1973–74 Chester F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was the 36th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1973–74 season
ManagerKen Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
7th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupFirst round
Welsh CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
John James (21)

All:
John James (24)
Highest home attendance6,075 vs Bury (24 February)
Lowest home attendance1,550 vs Torquay United (8 December)
Average home league attendance2,538
19th in division[1]

Also, it was the 16th 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
5 Northampton Town 46 20 13 13 63 48 1.313 53
6 Reading 46 16 19 11 58 37 1.568 51
7 Chester 46 17 15 14 54 55 0.982 49
8 Bradford City 46 17 14 15 58 52 1.115 48
9 Newport County 46 16 14 16 56 65 0.862 45[lower-alpha 1]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. Newport County had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 17 15 14 54 55 0.982 49 13 6 4 31 19 32 4 9 10 23 36 17

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLWWWLLWLDLWLDDWLLLDDWWDLWDDWWDLWLWWDLWDDWWDLDD
Position198746881212141213141312131617191816161617141414131213151515151212149911887887
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
25 August Swansea City A L0–2 2,500
31 August Hartlepool H W3–1 James (2), Whitehead 2,193
8 September Newport County A W2–0 James, Whitehead 3,660
12 September Workington H W1–0 Draper 3,071
15 September Exeter City H L0–1 2,884
17 September Mansfield Town A L0–3 3,936
22 September Darlington A W2–1 James (2) 1,818
29 September Lincoln City H L2–3 Owen, Griffiths 2,762
3 October Mansfield Town H D1–1 James 2,547
6 October Bury A L1–3 Griffiths 5,519
13 October Doncaster Rovers H W3–0 Redfern, Draper, James 2,006
20 October Gillingham H L2–4 Redfern, Seddon 2,055
24 October Workington A D1–1 James 862
27 October Bradford City A D1–1 Draper 3,361
3 November Rotherham United H W1–0 Mason 2,385
10 November Scunthorpe United A L1–2 James 2,164
14 November Colchester United H L0–4 1,973
17 November Brentford A L0–3 5,167
8 December Torquay United H D1–1 James 1,550
22 December Lincoln City A D2–2 Owen, Loska 3,142
26 December Crewe Alexandra H W1–0 James 3,339
29 December Newport County H W3–0 Owen (2), James 2,621
1 January Hartlepool A D0–0 3,050
12 January Exeter City A L1–2 Draper 5,047
19 January Swansea City H W1–0 James (pen.) 2,407
27 January Barnsley A D1–1 Murphy (o.g.) 8,294
2 February Peterborough United A D0–0 7,683
10 February Darlington H W1–0 Owen 3,172
17 February Doncaster Rovers A W2–1 Seddon, Draper 2,478
24 February Bury H D1–1 James 6,075
3 March Crewe Alexandra A L0–1 3,251
10 March Bradford City H W1–0 Seddon 2,534
17 March Gillingham A L0–1 7,541
20 March Peterborough United H W2–1 Redfern, Seddon 1,678
23 March Scunthorpe United H W2–0 Owen, Mason 2,038
26 March Northampton Town A D3–3 Tucker (o.g.), Whitehead, Redfern 5,969
30 March Rotherham United A L2–3 Owen, James 1,945
3 April Barnsley H W3–1 James (2), Loska 2,001
5 April Colchester United A D1–1 Owen 6,371
13 April Brentford H D0–0 2,643
15 April Stockport County A W1–0 Mason 2,111
16 April Stockport County H W2–1 James (2) 2,438
20 April Torquay United A D2–2 James (2, 1pen.) 2,718
22 April Reading A L0–3 3,121
27 April Reading H D0–0 2,076
1 May Northampton Town H D0–0 1,800

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 24 November Telford United (SFL) H W1–0 Grummett 2,729
Second round 15 December Huddersfield Town (3) H W3–2 Owen, James, Draper 3,298
Third round 5 January Aston Villa (2) A L1–3 James 16,545

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 29 August Wrexham (3) H L0–2 4,791

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fourth round 23 January Welshpool (Mid Wales League) H W2–1 Redfern, James 679
Quarterfinal 6 February Wrexham (3) A L0–1 6,904

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Grenville Millington 28 2332
John Taylor 24 231
Field players
Ray Carter 26+1 24+12
Geoff Davies 2+3 2+3
Derek Draper 476 435311
Chris Dunleavy 41 3632
Nigel Edwards 36+2 31+2311
Paul Futcher 20+1 1811+1
Ron Futcher 6 42
Neil Griffiths 172 1621
Jim Grummett 17+11 15+1111
Stan Horne 19+1 17+111
John James 4624 412132111
Dave Kennedy 2 11
Tony Loska 19+62 17+622
Stuart Mason 46+13 40+13312
Reg Matthewson 19+1 16+121
Terry Owen 29+29 27+2821
Gary Potter 10 10
Jimmy Redfern 455 3943121
John Relish 4+1 2+12
Ian Seddon 28+64 26+540+12
Norman Whitehead 41+53 35+53312
Own goals 2 2
Total 5261 465435122

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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