Chester 1971β72 football season
1971β72 season | |
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Manager | Ken Roberts |
Stadium | Sealand Road |
Football League Fourth Division | 20th |
FA Cup | First round |
Football League Cup | First round |
Welsh Cup | Quarterfinal |
Top goalscorer | League: Eddie Loyden (11) All: Eddie Loyden (15) |
Highest home attendance | 4,539 vs York City (14 August) |
Lowest home attendance | 1,868 vs Peterborough United (4 March) |
Average home league attendance | 3,001 19th in division |
The 1971β72 season was the: 34th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by, Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was theββ14th season spent in the Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.
Football Leagueβ»
Main article: 1971β72 Football League Β§ Fourth Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion/relegation |
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18 | Hartlepool | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 40 | |
19 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 82 | 0.780 | 39 | |
20 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 38 | |
21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 66 | 79 | 0.835 | 37 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 71 | 0.563 | 37 | Failed re-election |
Source: rsssf.com
Results summaryβ»
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 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 40 | 7 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchdayβ»
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 | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | L |
Position | 10 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Matchesβ»
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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14 August | Cambridge United | H | D | 1β1 | Loyden | 4,539 |
21 August | Reading | A | L | 0β1 | 4,013 | |
28 August | Gillingham | H | W | 5β1 | Purdie (4), Loyden | 3,303 |
1 September | Aldershot | A | D | 0β0 | 4,591 | |
4 September | Workington | A | D | 0β0 | 2,276 | |
11 September | Barrow | H | D | 0β0 | 3,965 | |
18 September | Exeter City | A | D | 1β1 | Moore | 4,040 |
25 September | Brentford | H | D | 0β0 | 4,088 | |
29 September | Northampton Town | H | W | 3β2 | Purdie, Draper (2) | 3,454 |
1 October | Colchester United | A | L | 0β1 | 6,048 | |
9 October | Southend United | H | D | 1β1 | Draper | 4,092 |
16 October | Cambridge United | A | L | 0β2 | 3,289 | |
18 October | Southport | A | L | 3β4 | Loyden (2), Purdie | 3,659 |
23 October | Hartlepool | H | W | 4β0 | Morrissey, Loyden, Cheetham (pen.), Kennedy | 3,466 |
30 October | Darlington | A | D | 1β1 | Loyden | 2,012 |
6 November | Bury | H | W | 2β0 | Loyden, McHale | 3,873 |
13 November | Peterborough United | A | L | 0β2 | 4,659 | |
27 November | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1β1 | Loyden | 2,716 |
4 December | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1β3 | Loyden | 2,671 |
11 December | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 0β2 | 3,776 | |
18 December | Workington | H | W | 2β1 | Sinclair, Loyden | 2,690 |
25 December | Newport County | A | L | 0β1 | 7,664 | |
1 January | Exeter City | H | L | 1β2 | Sinclair | 3,610 |
8 January | Gillingham | A | L | 0β1 | 5,614 | |
15 January | Stockport County | H | D | 0β0 | 2,554 | |
22 January | Northampton Town | A | L | 2β4 | Edwards, Pountney | 3,161 |
29 January | Southport | H | D | 1β1 | Clapham | 2,585 |
5 February | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0β1 | 9,431 | |
12 February | Hartlepool | A | L | 1β2 | Edwards | 2,718 |
19 February | Darlington | H | W | 2β1 | Draper, Purdie | 2,053 |
26 February | Bury | A | L | 1β3 | Clapham | 3,212 |
4 March | Peterborough United | H | D | 1β1 | Clapham | 1,868 |
10 March | Southend United | A | L | 2β4 | Kennedy (2) | 8,197 |
13 March | Stockport County | A | D | 0β0 | 2,102 | |
18 March | Reading | H | W | 2β0 | Cheetham (pen.), Bingham | 2,165 |
21 March | Lincoln City | H | W | 2β1 | Kennedy | 2,372 |
25 March | Barrow | A | L | 0β2 | 2,105 | |
31 March | Brentford | A | D | 1β1 | Clapham | 18,520 |
1 April | Newport County | H | W | 3β0 | Sprague (o.g.), Kennedy, Edwards | 2,563 |
3 April | Colchester United | H | W | 2β1 | Moore (2) | 3,317 |
8 April | Grimsby Town | H | L | 1β2 | Loyden | 2,823 |
15 April | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 0β0 | 2,370 | |
19 April | Scunthorpe United | H | D | 0β0 | 2,347 | |
22 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 0β0 | 2,608 | |
26 April | Aldershot | H | D | 0β0 | 1,979 | |
29 April | Lincoln City | A | L | 0β4 | 3,033 |
FA Cupβ»
Main article: 1971β72 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 20 November | Mansfield Town (3) | H | D | 1β1 | McHale | 3,669 |
First round replay | 22 November | A | L | 3β4 | Draper, Kennedy, Loyden | 5,310 |
League Cupβ»
Main article: 1971β72 Football League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 18 August | Tranmere Rovers (3) | A | D | 1β1 | Purdie | 4,434 |
First round replay | 25 August | H | L | 1β3 | Tarbuck (pen.) | 5,117 |
Welsh Cupβ»
Main article: 1971β72 Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 11 January | Holyhead Town (Welsh League North) | A | D | 0β0 | ||
Fifth round replay | 19 January | H | W | 7β2 | Loyden (3, "1pen."), Draper, Bernard Purdie (2), Turner | 1,120 | |
Quarterfinal | 7 February | Rhyl (CCL) | H | L | 1β2 | Draper | 2,000 |
Season statisticsβ»
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
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Gordon Livsey | 51 | β | 44 | β | 2 | β | 2 | β | 3 | β |
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John Taylor | 2 | β | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Field players | |||||||||||
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Joe Ashworth | 6 | β | 5 | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β |
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John Bingham | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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Graham Birks | 17+2 | β | 15+2 | β | 2 | β | β | β | β | β |
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Ray Carter | 21+5 | β | 18+5 | β | 1 | β | β | β | 2 | β |
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Roy Cheetham | 38+1 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 1 | β | 2 | β | 2 | β |
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Graham Clapham | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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Derek Draper | 53 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | β | 3 | 2 |
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Nigel Edwards | 40 | 3 | 35 | 3 | β | β | 2 | β | 3 | β |
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Graham Futcher | 3+6 | β | 2+4 | β | β | β | 1 | β | 0+2 | β |
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Neil Griffiths | 36+1 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 3 | β |
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Dave Kennedy | 46 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | β | 3 | β |
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Eddie Loyden | 40 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | β | 2 | 3 |
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Kevin McHale | 33+3 | 2 | 29+3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | β | 1 | β |
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Tony Moore | 10+4 | 3 | 9+4 | 3 | β | β | β | β | 1 | β |
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Pat Morrissey | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β |
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Dave Pountney | 53 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2 | β | 2 | β | 3 | β |
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Bernard Purdie | 28+7 | 10 | 23+6 | 7 | 1 | β | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 |
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Roy Sinclair | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | β | β | β | β | 1 | β |
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Bobby Smith | 2 | β | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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Alan Tarbuck | 8 | 1 | 6 | β | β | β | 2 | 1 | β | β |
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Brian Tinnion | 3 | β | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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Graham Turner | 53 | 1 | 46 | β | 2 | β | 2 | β | 3 | 1 |
Own goals | β | 1 | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Total | 53 | 61 | 46 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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