1958–59 Chester F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was the 21st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1958–59 season
ManagerJohn Harris
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
13th
FA CupSecond round
Welsh CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Norman Bullock (12)

All:
Norman Bullock (13)
Highest home attendance9,723 vs Northampton Town (6 September)
Lowest home attendance3,220 vs Hartlepools United (8 October)
Average home league attendance6,953
14th in division[1]

Chester competed in the newly formed Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 Gillingham 46 20 9 17 82 77 1.065 49
12 Torquay United 46 16 12 18 78 77 1.013 44
13 Chester 46 16 12 18 72 84 0.857 44
14 Bradford Park Avenue 46 18 7 21 75 77 0.974 43
15 Watford 46 16 10 20 81 79 1.025 42
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
46 16 12 18 72 84 0.857 44 10 5 8 39 33 25 6 7 10 33 51 19

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLDWWLDLWDLWLDDLWWWWWLDLWDWDLLDWLLLWWDLWLDLDLLW
Position191912811101611141915171716161413121081210117109889119101214121112131112121212141513
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
23 August Torquay United H L 0–2 9,070
27 August Crystal Palace A D 3–3 Pearson, Mason, Foulkes 18,170
30 August Crewe Alexandra A W 4–2 Jepson (3), Richards 8,657
3 September Crystal Palace H W 3–2 Mason, Pearson, Webster 7,993
6 September Northampton Town H L 2–3 Bullock (2) 9,723
11 September Walsall A L 2–2 Richards, Croft 11,791
13 September Workington A L 0–1 5,717
17 September Walsall H W 2–0 Webster (pen.), Haddington (o.g.) 7,800
20 September York City H D 2–2 Mason, Richards 8,536
27 September Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–3 7,274
1 October Watford H W 2–1 Webster (2, 1pen.) 4,579
4 October Port Vale H L 1–2 Webster 8,197
8 October Hartlepools United H D 1–1 Bullock 3,220
11 October Aldershot H D 2–2 Bullock, Pearson 6,655
14 October Watford A L 2–4 Pearson, Bullock 7,046
18 October Gateshead A W 1–0 Jepson 3,963
25 October Oldham Athletic H W 5–2 Richards (2), Bullock (2), Hughes (pen.) 7,097
1 November Barrow A W 2–1 Hughes (pen.), Jepson 4,333
8 November Carlisle United H W 2–1 Richards, Foulkes 7,351
22 November Exeter City H W 4–2 Richards, Bullock, Webster (2) 8,040
29 November Coventry City A L 1–5 Pearson 15,814
13 December Darlington A D 0–0 4,995
20 December Torquay United A L 0–4 4,013
25 December Millwall A W 1–0 Richards 9,260
27 December Millwall H D 0–0 9,273
1 January Hartlepools United A W 3–1 Pearson, Bullock, Foulkes 3,952
17 January Gillingham A D 3–3 B. Griffiths, Bullock (2) 5,331
24 January Shrewsbury Town H L 3–5 Jepson, Bullock, Richards 8,170
31 January Workington H L 1–2 Foulkes 6,499
7 February York City A D 1–1 Jepson 5,414
14 February Bradford Park Avenue H W 2–0 Webster, Davis 6,089
21 February Port Vale A L 0–4 8,851
28 February Aldershot A L 0–1 4,518
7 March Gateshead H L 0–1 4,881
14 March Oldham Athletic A W 5–3 Foulkes (2), Davis, Pearson, Hunt 5,226
21 March Barrow H W 2–0 Davis (2) 4,791
27 March Southport A D 1–1 Jepson 4,384
28 March Carlisle United A L 3–4 Souter, Davis, Bradley (o.g.) 4,522
30 March Southport H W 2–1 Jepson, Davis 5,636
4 April Gillingham H L 1–2 Davis 5,513
11 April Exeter City A D 1–1 Pearson 6,464
13 April Northampton Town A L 0–4 3,865
18 April Coventry City H D 1–1 Farmer (o.g.) 5,920
22 April Crewe Alexandra H L 0–1 9,565
25 April Shrewsbury Town A L 0–3 7,260
29 April Darlington H W 1–0 Webster 3,314

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 15 November Boston United (SFL) H W 3–2 Bullock, Hughes, Pearson 8,495
Second round 6 December Bury (3) H D 1–1 Webster 11,606
Second round replay 9 December A L 1–2 Hunt 15,167

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 21 January Rhyl (CCL) H L 1–4 B. Griffiths 1,340

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Brian Biggins 3 3
  Keith Griffiths 8 7 1
  Ron Howells 38 35 3
  Derek Owen 1 1
Field players
  Jimmy Anderson 15 14 1
  George Ashfield 5 5
  Norman Bullock 39 13 35 12 3 1 1
  Alec Croft 4 1 3 1 1
  Eric Davis 15 7 15 7
  Royston Evans 1 1
  Billy Foulkes 43 6 40 6 3
  Ray Gill 29 29
  Brian Griffiths 3 2 2 1 1 1
  Ron Hughes 32 3 28 2 3 1 1
  Bobby Hunt 39 2 36 1 3 1
  Jerry Ireland 4 3 1
  Barry Jepson 29 9 28 9 1
  Jimmy Mason 38 3 35 3 3
  Stan Pearson 35 9 32 8 3 1
  Gordon Richards 43 9 40 9 3
  Jack Saunders 26 25 1
  Bill Souter 37 1 33 1 3 1
  George Spruce 24 21 2 1
  Harry Webster 28 10 26 9 2 1
  Phil Whitlock 2 1 1
  Bobby Williams 9 8 1
Own goals 3 3
Total 50 78 46 72 3 5 1 1

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