1974–75 Chester F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was the 37th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1974–75 season
ManagerKen Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
4th
(promoted)
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupSemifinal
Welsh CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Terry Owen (14)

All:
John James (17)
Highest home attendance8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December)
Lowest home attendance2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September)
Average home league attendance4,745
6th in division[1]

Also, it was the 17th 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 Promotion or relegation
2 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 26 10 10 80 43 1.860 62 Promoted to the Third Division
3 Rotherham United (P) 46 22 15 9 71 41 1.732 59
4 Chester (P) 46 23 11 12 64 38 1.684 57
5 Lincoln City 46 21 15 10 79 48 1.646 57
6 Cambridge United 46 20 14 12 62 44 1.409 54
Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted

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 23 11 12 64 38 1.684 57 17 5 1 48 9 39 6 6 11 16 29 18

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLWWLWLLWWDWWLWDLWDLWWWDWDDLDLWWWWWLDWDDLDWWWLW
Position166611611141087534444445554533333444333454344555445[a]
  1. ^ Chester were fifth after their final match was played, however, two days later Lincoln City lost their final match to Southport and was overcame by Chester by better goal average.
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
17 August Lincoln City A L 1–2 Owen 2,903
24 August Hartlepool H W 3–0 Seddon, Draper, James 2,728
31 August Barnsley A W 1–0 Edwards 6,006
3 September Cambridge United A L 0–3 7,763
7 September Brentford H W 2–0 Draper, Owen 2,469
14 September Bradford City A L 0–2 3,329
17 September Shrewsbury Town A L 0–2 3,637
21 September Torquay United H W 3–0 James, Edwards, Seddon 2,467
25 September Reading H W 2–0 James, Whitehead 6,642
27 September Mansfield Town A D 0–0 3,182
2 October Doncaster Rovers H W 3–0 Loska, James, Draper 2,748
5 October Scunthorpe United H W 1–0 James 2,857
11 October Southport A L 1–2 Lennard 2,179
19 October Crewe Alexandra H W 2–0 Lennard, Draper 4,063
23 October Cambridge United H D 1–1 Seddon 3,583
26 October Exeter City A L 0–1 3,664
2 November Rochdale H W 4–0 Edwards, Draper (3) 3,100
5 November Doncaster Rovers A D 1–1 James 1,286
9 November Northampton Town A L 0–2 5,240
16 November Swansea City H W 3–0 James (2), Draper 4,641
30 November Stockport County H W 3–1 Edwards, Lennard, James 3,289
7 December Rotherham United A W 2–1 James (2) 4,412
21 December Workington A D 0–0 1,455
26 December Bradford City H W 1–0 Lennard 8,372
28 December Darlington A D 1–1 Lennard 2,690
4 January Shrewsbury Town H D 1–1 Draper 8,019
11 January Rotherham United H L 0–1 5,835
17 January Stockport County A D 1–1 Matthewson 2,721
25 January Newport County A L 0–3 4,144
1 February Northampton Town H W 4–1 Lennard, Owen (2), James (pen.) 5,027
8 February Rochdale A W 1–0 Redfern 2,161
15 February Newport County H W 4–1 Owen (3), James 5,427
22 February Swansea City A W 1–0 Moore 2,174
1 March Barnsley H W 2–1 Edwards, Owen 4,976
8 March Reading A L 1–2 Moore 5,759
15 March Mansfield Town H D 0–0 7,518
19 March Lincoln City H W 4–1 Storton, Moore (2), Edwards 6,765
22 March Brentford A D 1–1 Owen 5,800
29 March Workington H D 0–0 5,761
31 March Torquay United A L 0–3 3,713
5 April Exeter City H D 1–1 Owen 3,318
12 April Scunthorpe United A W 3–1 Owen (2), Redfern 1,877
16 April Darlington H W 1–0 Loska 4,652
19 April Southport H W 3–0 Storton, Owen (2) 4,804
21 April Hartlepool A L 0–1 2,047
26 April Crewe Alexandra A W 1–0 Mason 5,118

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 23 November Rotherham United (4) A L 0–1 5,358

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 21 August Walsall (3) H W 2–1 Draper (2) 3,583
Second round 11 September Blackpool (2) H W 3–1 Edwards, Owen, Whitehead 5,854
Third round 9 October Preston North End (3) H W 1–0 Lennard 11,262
Fourth round 13 November Leeds United (1) H W 3–0 James (2), Storton 19,000
Quarterfinal 4 December Newcastle United (1) A D 0–0 29,716
Quarterfinal replay 18 December H W 1–0 James 75' 19,000
Semifinal first leg 15 January Aston Villa (2) H D 2–2 Owen 44', Moore 79' 19,000
Semifinal second leg 22 January A L 2–3 Mason 33', James 61' 47,632

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fourth round 29 January Oswestry Town (CCL) H L 1–3 Lunn 1,728

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
  Grenville Millington 55 46 1 8
  John Taylor 1 1
Field players
  Derek Draper 47 11 34+3 9 1 7 2
  Chris Dunleavy 8+1 7 1+1
  Nigel Edwards 51 7 42 6 1 8 1
  John James 46 17 40+1 13 1 8 4
  Dave Lennard 42 7 34 6 1 6 1 1
  Tony Loska 55 2 46 2 1 8
  Phil Lunn 1 1 1 1
  Stuart Mason 45+1 2 37+1 1 1 6 1 1
  Reg Matthewson 19+1 1 44 1 1 8
  Gary Moore 13+13 5 12+11 4 1+2 1
  Alan Morris 1 1
  Terry Owen 34+10 16 29+8 14 0+1 4+1 2 1
  Gary Potter 2 1 1
  Graham Pugh 17 17
  Paul Raynor 1 1
  Jimmy Redfern 19+4 2 17+4 2 1 1
  Colin Rowlands 1 1
  Ian Seddon 39+3 3 31+3 3 1 7
  Trevor Storton 54 3 45 2 1 8 1
  Norman Whitehead 33 2 24 1 1 7 1 1
Total 56 79 46 64 1 8 14 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