Game #3161
Aston Villa
13-2-5, 28 PTS
Saturday, 18 December 1971
Aston Villa
3-2
Bolton Wanderers
Division Three
Bolton Wanderers
5-7-7, 17 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,767
Won
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 32' | Andy Lochhead | 34' | Willie Anderson | 74' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 December 1971
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Ian Seddon
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Bruce Rioch
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 2-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Alan Waldron
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
🔁 | 48’ Sub off, Pat McMahon, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
🟨 | 73’ Booking, Andy Lochhead
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 3-2, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Bolton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Charlie Aitken scores his first goal in six years to clinch three successive wins for Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time since October to make it thirteen wins, two draws and five defeats in division three so far this campaign. Over their last six League games, winning five, Villa had scored 21 goals and sat third in the Division Three table, two points behind leaders Notts County. Meanwhile, Pat McMahon returned as a substitute after 26 games out with a dislocated and broken ankle suffered on the opening day of the season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #101 |
Saturday, 18 December 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Tony Oliver | 🏴 | Leigh on Sea, 1968-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 101 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 | 27 🟥 29 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Oliver | 🏴 | Leigh on Sea, 1968-1974
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 13 March 1971, Villa 1-1 Halifax, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.85 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 18.22 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Charlie Wright | 🏴 |
RB Paul Hallows | 🏴 |
CB Paul Jones | 🏴 |
D Warwick Rimmer | 🏴 |
LB Harry Mowbray | 🏴 |
FB Peter Nicholson | 🏴 |
M Alan Waldron | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Ian Seddon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴 |
W Chris Duffey | 🏴 |
F Garry Jones | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 48' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Waldron | 🏴 | (CB Don McAllister | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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