1953–54 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1953–54 season
ManagerLouis Page
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North		24th
(re-elected)
FA CupFirst round
Welsh CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Don Travis (12)
All:
Don Travis (16)
Highest home attendance14,627 vs Wrexham (3 October)
Lowest home attendance1,667 vs Mansfield Town (24 March)
Average home league attendance5,503
22nd in division[1]

The 1953–54 season was the 16th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's 16th 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: 1953–54 Football League § Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Workington 46 13 14 19 59 80 0.738 40
21 Darlington 46 12 14 20 50 71 0.704 38
22 York City 46 12 13 21 64 86 0.744 37
23 Halifax Town 46 12 10 24 44 73 0.603 34 Re-elected
24 Chester 46 11 10 25 48 67 0.716 32
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 10 25 48 67 0.716 32 10 7 6 39 22 27 1 3 19 9 45 5

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDDLLWLLDWLWLWLWLLDLDLWLLLLWLLDLWLDLDLLWDWLDWLL
Position14141821181721211920161918181718211920192019192020202021242224232424242424242424242424242424
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
22 August Hartlepools United H D 1–1 Windle 6,695
26 August Barnsley H D 1–1 Windle 7,117
29 August Gateshead A L 1–2 Travis 8,013
2 September Barnsley A L 0–3 9,969
5 September Workington H W 3–0 Coffin (2pens.), Pye 5,790
9 September Darlington A L 0–1 4,875
12 September Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A L 0–1 10,234
16 September Darlington H D 2–2 Thomas, Travis 3,999
19 September York City H W 3–1 Travis, Smith, Windle 5,571
23 September Bradford Park Avenue H L 2–3 Coffin (2, 1pen.) 4,906
26 September Southport A W 1–0 Pye 5,770
30 September Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–5 5,333
3 October Wrexham H W 2–1 Thomas, Travis 14,627
10 October Barrow A L 1–2 Thomas 6,258
17 October Bradford City H W 3–0 Thomas, Coffin (pen.), Travis 6,150
24 October Chesterfield A L 0–4 8,229
31 October Tranmere Rovers H L 1–2 Hilton 6,824
7 November Halifax Town A L 1–1 Windle 3,297
14 November Carlisle United H L 0–1 5,104
28 November Grimsby Town H D 1–1 Molyneux 5,327
5 December Stockport County A L 0–5 8,252
12 December Rochdale H W 2–0 Thomas, Travis 3,578
19 December Hartlepools United A L 0–2 5,481
25 December Port Vale A L 0–1 15,322
26 December Port Vale H L 0–1 10,979
28 December Rochdale A L 0–4 7,226
2 January Gateshead H W 5–0 Travis (3), Rolfe, Morrey 4,197
9 January Mansfield Town A L 1–2 Morrey 6,572
16 January Workington A L 0–2 7,212
23 January Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H D 0–0 5,180
6 February York City A L 1–2 Morrey (pen.) 3,960
13 February Southport H W 1–0 Morrey 4,802
20 February Wrexham A L 1–2 Basford 10,225
27 February Barrow H D 1–1 Hilton 3,023
6 March Bradford City A L 0–1 10,971
13 March Chesterfield H D 2–2 Hilton, Lee 4,404
20 March Tranmere Rovers A L 1–2 Coffin 6,773
24 March Mansfield Town H L 0–2 1,667
27 March Halifax Town H W 3–1 Morrey, Travis, Windle 3,207
3 April Carlisle United A D 1–1 Travis 2,329
10 April Accrington Stanley H W 3–0 Rolfe (2), Windle 4,031
16 April Crewe Alexandra A L 0–1 6,287
17 April Grimsby Town A D 0–0 7,330
19 April Crewe Alexandra H W 2–0 Betteridge, Travis 5,846
24 April Stockport County H L 1–2 Coffin 3,545
28 April Accrington Stanley A L 0–1 4,687

FA Cup

Main article: 1953–54 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 21 November Stockport County (3N) A L 2–4 Molyneux, Windle 12,363

Welsh Cup

Main article: 1953–54 Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 13 January Brymbo Steelworks H W 6–1 Rolfe, Morrey (pen.), Morris, Smith, Travis 766
Quarterfinal 3 March Wrexham (3N) H W 1–0 Travis 2,133
Semifinal 17 March Newport County (3S) N D 2–2 Travis (2) 7,920
Semifinal replay 5 April N W 2–0 Basford, Hilton 3,000
Final 21 April Flint Town United (WLN) N L 0–2 15,584

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup 		Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Bobby Jones 52 – 46 – 1 – 5 –
Field players
Wales Tommy Astbury 19 – 16 – 1 – 2 –
Jack Basford 13 2 10 1 – – 3 1
Mick Betteridge 9 1 8 1 – – 1 –
Ken Brandon 1 – 1 – – – – –
Norman Bullock 1 – 1 – – – – –
Geoff Coffin 22 7 21 7 – – 1 –
Ken Fletcher 19 1 16 – – – 3 1
England Ray Gill 52 – 46 – 1 – 5 –
Joe Hilton 24 4 20 3 1 – 3 1
Wales Ron Hughes 45 – 39 – 1 – 5 –
England Eric Lee 51 1 46 1 1 – 4 –
John Molyneux 18 2 15 1 1 1 2 –
Bernard Morrey 20 6 17 5 – – 3 1
Sam Morris 12 1 11 – – – 1 1
Billy Pye 5 2 5 2 – – – –
Jimmy Rolfe 20 4 17 3 – – 3 1
England Harry Smith 11 2 10 1 – – 1 1
England Fred Sutcliffe 32 – 28 – – – 4 –
Johnny Thomas 32 5 29 5 1 – 2 –
Don Travis 48 16 43 12 1 – 4 4
Phil Whitlock 24 – 23 – 1 – – –
England Bobby Williams 3 – 3 – – – – –
Billy Windle 39 7 35 6 1 1 3 –
Own goals – – – – – – – –
Total 52 61 46 48 1 2 5 11

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