Game #3274
Aston Villa
12-12-10, 36 PTS

Monday, 1 April 1974
9th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Roy Stark | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
Roy Stark replaces Chris Nicholl.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.49 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.94 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.24 |
Forward Brian Little 🏴 and midfielder Pat McMahon 🏴 take the headlines but the often maligned 'keeper Jimmy Cumbes 🏴 steals the show as a fine show of goalkeeping keeps Wednesday at bay to allow Villa to record their 🟩 third successive away win, their 🟩 fourth win in a row and their 🟩 fifth in 🕒 seven games under Vic Crowe 🏴.
Villa record 🟩 four successive wins for the first time this season since April 1972 to make it 🟩 twelve wins, 🟨 twelve draws and 🟥 ten defeats in 🕒 thirty four League games this season.
Centre back Roy Stark 🏴 20 made his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after coming through the youth ranks to become the 566th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 ⚽ scores a brace and 🔥 creates one to contribute his ⚽ 🔥 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 54th appearance (49 Starts) and make it 🟩 W23 🟨 D17 🟥 L14, ⚽ 11 Goals and 🔥 9 Assists at a rate of one every 2.70 games.

Won
4-2
🟩 1 Apr 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 5' | 87' Pat McMahon | 44' | Keith Leonard | 74' |
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 5' | Chico Hamilton | 44' | Brian Little | 74' | Pat McMahon | 87' |
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Roy Stark
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by John Gidman
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday) Mick Prendergast
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-1, Pat McMahon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64' Goal, 2-2, (Sheffield Wednesday) Alan Thompson
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 3-2, Keith Leonard, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 4-2, Brian Little, Assist by Pat McMahon
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Aston Villa
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #214 |
Monday, 1 April 1974

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 CB Roy Stark | 🏴 | #566 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 214 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 | 59 🟥 57 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Sheffield Wednesday
10-9-18, 29 PTS

Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,094
GK Peter Springett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Rodrigues | 🏴 |
CB Alan Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB John Holsgrove | 🏴 |
LB Bernard Shaw | 🏴 |
FB Danny Cameron | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ken Knighton | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
F Brian Joicey | 🏴 |
W Eric Potts | 🏴 |
CF Mick Prendergast | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Derek Dooley | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | FB Danny Cameron | 🏴 | (W Willie Henderson | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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