1934–35 Chester F.C. season

The 1934–35 season was the fourth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1934–35 season
ManagerCharlie Hewitt
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
3rd
FA CupThird round
Welsh CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Wallbanks (24)

All: John Wallbanks (29)
Highest home attendance15,106 vs Wrexham (29 September)
Lowest home attendance3,004 vs Rochdale (3 April)
Average home league attendance6,967
5th in division[1]

It was the club's fourth 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 Promotion
1 Doncaster Rovers 42 16 0 5 53 21 10 5 6 34 23 1.977 57 Division Champions, promoted
2 Halifax Town 42 17 2 2 50 24 8 3 10 26 43 1.134 55
3 Chester 42 14 4 3 62 27 6 10 5 29 31 1.569 54
4 Lincoln City 42 14 3 4 55 21 8 4 9 32 37 1.500 51
5 Darlington 42 15 5 1 50 15 6 4 11 30 44 1.356 51
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 14 8 91 58 1.569 54 14 4 3 62 27 32 6 10 5 29 31 22

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
ResultWWWWLWWWLLLWDDDWDDWWDDDWWDWDDLWLWWWWLWDDDL
Position621122112465543343333233222233333331321222
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
25 August Gateshead A W 4–2 Sargeant (2), Whittam (2) 6,532
29 August Hartlepools United A W 2–0 Hughes (2) 5,496
1 September Accrington Stanley H W 4–0 Wallbanks, Cresswell (2), Hughes 8,932
5 September Hartlepools United H W 4–1 Cresswell (3), Wallbanks 8,979
8 September Darlington A L 0–1 6,991
15 September York City H W 5–1 Hughes (2, 1pen.), Whittam, Wallbanks (2) 8,592
22 September New Brighton A W 2–0 Wallbanks, Hughes 5,249
29 September Wrexham H W 6–2 Wallbanks (4), Cresswell (2) 15,106
6 October Southport H L 0–2 5,564
13 October Doncaster Rovers A L 0–3 10,576
20 October Halifax Town A L 0–1 14,488
27 October Rotherham United H W 4–1 Whittam (2), Sargeant, Wallbanks 5,889
3 November Walsall A D 1–1 Kelly 6,721
10 November Chesterfield H D 1–1 Hughes 6,230
17 November Mansfield Town A D 1–1 Wallbanks 6,402
1 December Carlisle United A W 3–1 Wallbanks (3) 3,711
15 December Lincoln City A D 0–0 4,394
22 December Tranmere Rovers H D 0–0 11,217
25 December Stockport County H W 5–1 Cresswell, Wallbanks (3), Kelly 7,686
26 December Stockport County A W 1–0 Wallbanks 10,973
29 December Gateshead H D 2–2 Wallbanks (2) 5,419
1 January Tranmere Rovers A D 1–1 Cresswell 13,054
5 January Accrington Stanley A D 1–1 Whittam 3,733
16 January Barrow H W 6–2 Sargeant (2), Wallbanks (2), Cresswell, Whittam 3,155
19 January Darlington H W 3–1 Cresswell (2), Mantle 6,892
26 January York City A D 1–1 Mantle 2,456
2 February New Brighton H W 5–4 Kelly (3), Hughes, Wilson (pen.) 6,608
9 February Wrexham A D 2–2 Wallbanks, Cresswell 18,233
16 February Southport A D 1–1 Wallbanks 1,636
23 February Doncaster Rovers H L 1–3 Whittam 9,685
2 March Halifax Town H W 5–0 Taylor (o.g.), Cresswell (2), Mantle, Whittam 5,770
9 March Rotherham United A L 1–6 Sargeant 8,182
16 March Walsall H W 2–1 Kelly, Simms 4,607
23 March Chesterfield A W 2–1 Kelly, Kilcar 3,479
30 March Mansfield Town H W 3–2 Kilcar (3) 5,160
3 April Rochdale H W 1–0 Wilson (pen.) 3,004
6 April Barrow A L 2–4 Mantle (2) 3,544
13 April Carlisle United H W 3–0 Sargeant, Henderson (o.g.), Mantle 3,986
19 April Crewe Alexandra H D 2–2 Mantle, Kelly 10,027
20 April Rochdale A D 3–3 Mantle (3) 6,933
22 April Crewe Alexandra A D 1–1 Mantle 7,761
27 April Lincoln City H L 0–1 3,733

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 24 November Dinnington Athletic (SAL) H W 3–1 Whittam, Kelly, Wallbanks 6,000
Second round 8 December Clapton Orient (3S) A W 3–1 Cresswell, Kelly, Wallbanks 12,350
Third round 12 January Nottingham Forest (2) H L 0–4 13,127

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Sixth round 13 February Bangor City (B&DL) H W 5–1 Wallbanks (3), Kelly, Pitcairn 1,000
Quarterfinal 27 March Cardiff City (3S) A D 2–2 Mantle (2)
Quarterfinal replay 10 April H W 3–0 Sargeant (2), Mantle 3,000
Semifinal 24 April Swansea Town (2) N W 5–0 Sargeant, Cresswell, Mantle, Hughes, Kelly 5,300
Final 4 May Tranmere Rovers (3N) H L 0–1 10,000

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Johnny Burke 16 12 4
  Robert Middleton 34 30 3 1
Field players
  Billy Bell 15 12 2 1
  Fred Bennett 45 37 3 5
  Frank Cresswell 46 17 39 15 3 1 4 1
  John Fantham 16 15 1
  Ernie Hall 41 34 3 4
  Harold Howarth 19 15 4
  Jack Hughes 42 9 35 8 2 5 1
  Gerry Kelly 32 12 25 8 2 2 5 2
  Steve Kilcar 4 4 3 4 1
  Jack Little 13 12 1
  Joe Mantle 21 15 17 11 4 4
  John Pitcairn 50 1 42 3 5 1
  Bill Rowley 1 1
  Charlie Sargeant 49 10 41 7 3 5 3
  Bill Sheppard 1 1
  Hedley Simms 1 1 1 1
  Fred Smallwood 1 1
  John Wallbanks 31 29 27 24 3 2 1 3
  Ernie Whittam 22 10 20 9 2 1
  Arthur Wilson 50 2 42 2 3 5
Own goals 2 2
Total 50 112 42 91 3 6 5 15

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