Game #3267
Aston Villa

Saturday, 16 February 1974
5th Round
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐จ |
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 |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
M Pat McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Sammy Morgan | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Alun Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Trevor Hockey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Chris Nicholl, Late tackle (4)
๐จ John Gidman, Late tackle (3)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
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
Pat McMahon replaces Jimmy Brown.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.60 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.82 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.12 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1969-74 ๐ 177 | โ 172 ๐ (5) | โฝ 37 | ๐ฅ 24 | ๐บ 4 | #537 |

Lost
0-1
๐ฅ 16 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 8โ Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Paul Fletcher
๐ | HT Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Chris Nicholl, Late tackle
๐จ | Booking, John Gidman, Late tackle
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #207 |
Saturday, 16 February 1974
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Pat Partridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 1968-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Pat Partridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 1968-1980
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
๐ 207 | ๐ฉ | 93 ๐จ | 58 ๐ฅ 56 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6

FA Cup
Burnley
Turf Moor
Attendance: 29.301
GK Alan Stevenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Keith Newton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Colin Waldron | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jim Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Geoff Nulty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Doug Collins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Leighton James | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Martin Dobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Peter Noble | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ray Hankin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Paul Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Jimmy Adamson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Doug Collins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Billy Ingham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1959-60
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa lose in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Turf Moor in front of 8,000 travelling Villa fans as they are narrowly beaten by first division Burnley.
Vic Crowe's Villa fall to first division Burnley in the FA Cup third round.
Bruce Rioch makes his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving on to Derby County for a fee of ยฃ200,000 later this month. Rioch played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1973-74 making 178 appearances and scoring 37 goals.
What they Said
"It will all be forgotten next week regardless of how well we played here.
โNo one ever remembers the losers In the Cup.
"We know we were a good team because we were second In the table until the beginning of November.
โBut since then things have gone wrong for us.โ
Vic Crowe.



