1956–57 Chester F.C. season
1956–57 season | |||
Manager | John Harris | ||
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Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
Football League Third Division North | 21st | ||
FA Cup | First round | ||
Welsh Cup | Semifinal | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Billy Foulkes (11) All: Billy Foulkes and Barry Jepson (11) | ||
Highest home attendance | 12,192 vs Derby County (22 August) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,691 vs Scunthorpe & Lindsey United (23 February) | ||
Average home league attendance |
6,472 15th in division[1] | ||
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The 1956–57 season was the 19th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, a English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1956–57 Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Derby County | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 111 | 53 | 2.094 | +58 | 63 |
2 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 63 | 1.429 | +27 | 59 |
3 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 95 | 64 | 1.484 | +31 | 58 |
4 | Workington | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 63 | 1.476 | +30 | 58 |
5 | Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 91 | 75 | 1.213 | +16 | 54 |
6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 96 | 79 | 1.215 | +17 | 53 |
7 | York City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 61 | 1.230 | +14 | 52 |
8 | Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 69 | 1.217 | +15 | 52 |
9 | Bradford City | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 68 | 1.147 | +10 | 52 |
10 | Barrow | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 62 | 1.226 | +14 | 51 |
11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 65 | 70 | 0.929 | –5 | 49 |
12 | Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 97 | 74 | 1.311 | +23 | 48 |
13 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 0 | 48 |
14 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 71 | 69 | 1.029 | +3 | 45 |
15 | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 85 | 0.894 | –9 | 45 |
16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 91 | 90 | 1.011 | +1 | 44 |
17 | Gateshead | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 90 | 0.800 | –18 | 44 |
18 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 95 | 0.863 | –13 | 42 |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | –8 | 39 |
20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 0.710 | –27 | 35 |
21 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 84 | 0.655 | –29 | 33 |
22 | Southport | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 52 | 94 | 0.553 | –42 | 32 |
23 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 91 | 0.560 | –40 | 27 |
24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 110 | 0.391 | –67 | 21 |
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 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 84 | 0.655 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 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 | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W |
Position | 10 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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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18 August | Wrexham | A | D | 2–2 | Bullock, Allman | 13,506 |
22 August | Derby County | H | D | 2–2 | Foulkes (2) | 12,192 |
25 August | Hartlepools United | H | L | 0–1 | 8,374 | |
29 August | Derby County | A | L | 0–3 | 20,037 | |
1 September | Bradford City | A | L | 0–1 | 14,244 | |
5 September | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–3 | 7,901 | |
8 September | Stockport County | H | L | 1–4 | Whitlock | 9,948 |
12 September | Chesterfield | H | L | 3–4 | Harris, Hansell, Fields | 5,404 |
15 September | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–3 | 6,306 | |
17 September | York City | A | W | 1–0 | Foulkes (pen.) | 9,234 |
22 September | Accrington Stanley | H | L | 0–2 | 8,850 | |
26 September | York City | H | L | 3–4 | Bullock, Williams, Hansell | 4,258 |
29 September | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 1–3 | Hansell | 6,982 |
6 October | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 4–1 | Foulkes (2), Hansell, Bullock | 6,653 |
13 October | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | L | 0–3 | 6,377 | |
20 October | Bradford Park Avenue | H | W | 2–0 | Foulkes, Hansell | 5,385 |
27 October | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–2 | Mulholland | 4,982 |
3 November | Workington | H | W | 1–0 | Hansell | 6,654 |
10 November | Hull City | A | L | 0–2 | 8,571 | |
24 November | Darlington | A | L | 1–5 | Davies (pen.) | 4,097 |
1 December | Rochdale | H | D | 2–2 | Davies (pen.), Hansell | 5,492 |
15 December | Wrexham | H | D | 0–0 | 10,066 | |
22 December | Hartlepools United | A | D | 2–2 | Bullock (2) | 6,515 |
25 December | Oldham Athletic | A | D | 0–0 | 7,524 | |
29 December | Bradford City | H | L | 1–2 | Foulkes | 7,330 |
5 January | Mansfield Town | A | D | 1–1 | Hansell | 5,999 |
12 January | Stockport County | A | L | 1–2 | Hansell | 8,958 |
19 January | Carlisle United | H | L | 1–2 | Turner | 6,533 |
26 January | Mansfield Town | H | W | 6–2 | Jepson (3), Turner (2), Foulkes | 5,681 |
2 February | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 0–4 | 6,661 | |
9 February | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Davies (pen.) | 7,625 |
16 February | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 0–0 | 6,536 | |
23 February | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | D | 2–2 | Jepson (2) | 2,691 |
2 March | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 1–3 | Smith | 7,547 |
9 March | Halifax Town | H | D | 1–1 | Jepson | 5,098 |
16 March | Workington | A | W | 1–0 | Jepson | 10,414 |
23 March | Hull City | H | D | 1–1 | Jepson | 6,272 |
30 March | Barrow | A | L | 0–3 | 4,069 | |
6 April | Darlington | H | L | 0–3 | 4,786 | |
10 April | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 1–0 | Smith | 3,416 |
13 April | Rochdale | A | L | 1–2 | Jepson | 4,501 |
19 April | Southport | A | D | 1–1 | Bullock | 5,216 |
20 April | Gateshead | H | W | 4–1 | Oldham (o.g.), Foulkes (2), Davies | 5,545 |
22 April | Southport | H | W | 2–0 | Jepson, Foulkes | 6,749 |
27 April | Gateshead | A | L | 1–4 | Smith | 2,599 |
29 April | Barrow | H | W | 2–0 | Williams, Bullock | 3,849 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 17 November | Barrow (3N) | H | D | 0–0 | 8,311 | |
First round replay | 22 November | A | L | 1–3 | Turner | 4,052 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1956–57 Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 31 January | Oswestry Town (B&DL) | A | W | 3–0 | Bullock (2), Smith | 1,095 |
Quarterfinal | 27 February | Cardiff City (1) | A | W | 2–0 | Davies | 5,000 |
Semifinal | 20 March | Wrexham (3N) | N | L | 0–2 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
Bobby Jones | 51 | – | 46 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | |
Field players | |||||||||
George Allman | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
Norman Bullock | 48 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | |
Jim Collins | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
George Davies | 36 | 5 | 33 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
Mike Fields | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
Billy Foulkes | 46 | 11 | 42 | 11 | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
Ray Gill | 47 | – | 42 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | |
Ray Griffiths | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Bernard Hackett | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Jack Haines | 7 | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
Ron Hansell | 40 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
John Harris | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |
Ron Hughes | 44 | – | 39 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | |
Barry Jepson | 20 | 11 | 18 | 10 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
Gavin Lang | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Eric Lee | 12 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Sam Morris | 39 | – | 34 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | |
John Mulholland | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
Les Owen | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Harry Smith | 15 | 4 | 13 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
Phil Turner | 19 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | |
Phil Whitlock | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
Bobby Williams | 19 | 2 | 17 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | |
Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 51 | 61 | 46 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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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