Game #3265
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 30 January 1974
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 33' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
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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
| 27.12 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.78 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.07 |
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.
Vic Crowe's Villa, away from their League troubles, beat first division Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round replay.
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.
Won
2-0
🟩 30 Jan 1974, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Sammy Morgan | 12' | Alun Evans | 68' |
Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 12' | Bruce Rioch | 68' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 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
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #205 |
Wednesday, 30 January 1974
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
🔴 F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 1971-74 🕒 114 | ✅ 110 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 25 | 🔥 11 | 🇺 11 | #551 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 205 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 58 🟥 54 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Arsenal
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Attendance: 47,821
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 | 🏴 |
Bertie Mee | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | LB Bob McNab | 🏴 | (M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |)
Unused Substitutes:
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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“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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