James Chester

123appearances

12goals

#893legacy number

Position	Defender
Nationality	Wales
Villa career	2016-2020 — a goal every 10.2 games
Captaincy	2016–2017 2018–2019
Era	The Modern Era (2016– )

Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded).

Aston Villa Record — by competition

Season-by-season Villa record for James Chester, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. Detailed stats (minutes, shooting, defensive actions) exist from 2017–18 onward; earlier seasons show appearances, goals and cards only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch. Minutes are shown so any per-90 rate can be worked out (stat ÷ minutes × 90).

Championship

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Y	R	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkC	Cmp	PPG	+/-
2016-17	45	45	4,050	3	0	6	0	0	7	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	1.38	0
2017-18	46	46	4,140	4	1	4	0	23	6	26	16	1	0	60	38	1	46	1.78	+30
2018-19	28	28	2,483	5	0	2	1	17	5	17	12	1	1	25	13	2	27	1.50	+10
Total	119	119	10,673	12	1	12	1	40	18	76	28	2	1	85	51	3	118	—	+40

FA Cup

Season	Apps	St	Min	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	Cmp	PPG	+/-
2016-17	1	1	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	-2
2019-20	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	—	—	1	0	-1
Total	2	2	180	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	—	—	2	—	-3

EFL Cup

Season	Apps	St	Min	Sh	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	Cmp	PPG	+/-
2017-18	1	1	90	1	3	1	0	0	1	3	+1
2019-20	1	1	76	0	0	2	—	—	0	3	+4
Total	2	2	166	1	3	3	0	0	1	—	+5

Career Profile

Signed for	€9.30m
Left for	Free
Age on debut	27
Starts · sub appearances	126 · 0
Assists	1 (13 goal involvements)
Cards	13 yellow · 1 red
International career	35 caps

Assists, cards and fees are not recorded in the season-by-season tables above. Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.