Game #3261
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 January 1974
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
Chester
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,545
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Chester
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 11' | 67' | Ray Graydon | 77' |
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 January 1974
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 1-1, (Chester), John James
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Chester
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Alun Evans, Sub on, Sammy Morgan
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 2-1, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 3-1, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chester
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
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 January 1974
Villa win for the first time in ten games as they beat fourth division Chester in the third round of the FA Cup.
Vic Crowe's Villa, score as many goals in 66 minutes as they had managed in the previous nine games however the upturn in scoring form came in the FA Cup against fourth division side Chester.
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, 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
Chester
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #201 |
Saturday, 5 January 1974
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🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1974-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 201 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 | 55 🟥 54 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1974-1980
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
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.12 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.70 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.00 |
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Ken Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
Chester
GK Gren Millington | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Chris Dunleavey | 🏴 |
CB Reg Matthewson | 🏴 |
D Stewart Mason | 🏴 |
M Ray Carter | 🏴 |
M Derek Draper | 🏴 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Redfern | 🏴 |
F John James | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Terry Owen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ | for F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Terry Owen | 🏴 | (M Ian Seddon | 🏴 |)
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, 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
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, 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
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park