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Second Division
14th of 22

Season 85 | 1973-74

Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Jim Cumbes

Player #556
Goalkeeper
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #556 |

4 May 1944

Manchester 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
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46

0

46

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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47

11

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 123 | ✅ 123 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1

Jake Findlay

Player #567
Goalkeeper
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #567 |

13 July 1954

Blairgowrie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1973-74
🕒

1

0

1

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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2

0

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0

Chris Nicholl

Player #558
Centre Back
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | #558 |

12 October 1946

Wilmslow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

45

1

45

🔥

1

🔁

0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 106 | ✅ 106 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 2

Ian Ross

Player #557
Centre Back
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #557 |

26 January 1947

Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1973-74
🕒

47

0

47

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 106 | ✅ 106 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0

Fred Turnbull

Player #525
Centre Back
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #525 |

28 August 1946

Wallsend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

10

0

10

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0

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0

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🇺

1

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 184 | ✅ 183 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 1

Neil Rioch

Player #539
Centre Back
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #539 |

13 April 1951

London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
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5

0

2

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0

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3

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 19 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 7 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0

Roy Stark

Player #566
Centre Back
CB Roy Stark | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #566 |

28 November 1953

Stapleford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
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2

0

2

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0

Charlie Aitken

Player #488
Full Back
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #488 |

1 May 1942

Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1973-74
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43

2

43

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3

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 577 | ✅ 576 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 13 | 🔥 25

John Gidman

Player #560
Full Back
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #560 |

10 January 1954

Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

34

0

34

🔥

4

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 50 | ✅ 50 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 4

John Robson

Player #562
Full Back
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #562 |

15 July 1950

Consett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
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13

0

13

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 33 | ✅ 33 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1

Bobby McDonald

Player #563
Full Back
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

13 April 1955

Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1973-74
🕒

4

0

4

🔥

2

🔁

0

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🇺

1

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 8 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 2

Chico Hamilton

Player #536
Midfielder
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #536 |

31 October 1950

London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

35

3

34

🔥

3

🔁

1

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🇺

2

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 164 | ✅ 149 | 🔁 15 | ⚽ 31 | 🔥 29

Bruce Rioch

Player #537
Midfielder
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #537 |

6 September 1947

Aldershot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
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24

7

24

🔥

3

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 177 | ✅ 172 | 🔁 5 | ⚽ 37 | 🔥 24

Pat McMahon

Player #538
Midfielder
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #538 |

19 September 1945

Croy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1973-74
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23

5

23

🔥

2

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 147 | ✅ 139 | 🔁 8 | ⚽ 30 | 🔥 9

Jimmy Brown

Player #542
Midfielder
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #542 |

3 October 1953

Bothwell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1973-74
🕒

26

0

26

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 75 | ✅ 73 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 6

Trevor Hockey

Player #564
Midfielder
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #564 |

1 May 1943

Keighley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

24

1

24

🔥

0

🔁

0

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🇺

1

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 24 | ✅ 24 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0

Ray Graydon

Player #552
Winger
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #552 |

21 July 1947

Bristol 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

26

8

22

🔥

5

🔁

4

🟨

🇺

5

🟥

Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 115 | ✅ 110 | 🔁 5 | ⚽ 34 | 🔥 24

Brian Little

Player #555
Forward
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #555 |

25 November 1953

Peterlee 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

40

8

38

🔥

6

🔁

2

🟨

🇺

3

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 62 | ✅ 57 | 🔁 5 | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 9

Geoff Vowden

Player #551
Forward
CF Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #551 |

27 April 1941

Barnsley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

18

2

18

🔥

0

🔁

0

🟨

🇺

2

🟥

Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 114 | ✅ 110 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 25 | 🔥 11

Alun Evans

Player #559
Forward
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #559 |

30 September 1949

Kidderminster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

31

4

28

🔥

3

🔁

3

🟨

🇺

6

🟥

Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 72 | ✅ 61 | 🔁 11 | ⚽ 15 | 🔥 10

Sammy Morgan

Player #565
Forward
CF Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | #565 |

3 December 1946

Belfast 🇬🇧

Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

1973-74
🕒

30

9

25

🔥

2

🔁

5

🟨

🇺

3

🟥

Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 30 | ✅ 25 | 🔁 5 | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 2

Keith Leonard

Player #561
Forward
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #561 |

10 November 1950

Birmingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1973-74
🕒

7

1

7

🔥

2

🔁

0

🟨

🇺

3

🟥

Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 9 | ✅ 7 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 2

Bobby Campbell

Player #568
Forward
F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | #568 |

13 September 1956

Belfast 🇬🇧

Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

1973-74
🕒

3

1

1

🔥

0

🔁

2

🟨

🇺

0

🟥

Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1973-74 🕒 3 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
🏆
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

🏆
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

🏆
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
🏆
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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