1972–73 Chester F.C. season

The 1972–73 season was the 35th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1972–73 season
ManagerKen Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
15th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupSecond round
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Derek Draper (13)

All:
Derek Draper (17)
Highest home attendance4,564 vs Southport (26 September)
Lowest home attendance1,264 vs Reading (7 March)
Average home league attendance2,796
19th in division[1]

Also, it was the 15th 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
13 Workington 46 17 12 17 59 61 0.967 46
14 Barnsley 46 14 16 16 58 60 0.967 44
15 Chester 46 14 15 17 61 52 1.173 43
16 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 61 65 0.938 43
17 Doncaster Rovers 46 15 12 19 49 58 0.845 42
Source: rsssf.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 14 15 17 61 52 1.173 43 11 6 6 40 19 28 3 9 11 21 33 15

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWLWWLDDWDDWLWWLDDLDWWLLDLDLDDWDLLLWLDLWLLWDLDW
Position11064444746455466667534761081010111211111414131415171516171717171515
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
12 August Bury H W2–0 Draper, Purdie 3,444
19 August Newport County A L2–3 Draper, Relish 3,342
26 August Peterborough United H W8–2 Purdie, Wallace (2, 1pen.), Draper, Owen, Hollis (3) 3,162
30 August Colchester United H W4–0 Wallace (2pens.), Hollis, Owen 4,304
1 September Northampton Town A L0–1 4,766
9 September Aldershot H D0–0 3,846
16 September Darlington A D1–1 Owen 1,401
23 September Crewe Alexandra H W2–1 Wallace (pen.), Purdie 3,834
26 September Southport H D0–0 4,564
30 September Barnsley A D0–0 2,784
4 October Bradford City A W1–0 Hollis 2,283
7 October Workington A L1–3 Draper 1,379
11 October Hartlepool H W2–0 Wallace (pen.), Purdie 3,254
14 October Lincoln City H W2–1 Hollis, Draper 3,616
21 October Mansfield Town A L1–4 Griffiths 5,787
24 October Doncaster Rovers A D0–0 2,240
28 October Cambridge United H D1–1 Turner 3,412
3 November Southport A L2–3 Draper, Purdie 3,662
11 November Bradford City H D1–1 Draper 2,710
25 November Torquay United A W2–1 Owen, Draper 2,511
1 December Stockport County H W2–0 Kennedy, Draper 3,196
9 December Gillingham A L0–1 3,162
23 December Exeter City H L0–1 2,560
26 December Crewe Alexandra A D1–1 Davies 3,204
30 December Newport County H L0–2 2,844
6 January Peterborough United A D2–2 Davies, Kennedy 3,821
17 January Hereford United A L1–3 Clapham 8,795
27 January Aldershot A D1–1 Purdie 3,581
3 February Hartlepool A D0–0 2,826
10 February Darlington H W5–0 Davies, Griffiths, James, Hollis, Purdie 1,873
17 February Bury A D1–1 James 3,461
20 February Doncaster Rovers H L1–2 Hollis 2,561
24 February Hereford United H L0–1 4,264
3 March Workington H L1–3 Walker (o.g.) 1,611
7 March Reading H W2–0 Wallace (pen.), James 1,264
10 March Lincoln City A L0–1 3,591
17 March Mansfield Town H D2–2 Draper (2) 1,964
24 March Cambridge United A L0–1 3,935
28 March Northampton Town H W3–0 James, Draper (2) 1,336
31 March Torquay United H L1–2 Kennedy 1,268
6 April Stockport County A L1–2 Wallace (pen.) 2,638
14 April Gillingham H W1–0 Davies 1,286
20 April Barnsley H D0–0 2,136
21 April Reading A L1–2 Wallace (pen.) 4,478
23 April Exeter City A D0–0 3,863
27 April Colchester United A W3–2 James (2), Davies 2,689

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 18 November Bolton Wanderers (3) A D1–1 Hollis 9,620
First round replay 22 November H L0–1 7,611

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 16 August Shrewsbury Town (3) H W4–3 Hollis, Wallace, Draper (2) 3,521
Second round 5 September Southampton (1) A D0–0 10,236
Second round replay 13 September H D2–2 Hollis, Draper 8,308
Second round second replay 20 September N L0–2 2,417

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fourth round 13 January Wrexham (3) A W1–0 Wallace (pen.) 3,588
Quarterfinal 15 February Welshpool (Mid Wales League) A D1–1 Davies
Quarterfinal replay 28 February H W1–0 Draper 1,755
Semifinal 21 March Cardiff City (2) H L0–1 2,158

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Jim Eadie 8 62
John Taylor 48 40224
Field players
Ray Carter 17 1412
Graham Clapham 23+51 21+411+11
Geoff Davies 21+116 16+1151131
Derek Draper 4717 381323341
Nigel Edwards 50 42233
Graham Futcher 3+1 3+1
Paul Futcher 2 2
Neil Griffiths 482 402224
Mick Hollis 43+311 34+3821423
John James 166 1561
Dave Kennedy 41+33 32+33234
Reg Matthewson 22 193
Terry Owen 434 354233
Gary Potter 1 1
Dave Pountney 53 44243
Bernard Purdie 37+47 31+371+141
John Relish 121 8131
Graham Turner 311 25124
Bob Wallace 5011 41924131
Own goals 1 1
Total 5671 4661214643

References

  1. "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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