1971–72 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1971–72 season
ManagerKen Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division		20th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupFirst round
Welsh CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eddie Loyden (11)
All:
Eddie Loyden (15)
Highest home attendance4,539 vs York City (14 August)
Lowest home attendance1,868 vs Peterborough United (4 March)
Average home league attendance3,001
19th in division[1]

The 1971–72 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 the 14th 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 League

Main article: 1971–72 Football League § Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
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 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 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 matchday

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ResultDLWDDDDDWLDLLWDWLDLLWLLLDLDLLWLDLDWWLDWWLDDDDL
Position10211188911117781515151513141516161518181817181820202020212121181717181716171816171818
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
14 August Cambridge United H D 1–1 Loyden 4,539
21 August Reading A L 0–1 4,013
28 August Gillingham H W 5–1 Purdie (4), Loyden 3,303
1 September Aldershot A D 0–0 4,591
4 September Workington A D 0–0 2,276
11 September Barrow H D 0–0 3,965
18 September Exeter City A D 1–1 Moore 4,040
25 September Brentford H D 0–0 4,088
29 September Northampton Town H W 3–2 Purdie, Draper (2) 3,454
1 October Colchester United A L 0–1 6,048
9 October Southend United H D 1–1 Draper 4,092
16 October Cambridge United A L 0–2 3,289
18 October Southport A L 3–4 Loyden (2), Purdie 3,659
23 October Hartlepool H W 4–0 Morrissey, Loyden, Cheetham (pen.), Kennedy 3,466
30 October Darlington A D 1–1 Loyden 2,012
6 November Bury H W 2–0 Loyden, McHale 3,873
13 November Peterborough United A L 0–2 4,659
27 November Doncaster Rovers H D 1–1 Loyden 2,716
4 December Crewe Alexandra A L 1–3 Loyden 2,671
11 December Scunthorpe United A L 0–2 3,776
18 December Workington H W 2–1 Sinclair, Loyden 2,690
25 December Newport County A L 0–1 7,664
1 January Exeter City H L 1–2 Sinclair 3,610
8 January Gillingham A L 0–1 5,614
15 January Stockport County H D 0–0 2,554
22 January Northampton Town A L 2–4 Edwards, Pountney 3,161
29 January Southport H D 1–1 Clapham 2,585
5 February Grimsby Town A L 0–1 9,431
12 February Hartlepool A L 1–2 Edwards 2,718
19 February Darlington H W 2–1 Draper, Purdie 2,053
26 February Bury A L 1–3 Clapham 3,212
4 March Peterborough United H D 1–1 Clapham 1,868
10 March Southend United A L 2–4 Kennedy (2) 8,197
13 March Stockport County A D 0–0 2,102
18 March Reading H W 2–0 Cheetham (pen.), Bingham 2,165
21 March Lincoln City H W 2–1 Kennedy 2,372
25 March Barrow A L 0–2 2,105
31 March Brentford A D 1–1 Clapham 18,520
1 April Newport County H W 3–0 Sprague (o.g.), Kennedy, Edwards 2,563
3 April Colchester United H W 2–1 Moore (2) 3,317
8 April Grimsby Town H L 1–2 Loyden 2,823
15 April Doncaster Rovers A D 0–0 2,370
19 April Scunthorpe United H D 0–0 2,347
22 April Crewe Alexandra H D 0–0 2,608
26 April Aldershot H D 0–0 1,979
29 April Lincoln City A L 0–4 3,033

FA Cup

Main article: 1971–72 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 20 November Mansfield Town (3) H D 1–1 McHale 3,669
First round replay 22 November A L 3–4 Draper, Kennedy, Loyden 5,310

League Cup

Main article: 1971–72 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 18 August Tranmere Rovers (3) A D 1–1 Purdie 4,434
First round replay 25 August H L 1–3 Tarbuck (pen.) 5,117

Welsh Cup

Main article: 1971–72 Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 11 January Holyhead Town (Welsh League North) A D 0–0
Fifth round replay 19 January H W 7–2 Loyden (3, 1pen.), Draper, Bernard Purdie (2), Turner 1,120
Quarterfinal 7 February Rhyl (CCL) H L 1–2 Draper 2,000

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup 		League
Cup 		Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Gordon Livsey 51 – 44 – 2 – 2 – 3 –
England John Taylor 2 – 2 – – – – – – –
Field players
England Joe Ashworth 6 – 5 – – – – – 1 –
England John Bingham 7 1 7 1 – – – – – –
England Graham Birks 17+2 – 15+2 – 2 – – – – –
England Ray Carter 21+5 – 18+5 – 1 – – – 2 –
England Roy Cheetham 38+1 2 33+1 2 1 – 2 – 2 –
England Graham Clapham 16 4 16 4 – – – – – –
Wales Derek Draper 53 7 46 4 2 1 2 – 3 2
Wales Nigel Edwards 40 3 35 3 – – 2 – 3 –
England Graham Futcher 3+6 – 2+4 – – – 1 – 0+2 –
England Neil Griffiths 36+1 1 32+1 1 1 – – – 3 –
England Dave Kennedy 46 6 39 5 2 1 2 – 3 –
England Eddie Loyden 40 15 34 11 2 1 2 – 2 3
England Kevin McHale 33+3 2 29+3 1 2 1 1 – 1 –
England Tony Moore 10+4 3 9+4 3 – – – – 1 –
Republic of Ireland Pat Morrissey 11 1 9 1 2 – – – – –
England Dave Pountney 53 1 46 1 2 – 2 – 3 –
Bernard Purdie 28+7 10 23+6 7 1 – 2 1 2+1 2
England Roy Sinclair 6 2 5 2 – – – – 1 –
England Bobby Smith 2 – 2 – – – – – – –
England Alan Tarbuck 8 1 6 – – – 2 1 – –
England Brian Tinnion 3 – 3 – – – – – – –
England Graham Turner 53 1 46 – 2 – 2 – 3 1
Own goals – 1 – 1 – – – – – –
Total 53 61 46 47 2 4 2 2 3 8

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