1975–76 Chester F.C. season

The 1975–76 season was the 38th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1975–76 season
ManagerKen Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
17th
FA CupRound 2
Football League CupRound 1
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Terry Owen (11)

All:
Terry Owen (13)
Highest home attendance6,702 vs Crystal Palace (4 May)
Lowest home attendance3,369 vs Halifax Town (7 April)
Average home league attendance4,902
16th in division[1]

Also, it was the first season spent in the Third Division after the promotion in the previous season. 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 Qualification or relegation
1 Hereford United (C, P) 46 26 11 9 86 55 1.564 63 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Cardiff City (P) 46 22 13 11 69 48 1.438 57 Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round and promotion to the Second Division
3 Millwall (P) 46 20 16 10 54 43 1.256 56 Promotion to the Second Division
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 22 9 15 78 53 1.472 53
5 Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 61 46 1.326 53
6 Wrexham 46 20 12 14 66 55 1.200 52
7 Walsall 46 18 14 14 74 61 1.213 50
8 Preston North End 46 19 10 17 62 57 1.088 48
9 Shrewsbury Town 46 19 10 17 61 59 1.034 48
10 Peterborough United 46 15 18 13 63 63 1.000 48
11 Mansfield Town 46 16 15 15 58 52 1.115 47
12 Port Vale 46 15 16 15 55 54 1.019 46
13 Bury 46 14 16 16 51 46 1.109 44
14 Chesterfield 46 17 9 20 69 69 1.000 43
15 Gillingham 46 12 19 15 58 68 0.853 43
16 Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 54 65 0.831 42
17 Chester 46 15 12 19 43 62 0.694 42
18 Grimsby Town 46 15 10 21 62 74 0.838 40
19 Swindon Town 46 16 8 22 62 75 0.827 40
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 16 18 48 59 0.814 40
21 Aldershot (R) 46 13 13 20 59 75 0.787 39 Relegation to the Fourth Division
22 Colchester United (R) 46 12 14 20 41 65 0.631 38
23 Southend United (R) 46 12 13 21 65 75 0.867 37
24 Halifax Town (R) 46 11 13 22 41 61 0.672 35
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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 12 19 43 62 0.694 42 13 7 3 34 19 33 2 5 16 9 43 9

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLDDLLDWLLWLWDLWWWDDWDWDLWLWLWLLWLDDWLLWWDLDLLW
Position2120202223242123242224222323212016171513149131613151415131516141414141313141517161717171817
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
16 August Crystal Palace A L 0–2 13,009
23 August Southend United H D 1–1 Daniels 4,781
30 August Mansfield Town A D 1–1 Redfern 6,164
6 September Grimsby Town H L 1–2 Owen 4,092
13 September Brighton & Hove Albion A L 0–6 7,924
20 September Peterborough United H D 1–1 Crossley 4,063
24 September Colchester United H W 1–0 Owen 3,954
27 September Halifax Town A L 2–5 Owen, Whitehead 2,240
4 October Hereford United H L 0–1 4,144
11 October Aldershot H W 1–0 Storton 3,375
18 October Walsall A L 0–1 4,146
21 October Sheffield Wednesday H W 1–0 Owen 6,248
25 October Cardiff City H D 1–1 Pugh 5,348
1 November Shrewsbury Town A L 0–2 4,567
4 November Rotherham United A W 1–0 Lennard 4,282
8 November Millwall H W 3–1 Redfern, Lennard, Owen 4,811
15 November Port Vale A W 1–0 Lennard 3,908
29 November Chesterfield A D 1–1 Storton 4,338
6 December Gillingham H D 2–2 Owen, Edwards 4,451
20 December Swindon Town H W 2–1 Delgado, Storton 3,674
26 December Wrexham A D 1–1 Lennard 10,486
27 December Preston North End H W 3–0 Pugh, John McMahon (o.g.), Owen 8,137
10 January Mansfield Town H D 1–1 Delgado 4,623
17 January Peterborough United A L 0–3 8,674
24 January Brighton & Hove Albion H W 3–0 Pugh, Redfern, Owen 5,099
31 January Sheffield Wednesday A L 0–2 7,558
7 February Rotherham United H W 3–1 Redfern (pen), Lennard, Loska 4,573
14 February Millwall A L 0–1 4,965
21 February Port Vale H W 1–0 Redfern (pen) 5,707
24 February Colchester United A L 0–1 3,534
28 February Cardiff City A L 0–2 10,000
6 March Shrewsbury Town H W 1–0 Owen 5,916
10 March Hereford United A L 0–5 7,103
13 March Aldershot A D 1–1 Edwards 3,831
16 March Walsall H D 1–1 Edwards 4,059
20 March Chesterfield H W 2–1 Redfern (pen), Owen 4,018
27 March Gillingham A L 0–2 4,983
30 March Swindon Town A L 1–2 Owen 5,117
7 April Halifax Town H W 2–1 Storton, Redfern 3,369
10 April Grimsby Town A L 0–2 4,644
16 April Bury H D 0–0 5,045
17 April Wrexham H L 1–3 Draper 6,553
19 April Preston North End A D 0–0 6,719
23 April Southend United A L 0–2 3,553
27 April Bury A L 0–1 3,748
4 May Crystal Palace H W 2–1 Crossley (2) 6,702

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 22 November Darlington (4) A D 0–0 2,620
First round replay 26 November H W 2–0 Moore, Redfern 5,238
Second round 13 December Shrewsbury Town (3) A L 1–3 Edwards 6,061

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 20 August Wrexham (3) A L 0–3 8,267
First round second leg 27 August H D 0–0 6,346

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fourth round 3 January Kidderminster Harriers (CCL) H W 8–1 Edwards, Loska, Daniels, Owen, Mason, Lennard (2), Crossley 1,332
Fifth round 16 February Wrexham (3) A D 0–0 3,787
Fifth round replay 26 February H W 2–1 Delgado, Owen 4,734
Semifinal 23 March Cardiff City (3) H D 0–0 3,743
Semifinal replay 1 April A L 0–1 4,207

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
  Mike Craven 1 1
  Grenville Millington 50 40 3 2 5
  Barry Watling 5 5 1
Field players
  Paul Crossley 26+8 4 22+6 3 0+2 4 1
  Barney Daniels 11+2 2 8+1 1 1+1 2 1
  Bill Dearden 2 2
  Bob Delgado 35+2 3 28+2 2 3 4 1
  Derek Draper 44 1 37 1 2 2 3
  Chris Dunleavy 29+2 23+2 2 4
  Nigel Edwards 45+1 5 36+1 3 3 1 2 4 1
  John James 2 1 1
  Dave Lennard 48+2 7 39+2 5 3 2 4 2
  Tony Loska 45 2 37 1 3 1 4 1
  Stuart Mason 34+2 1 29+1 2 1 2+1 1
  Reg Matthewson 8 7 1
  Gary Moore 20+4 1 17+3 2 1 1+1
  Mark Nickeas 4 3 1
  Terry Owen 48+1 13 40 11 3 0+1 5 2
  Graham Pugh 51+2 3 42+2 3 3 2 4
  Paul Raynor 1 1
  Jimmy Redfern 42 8 37 7 3 1 1 1
  Ian Seddon 7+3 5+3 2
  Trevor Storton 47 4 40 4 3 1 3
  Norman Whitehead 11+3 1 7+3 1 1 3
Own goals 1 1
Total 56 56 46 43 3 3 2 5 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