The 1961–62 season was the 24th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
| 1961–62 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Stan Pearson Bill Lambton |
| Stadium | Sealand Road |
| Football League Fourth Division | 23rd |
| FA Cup | First round |
| Football League Cup | First round |
| Welsh Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ron Davies (13) All: Ron Davies (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 14,462 vs Wrexham (30 September) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,602 vs Hartlepools United (20 January) |
| Average home league attendance | 5,578 11th in division[1] |
Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.
Football League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chesterfield | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 87 | 0.805 | 37 | |
| 20 | Gillingham | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 94 | 0.777 | 37 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 44 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 52 | 101 | 0.515 | 27 | |
| 23 | Chester | 44 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 96 | 0.563 | 26 |
Source: rsssf.com
Note: The number of games played by each team was 44 instead of the usual 46, because Accrington Stanley resigned from the league on March 11 after 33 games. Their results (P33 W5 D8 L20 F19 A60 GA 0.317 Pts 18) were expunged.
Note: The number of games played by each team was 44 instead of the usual 46, because Accrington Stanley resigned from the league on March 11 after 33 games. Their results (P33 W5 D8 L20 F19 A60 GA 0.317 Pts 18) were expunged.
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 44 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 96 | 0.563 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 7 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
editMatches
edit| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 1–0 | Edwards | 9,248 |
| 23 August | Bradford City | H | L | 1–2 | Jones | 8,692 |
| 26 August | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 1–0 | Jones | 4,106 |
| 30 August | Bradford City | A | L | 0–2 | 7,877 | |
| 2 September | Darlington | H | D | 2–2 | White, Jones | 6,423 |
| 6 September | Carlisle United | H | D | 1–1 | Thompson (o.g.) | 6,974 |
| 9 September | Hartlepools United | A | W | 3–1 | Cooper (2), Morris | 4,838 |
| 16 September | Southport | H | W | 2–0 | Hennin, Davies | 6,357 |
| 19 September | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 0–2 | 6,779 | |
| 23 September | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 1–4 | Edwards | 9,182 |
| 27 September | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 2–3 | Davies, Jones | 6,671 |
| 30 September | Wrexham | H | D | 1–1 | Davies | 14,462 |
| 2 October | Colchester United | A | L | 2–5 | Pritchard, Morris | 7,148 |
| 7 October | Workington | A | L | 1–4 | Davies | 3,145 |
| 11 October | Colchester United | H | D | 2–2 | Clarke, Davies | 7,186 |
| 14 October | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Bellett | 6,399 |
| 21 October | Chesterfield | A | L | 1–4 | Powell (o.g.) | 4,436 |
| 28 October | Gillingham | H | D | 1–1 | Pritchard | 4,439 |
| 11 November | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | 4,186 | |
| 18 November | Barrow | A | L | 2–3 | White (2) | 4,228 |
| 2 December | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | Hennin | 5,092 |
| 9 December | Exeter City | H | D | 1–1 | Morris | 3,192 |
| 16 December | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–4 | Hennin | 9,144 |
| 23 December | Accrington Stanley | H | D | 0–0 | 2,153 | |
| 26 December | Aldershot | H | L | 2–3 | Davies (2) | 2,775 |
| 6 January | Millwall | A | L | 0–2 | 10,352 | |
| 13 January | Darlington | A | L | 0–2 | 3,741 | |
| 20 January | Hartlepools United | H | D | 4–4 | Edwards (2), Clarke, Fitzgerald | 2,602 |
| 27 January | Rochdale | H | L | 2–3 | Davies, Aspden (o.g.) | 4,082 |
| 3 February | Southport | A | L | 0–1 | 4,018 | |
| 9 February | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Jones | 7,371 |
| 17 February | Wrexham | A | D | 0–0 | 14,220 | |
| 24 February | Workington | H | L | 1–3 | Jones | 4,011 |
| 3 March | York City | A | L | 1–5 | Davies | 4,600 |
| 10 March | Chesterfield | H | W | 4–1 | Fitzgerald, Clarke (o.g.), Hewitt, Davies | 4,176 |
| 17 March | Gillingham | A | D | 0–0 | 5,187 | |
| 24 March | Millwall | H | L | 2–4 | Fitzgerald, Hewitt | 4,970 |
| 30 March | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–3 | 5,168 | |
| 4 April | Aldershot | A | L | 2–6 | Davies, Hewitt | 3,833 |
| 7 April | Barrow | H | L | 2–3 | Davies, Cooper | 2,927 |
| 14 April | Rochdale | A | L | 2–3 | Hennin, Myerscough | 3,061 |
| 20 April | Stockport County | A | W | 1–0 | Fitzgerald | 4,388 |
| 21 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 1–0 | Myerscough | 3,890 |
| 23 April | Stockport County | H | W | 2–0 | Myerscough, Davies | 5,105 |
| 28 April | Exeter City | A | L | 0–5 | 3,219 | |
| 1 May | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–2 | 12,660 |
FA Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 4 November | Ashington (NCL) | H | W | 4–1 | Davies (2), Morris, Jones | 4,361 |
| Second round | 25 November | Morecambe (LC) | H | L | 0–1 | 7,982 |
League Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 13 September | Reading (3) | A | L | 2–4 | Davies, Cooper | 7,786 |
Welsh Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 31 January | Holyhead Town (Welsh League (North)) | H | L | 1–2 | Fitzgerald | 1,967 |
Season statistics
edit| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Reg Barton | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| John Hardie | 47 | – | 43 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| Field players | |||||||||||
| Wally Bellett | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| David Cartlidge | 13 | – | 12 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bobby Clarke | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Jim Cooper | 18 | 4 | 17 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| Ron Davies | 42 | 15 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| Fred Donaldson | 25 | – | 21 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| Malcolm Edwards | 31 | 4 | 29 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| John Evans | 11 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Peter Fitzgerald | 42 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Ray Gill | 20 | – | 18 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Derek Hennin | 43 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Ron Hewitt | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Ron Hughes | 45 | – | 41 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| Jerry Ireland | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Merfyn Jones | 39 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Joe Kennedy | 37 | – | 35 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| Fred Morris | 33 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| Bill Myerscough | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Alan Pritchard | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Eric Raybould | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Les Stopford | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| John Watson | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Billy White | 14 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Own goals | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 48 | 61 | 44 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
References
edit- ^ "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