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Game #3267

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 16 February 1974

5th Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Jim Cumbes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Ian Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ด |
M Pat McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Sammy Morgan | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
F Alun Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Trevor Hockey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Chris Nicholl, Late tackle (4)
๐ŸŸจ John Gidman, Late tackle (3)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
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 | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.82 |

Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.12 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

๐Ÿ”ด M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1969-74 ๐Ÿ•’ 177 | โœ… 172 ๐Ÿ” (5) | โšฝ 37 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 24 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4 | #537 |

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Lost

0-1

๐ŸŸฅ 16 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 8โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Paul Fletcher
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa

๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Chris Nicholl, Late tackle
๐ŸŸจ | Booking, John Gidman, Late tackle

Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #207 |
Saturday, 16 February 1974

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Pat Partridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 1968-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Pat Partridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 1968-1980

Previous 5 vs. Burnley: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 107 | ๐ŸŸฉ W47 (44% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D22 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(64% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L38 (36% ) | โšฝ 202 | ๐Ÿฅ… 172 | GD 30

Match Stats

Not recorded

Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974

๐Ÿ•’ 207 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 93 ๐ŸŸจ | 58 ๐ŸŸฅ 56 | 1.63

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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FA Cup

Burnley

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Turf Moor

Attendance: 29.301

GK Alan Stevenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Keith Newton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Colin Waldron | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jim Thomson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Geoff Nulty | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Doug Collins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Leighton James | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Martin Dobson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Peter Noble | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ray Hankin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Paul Fletcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Jimmy Adamson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Doug Collins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Billy Ingham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1959-60

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

109

โœ…

109

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

51

๐ŸŸจ

31

๐ŸŸฅ

27

โ›”

43

๐Ÿฅ…

98

LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

566

โœ…

565

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

13

23

๐ŸŸฉ

217

๐ŸŸจ

127

๐ŸŸฅ

222

CB Ian Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

91

โœ…

91

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

39

๐ŸŸจ

29

๐ŸŸฅ

23

CB Chris Nicholl | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

93

โœ…

93

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

38

๐ŸŸจ

29

๐ŸŸฅ

26

RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

37

โœ…

37

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

2

๐ŸŸฉ

13

๐ŸŸจ

13

๐ŸŸฅ

11

M Pat McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

132

โœ…

124

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

25

7

๐ŸŸฉ

59

๐ŸŸจ

34

๐ŸŸฅ

39

M Chico Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

149

โœ…

134

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

28

27

๐ŸŸฉ

64

๐ŸŸจ

42

๐ŸŸฅ

43

M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

177

โœ…

172

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

37

24

๐ŸŸฉ

69

๐ŸŸจ

48

๐ŸŸฅ

60

W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

108

โœ…

103

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

31

23

๐ŸŸฉ

57

๐ŸŸจ

24

๐ŸŸฅ

27

F Alun Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

65

โœ…

55

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

14

10

๐ŸŸฉ

24

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

18

CF Sammy Morgan | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

18

โœ…

13

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

1

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

6

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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.

โ€œNo 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.

โ€But since then things have gone wrong for us.โ€

Vic Crowe.

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