THE SOCCER GAZETTE · OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY · JANUARY 2, 1900

Bolton keep Vale out as Barlow seals victory

C&D game used: Soccer Blast · PLAAY Games · ASN 1900 adaptation.

Burnden Park, Bolton · Football League Second Division

Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Burslem Port Vale

Bolton Wanderers followed their opening-day victory with a 2–0 win over Burslem Port Vale at Burnden Park. Charles Walters put through his own goal after two minutes, and Tom Barlow headed Bolton’s second at 33 minutes.

John Sutcliffe made three saves to keep his second ASN clean sheet. Bolton led 16–8 in shots and 7–3 on target; William Saunders made six saves for Vale. The hosts led 2–0 at half-time and preserved that margin through the 93-minute finish. No assist was recorded for Barlow’s goal.

Half-time: Bolton 2–0 Vale.

The goals

2′ — Charles Walters own goal; Bolton lead 1–0.
33′ — Tom Barlow; Bolton lead 2–0. No assist recorded.

The match figures

Statistic	Bolton	Burslem Port Vale
Shots	16	8
On target	7	3
Saves	3	6
Corners	4	5
Offsides	5	2
Cautions	3	1
Dismissals	0	0
Own goals conceded	0	1

Player contributions

Bolton Wanderers

Player	G	Shots	On target	Saves	Cautions
John Somerville	0	1	0	0	0
William Halley	0	0	0	0	0
Brown	0	2	2	0	0
Thomas McAteer	0	0	0	0	1
Archie Freebairn	0	1	0	0	0
Gilligan	0	2	1	0	0
Hugh Morgan	0	7	2	0	1
Laurie Bell	0	1	1	0	1
Tom Barlow	1	1	1	0	0
Robert Jack	0	1	0	0	0
John Sutcliffe	0	0	0	3	0

Burslem Port Vale

Player	OG	Shots	On target	Saves	Cautions
Tom McFarlane	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Stokes	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Beech	0	1	0	0	0
Lucien Boullemier	0	2	0	0	0
Billy Leech	0	2	1	0	0
Billy Grassam	0	2	1	0	0
Billy Heames	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Harvey	0	0	0	0	0
James Reid	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Walters	1	1	1	0	0
William Saunders	0	0	0	6	0

Goalkeeper usage

Keeper	Saves	On target faced	Goals allowed	Clean sheet
John Sutcliffe	3	3	0	Yes
William Saunders	6	7	2	No

Saunders’ two goals allowed include Walters’ own goal. The own goal adds no shot on target: six saves, seven opposing shots on target and two conceded goals are consistent with this ledger. Goalkeeper minutes were not supplied.

Reading this replay

The replay uses disclosed Estimated starting selections. Bolton’s XI is carried forward from the accepted January 1 cards, based on a retrospective November 11, 1899 selection. It is not a verified January 2 match lineup.
William Saunders is confirmed as a participant by Port Vale’s official debut register. The other ten Vale players form an Estimated season-based XI; precise right/left roles remain reconstructed.
Full-season Division Two team records and available league-only player scoring rows support the How-To construction. Individual traits, symbol allocation, assists, special checks and goalkeeper ability include estimates; historical scoring calibration remains unverified.
The existing ASN 1900 Soccer Blast adapter and its 90-minute/added-time convention are retained. This replay finished at 93 minutes. No exact historical added-time claim is made.
Charles Walters’ own goal is an observed replay event. It increases Bolton’s team score and Saunders’ goals allowed; it is not a Bolton player goal or an additional shot on target.
The private 2–1 test is excluded. Neither its score nor the historical result is imported into this official match.
Native Desk club code PVA is mapped to the existing archive identity BPV for Burslem Port Vale. Player IDs are retained; no second Vale club or duplicate historical ledger is created.

Fixture: 11v11 dated match record. Saunders: Port Vale’s official player legacy register. Card construction: owner-supplied Soccer Blast How-To guide and disclosed estimates.

This league replay awards two points to Bolton. Historical carry-in results remain separate from ASN replay player careers. Universal date remains January 10, 1900.