1954–55 Chester F.C. season

The 1954–55 season was the 17th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1954–55 season
ManagerLouis Page
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
24th
(re-elected)
FA CupFirst round
Welsh CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ron Hughes (9)

All:
Billy Pye (12)
Highest home attendance12,044 vs Wrexham (25 August)
Lowest home attendance1,723 vs Hartlepools United (29 April)
Average home league attendance5,390
19th in division[1]

It was the club's 17th 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 W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Carlisle United 46 15 6 25 78 89 0.876 36
21 Bradford City 46 13 10 23 47 55 0.855 36
22 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 14 22 68 91 0.747 34
23 Grimsby Town 46 13 8 25 47 78 0.603 34 Re-elected
24 Chester 46 12 9 25 44 77 0.571 33
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 12 9 25 44 77 0.571 33 10 3 10 23 25 23 2 6 15 21 52 10

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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ResultDWWLLLLWLWWLWDLLLLLWLLWLLLWDLLWLWDWDDLLLLDDDLL
Position8525141620161915131513131516182022212122212223232120212422232020191817182123232322212424
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
21 August Tranmere Rovers A D 1–1 Hughes 10,244
25 August Wrexham H W 1–0 Capper (o.g.) 12,044
28 August Stockport County H W 1–0 M. Wright 7,431
1 September Wrexham A L 1–2 Halstead 15,495
4 September Hartlepools United A L 1–3 Windle 7,909
8 September Grimsby Town A L 1–3 Halstead 10,128
11 September Gateshead H L 1–2 Gill 5,801
15 September Grimsby Town H W 1–0 Hughes 5,133
18 September Darlington A L 1–4 M. Wright 10,446
21 September Carlisle United A W 2–1 Hughes (2) 5,607
25 September Chesterfield H W 1–0 Halstead 6,735
29 September Carlisle United H L 1–2 Hughes 5,354
2 October Crewe Alexandra A W 3–1 Hughes (3) 7,159
9 October Accrington Stanley H D 1–1 Brandon 8,670
16 October Mansfield Town A L 1–2 M. Wright 9,464
23 October Workington H L 0–2 6,170
30 October Barrow A L 0–2 4,620
13 November York City A L 0–5 6,824
27 November Oldham Athletic A L 1–2 Halstead 7,593
4 December Bradford City H W 1–0 Windle 3,285
11 December Halifax Town H L 1–3 M. Wright 3,712
18 December Tranmere Rovers H L 0–1 3,532
25 December Bradford Park Avenue H W 2–0 Bullock (2) 3,203
27 December Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–3 8,454
1 January Stockport County A L 0–3 8,497
8 January Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H L 2–4 Pye, Rolfe 4,083
15 January Hartlepools United H W 1–0 Pye 1,723
29 January Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A D 1–1 Smith 8,328
5 February Darlington H L 0–2 4,419
12 February Chesterfield A L 3–5 Pye, Coffin (2) 4,674
19 February Crewe Alexandra H W 3–1 Pye, Coffin, Hughes 3,526
26 February Accrington Stanley A L 0–3 7,999
5 March Mansfield Town H W 1–0 Pye 4,864
12 March Workington A D 1–1 Brandon 6,753
19 March Barrow H W 3–1 Pye, Coffin, Brandon 4,371
26 March Southport A D 1–1 Pye 1,317
30 March Gateshead A D 0–0 887
2 April York City H L 1–2 Pye 6,456
8 April Rochdale H L 1–2 Smith 7,293
9 April Halifax Town A L 1–3 Gill 6,980
11 April Rochdale A L 0–2 6,466
16 April Oldham Athletic H D 0–0 5,057
20 April Southport H D 0–0 4,544
23 April Bradford City A D 0–0 6,798
30 April Barnsley H L 0–2 6,566
4 May Barnsley A L 2–4 Brandon, Morrey 10,044

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 20 November Gateshead (3N) A L 0–6 8,643

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 13 January Caernarfon Town (WLN) A D 1–1 Gill
Fifth round replay 26 January H W 9–1 Rolfe (2), Pye (2), Hughes, Coffin, Smith, Brandon (2) 1,356
Quarterfinal 23 February Flint Town United (WLN) H W 3–0 Pye, Smith (2) 3,900
Semifinal 13 April Cardiff City (1) N W 2–0 Coffin (2, 1pen.) 7,951
Final 11 May Barry Town (SFL) N D 1–1 Brandon 6,766
Final replay 14 May N L 3–4 Pye, Molyneux, Brandon 8,450

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Jack Hillier 8 6 2
  Bobby Jones 34 31 3
  Dick Wright 11 9 1 1
Field players
  Tommy Astbury 16 16
  Brian Blears 1 1
  Ken Brandon 31 8 24 4 1 6 4
  Norman Bullock 23 2 22 2 1
  Geoff Coffin 33 7 29 4 4 3
  Ken Fletcher 10 8 2
  Ray Gill 52 3 45 2 1 6 1
  Roy Halstead 21 4 21 4
  Ron Hughes 48 10 42 9 1 5 1
  Eric Lee 41 37 1 3
  Alan Mayers 1 - 1
  John Molyneux 53 1 46 1 6 1
  Bernard Morrey 16 1 13 1 3
  Sam Morris 27 22 1 4
  Billy Pye 24 12 18 8 6 4
  Jimmy Rolfe 38 3 33 1 1 4 2
  Harry Smith 24 5 20 2 4 3
  Fred Sutcliffe 2 1 1
  Phil Whitlock 28 21 1 6
  Billy Windle 20 2 20 2
  Monty Wright 21 4 21 4
Own goals 1 1
Total 53 63 46 44 1 6 19

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