Game #3298
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 16 October 1974


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Crewe Alexandra
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,007
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Crewe Alexandra

Assists(s) | Sammy Morgan | 88' |
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 16 October 1974
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Crewe Alexandra
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Keith Leonard, Sub on, Brian Little
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Sammy Morgan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 16 October 1974
Villa need a Chico Hamilton strike with 90 seconds of the game left to beat fourth division side Crewe in the League Cup third round replay.
Ron Saunders' Villa leave it late to beat Fourth Division side Crewe in the League Cup third round to set up a last 16 tie with Hartlepool.
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Crewe Alexandra


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #16 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Wednesday, 16 October 1974
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🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 16 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 6 🟥 2 | 1.88
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 9 October 1974, Villa 2-2 Crewe, Gresty Road. 🆘
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gidman and Keith Leonard replace Neil Rioch and Leighton Phillips.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.57 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.48 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.78 |
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Melia | 🏴 |

Crewe Alexandra
GK Geoff Crudgington (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Tommy Lowry | 🏴 |
CB John Rowlands | 🏴 |
CB Phil Nicholls | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kelley | 🏴 |
M Ray Carter | 🏴 |
M Hughen Riley | 🏴 |
W Hugh Reed | 🏴 |
W Gerry Humphreys | 🏴 |
W Chris Duffey | 🏴 |
F Albert Kinsey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Albert Kinsey | 🏴 | (F Dennis Nelson | 🏴 |)

🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Brian Little | 🏴 | | 70 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
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
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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Thursday, 17 October 1974
🟩 16 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park

