1969–70 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1969–70 season
ManagerKen Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division		11th
FA CupFourth round
Football League CupFirst round
Welsh CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Derek Draper (12)
All:
Bill Dearden (19)
Highest home attendance15,024 vs Wrexham (26 December)
Lowest home attendance1,691 vs Aldershot (30 April)
Average home league attendance4,444
14th in division[1]

The 1969–70 season was the 32nd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the twelfth 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: 1969–70 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
9 Peterborough United 46 17 14 15 77 69 1.116 48 Qualified for 1970 Watney Cup[a]
10 Colchester United 46 17 14 15 64 63 1.016 48
11 Chester 46 21 6 19 58 66 0.879 48
12 Scunthorpe United 46 18 10 18 67 65 1.031 46
13 York City 46 16 14 16 55 62 0.887 46
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

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 21 6 19 58 66 0.879 48 14 3 6 39 23 31 7 3 13 19 43 17

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDLLWLLLLWWWLWLWWWLWWLDWLLWLWDDWWWWDLLLLWLLWDW
Position69151511141920232016141414161312101210910991012912121211108777781112101212121111
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
9 August Scunthorpe United A W 3–2 Ashworth, Chapman (2) 3,480
16 August Swansea City H D 2–2 Sutton, Chapman 5,988
23 August Wrexham A L 0–2 11,959
27 August Brentford H L 1–2 Bradbury 4,426
30 August Workington H W 3–0 Draper, Sutton, Harley 3,684
6 September Port Vale A L 0–3 6,874
13 September Notts County H L 0–1 3,645
16 September Grimsby Town A L 1–4 Draper 4,186
20 September Lincoln City A L 0–2 4,482
27 September Crewe Alexandra H W 2–1 Cheetham, Draper 3,722
1 October Bradford Park Avenue H W 1–0 Draper 3,203
4 October Darlington A W 2–1 Draper, Dearden 3,348
7 October Swansea City A L 1–2 Dearden 6,884
11 October Hartlepool H W 2–1 Ashworth, Goad (o.g.) 4,175
18 October Chesterfield H L 1–2 Draper 4,436
25 October Colchester United A W 1–0 Bradbury 3,754
1 November Exeter City H W 2–0 Tarbuck (2) 4,487
8 November Northampton Town A W 1–0 Tarbuck 5,659
22 November Aldershot A L 1–3 Provan 5,385
26 November Southend United H W 2–0 Provan, Dearden 4,501
29 November York City H W 3–0 Tarbuck, Draper (2) 4,201
13 December Notts County A L 0–3 4,231
20 December Port Vale H D 1–1 Provan 5,235
26 December Wrexham H W 2–0 Dearden (2) 15,024
10 January Lincoln City H L 1–2 Provan 5,768
17 January Crewe Alexandra A L 0–3 4,704
19 January Bradford Park Avenue A W 2–1 Spence, Dearden 5,997
31 January Darlington H L 1–3 Spence 4,290
7 February Hartlepool A W 2–1 Provan, Gill (o.g.) 2,233
14 February Scunthorpe United H D 1–1 Dearden 3,968
18 February Workington A D 1–1 Webber 1,474
21 February Northampton Town H W 2–1 Draper, Clarke (o.g.) 3,782
25 February Newport County H W 2–0 Turner, Webber 3,664
28 February Chesterfield A W 1–0 Dearden 13,154
11 March Oldham Athletic H W 2–1 Dearden, Draper 4,522
13 March York City A D 0–0 3,310
16 March Newport County A L 1–3 Webber 3,664
21 March Peterborough United H L 2–3 Cheetham (pen.), Dearden 4,024
28 March Oldham Athletic A L 0–5 4,611
30 March Exeter City A L 0–1 5,717
1 April Colchester United H W 1–0 Tarbuck 2,580
4 April Brentford A L 0–2 4,748
6 April Southend United A L 2–4 Tarbuck, Dearden 5,512
15 April Grimsby Town H W 3–1 Provan, Webber, Ashworth 2,186
18 April Peterborough United A D 0–0 4,763
30 April Aldershot H W 2–1 Draper (2) 1,691

FA Cup

Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 15 November Halifax Town (3) A D 3–3 Tarbuck (2), Dearden 5,032
First round replay 19 November H W 1–0 Provan 8,352
Second round 6 December Doncaster Rovers (3) H D 1–1 Tarbuck 7,705
Second round replay 9 December A W 2–0 Webber, Dearden 10,822
Third round 3 January Bristol City (2) H W 2–1 Webber, Dearden 10,030
Fourth round 24 January Swindon Town (2) A L 2–4 Cheetham (pen), Lang 7,705

League Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 14 August Aston Villa (3) H L 1–2 Dearden 10,510

Welsh Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 14 January Llandudno Borough H W 6–0 Edwards, Spence, Webber, Provan (3) 2,464
Quarterfinal 11 February Llanelli (Welsh League South) A W 3–1 Turner, Dearden, Webber 1,925
Semifinal 18 March Hereford United (SFL) A D 3–3 Dearden (2), Tarbuck 5,125
Semifinal replay 25 March H W 3–0 Dearden, Draper (2) 3,916
Final first leg 8 May Cardiff City (2) H L 0–1 3,087
Final second leg 15 May A L 0–4 5,567

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup 		League
Cup 		Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Terry Carling 59 – 46 – 6 – 1 – 6 –
Field players
England Barry Ashworth 39+2 3 34+2 3 – – 1 – 4 –
England Graham Birks 16 – 11 – 5 – – – – –
England Terry Bradbury 58 2 45 2 6 – 1 – 6 –
Scotland Eric Brodie 12 – 11 – – – 1 – – –
Wales Alan Caughter 1+1 – 1+1 – – – – – – –
England Roy Chapman 10 3 9 3 – – 1 – – –
England Roy Cheetham 55 3 43 2 6 1 1 – 5 –
England Bill Dearden 50 19 40 11 5 3 1 1 4 4
Wales Derek Draper 55+1 14 43+1 12 6 – – – 6 2
Wales Nigel Edwards 19+6 1 13+4 – 1+2 – – – 5 1
England Albert Harley 3 1 3 1 – – – – – –
Scotland Gavin Lang 1 1 – – 1 1 – – – –
Northern Ireland Sammy McMillan 21+2 – 16+2 – – – – – 5 –
Scotland Andy Provan 56 10 45 6 6 1 1 – 4 3
Wales Cliff Sear 12+1 – 10+1 – 1 – 1 – – –
England Alan Spence 9+4 3 5+4 2 2 – – – 2 1
England Steve Stacey 1 – 1 – – – – – – –
England Mike Sutton 58 2 46 2 6 – 1 – 5 –
England Alan Tarbuck 25 10 17 6 4 3 – – 4 1
England Graham Turner 48+3 2 36+3 1 5 – 1 – 6 1
Wales Keith Webber 41+5 8 31+4 4 6 2 0+1 – 4 2
Own goals – 3 – 3 – – – – – –
Total 59 85 46 58 6 11 1 1 6 15

Notes

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