Game #3316
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 15 January 1975


Drew
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
League Cup
Chester
Sealand Road
Attendance: 19,000
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road
Chester
2-2

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | Ray Graydon | 15' | Brian Little | 50' |
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 15 January 1975
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Bobby McDonald, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-1, (Chester), Tommy Owen
🕒 | HT Chester 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 2-2, (Chester), Gary Moore
🕒 | FT Chester 2-2 Aston Villa
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
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 15 January 1975
Villa dominate Chester but are held at Sealand Road despite Ray Graydon's 30th of the season but the second leg at Villa Park is expected to be a formality. What isn't in doubt however is that Villa are unbeaten in three in all competitions in 1975.
Ron Saunders' Villa take the advantage over fourth division side Chester ahead of the League Cup semi final second leg at Villa Park.
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road

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: ❌
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #34 |
Wednesday, 15 January 1975
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🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 34 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 10 🟥 8 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 16 February 1974, Villa 0-1 Burnley, Turf Moor.
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
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.36 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.73 |
Youngest Player |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | 17.86 |
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ken Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |

Chester
GK Gren Millington | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Storton | 🏴 |
CB Reg Matthewson | 🏴 |
LB Tony Loska | 🏴 |
M Ian Seddon | 🏴 |
M Derek Draper | 🏴 |
M Dave Lennard | 🏴 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 |
F John James | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Terry Owen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F John James | 🏴 | (F Gary Moore | 🏴 | ⚽ |)

🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
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
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | | 29 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 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
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | Knee
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | Heel
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 15 Jan 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road


MATCH REPORTS
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