Game #3264
Aston Villa

Saturday, 26 January 1974
4th Round
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Pat McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Geoff Vowden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Sammy Morgan | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ |
F Alun Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Sammy Morgan, Foul (1)
๐จ Alun Evans, Dissent (4)
๐จ Jimmy Cumbes, Timewasting (2)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Sammy Morgan (1)
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Alun Evans and Pat McMahon replace Trevor Hockey and Ray Graydon.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.11 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.77 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.06 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Bob Wilson's "rank professionalism" gets Villa's Sammy Morgan booked and sent off at Highbury to allow first division Arsenal to secure an underserved FA Cup fourth round replay as Clive Thomas puts in another highly questionable performance.
Vic Crowe's Villa, earn a creditable draw at first division Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round despite being reduced to ten men after Sammy Morgan's 63' sending off.
Starting XI

Drew
1-1
๐จ 26 Jan 1974, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Scorer(s) | Sammy Morgan | 11' |
Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 11' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 11โ Goal, 1-0, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Chico Hamilton
๐ | HT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | 58โ Booking, Sammy Morgan, Foul
๐ฅ | 63โ Sending off, Sammy Morgan
๐ฅ
| 65โ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Ray Kennedy
๐จ | 71โ Booking, Alun Evans, Dissent
๐ | FT Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Jimmy Cumbes, Timewasting
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Saturday, 26 January 1974
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Treorchy, 1968โ1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Clive Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Treorchy, 1968โ1983
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
๐ 204 | ๐ฉ | 92 ๐จ | 58 ๐ฅ 54 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
โI shall be reporting them [Vic Crowe and Ron Wylie] for encroaching on the pitch when Morgan was sent off.โ
Clive Thomas.
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โIf we are reported it can only be foe grabbing Morgan and pulling him off the pitch.โ
Ron Wylie.
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โI pass judgement on Thomas and find him guilty of worsening an explosive situation by his weak handling of the game.
โAnd I believe he was totally wrong to send off Morgan for kicking the ball as Arsenal โkeeper Wilson dived to save.โ
Sam Bartram, The Sunday People.
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โI will appeal.
โIt was a 50-50 ball and I think Wilson lost his cool.โ
Sammy Morgan.
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โWilson made a meal of it.
โI will obviously want to see what the refereeโs report says concerning this controversial FA Cup tie.
โBut at this time I feel that we must appeal and fight against every decision that was given against us in this game.
โI donโt know about encroaching on the pitch.
โAll Ron Wylie and I were trying to do was to get Sammy off the field as peaceably as possible to allow the game to continue.
โNeither Ron nor I said anything to the referee at that stage so I fail to see why he should report us to the FA for trying to cool everything.
โMorgan will definitely play against Arsenal on Wednesday.
โWe will obviously appeal against his dismissal.
โAnd, I think we will appeal against all the cautions against us involving Cumbes, Evans and Morgan again.
โWe have no alternative.
โIf Wilson was concussed, how on earth did he manager to save Bruce Riochโs 76th minute free kick and also Alun Evansโ follow up?
โWilson made a meal of it, and, donโt forget, it was his wild antics which were responsible for Morgan being booked four minutes before his dismissal.โ
Vic Crowe.
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โI donโt remember anything.โ
Bob Wilson.
FA Cup
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 41,682
GK Bob Wilson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Pat Rice | ๐ฌ๐ง |
RB Peter Storey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jeff Blockley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Peter Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bob McNab | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Ray Kennedy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐จ |
W George Armstrong | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF John Radford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Bertie Mee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Liam Brady | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Sammy Morgan (1)
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1970โ71
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1973-74
Playing Squad






























