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.
Championship
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 45 | 45 | 4,050 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 46 | 46 | 4,140 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1.78 | +30 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | 28 | 2,483 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1.50 | +10 |
| Total | 119 | 119 | 10,673 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 76 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 0 | — | +40 |
FA Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | -3 |
EFL Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | +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 |
Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.