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
🟩 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
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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: ❌
🟩 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, 1972-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 201 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 | 55 🟥 54 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 5 Jan 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 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
* 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 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.