Game #3032
Wednesday, 13 August 1969
Attendance: 10,510
Won
League Cup 1st Round
1st Round
Chester
DWLLW
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 | 16' | Willie Anderson | 55' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
16’ Goal, Pat McMahon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
HT Chester 0-1 Aston Villa
55’ Goal, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Willie Anderson
75’ Goal, 2-1, (Chester), Billy Dearden
FT Chester 1-2 Aston Villa
Cards.
Booking, Dick Edwards, Foul
Booking, Bruce Rioch, Encroaching
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
Chester
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Chester: | - | - | - | - | - |
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
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Laing | 🏴 | Preston, 1965-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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
Tommy Docherty
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
RB Mick Wright |
D Dick Edwards |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Barry Hole |
M Mike Ferguson |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
M Pat McMahon |
Chester
Carling, Bradbury, Sear, Ashworth, Turner, Cheetham, Dearden (g), Sutton (Webber), Chapman, Brodie, Provan.
Manager: Ken Roberts.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Neil Rioch |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
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.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 14 August 1969