Game #3140
Saturday, 4 September 1971
Attendance: 11,470
Lost
Division Three
10th= (-9)
Bolton Wanderers
DDWWL
Burnden Park
Villa tumble to joint tenth in the table after their first defeat of the season but they have played a game less than early leaders Notts County who sit three points ahead of Vic Crowe’s side.
Bolton Wanderers
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
41’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Roger Hunt
HT Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
55’ Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers), John Byrom
FT Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Aston Villa
Cards.
34’ Booking, Bruce Rioch, Kick
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa lose and fail to score for the first time this season to make it two wins, one draw and a defeat in division three so far this campaign.
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 4 September 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-2 |
Last 5 Games | DDWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Hughes replaces Geoff Crudgington.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.75 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 30.51 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 24.01 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
LB Charlie Aitken |
CB Brian Tiler |
D Keith Bradley |
M Harry Gregory |
M Willie Anderson |
M Bruce Rioch |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden |
Bolton Wanderers
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Pat McMahon
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
"I certainly had no intention of hurting him.
"If the referee says he took my name for kicking - he didn't say what it was for at the time - then all I can say is that it wasn't meant."
Bruce Rioch.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 6 September 1971