1951–52 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1951–52 season
ManagerFrank Brown
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North		19th
FA CupThird round
Welsh CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Roger Kirkpatrick (10)
All:
James Fletcher (12)
Highest home attendance14,244 vs Wrexham (18 August)
Lowest home attendance2,316 vs Southport (3 May)
Average home league attendance6,146
19th in division[1]

The 1951–52 season was the 14th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's 14th 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: 1951–52 Football League § Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
17 Southport 46 15 11 20 53 71 0.746 41
18 Wrexham 46 15 9 22 63 73 0.863 39
19 Chester 46 15 9 22 72 85 0.847 39
20 Halifax Town 46 14 7 25 61 97 0.629 35
21 Rochdale 46 11 13 22 47 79 0.595 35
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
46 15 9 22 72 85 0.847 39 13 4 6 46 30 30 2 5 16 26 55 9

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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ResultWWLDWWLLLDLLLWLWLWDLLLLWLDLLLLWWLLWWDWDWDWDDLL
Position1019941661011111519151815171615161818211820202121212120202020201919191919181716161719
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
18 August Wrexham H W 2–1 Gill, Burgess 14,244
22 August Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H W 3–1 Burgess (2), Hilton 7,045
25 August York City A L 2–4 Hilton, Simpson (o.g.) 8,095
30 August Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A D 2–2 Fletcher, Davies 6,042
1 September Bradford City H W 1–0 Burgess 7,528
5 September Tranmere Rovers H W 4–1 Foulkes (3), Fletcher 8,052
8 September Hartlepools United A L 1–2 Foulkes 11,053
11 September Tranmere Rovers A L 1–3 Hilton 11,344
15 September Oldham Athletic H L 1–2 Fletcher 10,234
22 September Darlington A D 1–1 Fletcher 5,306
26 September Wrexham A L 2–3 Fletcher, Kirkpatrick 12,213
29 September Gateshead H L 0–3 8,072
6 October Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–3 11,795
13 October Halifax Town H W 5–1 Kirkpatrick (2), Morement (2), Jones 4,569
20 October Mansfield Town A L 1–3 Windle 9,550
27 October Rochdale H W 4–0 Astbury, Fletcher, Kirkpatrick (2) 4,628
3 November Accrington Stanley A L 2–4 Coffin, Jones 5,712
10 November Carlisle United H W 4–2 Fletcher, Coffin, Jones, Twentyman (o.g.) 6,082
17 November Stockport County A D 0–0 11,822
1 December Barrow A L 0–1 6,143
8 December Grimsby Town H L 0–3 4,955
22 December York City H L 0–1 2,998
25 December Chesterfield A L 0–2 10,032
26 December Chesterfield H W 3–0 Coffin (2), Fletcher (pen.) 7,262
29 December Bradford City A L 0–1 10,992
5 January Hartlepools United H D 3–3 Greenwood, Fletcher (pen.), Windle 4,902
19 January Oldham Athletic A L 2–11 Morement (pen.), Jones 13,458
23 January Lincoln City A L 1–4 Greenwood 7,682
2 February Lincoln City H L 0–1 5,537
9 February Gateshead A L 0–1 5,416
16 February Bradford Park Avenue H W 4–2 Kirkpatrick (2), Travis, Windle 5,691
23 February Southport H W 2–1 Travis (2) 6,600
1 March Halifax Town A L 1–4 Windle 6,922
8 March Mansfield Town H L 1–5 Travis 5,133
15 March Rochdale A W 5–0 Travis (2), Nelson Stiffle, Astbury, Kirkpatrick 4,561
22 March Accrington Stanley H W 3–1 Stiffle, Windle, Travis 4,533
29 March Carlisle United A D 0–0 4,351
2 April Darlington H W 2–0 Greenwood, Travis 2,590
4 April Stockport County H D 0–0 5,606
11 April Crewe Alexandra A W 2–1 Richardson, Kirkpatrick 8,886
12 April Workington A D 2–2 Coffin, Astbury 5,584
14 April Crewe Alexandra H W 2–0 Spink, Kirkpatrick 7,013
19 April Barrow H D 0–0 4,767
23 April Workington H D 2–2 Richardson, Windle 3,317
26 April Grimsby Town A L 1–2 Travis 12,434
3 May Southport A L 0–1 2,316

FA Cup

Main article: 1951–52 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 24 November Accrington Stanley (3N) A W 2–1 Fletcher, Kirkpatrick 8,312
Second round 15 December Leyton Orient (3S) H W 5–2 Astbury, Jones, Morement 6,453
Third round 12 January Chelsea (1) A D 2–2 Coffin, Greenwood 42,954
Third round replay 16 January H L 2–3
(a.e.t.) 		Willense (o.g.), Coffin 20,378

Welsh Cup

Main article: 1951–52 Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 2 January Bangor City (CCL) H W 3–1 Fletcher (2), R. Evans (o.g.) 1,500
Quarterfinal 6 February Wrexham (3N) A D 0–0 7,434
Quarterfinal replay 20 February A W 0–2 4,178

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup 		Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Bernard Port 6 – 6 – – – – –
Harry Threadgold 47 – 40 – 4 – 3 –
Field players
Wales Tommy Astbury 47 4 43 3 3 1 1 –
England Cam Burgess 7 4 7 4 – – – –
Geoff Coffin 28 7 25 5 3 2 – –
England Joe Davies 6 1 6 1 – – – –
Scotland Joe Feeney 5 – 5 – – – – –
England James Fletcher 28 12 23 9 4 1 1 2
Wales Billy Foulkes 13 4 13 4 – – – –
England Ray Gill 47 1 42 1 2 – 3 –
Peter Greenwood 19 4 12 3 4 1 3 –
Joe Hilton 11 3 10 3 1 – – –
Wales Ron Hughes 6 – 6 – – – – –
Bill Jones 34 5 29 4 2 1 3 –
Roger Kirkpatrick 28 11 27 10 1 1 – –
England Eric Lee 40 – 33 – 4 – 3 –
John Molyneux 43 – 36 – 4 – 3 –
Ralph Morement 51 4 44 3 4 1 3 –
Sam Morris 18 – 13 – 2 – 3 –
Fred Richardson 7 2 7 2 – – – –
Gerry Smyth 2 – 2 – – – – –
England Tony Spink 5 1 5 1 – – – –
Nelson Stiffle 10 2 7 2 – – 3 –
Don Travis 15 9 15 9 – – – –
Phil Whitlock 16 – 13 – 2 – 1 –
England Bobby Williams 1 – 1 – – – – –
Billy Windle 41 6 34 6 4 – 3 –
England John Yates 2 – 2 – – – – –
Own goals – 6 – 2 – 3 – 1
Total 53 86 46 72 4 11 3 3

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