1964–65 Chester F.C. season

The 1964–65 season was the 27th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1964–65 season
ManagerPeter Hauser
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
8th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupThird round
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary Talbot (28)

All:
Mike Metcalf (38)
Highest home attendance14,782 vs Wrexham (27 February)
Lowest home attendance5,152 vs Aldershot (12 December)
Average home league attendance7,659
7th in division[1]

Also, it was the seventh season spent in the Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
6 Rochdale 46 22 14 10 74 53 1.396 58
7 Bradford Park Avenue 46 20 17 9 86 62 1.387 57
8 Chester 46 25 6 15 119 81 1.469 56
9 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 11 15 84 72 1.167 51
10 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 13 15 90 81 1.111 49
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 25 6 15 119 81 1.469 56 19 1 3 75 26 39 6 5 12 44 55 17

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLWLWLWWDWDLWWLLWLDWDWLWLWLWWDWWDWWLLLWLWWWLWWW
Position1913151115131097712899108151310119119981298988777778888888888
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
22 August Aldershot A L 1–3 Metcalf 6,151
25 August Bradford City A W 3–1 Talbot (2), Morris 6,202
29 August Torquay United H L 0–1 6,830
4 September Stockport County A W 5–4 Talbot (3), Morris, Metcalf (pen.) 4,367
7 September Millwall A L 0–1 9,198
12 September York City H W 4–1 Talbot (2), Ryden, Morris 6,095
16 September Millwall H W 3–1 Metcalf (2), Morris 7,005
19 September Lincoln City A D 2–2 Humes (2) 3,897
26 September Brighton & Hove Albion H W 3–1 Ryden (2), Metcalf 9,068
28 September Hartlepools United A D 1–1 Metcalf 8,822
3 October Oxford United A L 2–3 Morris (2) 8,758
7 October Hartlepools United H W 4–0 Humes, Ryden (2), Talbot, 7,796
10 October Southport H W 3–1 Talbot (2) 7,228
14 October Rochdale A L 1–2 Hauser, Humes 4,845
17 October Wrexham A L 2–4 Metcalf (pen.), Talbot 14,690
24 October Tranmere Rovers H W 3–2 Talbot, Metcalf, Humes 12,076
31 October Darlington A L 0–2 4,229
7 November Crewe Alexandra H D 2–2 Durie, Metcalf 6,922
21 November Halifax Town H W 1–0 Talbot 6,028
28 November Notts County A D 1–1 Ryden 5,878
12 December Aldershot H W 6–2 Metcalf (2), Morris (3) 5,152
19 December Torquay United A L 2–3 Ryden (2) 3,627
26 December Bradford Park Avenue H W 3–0 Humes, Ryden, Metcalf (pen.) 10,057
28 December Bradford Park Avenue A L 1–3 Morris 9,968
2 January Stockport County H W 4–0 Metcalf (2), Ryden (2) 7,606
16 January York City A L 2–3 Humes (2) 5,118
23 January Lincoln City H W 5–1 Ryden, Talbot (2), Metcalf (2) 7,432
30 January Newport County A W 1–0 Metcalf 3,219
6 February Brighton & Hove Albion A D 4–4 Morris, Talbot (2), Metcalf 16,434
10 February Bradford City H W 3–1 Morris (2), Talbot 7,759
13 February Oxford United H W 2–1 Humes, Metcalf 7,988
20 February Southport A D 2–2 Humes, Metcalf 3,439
24 February Chesterfield H W 4–0 Talbot, Metcalf, Morris, Humes 7,401
27 February Wrexham H W 6–1 Metcalf, Morris, Humes (3), Talbot 14,782
10 March Rochdale H L 0–1 8,550
13 March Darlington H L 4–5 Morris (2), Corbishley, Metcalf (pen.) 6,455
20 March Crewe Alexandra A L 1–5 Morris 5,641
26 March Newport County H W 4–3 Metcalf (3, 1pen.), Morris 5,843
29 March Tranmere Rovers A L 1–4 Ryden 15,484
3 April Halifax Town A W 4–3 Ryden (2), Morris, Humes 1,945
6 April Doncaster Rovers A W 4–1 Talbot, Morris (2), Ryden 8,007
10 April Notts County H W 4–1 Talbot (2), Metcalf (pen.), Ryden 5,684
16 April Barrow A L 1–2 Morris 3,816
17 April Chesterfield A W 3–1 Humes, Morris, Talbot 5,971
19 April Barrow H W 4–1 Humes, Ryden, Talbot (2) 6,006
24 April Doncaster Rovers H W 3–0 Ryden (2), Talbot 6,405

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 14 November Crewe Alexandra (4) H W 5–0 Metcalf (2, 1pen.), Talbot (3) 9,436
Second round 5 December Barnsley (3) A W 5–2 Metcalf (3), Humes, Morris 6,674
Third round 9 January Manchester United (1) A L 1–2 Humes 45,660

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 2 September Wrexham (4) H W 3–0 Metcalf (2), Talbot 10,331
Second round 23 September Derby County (2) H W 5–4 Metcalf (2, 1pen.), Morris, Talbot (2) 9,874
Third round 21 October Norwich City (2) A L 3–5 Metcalf, Talbot, Humes 9,345

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 20 January Bangor City (CCL) H D 1–1 Metcalf 4,321
Fifth round replay 27 January A W 4–0 Ryden (2), Talbot, Humes 3,542
Quarterfinal 17 February Borough United (Welsh League (North)) H D 0–0 6,934
Quarterfinal replay 9 March A D 2–2 Humes, Owen (o.g.)
Quarterfinal second replay 16 March H W 3–0 Talbot, Morris (2) 7,175
Semifinal 30 March Wrexham (3) A L 0–3 12,341

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Reg Barton 7 5 2
  Dennis Reeves 51 41 3 3 4
Field players
  Stan Bennion 1 1
  Dave Berry 1 1
  John Butler 58 46 3 3 6
  Colin Corbishley 9 1 8 1 1
  Dave Durie 45 1 36 1 3 1 5
  George Evans 12 10 1 1
  John Evans 1 1
  Les Harley 3 2 1
  Brian Harvey 1 1
  Peter Hauser 51 1 39 1 3 3 6
  Jimmy Humes 56 22 44 17 3 2 3 1 6 2
  Bryn Jones 2 2
  Ray Jones 55 43 3 3 6
  Garth Lee 1 1
  Mike Metcalf 55 38 43 27 3 5 3 5 6 1
  John Molyneux 1 1
  Elfed Morris 55 28 44 24 3 1 2 1 6 2
  David Read 5 4 1
  Hugh Ryden 55 22 44 20 3 3 5 2
  Malcolm Starkey 58 46 3 3 6
  Gary Talbot 54 37 44 28 3 3 3 4 4 2
  Fred Willder 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 58 151 46 119 3 11 3 11 6 10

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