1946–47 Chester F.C. season
| 1946–47 season | |||
| Manager | Frank Brown | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
| Football League Third Division North | 3rd | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Welsh Cup | Winner | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Dick Yates (36) All: Dick Yates (43) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,866 vs Wrexham (18 September) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,287 vs Accrington Stanley (29 March) | ||
| Average home league attendance |
6,466 16th in division[1] | ||
| |||
The 1946–47 season was the ninth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, a English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1946–47 Football League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 123 | 40 | 3.075 | +83 | 72 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 114 | 53 | 2.151 | +61 | 64 |
| 3 | Chester | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 95 | 51 | 1.863 | +44 | 56 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 42 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 53 | 1.472 | +25 | 50 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 47 | 1.319 | +15 | 50 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | +16 | 48 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 51 | 1.275 | +14 | 46 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 74 | 0.946 | –4 | 43 |
| 9 | Barrow | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 62 | 0.871 | –8 | 41 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | –11 | 41 |
| 11 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 0.925 | –4 | 40 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 86 | 87 | 0.989 | –1 | 39 |
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | –9 | 39 |
| 14 | Gateshead | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | –10 | 38 |
| 15 | York City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 67 | 81 | 0.827 | –14 | 37 |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 70 | 93 | 0.753 | –23 | 37 |
| 17 | Darlington | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 68 | 80 | 0.850 | –12 | 36 |
| 18 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 0.740 | –20 | 36 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 55 | 80 | 0.688 | –25 | 32 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 56 | 92 | 0.609 | –38 | 32 |
| 21 | Southport | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 53 | 85 | 0.624 | –32 | 25 |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 43 | 92 | 0.467 | –49 | 22 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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 |
| 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 95 | 51 | 1.863 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 20 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Source: statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August | York City | A | D | 4–4 | Burden (2), Gledhill (o.g.), Hamilton | 7,016 |
| 4 September | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 1–3 | Burden | 4,637 |
| 7 September | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 4–1 | Lee, Arthur, Yates (2) | 8,100 |
| 10 September | Southport | A | W | 4–2 | Burden, Astbury, Yates (2) | 4,889 |
| 14 September | Darlington | A | D | 3–3 | Yates, Hamilton, Astbury | 8,189 |
| 18 September | Wrexham | H | W | 2–0 | Burden, Yates | 11,866 |
| 21 September | Hull City | H | W | 5–1 | Arthur, Hamilton, Burden (3) | 7,766 |
| 25 September | Southport | H | W | 2–1 | Astbury, Yates | 5,800 |
| 28 September | Gateshead | A | W | 4–3 | Burden (2), Astbury, Yates | 4,842 |
| 5 October | Hartlepools United | H | W | 2–1 | Astbury, Yates | 8,323 |
| 12 October | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 2–0 | Yates, Burden | 10,923 |
| 26 October | Stockport County | A | W | 3–0 | Yates, Hamilton, Astbury | 11,738 |
| 2 November | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 2–0 | Yates, Burden | 10,256 |
| 9 November | Bradford City | A | D | 0–0 | 16,775 | |
| 16 November | Barrow | H | W | 3–0 | Yates (2), Burden | 7,877 |
| 23 November | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 4–1 | Arthur, Hamilton, Yates, Astbury | 3,583 |
| 7 December | Halifax Town | A | W | 2–1 | Burden, Yates | 3,830 |
| 14 December | New Brighton | H | W | 2–1 | Yates (2) | 5,942 |
| 21 December | Rochdale | A | L | 1–2 | Yates | 7,738 |
| 25 December | Rotherham United | H | D | 2–2 | Lee, Hamilton | 9,096 |
| 26 December | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–3 | Burden | 18,000 |
| 28 December | York City | H | W | 6–0 | Yates (3), Astbury (2), Selby | 7,358 |
| 4 January | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 2–3 | Yates, Burden | 11,787 |
| 18 January | Darlington | H | D | 1–1 | Astbury | 8,266 |
| 1 February | Gateshead | H | L | 0–1 | 5,454 | |
| 8 February | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–5 | Yates | 4,462 |
| 15 February | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 2–0 | Astbury, Yates | 3,953 |
| 6 March | Hull City | A | L | 0–1 | 10,367 | |
| 22 March | Barrow | A | L | 0–1 | 5,509 | |
| 29 March | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 3–1 | Burden (2), Hamilton | 3,287 |
| 4 April | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–0 | Lee, Burden (2) | 6,921 |
| 5 April | Carlisle United | A | L | 2–3 | Lee, Burden | 6,810 |
| 7 April | Lincoln City | A | D | 2–2 | Yates, Burden | 8,785 |
| 12 April | Halifax Town | H | W | 2–0 | Burden (2) | 4,627 |
| 19 April | New Brighton | A | W | 3–0 | Hamilton, Yates (2) | 7,006 |
| 26 April | Rochdale | H | W | 1–0 | Yates | 4,278 |
| 3 May | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 0–3 | 17,015 | |
| 10 May | Bradford City | H | W | 3–0 | Burden, Yates (pen.), Astbury | 3,376 |
| 17 May | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | 7,378 | |
| 24 May | Stockport County | H | W | 3–0 | Brown, Burden, Yates | 4,563 |
| 26 May | Wrexham | A | W | 4–0 | Yates (3), Burden | 18,746 |
| 31 May | Carlisle United | H | W | 4–0 | Yates (2, 1pen.), Lee, Burden | 4,037 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1946–47 FA Cup
Chester along with Cardiff City and Crystal Palace were given a bye to the Third round.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 11 January | Plymouth Argyle (2) | H | W | 2–0 | Astbury, Burden | 18,000 |
| Fourth round | 25 January | Stoke City (1) | H | D | 0–0 | 18,706 | |
| Fourth round replay | 29 January | A | L | 2–3 | Hamilton, Yates | 22,683 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1946–47 Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 15 January | Bangor City (LC) | A | W | 5–3 | Yates, Isherwood, Davies | |
| Quarterfinal | 13 February | Swansea Town (2) | A | W | 3–1 | Yates, Astbury (2) | 10,000 |
| Semifinal | 14 May | Newport County (2) | H | W | 3–2 | Burden, Yates, Astbury | 7,000 |
| Final | 5 June | Merthyr Tydfil (SFL) | N | D | 0–0 | 27,000 | |
| Final replay | 12 June | N | W | 5–1 | Burden (2), Astbury, Yates, Turner | 11,190 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
 | Bill Rigby | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
 | George Scales | 46 | – | 40 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| Jimmy MacLaren | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Field players | |||||||||
| Jackie Arthur | 27 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
 | Tommy Astbury | 48 | 17 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Joe Brown | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Tommy Burden | 48 | 32 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Reg Butcher | 37 | – | 30 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – |
| Doug Cole | 15 | – | 13 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Maldwyn Davies | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Reg Dutton | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Ken Ellis | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ivor Griffiths | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bobby Hamilton | 43 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Charles Higgins | 13 | – | 11 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Dennis Isherwood | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
 | Des Lacey | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Eric Lee | 44 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| Stan Leonard | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Frank Marsh | 45 | – | 38 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – |
| Dave McNeil | 36 | – | 30 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| John Mills | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dennis Selby | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| David Skinner | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| George Summerbee | 10 | – | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Phil Turner | 11 | 1 | 8 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Trevor Walters | 47 | – | 40 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – |
| Derek Williams | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dick Yates | 48 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 50 | 115 | 42 | 95 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
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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