Game #3265
Wednesday, 30 January 1974
Attendance: 47,821
Won
FA Cup 4th Round Replay
4th Round
Arsenal
WDDDW
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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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
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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #205 |
Wednesday, 30 January 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Clive Thomas, Treorchy |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WDDDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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
Vic Crowe
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
RB John Gidman |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Pat McMahon |
F Geoff Vowden |
F Sammy Morgan |
F Alun Evans |
Arsenal
Wilson, Rice, Storey, Blockley, Simpson, McNab (Brady), Armstrong, Ball, Kelly, Kennedy, Radford. Manager: Bertie Mee.
SUBSTITUTES
F Brian Little for F Geoff Vowden | 33' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 31 January 1974