1937–38 Chester F.C. season
| 1937–38 season | |||
| Manager | Alex Raisbeck | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
| Football League Third Division North | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| Welsh Cup | Quartherfinal | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Charlie Sargeant (16) All: Charlie Sargeant (19) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,892 vs Wrexham (15 April) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,940 vs Accrington Stanley (7 May) | ||
| Average home league attendance |
5,417 12th in division[1] | ||
| |||
The 1937–38 season was the 7th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1937–38 Football League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 41 | 1.976 | +40 | 56 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 49 | 1.510 | +25 | 54 |
| 3 | Hull City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 80 | 43 | 1.860 | +37 | 53 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 46 | 1.457 | +21 | 51 |
| 5 | Gateshead | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 84 | 59 | 1.424 | +25 | 51 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 56 | 1.214 | +12 | 50 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | +16 | 46 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 53 | 1.340 | +18 | 45 |
| 9 | Chester | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | +5 | 44 |
| 10 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | –5 | 43 |
| 11 | York City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | +2 | 42 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 67 | 0.851 | –10 | 39 |
| 13 | New Brighton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 61 | 0.984 | –1 | 38 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 66 | 69 | 0.957 | –3 | 38 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | –8 | 38 |
| 16 | Southport | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 82 | 0.646 | –29 | 38 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 78 | 0.859 | –11 | 37 |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 66 | 0.667 | –22 | 36 |
| 19 | Darlington | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 79 | 0.684 | –25 | 32 |
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 80 | 0.663 | –27 | 32 |
| 21 | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 71 | 0.577 | –30 | 32 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 75 | 0.600 | –30 | 29 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August | Halifax Town | H | D | 1–1 | Wrightson | 8,328 |
| 2 September | Carlisle United | A | W | 3–1 | Sargeant, Wrightson (2) | 11,377 |
| 4 September | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | 14,618 | |
| 8 September | Carlisle United | H | W | 1–0 | Chambers | 5,372 |
| 11 September | York City | H | W | 4–3 | Wrightson (2), Smith, Horsman | 7,284 |
| 18 September | Bradford City | A | D | 2–2 | Wrightson (2) | 6,010 |
| 25 September | Southport | H | W | 2–1 | Gale, Sargeant (pen.) | 7,401 |
| 28 September | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 0–0 | 6,442 | |
| 2 October | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 1–2 | Chambers | 16,391 |
| 9 October | Rochdale | H | W | 4–1 | Sargeant (2), Wrightson, Sanders | 5,913 |
| 16 October | Hartlepools United | A | W | 1–0 | Wrightson | 5,955 |
| 23 October | Lincoln City | H | D | 1–1 | Wrightson | 6,507 |
| 30 October | Hull City | A | D | 2–2 | McCreary, Wrightson | 11,383 |
| 6 November | New Brighton | H | L | 1–2 | McCreary | 6,924 |
| 13 November | Gateshead | A | L | 1–3 | Wrightson | 13,170 |
| 20 November | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 3–3 | Wrightson, Horsman, Gale | 6,354 |
| 4 December | Port Vale | H | W | 7–2 | Horsman, Howarth, Chambers, Sargeant, Sanders (2), Johnson (o.g.) | 3,849 |
| 11 December | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 2–3 | Smith, Sanders | 5,283 |
| 18 December | Barrow | H | W | 3–1 | Sanders (2), Gale | 3,201 |
| 25 December | Rotherham United | H | L | 2–3 | Chambers, Horsman | 6,105 |
| 27 December | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–4 | Wrightson (pen.) | 11,394 |
| 1 January | Halifax Town | A | D | 1–1 | Gale | 6,594 |
| 15 January | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Smith | 5,043 |
| 26 January | York City | A | L | 0–4 | 3,380 | |
| 29 January | Bradford City | H | W | 3–1 | Chambers, Sargeant, Roberts | 3,320 |
| 5 February | Southport | A | D | 2–2 | Sargeant, Chambers | 5,198 |
| 12 February | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 4–0 | Sanders, Sargeant (3, 1pen.) | 5,188 |
| 19 February | Rochdale | A | L | 0–4 | 5,728 | |
| 26 February | Hartlepools United | H | W | 6–0 | Sargeant (4, 1pen.), Sanders, Roberts | 3,723 |
| 5 March | Lincoln City | A | D | 1–1 | Sargeant | 10,157 |
| 12 March | Hull City | H | L | 1–3 | Sargeant | 6,864 |
| 19 March | New Brighton | A | L | 0–4 | 4,629 | |
| 26 March | Gateshead | H | W | 2–1 | Chambers (2, 1pen.) | 3,154 |
| 6 April | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–1 | 3,312 | |
| 9 April | Darlington | H | W | 3–2 | Roberts, Gale (2) | 3,024 |
| 15 April | Wrexham | H | W | 2–1 | Cresswell, Gale | 10,892 |
| 16 April | Port Vale | A | D | 2–2 | Gale (2) | 6,695 |
| 18 April | Wrexham | A | L | 1–3 | Gale | 11,480 |
| 23 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–3 | 3,379 | |
| 27 April | Darlington | A | L | 1–2 | Walters | 4,359 |
| 30 April | Barrow | A | W | 2–0 | Trevis, Sanders | 3,324 |
| 7 May | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 3–1 | Gale, Sanders, Chambers | 1,940 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1937–38 FA Cup
Chester along with Millwall and Notts County were given a bye to the Third round.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 8 January | Leeds United (1) | A | L | 1–3 | Gale | 9,800 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1937–38 Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh round | 23 February | New Brighton (3N) | H | W | 5–1 | Sanders (2) Sargeant (3) | 1,081 |
| Quarterfinal | 9 March | Shrewsbury Town (ML) | H | D | 0–0 | 3,600 | |
| Quarterfinal replay | 2 April | A | L | 1–2 | Chambers | 8,000 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
 | Bert Gray | 35 | – | 32 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
 | Eric Mansley | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
 | Robert Middleton | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||
| Tom Alderson | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| David Beynon | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
 | Bill Chambers | 28 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Ted Common | 45 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Frank Cresswell | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| George Deakin | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robert Done | 40 | – | 37 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| John Edwards | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tom Feeney | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arthur Gale | 18 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Ernie Hall | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bill Horsman | 44 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Harold Howarth | 44 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| John Lloyd | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bernard McCarthy | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pat McCarthy | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| John McCreary | 40 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Syd Roberts | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Bob Sanders | 19 | 12 | 16 | 10 | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| Charlie Sargeant | 29 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
| Clement Smith | 29 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Bos Trevis | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – |
| John Turner | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trevor Walters | 38 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Arthur Wilson | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paddy Wrightson | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 46 | 84 | 42 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
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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