Game #3261
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 January 1974
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
🔁 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ | for F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 46' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.12 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.70 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.00 |
Villa win for the first time in ten games as they beat fourth division Chester in the third round of the FA Cup.
Vic Crowe's Villa, score as many goals in 66 minutes as they had managed in the previous nine games however the upturn in scoring form came in the FA Cup against fourth division side Chester.
Won
3-1
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Chris Nicholl | 11' | Sammy Morgan | 67' | 77' |
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 11' | 67' | Ray Graydon | 77' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 1-1, (Chester), John James
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Chester
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Alun Evans, Sub on, Sammy Morgan
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 2-1, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 3-1, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chester
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #201 |
Saturday, 5 January 1974
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1974-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1974-1980
Previous 5 vs. Chester: 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 201 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 | 55 🟥 54 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Chester
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,545
GK Gren Millington | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Chris Dunleavey | 🏴 |
CB Reg Matthewson | 🏴 |
D Stewart Mason | 🏴 |
M Ray Carter | 🏴 |
M Derek Draper | 🏴 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Redfern | 🏴 |
F John James | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Terry Owen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Ken Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | F Terry Owen | 🏴 | (M Ian Seddon | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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