Game #3274
Aston Villa
Monday, 1 April 1974
Won
9th= (-)
LWWWW
Division Two
Attendance: 22,094
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Brian Little and Pat McMahon steal the headlines but the often maligned 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.
Sheffield Wednesday
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | John Gidman | Chico Hamilton | Brian Little | 74' | Pat McMahon |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 1 April 1974
1’ Debut, Roy Stark
Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by John Gidman
22’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday) Mick Prendergast
Goal, 2-1, Pat McMahon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa
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
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa win four successive games for the first time this season and for the first time since April 1972 to make it twelve wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty four League games this season. Meanwhile, Roy Stark made his Villa debut aged 20 after joining from school football in June 1967.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #214 |
Monday, 1 April 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Harry New, Havant |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | 1960-1975
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Roy Stark replaces Chris Nicholl.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.49 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 31.94 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 20.24 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Roy Stark |
CB Ian Ross |
CB Fred Turnbull |
RB John Gidman |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon |
F Brian Little |
F Sammy Morgan |
F Keith Leonard |
Sheffield Wednesday
Springett, Rodrigues, Shaw, Thompson (g), Holsgrove, Knighton, Potts, Prendergast (g), Joicey, Craig (ex), Cameron (Henderson).
Manager: Steve Burtenshaw.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans |
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
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Tuesday, 2 April 1974