1934–35 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1934–35 season
Manager Charlie Hewitt
Stadium Sealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
3rd
FA Cup Third round
Welsh Cup Final
Top goalscorer League:
John Wallbanks (24)

All: John Wallbanks (29)
Highest home attendance 15,106 vs Wrexham (29 September)
Lowest home attendance 3,004 vs Rochdale (3 April)
Average home league attendance 6,967
5th in division[1]

The 1934–35 season was the fourth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Football League

Third Division North
Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA GD Pts
1Doncaster Rovers 4226 51187441.977+4357
2Halifax Town 4225 51276671.134 +955
3Chester 422014891581.569+3354
4Lincoln City 4222 71387581.500+2951
5Darlington 4221 91280591.356+2151
6Tranmere Rovers 4220111174551.345+1951
7Stockport County 4222 31790721.250+1847
8Mansfield Town 4219 91475621.210+1347
9Rotherham United 4219 71686731.178+1345
10Chesterfield 4217101571521.365+1944
11Wrexham 4216111576691.101 +743
12Hartlepools United 4217 71880781.026 +241
13Crewe Alexandra 4214111766860.767–2039
14Walsall 4213101981721.125 +936
15York City 4215 62176820.927 –636
16New Brighton 4214 82059760.776–1736
17Barrow 4213 92058870.667–2935
18Accrington Stanley4212102063890.708–2634
19Gateshead 4213 82158960.604–3834
20Rochdale 4211112053710.746–1833
21Southport 4210122055850.647–3032
22Carlisle United 42 8 727511020.500–5123

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
42 20 14 8 91 58 1.569 54 14 4 3 62 27 32 6 10 5 29 31 22

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
Result W W W W L W W W L L L W D D D W D D W W D D D W W D W D D L W L W W W W L W D D D L
Position 6 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 2

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
25 August Gateshead A W4–2 Sargeant (2), Whittam (2) 6,532
29 August Hartlepools United A W2–0 Hughes (2) 5,496
1 September Accrington Stanley H W4–0 Wallbanks, Cresswell (2), Hughes 8,932
5 September Hartlepools United H W4–1 Cresswell (3), Wallbanks 8,979
8 September Darlington A L0–1 6,991
15 September York City H W5–1 Hughes (2, 1pen.), Whittam, Wallbanks (2) 8,592
22 September New Brighton A W2–0 Wallbanks, Hughes 5,249
29 September Wrexham H W6–2 Wallbanks (4), Cresswell (2) 15,106
6 October Southport H L0–2 5,564
13 October Doncaster Rovers A L0–3 10,576
20 October Halifax Town A L0–1 14,488
27 October Rotherham United H W4–1 Whittam (2), Sargeant, Wallbanks 5,889
3 November Walsall A D1–1 Kelly 6,721
10 November Chesterfield H D1–1 Hughes 6,230
17 November Mansfield Town A D1–1 Wallbanks 6,402
1 December Carlisle United A W3–1 Wallbanks (3) 3,711
15 December Lincoln City A D0–0 4,394
22 December Tranmere Rovers H D0–0 11,217
25 December Stockport County H W5–1 Cresswell, Wallbanks (3), Kelly 7,686
26 December Stockport County A W1–0 Wallbanks 10,973
29 December Gateshead H D2–2 Wallbanks (2) 5,419
1 January Tranmere Rovers A D1–1 Cresswell 13,054
5 January Accrington Stanley A D1–1 Whittam 3,733
16 January Barrow H W6–2 Sargeant (2), Wallbanks (2), Cresswell, Whittam 3,155
19 January Darlington H W3–1 Cresswell (2), Mantle 6,892
26 January York City A D1–1 Mantle 2,456
2 February New Brighton H W5–4 Kelly (3), Hughes, Wilson (pen.) 6,608
9 February Wrexham A D2–2 Wallbanks, Cresswell 18,233
16 February Southport A D1–1 Wallbanks 1,636
23 February Doncaster Rovers H L1–3 Whittam 9,685
2 March Halifax Town H W5–0 Taylor (o.g.), Cresswell (2), Mantle, Whittam 5,770
9 March Rotherham United A L1–6 Sargeant 8,182
16 March Walsall H W2–1 Kelly, Simms 4,607
23 March Chesterfield A W2–1 Kelly, Kilcar 3,479
30 March Mansfield Town H W3–2 Kilcar (3) 5,160
3 April Rochdale H W1–0 Wilson (pen.) 3,004
6 April Barrow A L2–4 Mantle (2) 3,544
13 April Carlisle United H W3–0 Sargeant, Henderson (o.g.), Mantle 3,986
19 April Crewe Alexandra H D2–2 Mantle, Kelly 10,027
20 April Rochdale A D3–3 Mantle (3) 6,933
22 April Crewe Alexandra A D1–1 Mantle 7,761
27 April Lincoln City H L0–1 3,733

FA Cup

Main article: 1934–35 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 24 November Dinnington Athletic (SAL) H W3–1 Whittam, Kelly, Wallbanks 6,000
Second round 8 December Clapton Orient (3S) A W3–1 Cresswell, Kelly, Wallbanks 12,350
Third round 12 January Nottingham Forest (2) H L0–4 13,127

Welsh Cup

Main article: 1934–35 Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Sixth round 13 February Bangor City (B&DL) H W5–1 Wallbanks (3), Kelly, Pitcairn 1,000
Quarterfinal 27 March Cardiff City (3S) A D2–2 Mantle (2)
Quarterfinal replay 10 April H W3–0 Sargeant (2), Mantle 3,000
Semifinal 24 April Swansea Town (2) N W5–0 Sargeant, Cresswell, Mantle, Hughes, Kelly 5,300
Final 4 May Tranmere Rovers (3N) H L0–1 10,000

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Republic of Ireland Johnny Burke 16 12 4
Scotland Robert Middleton 34 30 3 1
Field players
Billy Bell 15 12 2 1
England Fred Bennett 45 37 3 5
England Frank Cresswell 46 17 39 15 3 1 4 1
John Fantham 16 15 1
Ernie Hall 41 34 3 4
Harold Howarth 19 15 4
Jack Hughes 42 9 35 8 2 5 1
England Gerry Kelly 32 12 25 8 2 2 5 2
Scotland Steve Kilcar 4 4 3 4 1
Jack Little 13 12 1
England Joe Mantle 21 15 17 11 4 4
John Pitcairn 50 1 42 3 5 1
Bill Rowley 1 1
Charlie Sargeant 49 10 41 7 3 5 3
England Bill Sheppard 1 1
Hedley Simms 1 1 1 1
Wales Fred Smallwood 1 1
England John Wallbanks 31 29 27 24 3 2 1 3
Ernie Whittam 22 10 20 9 2 1
England Arthur Wilson 50 2 42 2 3 5
Own goals 2 2
Total 50 112 42 91 3 6 5 15

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. 

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