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Reg Chester

97appearances
34goals
#316legacy number
PositionForward
BornLong Eaton
Villa career1925–1935 — a goal every 2.9 games
EraBetween the Wars (1919–1939)

Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded). Legacy numbers are the club's official 150th-anniversary numbering of every player to appear for Villa, in debut order.

Aston Villa Record — by competition

Season-by-season Villa record for Reg 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).

First Division

SeasonAppsStMinGAPkYR2YShSoTFlsFldOffCrsIntTkWPkWPkCOGCmpSubPPG+/-
1925-2633—1——00—————————————0——
1926-2744—0——00—————————————0——
1927-281111—3——00—————————————0——
1928-291717—9——00—————————————0——
1929-302020—9——00—————————————0——
1930-3188—3——00—————————————0——
1931-321313—4——00—————————————0——
1932-3366—1——00—————————————0——
1933-3422—2——00—————————————0——
1934-3599—2——00—————————————0——
Total9393—34——00—————————————0——

FA Cup

SeasonAppsStMinGAPkYR2YShSoTFlsFldOffCrsIntTkWPkWPkCOGCmpSubPPG+/-
1927-2811—0——00—————————————0——
1928-2922—0——00—————————————0——
1934-3511—0——00—————————————0——
Total44—0——00—————————————0——

Career Profile

Signed forYouth
Left forFree
Age on debut20
Starts · sub appearances97 · 0
Assists23 (57 goal involvements)

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