Game #3032
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 13 August 1969
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Chester
Sealand Road
Attendance: 10,510
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
Chester
1-2
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 17' | Willie Anderson | 55' |
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 13 August 1969
💥 | 17' Chester 'goal' disallowed for offside
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🟨 | Booking, Dick Edwards, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Bruce Rioch, Encroaching
🕒 | HT Chester 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Willie Anderson
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 2-1, (Chester), Billy Dearden
🕒 | FT Chester 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 13 August 1969
Villa face Chester for the first time in competitive football, Chester become the 95th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Tommy Docherty's Villa beat fourth division Chester in the League Cup first round as Neil Rioch made his first appearance in the Villa squad aged 18 after arriving from Luton Town in July 1969 alongside his elder brother Bruce for a fee of £10,000.
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Chester
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Chester
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Wednesday, 13 August 1969
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🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: David Laing | 🏴 | Preston, 1965-1973
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Laing | 🏴 | Preston, 1965-1973
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 March 1968, Villa 2-1 Carlisle, Brunton Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Pat McMahon replaces Dave Rudge.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.47 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.30 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 18.80 |
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ken Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
Chester
GK Terry Carling | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
CB Joe Ashworth | 🏴 |
CB Graham Turner | 🏴 |
LH Terry Bradbury | 🏴 |
LH Eric Brodie | 🏴 |
RH Roy Cheetham | 🏴 |
M Mike Sutton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Andy Provan | 🏴 |
IF Roy Chapman (ex) | 🏴 |
F Billy Dearden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mike Sutton | 🏴 | (CF Keith Webber | 🏴 |)
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
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
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Dunn | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
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
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.