Game #3032
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 13 August 1969
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 10,510
Chester
Sealand Road
Villa narrowly beat fourth division side Chester in the first round of the League Cup in a bad tempered match on the pitch and on the terraces as Tommy Docherty had to appeal for calm from the visiting fans.
Chester
1-2
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 17' | Willie Anderson | 55' |
KEY MAN
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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
ON THIS DAY
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.
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: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chester
Previous 5 vs. Chester: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Wednesday, 13 August 1969
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 | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.72
Career Form:
Top 6
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Laing | 🏴 | Preston, 1965-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
David Laing
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Chester
None
TEAM NEWS
Pat McMahon replaces Dave Rudge.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.47 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.30 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 18.80 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Ken Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mike Sutton | 🏴 | (CF Keith Webber | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“We think our supporters are the greatest in the world, but If they do any damage here they will damage the name of Aston Villa.”
Tommy Docherty.
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
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