1960–61 Chester F.C. season

The 1960–61 season was the 23rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1960–61 season
ManagerStan Pearson
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
24th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupFirst round
Welsh CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ron Davies (23)

All:
Ron Davies (24)
Highest home attendance9,750 vs Wrexham (1 October)
Lowest home attendance2,466 vs Doncaster Rovers (22 April)
Average home league attendance4,892
16th in division[1]

Also, it was the third 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
20 Mansfield Town 46 16 6 24 71 78 0.910 38
21 Exeter City 46 14 10 22 66 94 0.702 38 Re-elected
22 Barrow 46 13 11 22 52 79 0.658 37
23 Hartlepools United 46 12 8 26 71 103 0.689 32
24 Chester 46 11 9 26 61 104 0.587 31
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 11 9 26 61 104 0.587 31 9 7 7 38 35 25 2 2 19 23 69 6

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDLLWLLLWWLLWLLDDDWLDLLLWLDWLLLLDWWLLDLLLLWWLLD
Position13162014192123201818211919232221222021202223232223232122232323222222222223232323232323232324
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
20 August Gillingham H D 2–2 Davies, Kelly 7,097
22 August Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–1 8,244
27 August Barrow A L 0–3 4,884
31 August Bradford Park Avenue H W 3–1 Kelly (2), Cooper 5,246
3 September Millwall H L 1–4 Croft 5,922
7 September Aldershot A L 2–3 Kelly (2) 7,830
10 September Accrington Stanley A L 0–2 3,597
14 September Aldershot H W 2–0 Anderson, Davies 3,808
17 September York City H W 2–1 Anderson, Davies 5,597
19 September Northampton Town A L 2–3 Davies (2) 9,320
24 September Crewe Alexandra A L 2–5 Hughes (pen.), Davies 7,367
1 October Wrexham H W 1–0 Kelly 9,750
5 October Workington A L 0–1 2,684
8 October Rochdale A L 0–2 3,826
15 October Mansfield Town H D 3–3 Davies (2), Pritchard 5,553
22 October Stockport County A D 1–1 Barrett 6,770
29 October Exeter City H D 4–4 Cooper, Barrett, Davies (2) 5,173
12 November Southport H W 1–0 Hughes (pen.) 4,332
19 November Darlington A L 1–5 Cooper 5,521
26 November Workington H D 2–2 Cooper, Davies 3,551
3 December Doncaster Rovers A L 1–2 Davies 2,584
10 December Hartlepools United H L 1–2 Davies 2,644
17 December Gillingham A L 0–3 4,902
26 December Oldham Athletic H W 3–1 Kelly, Clempson (2) 6,035
27 December Oldham Athletic A L 1–4 Kelly 19,315
31 December Barrow H D 0–0 3,557
7 January Crystal Palace H W 3–0 Davies, Clempson, Cooper 4,243
14 January Millwall A L 1–5 Kelly 7,947
21 January Accrington Stanley H L 2–3 Davies, Cooper 3,878
28 January Crystal Palace A L 1–5 Davies 14,150
4 February York City A L 0–2 4,867
11 February Crewe Alexandra H D 0–0 7,521
18 February Wrexham A W 2–1 Davies (2) 9,653
25 February Rochdale H W 3–1 Clempson, Hughes (pen.), Cooper 3,877
4 March Mansfield Town A L 1–3 Davies 4,563
8 March Northampton Town H L 0–2 5,455
11 March Stockport County H D 0–0 3,942
13 March Peterborough United A L 0–8 13,180
18 March Exeter City A L 1–4 Edwards 3,642
25 March Peterborough United H L 1–2 Davies 5,473
31 March Carlisle United A L 1–3 Croft 4,381
1 April Southport A W 2–1 Kelly, Pritchard 3,295
3 April Carlisle United H W 3–2 Pritchard, Kelly (2) 3,908
8 April Darlington H L 0–3 3,515
22 April Doncaster Rovers H L 1–2 Davies 2,466
29 April Hartlepools United A D 4–4 Hughes, Davies (2), Cooper 4,381

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 5 November Carlisle United (4) H L 0–1 5,899

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 12 October Leyton Orient (2) H D 2–2 Davies, Cooper 9,074
First round replay 17 October A L 0–1 5,002

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 1 February Porthmadog (Welsh League (North)) H W 2–1 Kelly, Clempson 1,709
Quarterfinal 22 February Bangor City (CCL) A L 1–3 Hughes (pen.) 2,500

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
  Willie Brown 45 41 2 2
  Derek Owen 6 5 1
Field players
  Jimmy Anderson 20 2 17 2 1 2
  Tom Barrett 44 2 39 2 1 2 2
  Jack Capper 30 26 1 2 1
  Frank Clempson 29 5 25 4 1 1 2 1
  Jim Cooper 43 9 40 8 1 2 1
  Alec Croft 39 2 36 2 2 1
  Ron Davies 44 24 39 23 1 2 1 2
  Malcolm Edwards 14 1 14 1
  Tony Field 2 2
  Billy Foulkes 28 25 1 2
  Ray Gill 21 20 1
  Derek Hennin 14 14
  Ron Hughes 49 5 44 4 1 2 2 1
  Bobby Hunt 11 7 1 2 1
  Jerry Ireland 3 3
  Harvey Jones 19 19
  Walter Kelly 26 13 24 12 1 1 1
  Eric Morris 1 1
  John Pimlott 10 10
  Alan Pritchard 12 3 11 3 1
  Eric Raybould 8 8
  Gordon Richards 5 4 1
  George Spruce 9 7 1 1
  Les Stopford 1 1
  John Walton 28 24 2 2
Total 51 66 46 61 1 2 2 2 3

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