1952–53 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1952–53 season
ManagerFrank Brown
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North		20th
FA CupFirst round
Welsh CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Don Travis (24)
All:
Don Travis (29)
Highest home attendance11,371 vs Wrexham (15 April)
Lowest home attendance1,941 vs Southport (29 April)
Average home league attendance5,271
24th in division[1]

The 1952–53 season was the 15th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's 15th 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: 1952–53 Football League § Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
18 Mansfield Town 46 16 14 16 55 62 0.887 46
19 Barrow 46 16 12 18 66 71 0.930 44
20 Chester 46 11 15 20 64 85 0.753 37
21 Darlington 46 14 6 26 58 96 0.604 34
22 Rochdale 46 14 5 27 62 83 0.747 33
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 11 15 20 64 85 0.753 37 10 7 6 39 27 27 1 8 14 25 58 10

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
23 August Stockport County A L 1–4 Travis 10,467
27 August York City H D 1–1 Richardson 6,530
30 August Bradford City H W 2–0 Deakin, Bullock 6,365
1 September York City A D 0–0 8,759
6 September Rochdale A L 1–3 Richardson 6,557
11 September Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A D 1–1 Travis 6,695
13 September Darlington H W 6–3 Bullock (2), Matt Costello, Travis, Windle, Richardson 5,519
17 September Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H D 1–1 Matt Costello 5,004
20 September Gateshead A L 1–4 Windle 6,186
24 September Oldham Athletic H L 0–1 5,678
5 January Hartlepools United H L 0–1 4,110
29 September Crewe Alexandra A L 1–4 Bullock 5,698
4 October Carlisle United A D 1–1 Bullock 9,421
11 October Tranmere Rovers H W 3–2 Bullock, Travis, Deakin 9,045
18 October Chesterfield A L 1–2 Richardson 8,675
25 October Workington H D 1–1 Travis 5,009
1 November Accrington Stanley A D 1–1 Bullock 5,903
8 November Halifax Town H W 2–1 Deakin, Travis 5,235
15 November Mansfield Town A D 2–2 Hilton, Coffin 6,390
29 November Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–1 8,145
6 December Rochdale H W 3–0 Bullock, Travis, Kirkpatrick 3,324
13 December Barrow A L 0–3 3,744
20 December Stockport County H W 4–0 Morement, Travis, Bullock, Windle 3,144
26 December Southport A L 0–2 6,000
3 January Bradford City A D 2–2 Travis, Windle 9,172
13 January Grimsby Town A L 4–5 Tony Spink (2), Morement (pen.), Windle 6,204
24 January Darlington A L 2–3 Hilton, Travis 4,243
31 January Grimsby Town H L 0–2 4,005
7 February Gateshead H W 2–0 Travis (2) 5,075
14 February Hartlepools United A D 2–2 Travis, Windle 6,499
21 February Carlisle United H L 1–2 Travis 5,987
28 February Tranmere Rovers A L 0–4 8,633
7 March Chesterfield H W 2–0 Deakin, Astbury 3,794
14 March Workington A W 2–1 Travis (2) 8,466
21 March Accrington Stanley H W 2–0 Deakin, Travis 3,818
25 March Southport H D 0–0 2,744
28 March Halifax Town A L 1–3 Travis 3,296
3 April Port Vale A D 1–1 Sutcliffe 19,413
4 April Mansfield Town H D 2–2 Morement (2) 5,082
6 April Port Vale H D 2–2 Morement, Travis 10,553
11 April Oldham Athletic A L 1–2 Travis 19,058
15 April Wrexham H L 1–2 Sutcliffe 11,371
18 April Bradford Park Avenue H L 0–3 4,441
22 April Crewe Alexandra H D 2–2 Travis (2) 3,468
25 April Wrexham A L 0–7 11,082
29 April Barrow H W 2–1 Travis (2) 1,941

FA Cup

Main article: 1952–53 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 22 November Hartlepools United (3N) H L 0–1 6,773

Welsh Cup

Main article: 1952–53 Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 31 December Wrexham (3N) A W 4–3 Frank Tomlinson (2), Morement, Windle 5,044
Sixth round 4 February Pwllheli & District (WLN) H W 2–0 Bullock, Sutcliffe 1,600
Quarterfinal 18 February Lovell's Athletic (SFL) H W 5–0 Astbury, Bullock, Travis (3) 1,700
Semifinal 1 April Connah's Quay Nomads (WLN) N W 5–0 Morement (2, 1pen.), Deakin, Hilton, Travis 5,218
Final 27 April Rhyl (CCL) N L 1–2 Travis 8,539

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup 		Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Bernard Port 4 – 3 – – – 1 –
Dick Wright 48 – 43 – 1 – 4 –
Field players
Wales Tommy Astbury 35 2 30 1 – – 5 1
Norman Bullock 27 11 24 9 – – 3 2
Geoff Coffin 25 1 23 1 1 – 1 –
Matt Costello 9 2 9 2 – – – –
Billy Deakin 30 6 27 5 1 – 2 1
Leo Dickens 7 – 7 – – – – –
England Ray Gill 52 – 46 – 1 – 5 –
Joe Hilton 33 3 28 2 1 – 4 1
Wales Ron Hughes 30 – 27 – 1 – 2 –
Roger Kirkpatrick 2 1 2 1 – – – –
England Eric Lee 39 – 34 – 1 – 4 –
John Molyneux 6 – 5 – – – 1 –
Ralph Morement 41 8 38 5 – – 3 3
Sam Morris 4 – 4 – – – – –
George Pilkington 20 – 16 – 1 – 3 –
Fred Richardson 16 4 16 4 – – – –
England Harry Smith 1 – 1 – – – – –
England Tony Spink 9 2 8 2 1 – – –
England Fred Sutcliffe 25 3 21 2 – – 4 1
Frank Tomlinson 14 2 11 – – – 3 2
Don Travis 47 29 41 24 1 – 5 5
Phil Whitlock 4 – 4 – – – – –
Billy Windle 44 7 38 6 1 – 5 1
Own goals – – – – – – – –
Total 52 81 46 64 1 – 5 17

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