy Dugdale, Mike Kenning and Jimmy McMorran.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.50 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.82 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.12 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Eddie Hopkinson | 🏴 |
RB Roy Hartle | 🏴 |
D Warwick Rimmer | 🏴 |
LB Syd Farrimond | 🏴 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
M Graham Stanley | 🏴 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴 |
F Billy McAdams | 🇬🇧 |
F Fred Hill | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Stevens | 🏴 |
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
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
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
🟢 CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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