1952–53 Chester F.C. season
1952–53 season | |||
Manager | Frank Brown | ||
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Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
Football League Third Division North | 20th | ||
FA Cup | First round | ||
Welsh Cup | Final | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Don Travis (24) All: Don Travis (29) | ||
Highest home attendance | 11,371 vs Wrexham (15 April) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,941 vs Southport (29 April) | ||
Average home league attendance |
5,271 24th in division[1] | ||
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The 1952–53 season was the 15th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, a English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1952–53 Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 45 | 1.711 | +32 | 59 |
2 | Port Vale | 46 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 67 | 35 | 1.914 | +32 | 58 |
3 | Wrexham | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 86 | 66 | 1.303 | +20 | 56 |
4 | York City | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 45 | 1.333 | +15 | 53 |
5 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | +16 | 52 |
6 | Southport | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 60 | 1.050 | +3 | 51 |
7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 61 | 1.230 | +14 | 50 |
8 | Gateshead | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | +16 | 49 |
9 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 82 | 68 | 1.206 | +14 | 49 |
10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | +2 | 48 |
11 | Stockport County | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 82 | 69 | 1.188 | +13 | 47 |
12 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 63 | 1.032 | +2 | 47 |
13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 1.032 | +2 | 47 |
14 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 68 | 68 | 1.000 | 0 | 47 |
15 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | +6 | 46 |
16 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 75 | 80 | 0.938 | –5 | 46 |
17 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | –4 | 46 |
18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | –7 | 46 |
19 | Barrow | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 71 | 0.930 | –5 | 44 |
20 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 64 | 85 | 0.753 | –21 | 37 |
21 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 58 | 96 | 0.604 | –38 | 34 |
22 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 62 | 83 | 0.747 | –21 | 33 |
23 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 91 | 0.604 | –36 | 32 |
24 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 89 | 0.438 | –50 | 27 |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 64 | 85 | 0.753 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 58 | 10 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Result | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W |
Position | 17 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Source: statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 August | Stockport County | A | L | 1–4 | Travis | 10,467 |
27 August | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Richardson | 6,530 |
30 August | Bradford City | H | W | 2–0 | Deakin, Bullock | 6,365 |
1 September | York City | A | D | 0–0 | 8,759 | |
6 September | Rochdale | A | L | 1–3 | Richardson | 6,557 |
11 September | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | D | 1–1 | Travis | 6,695 |
13 September | Darlington | H | W | 6–3 | Bullock (2), Matt Costello, Travis, Windle, Richardson | 5,519 |
17 September | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | D | 1–1 | Matt Costello | 5,004 |
20 September | Gateshead | A | L | 1–4 | Windle | 6,186 |
24 September | Oldham Athletic | H | L | 0–1 | 5,678 | |
5 January | Hartlepools United | H | L | 0–1 | 4,110 | |
29 September | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–4 | Bullock | 5,698 |
4 October | Carlisle United | A | D | 1–1 | Bullock | 9,421 |
11 October | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 3–2 | Bullock, Travis, Deakin | 9,045 |
18 October | Chesterfield | A | L | 1–2 | Richardson | 8,675 |
25 October | Workington | H | D | 1–1 | Travis | 5,009 |
1 November | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 1–1 | Bullock | 5,903 |
8 November | Halifax Town | H | W | 2–1 | Deakin, Travis | 5,235 |
15 November | Mansfield Town | A | D | 2–2 | Hilton, Coffin | 6,390 |
29 November | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–1 | 8,145 | |
6 December | Rochdale | H | W | 3–0 | Bullock, Travis, Kirkpatrick | 3,324 |
13 December | Barrow | A | L | 0–3 | 3,744 | |
20 December | Stockport County | H | W | 4–0 | Morement, Travis, Bullock, Windle | 3,144 |
26 December | Southport | A | L | 0–2 | 6,000 | |
3 January | Bradford City | A | D | 2–2 | Travis, Windle | 9,172 |
13 January | Grimsby Town | A | L | 4–5 | Tony Spink (2), Morement (pen.), Windle | 6,204 |
24 January | Darlington | A | L | 2–3 | Hilton, Travis | 4,243 |
31 January | Grimsby Town | H | L | 0–2 | 4,005 | |
7 February | Gateshead | H | W | 2–0 | Travis (2) | 5,075 |
14 February | Hartlepools United | A | D | 2–2 | Travis, Windle | 6,499 |
21 February | Carlisle United | H | L | 1–2 | Travis | 5,987 |
28 February | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–4 | 8,633 | |
7 March | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–0 | Deakin, Astbury | 3,794 |
14 March | Workington | A | W | 2–1 | Travis (2) | 8,466 |
21 March | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 2–0 | Deakin, Travis | 3,818 |
25 March | Southport | H | D | 0–0 | 2,744 | |
28 March | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–3 | Travis | 3,296 |
3 April | Port Vale | A | D | 1–1 | Sutcliffe | 19,413 |
4 April | Mansfield Town | H | D | 2–2 | Morement (2) | 5,082 |
6 April | Port Vale | H | D | 2–2 | Morement, Travis | 10,553 |
11 April | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–2 | Travis | 19,058 |
15 April | Wrexham | H | L | 1–2 | Sutcliffe | 11,371 |
18 April | Bradford Park Avenue | H | L | 0–3 | 4,441 | |
22 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 2–2 | Travis (2) | 3,468 |
25 April | Wrexham | A | L | 0–7 | 11,082 | |
29 April | Barrow | H | W | 2–1 | Travis (2) | 1,941 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1952–53 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 22 November | Hartlepools United (3N) | H | L | 0–1 | 6,773 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1952–53 Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 31 December | Wrexham (3N) | A | W | 4–3 | Frank Tomlinson (2), Morement, Windle | 5,044 |
Sixth round | 4 February | Pwllheli & District (WLN) | H | W | 2–0 | Bullock, Sutcliffe | 1,600 |
Quarterfinal | 18 February | Lovell's Athletic (SFL) | H | W | 5–0 | Astbury, Bullock, Travis (3) | 1,700 |
Semifinal | 1 April | Connah's Quay Nomads (WLN) | N | W | 5–0 | Morement (2, 1pen.), Deakin, Hilton, Travis | 5,218 |
Final | 27 April | Rhyl (CCL) | N | L | 1–2 | Travis | 8,539 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
Bernard Port | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Dick Wright | 48 | – | 43 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
Field players | |||||||||
Tommy Astbury | 35 | 2 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | |
Norman Bullock | 27 | 11 | 24 | 9 | – | – | 3 | 2 | |
Geoff Coffin | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Matt Costello | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
Billy Deakin | 30 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |
Leo Dickens | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Ray Gill | 52 | – | 46 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | |
Joe Hilton | 33 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | |
Ron Hughes | 30 | – | 27 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Roger Kirkpatrick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Eric Lee | 39 | – | 34 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
John Molyneux | 6 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Ralph Morement | 41 | 8 | 38 | 5 | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
Sam Morris | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
George Pilkington | 20 | – | 16 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
Fred Richardson | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
Harry Smith | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Tony Spink | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
Fred Sutcliffe | 25 | 3 | 21 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 1 | |
Frank Tomlinson | 14 | 2 | 11 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | |
Don Travis | 47 | 29 | 41 | 24 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | |
Phil Whitlock | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Billy Windle | 44 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |
Own goals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 52 | 81 | 46 | 64 | 1 | – | 5 | 17 |
References
- ↑ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.
- Chester at the Football Club History Database
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