1938–39 Chester F.C. season

The 1938–39 season was the eighth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1938–39 season
ManagerFrank Brown
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
6th
FA CupFourth round
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bill Pendergast (27)

All: Bill Pendergast (30)
Highest home attendance10,364 vs Wrexham (25 February)
Lowest home attendance1,727 vs Southport (26 April)
Average home league attendance5,963
10th in division[1]

It was the club's eighth 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

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
4 Southport 42 14 5 2 47 16 6 5 10 28 38 1.389 50
5 Oldham Athletic 42 16 1 4 51 21 6 4 11 25 38 1.288 49
6 Chester 42 12 5 4 54 31 8 4 9 34 39 1.257 49
7 Hull City 42 13 5 3 57 25 5 5 11 26 49 1.122 46
8 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 5 4 54 23 7 1 13 28 47 1.171 44
Source: rsssf.com

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 20 9 13 88 70 1.257 49 12 5 4 54 31 29 8 4 9 34 39 20

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
ResultDLWLWWWWWDLWLLLWDLWWDDLWDWLWWDDLLLLWWWDWWW
Position1116121211131175565610118912108691291088888888910109777166
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
27 August Hull City H D 1–1 Howarth (pen.) 8,986
31 August New Brighton H L 1–3 Roberts 6,306
3 September Lincoln City A W 3–0 Pendergast, Horsman, Howarth 4,544
5 September Bradford City A L 0–1 6,229
10 September Stockport County H W 4–3 Pendergast (3), Keeley 9,779
17 September Accrington Stanley A W 3–2 Keeley, Pendergast, Sanders 4,728
24 September Barnsley H W 2–1 Horsman, Pendergast 9,479
1 October Oldham Athletic A W 3–1 Pendergast (2), Rogers 12,144
8 October Halifax Town H W 5–1 Keeley (3), Pendergast, Horsman (pen.) 6,792
15 October Gateshead H D 2–2 Pendergast, McGough 9,033
22 October Wrexham A L 2–3 Pendergast, Keeley 15,785
29 October York City H W 5–1 Wass (o.g.), Pendergast, Sanders (2), Keeley 7,315
5 November Rochdale A L 2–5 Howarth, Pendergast 6,732
12 November Rotherham United H L 1–4 Pendergast 7,082
19 November Doncaster Rovers A L 1–4 Pendergast 14,675
3 December Crewe Alexandra A W 2–0 Keeley, Pendergast 7,431
17 December Darlington A D 3–3 Keeley, McGough (2) 2,647
24 December Hull City A L 0–3 5,911
26 December Hartlepools United A W 5–2 Pendergast (2), Horsman (2), Keeley 5,177
27 December Hartlepools United H W 8–2 Keeley (2), Pendergast (2, 1pen.), Sanders (3), Gregg (pen.) 7,748
31 December Lincoln City H D 0–0 6,079
14 January Stockport County A D 0–0 10,781
28 January Barnsley A L 0–3 13,161
4 February Oldham Athletic H W 4–2 Pendergast, Roberts, Keeley, Sanders 5,983
11 February Halifax Town A D 1–1 Pendergast 5,217
15 February Accrington Stanley H W 1–0 McGough 1,728
18 February Gateshead A L 0–3 4,492
25 February Wrexham H W 4–2 Keeley (2), Sanders, Pendergast 10,364
1 March Carlisle United H W 6–1 Sanders (3), Pendergast (2), Keeley 1,735
4 March York City A D 2–2 Pendergast, Horsman 4,108
11 March Rochdale H D 0–0 4,375
18 March Rotherham United A L 0–2 5,317
25 March Doncaster Rovers H L 0–4 4,982
1 April Southport A L 0–2 4,257
7 April Barrow H L 1–2 Howarth 6,057
8 April Crewe Alexandra H W 4–0 Horsman, Gregg (pen.), Worswick (2) 4,235
10 April Barrow A W 1–0 Warburton 8,977
15 April Carlisle United A W 3–1 Horsman (3) 2,601
22 April Darlington H D 0–0 2,406
26 April Southport H W 2–0 Worswick, Pendergast 1,727
29 April New Brighton A W 3–1 Howarth, Bulloch (o.g.), Keeley 2,553
6 May Bradford City H W 3–2 Warburton, Worswick, Keeley 3,033

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 26 November Bradford City (3N) H W 3–1 Horsman, Pendergast, Hinsley (o.g.) 6,672
Second round 10 December Hull City (3N) H D 2–2 Horsman, Gregg (pen.) 9,905
Second round replay 15 December A W 1–0 Horsman 8,184
Third round 7 January Coventry City (2) H W 1–0 Pendergast 11,248
Fourth round 21 January Sheffield Wednesday (2) A D 1–1 Sanders 29,237
Fourth round replay 25 January H D 1–1 Hanford (o.g.) 18,816
Fourth round replay 25 January N D 0–2 15,321

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Sixth round 8 February Rhyl Athletic (CCL) H W 4–0 Horsman, Roberts, Keeley, Pendergast 1,558
Semiinal 22 March South Liverpool (LC) N L 2–5 Horsman, Keeley

Chester get a bye in the seventh round.

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Alf Hobson 17 17
  Eric Mansley 4 4
  Cliff Owen 30 21 7 2
Field players
  David Beynon 12 12 1
  Reg Butcher 31 23 7 1
  Ted Common 31 23 7 1
  Jackie Coulter 4 4
  Stan Duff 2 2
  Arthur Gale 1 1
  Willis Gregg 38 3 29 2 7 1 2
  George Griffiths 7 6 1
  Bill Horsman 51 15 41 10 7 3 2 2
  Harold Howarth 46 5 38 5 7 1
  Arthur Keeley 45 20 36 18 7 2 2
  John McCreary 22 20 2
  Joe McGough 41 4 34 4 7
  Bill Pendergast 43 30 34 27 7 2 2 1
  Syd Roberts 14 3 12 2 2 1
  Chris Robertson 13 13
  Joe Rogers 11 1 8 1 3
  Albert Ross 1 1
  Bob Sanders 22 12 18 11 4 1
  Bos Trevis 3 3
  Trevor Walters 49 41 7 1
  Albert Watford 1 1
  George Warburton 12 2 10 2 2
  Tommy White 1 1
  Randall Worswick 8 4 8 4
  Paddy Wrightson 1 1
Own goals 4 2 2
Total 51 103 42 88 7 9 2 6

References

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  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