Game #3261
Saturday, 5 January 1974
Attendance: 16,545
Won
FA Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Chester
DLLDW
Villa Park
Villa win for the first time in ten games as they beat fourth division Chester in the third round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
3-1
Chester
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 67' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
11’ Goal, 1-0, Chris Nicholl
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
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chester
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Chester
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chester
Previous 5 vs. Chester: | - | - | - | - | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #201 |
Saturday, 5 January 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Peter Reeves, Leicester |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | DLLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.12 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 31.70 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 20.00 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
RB John Gidman |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Jimmy Brown |
M Bruce Rioch |
W Ray Graydon |
F Brian Little |
F Alun Evans |
Chester
Millington, Mason, Edwards, Carter, Dunleavey, Matthewson, Whitehead, Redfern, Draper, James (g), Owen (Seddon).
Manager: Ken Roberts.
SUBSTITUTES
F Sammy Morgan for F Alun Evans | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 7 January 1974