Game #3265
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 30 January 1974
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
FA Cup 4th Round Replay
Attendance: 47,821
Arsenal
Villa Park
Villa dominate and beat first division Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round replay at Villa Park as the villain of Highbury, Bob Wilson, gets his just desserts as his error costs his team the opener.
Aston Villa
2-0
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 12' | Bruce Rioch | 68' |
KEY MAN
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Wednesday, 30 January 1974
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Alun Evans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 2-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa, away from their League troubles, beat first division Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round replay as Geoff Vowden made his final appearance for Villa aged 32 before moving on to Kettering Town later this year. Vowden played for Villa between 1970-71 and 1973-74 making 114 appearances and scoring 25 goals.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #205 |
Wednesday, 30 January 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 205 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 58 🟥 54 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
🆘 Again created an vitroilic atmosphere on the terraces having indulged Bob Wilson's play acting on Saturday, yet before long he was at it again... awarding a free kick to Arsenal as 'he' judged Cumbes had taken too many steps.
Previous 5:
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Cards: 🟨
Clive Thomas
CARDS
Villa
None
Arsenal
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.12 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.78 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.07 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Bertie Mee | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
Arsenal
GK Bob Wilson | 🏴 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
RB Peter Storey | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Blockley | 🏴 |
CB Peter Simpson | 🏴 |
LB Bob McNab | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 |
M Eddie Kelly | 🏴 |
M Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
CF John Radford | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 33' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Bob McNab | 🏴 | (M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
🔴 F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“It was obvious that we had to put Wilson under pressure as anyone would have done in the circumstances.
“My goal could not have happened at a better time.”
Sammy Morgan.
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