1950–51 Chester F.C. season
The 1950–51 season was the 13th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
1950–51 season | ||
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Manager | Frank Brown | |
Stadium | Sealand Road | |
Football League Third Division North | 13th | |
FA Cup | First round | |
Welsh Cup | Quarterfinal | |
Top goalscorer | League: Cam Burgess (22) All: Cam Burgess (25) | |
Highest home attendance | 11,280 vs Wrexham (6 September) | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,896 vs Stockport County (4 April) | |
Average home league attendance | 5,951 19th in division[1] | |
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It was the club's 13th 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
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts |
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11 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 1.113 | 45 |
12 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United[lower-alpha 1] | 46 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 1.018 | 44 |
13 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 0.969 | 43 |
14 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 0.775 | 42 |
15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 37 | 1.000 | 40 |
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
- New club in the league
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 15 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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19 August | Lincoln City | A | L | 1–2 | Foulkes | 10,793 |
23 August | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 3–1 | Devonshire, Foulkes, Kirkpatrick (pen.) | 6,720 |
26 August | Darlington | H | W | 3–1 | Morement (2), Burgess | 7,510 |
29 August | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | 11,694 | |
17 December | Stockport County | A | W | 3–0 | Foulkes, Burgess (2) | 10,834 |
6 September | Wrexham | H | D | 0–0 | 11,280 | |
9 September | Halifax Town | H | W | 2–1 | Burgess, Morement | 7,720 |
13 September | Wrexham | A | L | 0–2 | 16,710 | |
16 September | Hartlepools United | A | W | 2–1 | Kirkpatrick (2) | 8,773 |
23 September | Gateshead | H | D | 2–2 | Morement, Burgess | 10,363 |
30 September | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–3 | 10,178 | |
7 October | Carlisle United | H | D | 1–1 | Burgess | 7,671 |
14 October | York City | A | D | 2–2 | Devonshire, Astbury | 8,852 |
21 October | Southport | H | L | 0–2 | 7,114 | |
28 October | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 2–1 | Burgess (2) | 5,744 |
4 November | Bradford Park Avenue | H | W | 2–0 | Astbury, Coffin | 7,362 |
11 November | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 1–3 | Devonshire | 14,343 |
18 November | Barrow | H | L | 1–2 | Morement | 5,200 |
2 December | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | 3,963 | |
9 December | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | L | 0–2 | 7,989 | |
23 December | Darlington | A | D | 0–0 | 3,570 | |
25 December | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 3–1 | Foulkes, Tilston (2) | 5,544 |
26 December | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–1 | 10,857 | |
13 January | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–3 | Hankinson | 5,421 |
16 January | Rochdale | A | W | 3–2 | Burgess (2), Devonshire | 1,435 |
20 January | Hartlepools United | H | W | 2–1 | Tilston, Burgess | 4,809 |
27 January | Rochdale | H | L | 1–3 | Astbury | 4,534 |
3 February | Gateshead | A | L | 1–2 | Coffin | 4,804 |
10 February | Bradford City | A | W | 1–0 | Coffin | 9,444 |
17 February | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 1–1 | Coffin | 6,178 |
24 February | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–2 | Burgess | 11,012 |
3 March | York City | H | W | 3–1 | Coffin (2), Burgess | 4,828 |
10 March | Southport | A | W | 1–0 | Burgess | 3,997 |
17 March | Accrington Stanley | H | D | 2–2 | Burgess, Foulkes | 3,400 |
24 March | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–2 | 11,679 | |
31 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 1–3 | Kirkpatrick | 5,730 |
4 April | Stockport County | H | W | 3–0 | Morement (3, 1pen.) | 2,896 |
7 April | Barrow | A | L | 0–2 | 4,289 | |
11 April | Lincoln City | H | W | 2–1 | Kirkpatrick, Morement (pen.) | 4,730 |
14 April | Rotherham United | H | L | 1–2 | Burgess | 7,760 |
16 April | Rotherham United | A | D | 0–0 | 18,481 | |
21 April | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Burgess | 10,239 |
25 April | New Brighton | H | W | 3–1 | Kirkpatrick, Burgess, Morement | 3,535 |
28 April | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | W | 4–1 | Burgess (3), Morement (pen.) | 3,778 |
2 May | New Brighton | A | L | 0–1 | 2,421 | |
5 May | Bradford City | H | D | 2–2 | Burgess, Hilton | 4,247 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 25 November | Bradford Park Avenue (3N) | H | L | 1–2 | Coffin | 8,255 |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 6 January | Rhyl (CCL) | H | W | 2–1 | Burgess (2) | 4,000 |
Quarterfinal | 1 March | Merthyr Tydfil (SFL) | A | L | 2–5 | Devonshire, Burgess | 12,000 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
![]() | Ted Elliott | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | Harry Threadgold | 46 | – | 43 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
Field players | |||||||||
![]() | Tommy Astbury | 47 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
![]() | Cam Burgess | 44 | 25 | 41 | 22 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
![]() | Geoff Coffin | 20 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
![]() | Les Devonshire | 47 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 |
![]() | Billy Foulkes | 46 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
![]() | Peter Greenwood | 31 | – | 29 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
![]() | Jim Hankinson | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
![]() | Joe Hilton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
![]() | Frank Hindle | 44 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
![]() | Ernie Jones | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | Roger Kirkpatrick | 36 | 6 | 35 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – |
![]() | Eric Lee | 45 | – | 42 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
![]() | Dave McNeil | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | John Molyneux | 47 | – | 44 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
![]() | Ralph Morement | 41 | 11 | 39 | 11 | – | – | 2 | – |
![]() | Tommy Tilston | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
![]() | Phil Whitlock | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
Own goals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 49 | 67 | 46 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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References
- "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
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