1978–79 Chester F.C. season

The 1978–79 season was the 41st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1978–79 season
ManagerAlan Oakes
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
16th
FA CupRound 2
Football League CupRound 3
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Edwards (20)

All:
Ian Edwards (25)
Highest home attendance8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December)
Lowest home attendance2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September)
Average home league attendance3,850
20th in division[1]

Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 19 14 53 53 0 45
15 Plymouth Argyle 46 15 14 17 67 68 1 44
16 Chester 46 14 16 16 57 61 4 44
17 Rotherham United 46 17 10 19 49 55 6 44
18 Mansfield Town 46 12 19 15 51 52 1 43
Source: rsssf.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 14 16 16 57 61  −4 44 11 9 3 42 21  +21 3 7 13 15 40  −25

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWWWLDLLWWDWLDDWLWWDLLLDLLDDDDWWLLLLWDDWDDWDDLL
Position7214471110554466566567911910121113111110910111212111112101211101091114
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
19 August Southend United A W1–0 Edwards 4,223
23 August Walsall H W2–1 Phillips, Mellor (pen) 4,257
26 August Exeter City H W3–0 Mellor (pen), Edwards (2) 3,431
2 September Hull City A L0–3 5,325
8 September Peterborough United H D1–1 Edwards 4,506
12 September Colchester United A L1–2 Phillips 2,311
16 September Gillingham A L0–1 4,743
23 September Swansea City H W2–0 Mellor, Edwards 8,583
27 September Swindon Town H W2–0 Delgado, Oakes 3,311
30 September Bury A D1–1 Edwards 4,056
7 October Watford H W2–1 Edwards, Phillips 6,468
13 October Tranmere Rovers A L2–6 Edwards, Mellor 5,587
18 October Plymouth Argyle H D0–0 3,921
21 October Oxford United A D0–0 3,908
28 October Brentford H W3–1 Edwards (3) 4,301
4 November Chesterfield A L1–3 Raynor 5,015
11 November Hull City H W2–1 Edwards (2) 4,249
18 November Exeter City A W1–0 Mellor 3,985
9 December Sheffield Wednesday A D0–0 8,872
23 December Blackpool A L0–3 4,106
26 December Carlisle United H L1–2 Walker 4,690
13 January Peterborough United A L1–2 Edwards 4,445
17 January Colchester United H D2–2 Henderson, Phillips 2,339
30 January Shrewsbury Town A L0–1 6,693
3 February Swindon Town A L0–2 6,036
10 February Bury H D1–1 Henderson 3,160
21 February Gillingham H D1–1 Jeffries 2,421
24 February Tranmere Rovers H D1–1 Raynor (pen) 4,375
27 February Swansea City A D2–2 Henderson, Raynor (pen) 7,983
3 March Oxford United H W4–1 Oakes, Jones, Phillips, Edwards 2,476
7 March Lincoln City H W5–1 Henderson (3), Edwards, Phillips 2,585
10 March Brentford A L0–6 6,420
14 March Rotherham United H L0–1 2,473
21 March Southend United H L0–1 2,108
24 March Walsall A L1–2 Oakes 2,795
28 March Chesterfield H W3–0 Jones, Livermore, Phillips 1,804
31 March Mansfield Town H D1–1 Edwards 2,205
7 April Lincoln City A D0–0 3,489
13 April Blackpool H W4–2 Oakes, Phillips (pen), Henderson, Edwards 4,439
14 April Carlisle United A D1–1 Phillips 5,309
16 April Shrewsbury Town H D0–0 6,249
21 April Rotherham United A W1–0 Edwards 2,893
24 April Plymouth Argyle A D2–2 Raynor, Edwards 4,686
28 April Sheffield Wednesday H D2–2 Mellor, Phillips 4,200
2 May Watford A L0–1 12,167
5 May Mansfield Town A L0–2 4,173

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 25 November Runcorn (NPL) H D1–1 Phillips 5,421
First round replay 28 November A W5–0 Mellor (2), Jones, Phillips, Howat 4,441
Second round 16 December Darlington (4) A L1–2 Mellor 2,491

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 12 August Port Vale (4) A W3–0 Edwards (2), Phillips 2,805
First round second leg 16 August H D1–1 Livermore (pen) 3,741
Second round 30 August Coventry City (1) H W2–1 Edwards, Mellor 8,598
Third round 4 October Norwich City (1) H L0–2 8,749

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fourth round 10 January Bangor City (NPL) H D0–0 1,100
Fourth round replay 23 January A W1–0 Edwards
Fifth round 14 February Oswestry Town (SFL) H W4–3 Felix, Edwards, Phillips, Leggett (o.g.) 438
Semifinal 4 April Wrexham (2) H L0–1 7,275

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Brian Lloyd 52 41344
Grenville Millington 5 5
Field players
David Burns 8+2 7+21
Bob Delgado 211 15124
Ian Edwards 4725 39204342
Gary Felix 91 811
Peter Henderson 277 2572
Ian Howat 91 5311
Derek Jeffries 501 401343
Brynley Jones 31+43 26+32210+13
Doug Livermore 492 3913413
Ian Mellor 28+310 21+2633410+1
Mark Nickeas 41+1 33+1314
Alan Oakes 454 374242
Ronnie Phillips 50+114 4010323+1141
Paul Raynor 45+14 36+14342
Ian Rush 1 1
Trevor Storton 57 46344
Peter Sutcliffe 14+3 11+33
Jim Walker 38+3 31+110+243
Own goals 1 1
Total 5775 4657374645

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
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