1967–68 Chester F.C. season

The 1967–68 season was the 30th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1967–68 season
ManagerPeter Hauser
Ken Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
22nd
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eddie Loyden (22)

All:
Eddie Loyden (24)
Highest home attendance10,733 vs Wrexham (15 November)
Lowest home attendance2,484 vs Doncaster Rovers (2 March)
Average home league attendance4,415
18th in division[1]

Also, it was the tenth 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 Exeter City 46 11 16 19 45 65 0.692 38
21 York City 46 11 14 21 65 68 0.956 36 Re-elected
22 Chester 46 9 14 23 57 78 0.731 32
23 Workington 46 10 11 25 54 87 0.621 31
24 Bradford Park Avenue 46 4 15 27 30 82 0.366 23
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.

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 9 14 23 57 78 0.731 32 6 6 11 35 38 18 3 8 12 22 40 14

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDLLLWWLLLDDWLDLLDWDLLDLWLDLLLDLLWWDWDDDLLLLDL
Position481517211716161822202119191819191918151922202319222223232323232323232322222222222222222222
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
19 August Notts County A W 2–1 Loyden (2, 1pen.) 6,599
26 August Port Vale H D 1–1 Loyden (pen.) 7,932
2 September Wrexham A L 0–2 11,740
6 September Crewe Alexandra H L 0–4 7,087
9 September Chesterfield A L 1–3 L. Jones 8,618
16 September Exeter City H W 3–1 Morris, Loyden (2, 1pen.) 4,045
23 September Darlington A W 2–0 Morris, Loyden 4,877
27 September Crewe Alexandra A L 0–2 8,846
30 September Aldershot H L 2–5 Loyden, Morris 5,380
7 October Luton Town H L 1–3 L. Jones 3,967
14 October Doncaster Rovers A D 0–0 6,002
21 October Bradford Park Avenue H D 0–0 3,717
25 October Halifax Town H W 3–2 Metcalf, Hancox, Morris 3,419
28 October Brentford A L 1–3 Hancox 6,285
31 October Halifax Town A D 2–2 Morris (2) 4,105
4 November Rochdale H L 0–1 4,068
11 November York City A L 1–4 Metcalf 5,226
15 November Wrexham H D 1–1 Metcalf 10,733
18 November Newport County H W 2–1 Moir, Hancox 3,704
24 November Hartlepools United A D 0–0 4,638
2 December Swansea Town H L 2–3 Hughes, Ashworth 4,028
16 December Notts County H L 1–3 Hancox 3,576
23 December Port Vale A D 4–4 Hughes, Loyden (2), L. Jones 3,740
26 December Lincoln City A L 0–3 8,740
30 December Lincoln City H W 6–0 Loyden (4), Moir (2) 2,876
20 January Exeter City A L 0–1 4,336
27 January Southend United H D 0–0 4,623
3 February Darlington H L 0–1 3,353
10 February Aldershot A L 1–2 Morris 4,821
17 February Workington H L 1–2 Metcalf 3,026
24 February Newport County A D 1–1 4,369
2 March Doncaster Rovers H L 2–3 Loyden, Metcalf 2,484
8 March Southend United A L 1–5 Metcalf 9,437
16 March Bradford Park Avenue A W 2–0 Loyden, Metcalf 3,050
23 March Brentford H W 3–0 Ashworth, Haddock, Loyden 2,861
30 March Rochdale A D 1–1 Loyden 2,212
3 April Chesterfield H W 3–0 Metcalf, Loyden, L. Jones 3,103
6 April York City H D 1–1 L. Jones 4,170
13 April Luton Town A D 0–0 13,266
15 April Bradford City A D 2–2 Loyden (2) 6,443
16 April Bradford City H L 2–3 Loyden, L. Jones 5,003
20 April Hartlepools United H L 0–2 3,990
23 April Barnsley A L 1–2 Murphy (o.g.) 14,596
27 April Swansea Town A L 0–1 3,617
4 May Barnsley H D 1–1 Loyden 4,402
11 May Workington A L 0–1 1,008

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 9 December Port Vale (4) A W 2–1 Metcalf, Hancox 4,171
Second round 6 January Chesterfield (4) H L 0–1 11,320

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 22 August Port Vale (4) A L 0–3 5,006

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 17 January Bangor City (CCL) H W 2–1 Hughes, Loyden 3,363
Quarterfinal 14 February Brymbo Steelworks (Wrexham & District League) A W 8–0 Bennett (2), Ashworth, Metcalf, Hancox, Loyden, L. Jones (2) 3,000
Semifinal 27 March Cardiff City (2) H L 0–3 5,844

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
  Terry Carling 48 43 1 1 3
  Simon Jones 4 3 1
Field players
  Barry Ashworth 45+1 3 40+1 2 2 3 1
  John Bennett 29+3 2 25+2 1+1 1 2 2
  John Butler 11 11
  George Evans 29+2 26+2 1 2
  Andy Haddock 11 1 10 1 1
  David Hancox 21+2 6 17+2 4 2 1 2 1
  Alan Hughes 12 3 9 2 2 1 1
  Les Jones 39+2 8 36+2 6 1 2 2
  Ray Jones 39 33 2 1 3
  Eddie Loyden 43 24 37 22 2 1 3 2
  Tony McLoughlin 2+2 2+2
  Gerry Mannion 7 6 1
  Mike Metcalf 48 10 42 8 2 1 1 3 1
  Ian Moir 28 3 25 3 2 1
  Elfed Morris 20+3 8 19+3 8 1
  Eddie Rampling 2+1 2+1
  Albert Robinson 2 2
  Hugh Ryden 15 14 1
  John Sealey 0+2 0+1 0+1
  Gordon Seaton 24+3 20+3 2 1 0+1
  Tommy Singleton 22 20 1 1
  Mike Sutton 52 46 2 1 3
  Graham Turner 20 18 2
Own goals 1 1
Total 52 69 46 57 2 2 1 3 10

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