1949–50 Chester F.C. season
1949–50 season | |||
Manager | Frank Brown | ||
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Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
Football League Third Division North | 12th | ||
FA Cup | Second round | ||
Welsh Cup | Semifinal | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Cam Burgess (24) All: Cam Burgess (27) | ||
Highest home attendance | 14,034 vs Wrexham (8 October) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,215 vs Mansfield Town (29 April) | ||
Average home league attendance |
6,695 19th in division[1] | ||
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The 1949–50 season was the tvelfth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, a English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1949–50 Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 66 | 38 | 1.737 | +28 | 55 |
2 | Gateshead | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 87 | 54 | 1.611 | +33 | 53 |
3 | Rochdale | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 41 | 1.659 | +27 | 51 |
4 | Lincoln City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 39 | 1.538 | +21 | 51 |
5 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 48 | 1.063 | +3 | 49 |
6 | Rotherham United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 59 | 1.356 | +21 | 48 |
7 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 68 | 55 | 1.236 | +13 | 48 |
8 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | +12 | 48 |
9 | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 1.333 | +17 | 47 |
10 | Stockport County | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | +3 | 45 |
11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | –5 | 43 |
12 | Chester | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 70 | 79 | 0.886 | –9 | 40 |
13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | –5 | 39 |
14 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 0.714 | –18 | 38 |
15 | Barrow | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | –6 | 37 |
16 | Southport | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | –20 | 37 |
17 | Darlington | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 0.812 | –13 | 35 |
18 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 79 | 0.658 | –27 | 33 |
19 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | –15 | 32 |
20 | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 54 | 0.722 | –15 | 32 |
21 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 58 | 85 | 0.682 | –27 | 32 |
22 | York City | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 70 | 0.743 | –18 | 31 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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 |
42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 70 | 79 | 0.886 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 13 |
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 |
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Result | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W |
Position | 20 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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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20 August | Stockport County | H | L | 0–4 | 10,026 | |
22 August | Southport | A | D | 1–1 | Jackson (pen.) | 9,133 |
27 August | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 0–2 | 16,945 | |
31 August | Southport | H | W | 4–1 | Jackson (2), Jones, Burgess | 5,548 |
3 September | Gateshead | H | L | 0–3 | 7,695 | |
5 September | Rochdale | A | W | 1–0 | Tilston | 7,543 |
10 September | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–5 | Coffin | 9,341 |
14 September | Rochdale | H | L | 0–2 | 5,165 | |
17 September | Darlington | A | L | 1–2 | Coffin | 8,577 |
19 September | Rotherham United | A | L | 2–3 | Burgess (2) | 8,421 |
24 September | New Brighton | A | D | 3–3 | Jackson (2, 1pen.), Burgess | 6,417 |
1 October | Halifax Town | H | W | 5–1 | Burgess (4), Davies | 5,451 |
8 October | Wrexham | H | W | 2–1 | Burgess, Jackson | 14,034 |
15 October | Oldham Athletic | A | W | 2–0 | Coffin, Burgess | 16,467 |
22 October | York City | H | L | 2–3 | Burgess, Astbury | 6,370 |
29 October | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 1–2 | Jackson | 13,020 |
5 November | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–1 | 10,684 | |
12 November | Barrow | A | L | 1–3 | Kirkpatrick | 3,482 |
19 November | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–1 | Davies, Burgess, Jackson (pen.) | 5,312 |
3 December | Carlisle United | H | L | 2–4 | Pearson, Davies | 4,494 |
17 December | Stockport County | A | L | 0–3 | 8,413 | |
24 December | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 3–1 | Foulkes (2), Pearson | 6,763 |
26 December | Bradford City | H | W | 4–1 | Foulkes, Astbury (2), Pearson | 8,717 |
27 December | Bradford City | A | L | 0–1 | 21,246 | |
31 December | Gateshead | A | L | 0–4 | 6,542 | |
14 January | Hartlepools United | H | W | 3–0 | Foulkes, Astbury, Jackson (pen.) | 5,138 |
21 January | Darlington | H | D | 4–4 | Davison (o.g.), Kirkpatrick, Jackson (pen.), Burgess | 5,004 |
4 February | New Brighton | H | W | 2–0 | Burgess, Coffin | 5,953 |
11 February | Mansfield Town | A | W | 2–0 | Kirkpatrick, Coffin | 9,630 |
18 February | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–2 | Burgess | 6,009 |
25 February | Lincoln City | A | L | 0–2 | 8,634 | |
4 March | Rotherham United | H | W | 4–2 | Kirkpatrick, Burgess (2), Coffin | 6,533 |
11 March | York City | A | W | 3–2 | Astbury, Burgess (2) | 5,986 |
18 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | 6,528 | |
25 March | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 2–1 | Burgess (2) | 8,399 |
1 April | Barrow | H | W | 1–0 | Burgess | 5,004 |
7 April | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 1–0 | Coffin | 8,388 |
8 April | Wrexham | A | D | 1–1 | Coffin | 8,932 |
10 April | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 0–4 | 4,611 | |
15 April | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 1–1 | Kirkpatrick | 5,578 |
22 April | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–5 | Burgess | 9,559 |
29 April | Mansfield Town | H | W | 6–3 | Kirkpatrick, Coffin, Tilston (3), Burgess | 2,215 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1949–50 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 26 November | Goole Town (MFL) | H | W | 4–1 | Jackson (3), Burgess | 6,774 |
Second round | 10 December | Exeter City (3S) | A | L | 0–2 | 11,025 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1949–50 Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 11 January | South Liverpool (CCL) | A | D | 0–0 | 1,200 | |
Fifth round replay | 25 January | H | D | 2–2 | Jackson, Pearson | ||
Fifth round replay | 15 February | H | W | 2–0 | Greenwood, Burgess (pen.) | 2,000 | |
Quarterfinal | 1 March | Barry Town (SFL) | H | W | 3–2 | Coffin (2), Burgess | |
Semifinal | 29 March | Wrexham (3N) | A | D | 0–0 | 7,041 | |
Semifinal replay | 17 April | H | D | 1–5 | Williamson |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
Ted Elliott | 48 | – | 42 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | |
Harry Threadgold | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Field players | |||||||||
Tommy Astbury | 48 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 2 | – | 6 | – | |
Grenville Booth | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Cam Burgess | 42 | 27 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
Reg Butcher | 22 | – | 20 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Geoff Coffin | 33 | 11 | 29 | 9 | – | – | 4 | 2 | |
Jim Cole | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Joe Davies | 25 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | |
Billy Foulkes | 45 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | – | |
Peter Greenwood | 25 | 1 | 19 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |
Frank Hindle | 48 | – | 40 | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | |
Harry Jackson | 24 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Ernie Jones | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
Roger Kirkpatrick | 38 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Bill Lawton | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Eric Lee | 40 | – | 33 | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | |
Dave McNeil | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
John Molyneux | 40 | – | 32 | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | |
Billy Pearson | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |
Harry Richardson | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Eric Sibley | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Tommy Tilston | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | |
George Williamson | 20 | 1 | 17 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 50 | 82 | 42 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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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