Game #3274
Aston Villa
12-12-10, 36 PTS
Monday, 1 April 1974
Won
9th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Sheffield Wednesday
10-9-18, 29 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,094
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
Sheffield Wednesday
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 5' | Chico Hamilton | 44' | Brian Little | 74' | Pat McMahon | 87' |
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 1 April 1974
🟢 | 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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 1 April 1974
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.
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Roy Stark | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #214 |
Monday, 1 April 1974
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🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 214 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 | 59 🟥 57 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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 |
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Derek Dooley | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | FB Danny Cameron | 🏴 | (W Willie Henderson | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 April 1974, Villa 4-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.