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23 January - The Welsh Edit šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ

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Celebrating the birthday of the great James Chester, here are 14 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day - the Welsh Edit šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ.


Celebrating the birthday of the great James Chester, here are 14 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day - the Welsh Edit.
Celebrating the birthday of the great James Chester, here are 14 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day - the Welsh Edit.


On This Day



  1. 1904 Mart Watkins šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes his debutĀ 1

  2. 1937 Tom Griffiths šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes his 54th appearance for VillaĀ 2

  3. 1954 Ken O Roberts šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes his debutĀ 3

  4. 1954 Keith Jones šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes his 107th appearance for VillaĀ 4

  5. 1960 Vic Crowe šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes his 158th appearance for VillaĀ 5

  6. 1971 Vic Crowe šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes it 14 wins & 8 draws in 27 D3 games so far this season.Ā 6

  7. 1971 Brian Godfrey šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes his 140th appearance for VillaĀ 7

  8. 1982 🟩 23 Jan 1982, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate 8

  9. 1988 🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road 9

  10. 1989 James Chester šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ born in WarringtonĀ 10

  11. 1993 Dean Saunders šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes his 25th appearanceĀ 11

  12. 2010 🟩 23 Jan 2010, Villa 3-2 Brighton, Villa Park 12

  13. 2010 James Collins šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ makes his 15th start for VillaĀ 13

  14. 2021 🟩 23 Jan 2021, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park 14




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