1934–35 Chester F.C. season
1934–35 season | |||
Manager | Charlie Hewitt | ||
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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] | ||
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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
Main article: 1934–35 Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 87 | 44 | 1.977 | +43 | 57 |
2 | Halifax Town | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 67 | 1.134 | +9 | 55 |
3 | Chester | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 91 | 58 | 1.569 | +33 | 54 |
4 | Lincoln City | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | +29 | 51 |
5 | Darlington | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 59 | 1.356 | +21 | 51 |
6 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | +19 | 51 |
7 | Stockport County | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 90 | 72 | 1.250 | +18 | 47 |
8 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 62 | 1.210 | +13 | 47 |
9 | Rotherham United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 86 | 73 | 1.178 | +13 | 45 |
10 | Chesterfield | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | +19 | 44 |
11 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | +7 | 43 |
12 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | +2 | 41 |
13 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 86 | 0.767 | –20 | 39 |
14 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 81 | 72 | 1.125 | +9 | 36 |
15 | York City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | –6 | 36 |
16 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 76 | 0.776 | –17 | 36 |
17 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 87 | 0.667 | –29 | 35 |
18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 63 | 89 | 0.708 | –26 | 34 |
19 | Gateshead | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 96 | 0.604 | –38 | 34 |
20 | Rochdale | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 71 | 0.746 | –18 | 33 |
21 | Southport | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | –30 | 32 |
22 | Carlisle United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 51 | 102 | 0.500 | –51 | 23 |
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 | 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
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 | 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 | W | 4–2 | Sargeant (2), Whittam (2) | 6,532 |
29 August | Hartlepools United | A | W | 2–0 | Hughes (2) | 5,496 |
1 September | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 4–0 | Wallbanks, Cresswell (2), Hughes | 8,932 |
5 September | Hartlepools United | H | W | 4–1 | Cresswell (3), Wallbanks | 8,979 |
8 September | Darlington | A | L | 0–1 | 6,991 | |
15 September | York City | H | W | 5–1 | Hughes (2, 1pen.), Whittam, Wallbanks (2) | 8,592 |
22 September | New Brighton | A | W | 2–0 | Wallbanks, Hughes | 5,249 |
29 September | Wrexham | H | W | 6–2 | Wallbanks (4), Cresswell (2) | 15,106 |
6 October | Southport | H | L | 0–2 | 5,564 | |
13 October | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 0–3 | 10,576 | |
20 October | Halifax Town | A | L | 0–1 | 14,488 | |
27 October | Rotherham United | H | W | 4–1 | Whittam (2), Sargeant, Wallbanks | 5,889 |
3 November | Walsall | A | D | 1–1 | Kelly | 6,721 |
10 November | Chesterfield | H | D | 1–1 | Hughes | 6,230 |
17 November | Mansfield Town | A | D | 1–1 | Wallbanks | 6,402 |
1 December | Carlisle United | A | W | 3–1 | Wallbanks (3) | 3,711 |
15 December | Lincoln City | A | D | 0–0 | 4,394 | |
22 December | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | 11,217 | |
25 December | Stockport County | H | W | 5–1 | Cresswell, Wallbanks (3), Kelly | 7,686 |
26 December | Stockport County | A | W | 1–0 | Wallbanks | 10,973 |
29 December | Gateshead | H | D | 2–2 | Wallbanks (2) | 5,419 |
1 January | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | Cresswell | 13,054 |
5 January | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 1–1 | Whittam | 3,733 |
16 January | Barrow | H | W | 6–2 | Sargeant (2), Wallbanks (2), Cresswell, Whittam | 3,155 |
19 January | Darlington | H | W | 3–1 | Cresswell (2), Mantle | 6,892 |
26 January | York City | A | D | 1–1 | Mantle | 2,456 |
2 February | New Brighton | H | W | 5–4 | Kelly (3), Hughes, Wilson (pen.) | 6,608 |
9 February | Wrexham | A | D | 2–2 | Wallbanks, Cresswell | 18,233 |
16 February | Southport | A | D | 1–1 | Wallbanks | 1,636 |
23 February | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 1–3 | Whittam | 9,685 |
2 March | Halifax Town | H | W | 5–0 | Taylor (o.g.), Cresswell (2), Mantle, Whittam | 5,770 |
9 March | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–6 | Sargeant | 8,182 |
16 March | Walsall | H | W | 2–1 | Kelly, Simms | 4,607 |
23 March | Chesterfield | A | W | 2–1 | Kelly, Kilcar | 3,479 |
30 March | Mansfield Town | H | W | 3–2 | Kilcar (3) | 5,160 |
3 April | Rochdale | H | W | 1–0 | Wilson (pen.) | 3,004 |
6 April | Barrow | A | L | 2–4 | Mantle (2) | 3,544 |
13 April | Carlisle United | H | W | 3–0 | Sargeant, Henderson (o.g.), Mantle | 3,986 |
19 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 2–2 | Mantle, Kelly | 10,027 |
20 April | Rochdale | A | D | 3–3 | Mantle (3) | 6,933 |
22 April | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | Mantle | 7,761 |
27 April | Lincoln City | H | L | 0–1 | 3,733 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1934–35 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 24 November | Dinnington Athletic (SAL) | H | W | 3–1 | Whittam, Kelly, Wallbanks | 6,000 |
Second round | 8 December | Clapton Orient (3S) | A | W | 3–1 | Cresswell, Kelly, Wallbanks | 12,350 |
Third round | 12 January | Nottingham Forest (2) | H | L | 0–4 | 13,127 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1934–35 Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Sixth round | 13 February | Bangor City (B&DL) | H | W | 5–1 | Wallbanks (3), Kelly, Pitcairn | 1,000 |
Quarterfinal | 27 March | Cardiff City (3S) | A | D | 2–2 | Mantle (2) | |
Quarterfinal replay | 10 April | H | W | 3–0 | Sargeant (2), Mantle | 3,000 | |
Semifinal | 24 April | Swansea Town (2) | N | W | 5–0 | Sargeant, Cresswell, Mantle, Hughes, Kelly | 5,300 |
Final | 4 May | Tranmere Rovers (3N) | H | L | 0–1 | 10,000 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
Johnny Burke | 16 | – | 12 | – | – | – | 4 | – | |
Robert Middleton | 34 | – | 30 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | |
Field players | |||||||||
Billy Bell | 15 | – | 12 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
Fred Bennett | 45 | – | 37 | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | |
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 | |
Gerry Kelly | 32 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Steve Kilcar | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | |
Jack Little | 13 | – | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
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 | |
Bill Sheppard | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Hedley Simms | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Fred Smallwood | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
John Wallbanks | 31 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Ernie Whittam | 22 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
Arthur Wilson | 50 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | |
Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 50 | 112 | 42 | 91 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
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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