1946–47 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1946–47 season
ManagerFrank Brown
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North		3rd
FA CupFourth round
Welsh CupWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dick Yates (36)
All:
Dick Yates (43)
Highest home attendance11,866 vs Wrexham (18 September)
Lowest home attendance3,287 vs Accrington Stanley (29 March)
Average home league attendance6,466
16th in division[1]

The 1946–47 season was the ninth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's ninth consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Football League

Main article: 1946–47 Football League § Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Doncaster Rovers 42 33 6 3 123 40 3.075 72 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rotherham United 42 29 6 7 114 53 2.151 64
3 Chester 42 25 6 11 95 51 1.863 56 Welsh Cup winners
4 Stockport County 42 24 2 16 78 53 1.472 50
5 Bradford City 42 20 10 12 62 47 1.319 50
Source: rsssf.com

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 25 6 11 95 51 1.863 56 17 2 2 53 13 36 8 4 9 42 38 20

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
ResultDLWWDWWWWWWWWDWWWWLDLWLDLLWLLWWLDWWWLWLWWW
Position11169685422222222222222223343344444443333333
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
31 August York City A D 4–4 Burden (2), Gledhill (o.g.), Hamilton 7,016
4 September Doncaster Rovers H L 1–3 Burden 4,637
7 September Tranmere Rovers H W 4–1 Lee, Arthur, Yates (2) 8,100
10 September Southport A W 4–2 Burden, Astbury, Yates (2) 4,889
14 September Darlington A D 3–3 Yates, Hamilton, Astbury 8,189
18 September Wrexham H W 2–0 Burden, Yates 11,866
21 September Hull City H W 5–1 Arthur, Hamilton, Burden (3) 7,766
25 September Southport H W 2–1 Astbury, Yates 5,800
28 September Gateshead A W 4–3 Burden (2), Astbury, Yates 4,842
5 October Hartlepools United H W 2–1 Astbury, Yates 8,323
12 October Crewe Alexandra A W 2–0 Yates, Burden 10,923
26 October Stockport County A W 3–0 Yates, Hamilton, Astbury 11,738
2 November Oldham Athletic H W 2–0 Yates, Burden 10,256
9 November Bradford City A D 0–0 16,775
16 November Barrow H W 3–0 Yates (2), Burden 7,877
23 November Accrington Stanley A W 4–1 Arthur, Hamilton, Yates, Astbury 3,583
7 December Halifax Town A W 2–1 Burden, Yates 3,830
14 December New Brighton H W 2–1 Yates (2) 5,942
21 December Rochdale A L 1–2 Yates 7,738
25 December Rotherham United H D 2–2 Lee, Hamilton 9,096
26 December Rotherham United A L 1–3 Burden 18,000
28 December York City H W 6–0 Yates (3), Astbury (2), Selby 7,358
4 January Tranmere Rovers A L 2–3 Yates, Burden 11,787
18 January Darlington H D 1–1 Astbury 8,266
1 February Gateshead H L 0–1 5,454
8 February Hartlepools United A L 1–5 Yates 4,462
15 February Crewe Alexandra H W 2–0 Astbury, Yates 3,953
6 March Hull City A L 0–1 10,367
22 March Barrow A L 0–1 5,509
29 March Accrington Stanley H W 3–1 Burden (2), Hamilton 3,287
4 April Lincoln City H W 3–0 Lee, Burden (2) 6,921
5 April Carlisle United A L 2–3 Lee, Burden 6,810
7 April Lincoln City A D 2–2 Yates, Burden 8,785
12 April Halifax Town H W 2–0 Burden (2) 4,627
19 April New Brighton A W 3–0 Hamilton, Yates (2) 7,006
26 April Rochdale H W 1–0 Yates 4,278
3 May Doncaster Rovers A L 0–3 17,015
10 May Bradford City H W 3–0 Burden, Yates (pen.), Astbury 3,376
17 May Oldham Athletic A L 0–1 7,378
24 May Stockport County H W 3–0 Brown, Burden, Yates 4,563
26 May Wrexham A W 4–0 Yates (3), Burden 18,746
31 May Carlisle United H W 4–0 Yates (2, 1pen.), Lee, Burden 4,037

FA Cup

Main article: 1946–47 FA Cup

Chester along with Cardiff City and Crystal Palace were given a bye to the Third round.

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Third round 11 January Plymouth Argyle (2) H W 2–0 Astbury, Burden 18,000
Fourth round 25 January Stoke City (1) H D 0–0 18,706
Fourth round replay 29 January A L 2–3 Hamilton, Yates 22,683

Welsh Cup

Main article: 1946–47 Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 15 January Bangor City (LC) A W 5–3 Yates, Isherwood, Davies
Quarterfinal 13 February Swansea Town (2) A W 3–1 Yates, Astbury (2) 10,000
Semifinal 14 May Newport County (2) H W 3–2 Burden, Yates, Astbury 7,000
Final 5 June Merthyr Tydfil (SFL) N D 0–0 27,000
Final replay 12 June N W 5–1 Burden (2), Astbury, Yates, Turner 11,190

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup 		Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Bill Rigby 1 – 1 – – – – –
England George Scales 46 – 40 – 3 – 3 –
Scotland Jimmy MacLaren 3 – 1 – – – 2 –
Field players
England Jackie Arthur 27 3 24 3 2 – 1 –
Wales Tommy Astbury 48 17 41 12 3 1 4 4
England Joe Brown 2 1 2 1 – – – –
England Tommy Burden 48 32 42 28 3 1 3 3
Reg Butcher 37 – 30 – 3 – 4 –
England Doug Cole 15 – 13 – – – 2 –
Maldwyn Davies 1 1 – – – – 1 1
Reg Dutton 1 – – – – – 1 –
Wales Ken Ellis 1 – 1 – – – – –
Wales Ivor Griffiths 1 – 1 – – – – –
Bobby Hamilton 43 9 37 8 3 1 3 –
England Charles Higgins 13 – 11 – – – 2 –
England Dennis Isherwood 5 1 3 – – – 2 1
Republic of Ireland Des Lacey 2 – 1 – – – 1 –
England Eric Lee 44 5 38 5 3 – 3 –
Wales Stan Leonard 1 – 1 – – – – –
England Frank Marsh 45 – 38 – 3 – 4 –
England Dave McNeil 36 – 30 – 3 – 3 –
John Mills 4 – 3 – – – 1 –
England Dennis Selby 6 1 5 1 1 – – –
David Skinner 1 – – – – – 1 –
England George Summerbee 10 – 9 – – – 1 –
Phil Turner 11 1 8 – – – 3 1
Wales Trevor Walters 47 – 40 – 3 – 4 –
England Derek Williams 3 – 2 – – – 1 –
Wales Dick Yates 48 43 40 36 3 1 5 6
Own goals – 1 – 1 – – – –
Total 50 115 42 95 3 4 5 16

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.

  • Chester at the Football Club History Database