1954–55 Chester F.C. season
1954–55 season | |||
Manager | Louis Page | ||
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Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
Football League Third Division North |
24th (re-elected) | ||
FA Cup | First round | ||
Welsh Cup | Final | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Ron Hughes (9) All: Billy Pye (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 12,044 vs Wrexham (25 August) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,723 vs Hartlepools United (29 April) | ||
Average home league attendance |
5,390 19th in division[1] | ||
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The 1954–55 season was the 17th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, a English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1954–55 Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Barnsley | 46 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 86 | 46 | 1.870 | +40 | 65 |
2 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 96 | 67 | 1.433 | +29 | 61 |
3 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 81 | 53 | 1.528 | +28 | 58 |
4 | York City | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 92 | 63 | 1.460 | +29 | 58 |
5 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 49 | 1.306 | +15 | 55 |
6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 81 | 70 | 1.157 | +11 | 54 |
7 | Gateshead | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 69 | 0.942 | –4 | 52 |
8 | Workington | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 55 | 1.236 | +13 | 50 |
9 | Stockport County | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 84 | 70 | 1.200 | +14 | 48 |
10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | +6 | 48 |
11 | Southport | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 44 | 1.068 | +3 | 48 |
12 | Rochdale | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | +3 | 48 |
13 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 71 | 0.915 | –6 | 45 |
14 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | –4 | 43 |
15 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 62 | 73 | 0.849 | –11 | 42 |
16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 70 | 0.800 | –14 | 41 |
17 | Barrow | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 70 | 89 | 0.787 | –19 | 40 |
18 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 65 | 77 | 0.844 | –12 | 38 |
19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 55 | 70 | 0.786 | –15 | 37 |
20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 78 | 89 | 0.876 | –11 | 36 |
21 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 47 | 55 | 0.855 | –8 | 36 |
22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 68 | 91 | 0.747 | –23 | 34 |
23 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 78 | 0.603 | –31 | 34 |
24 | Chester | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 44 | 77 | 0.571 | –33 | 33 |
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 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 44 | 77 | 0.571 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 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 | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | L |
Position | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 August | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | Hughes | 10,244 |
25 August | Wrexham | H | W | 1–0 | Capper (o.g.) | 12,044 |
28 August | Stockport County | H | W | 1–0 | M. Wright | 7,431 |
1 September | Wrexham | A | L | 1–2 | Halstead | 15,495 |
4 September | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–3 | Windle | 7,909 |
8 September | Grimsby Town | A | L | 1–3 | Halstead | 10,128 |
11 September | Gateshead | H | L | 1–2 | Gill | 5,801 |
15 September | Grimsby Town | H | W | 1–0 | Hughes | 5,133 |
18 September | Darlington | A | L | 1–4 | M. Wright | 10,446 |
21 September | Carlisle United | A | W | 2–1 | Hughes (2) | 5,607 |
25 September | Chesterfield | H | W | 1–0 | Halstead | 6,735 |
29 September | Carlisle United | H | L | 1–2 | Hughes | 5,354 |
2 October | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 3–1 | Hughes (3) | 7,159 |
9 October | Accrington Stanley | H | D | 1–1 | Brandon | 8,670 |
16 October | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | M. Wright | 9,464 |
23 October | Workington | H | L | 0–2 | 6,170 | |
30 October | Barrow | A | L | 0–2 | 4,620 | |
13 November | York City | A | L | 0–5 | 6,824 | |
27 November | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–2 | Halstead | 7,593 |
4 December | Bradford City | H | W | 1–0 | Windle | 3,285 |
11 December | Halifax Town | H | L | 1–3 | M. Wright | 3,712 |
18 December | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–1 | 3,532 | |
25 December | Bradford Park Avenue | H | W | 2–0 | Bullock (2) | 3,203 |
27 December | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–3 | 8,454 | |
1 January | Stockport County | A | L | 0–3 | 8,497 | |
8 January | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | L | 2–4 | Pye, Rolfe | 4,083 |
15 January | Hartlepools United | H | W | 1–0 | Pye | 1,723 |
29 January | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | D | 1–1 | Smith | 8,328 |
5 February | Darlington | H | L | 0–2 | 4,419 | |
12 February | Chesterfield | A | L | 3–5 | Pye, Coffin (2) | 4,674 |
19 February | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 3–1 | Pye, Coffin, Hughes | 3,526 |
26 February | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 0–3 | 7,999 | |
5 March | Mansfield Town | H | W | 1–0 | Pye | 4,864 |
12 March | Workington | A | D | 1–1 | Brandon | 6,753 |
19 March | Barrow | H | W | 3–1 | Pye, Coffin, Brandon | 4,371 |
26 March | Southport | A | D | 1–1 | Pye | 1,317 |
30 March | Gateshead | A | D | 0–0 | 887 | |
2 April | York City | H | L | 1–2 | Pye | 6,456 |
8 April | Rochdale | H | L | 1–2 | Smith | 7,293 |
9 April | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–3 | Gill | 6,980 |
11 April | Rochdale | A | L | 0–2 | 6,466 | |
16 April | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 0–0 | 5,057 | |
20 April | Southport | H | D | 0–0 | 4,544 | |
23 April | Bradford City | A | D | 0–0 | 6,798 | |
30 April | Barnsley | H | L | 0–2 | 6,566 | |
4 May | Barnsley | A | L | 2–4 | Brandon, Morrey | 10,044 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1954–55 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 20 November | Gateshead (3N) | A | L | 0–6 | 8,643 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1954–55 Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 13 January3 | Caernarfon Town (WLN) | A | D | 1–1 | Gill | |
Fifth round replay | 26 January | H | W | 9–1 | Rolfe (2), Pye (2), Hughes, Coffin, Smith, Brandon (2) | 1,356 | |
Quarterfinal | 23 February | Flint Town United (WLN) | H | W | 3–0 | Pye, Smith (2) | 3,900 |
Semifinal | 13 April | Cardiff City (1) | N | W | 2–0 | Coffin (2, 1pen.) | 7,951 |
Final | 11 May | Barry Town (SFL) | N | D | 1–1 | Brandon | 6,766 |
Final replay | 14 May | N | L | 3–4 | Pye, Molyneux, Brandon | 8,450 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
Jack Hillier | 8 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Bobby Jones | 34 | – | 31 | – | – | – | 3 | – | |
Dick Wright | 11 | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Field players | |||||||||
Tommy Astbury | 16 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Brian Blears | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Ken Brandon | 31 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | |
Norman Bullock | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
Geoff Coffin | 33 | 7 | 29 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 3 | |
Ken Fletcher | 10 | – | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Ray Gill | 52 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | |
Roy Halstead | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
Ron Hughes | 48 | 10 | 42 | 9 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |
Eric Lee | 41 | – | 37 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
Alan Mayers | 1 | – | - | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
John Molyneux | 53 | 1 | 46 | – | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | |
Bernard Morrey | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | |
Sam Morris | 27 | – | 22 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
Billy Pye | 24 | 12 | 18 | 8 | – | – | 6 | 4 | |
Jimmy Rolfe | 38 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | |
Harry Smith | 24 | 5 | 20 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 3 | |
Fred Sutcliffe | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Phil Whitlock | 28 | – | 21 | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | |
Billy Windle | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
Monty Wright | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 53 | 63 | 46 | 44 | 1 | – | 6 | 19 |
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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