1962–63 Chester F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was the 25th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1962–63 season
ManagerBill Lambton
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
21st
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupThird round
Welsh CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Fitzgerald (8)

All:
Ron Davies (10)
Highest home attendance9,614 vs Crewe Alexandra (19 September)
Lowest home attendance2,935 vs Doncaster Rovers (11 May)
Average home league attendance5,542
11th in division[1]

Also, it was the fifth 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 HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Stockport County 46 9 7 7 34 29 6 4 13 22 41 0.800 41
20 Newport County 46 11 6 6 44 29 3 5 15 32 61 0.844 39
21 Chester 46 11 5 7 31 23 4 4 15 20 43 0.773 39 Re-elected
22 Lincoln City 46 11 1 11 48 46 2 8 13 20 43 0.764 35
23 Bradford City 46 8 5 10 37 40 3 5 15 27 53 0.688 32
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 15 9 22 51 66 0.773 39 11 5 7 31 23 27 4 4 15 20 43 12

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
18 August Gillingham A L 1–2 Gregson 6,911
20 August Darlington A L 1–2 Gregson 5,870
25 August Stockport County H L 0–1 6,718
29 August Darlington H L 1–2 Myerscough 6,249
1 September Doncaster Rovers A W 2–1 Myerscough, Fitzgerald 6,506
8 September Mansfield Town H L 0–2 7,775
12 September York City H D 0–0 5,277
15 September Workington A L 0–3 4,130
19 September Crewe Alexandra H L 1–2 Fitzgerald 9,614
22 September Exeter City H W 3–1 Davies (2), Fitzgerald 5,227
29 September Chesterfield A D 1–1 Fitzgerald 7,652
3 October Southport H W 6–1 Jones, Davies (4), Clarke 7,938
6 October Aldershot A D 2–2 Clarke, Corbishley 5,086
8 October Southport A L 1–4 Gregson 4,415
13 October Newport County H D 2–2 Read, Davies 8,034
20 October Oxford United A L 0–3 7,615
27 October Bradford City H W 2–0 Pritchard, Fitzgerald 5,326
10 November Torquay United H W 3–1 Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Allen (o.g.) 4,575
12 November York City A D 0–0 3,645
17 November Lincoln City A W 3–1 Corbishley, Myerscough (2) 5,125
1 December Barrow A L 3–4 Clarke, Gregson, Jones 3,291
7 December Hartlepools United H W 1–0 Hewitt 4,441
15 December Gillingham H W 1–0 Gregson 3,663
26 December Brentford A L 1–2 Myerscough 9,724
23 February Aldershot H L 0–2 4,244
4 March Newport County A W 1–0 Jones 3,700
9 March Oxford United H W 2–1 Hewitt, Jones 3,772
13 March Oldham Athletic H W 1–0 Jones 6,420
16 March Bradford City A L 0–2 3,539
18 March Stockport County A L 0–1 3,154
23 March Tranmere Rovers H D 0–0 7,921
30 March Oldham Athletic A L 0–2 8,434
3 April Brentford H L 1–2 McGowan 5,919
6 April Lincoln City H W 3–2 Myerscough (2, 1 pen.), Read 4,125
13 April Torquay United A L 0–1 4,911
15 April Rochdale H W 1–0 Fitzgerald (pen.) 4,979
16 April Rochdale A D 0–0 2,926
19 April Barrow H W 1–0 McGowan 4,924
22 April Crewe Alexandra A L 0–3 8,236
27 April Hartlepools United A W 3–0 McGowan, Morris (2) 2,728
4 May Exeter City A L 1–2 Corbishley 3,927
8 May Workington H D 1–1 Starkey 3,473
11 May Doncaster Rovers H D 1–1 Fitzgerald 2,935
13 May Tranmere Rovers A L 0–3 5,537
18 May Mansfield Town A L 0–4 7,415
22 May Chesterfield H L 0–2 3,920

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 3 November Tranmere Rovers (4) H L 0–2 11,448

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 5 September Stockport County (4) H W 2–0 Clarke, Fitzgerald 5,124
Second round 26 September Mansfield Town (4) H D 2–2 Davies (2) 6,159
Second round replay 10 October A W 1–0 Davies 8,298
Third round 15 October Mansfield Town (1) A L 2–9 Myerscough (2) 7,428

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 18 February Wrexham (3) A L 0–1 5,020

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 2 2
  John Hardie 46 41 1 3 1
  Arthur Johnson 4 3 1
Field players
  Jim Appleby 1 1
  John Butler 51 45 1 4 1
  David Cartlidge 10 8 1 1
  Bobby Clarke 23 4 19 3 3 1 1
  Colin Corbishley 38 3 34 3 1 3
  Ron Davies 11 10 9 7 2 3
  John Evans 1 1
  Peter Fitzgerald 46 9 41 8 1 4 1
  Bernard Fleming 52 46 1 4 1
  John Gregson 38 5 32 5 1 4 1
  Bobby Griffiths 2 2
  Ron Hewitt 18 3 16 3 1 1
  John Hughes 2 2
  Merfyn Jones 32 5 28 5 3 1
  Ray Jones 3 3
  Dennis Keating 2 1 1
  Jimmy McGill 26 25 1
  George McGowan 15 3 15 3
  Geoff Molyneux 2 1 1
  John Molyneux 49 43 1 4 1
  Elfed Morris 9 2 9 2
  Bill Myerscough 28 9 23 7 1 3 2 1
  Alan Pritchard 1 1 1 1
  David Read 28 2 26 2 1 1
  Malcolm Starkey 13 1 13 1
  Bobby Wilson 18 15 3
  Barry Wright 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 52 58 46 51 1 4 7 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