1979–80 Chester F.C. season

The 1979–80 season was the 42nd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1979–80 season
ManagerAlan Oakes
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
9th
FA CupRound 5
Football League CupRound 2
Welsh CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Rush (14)

All:
Ian Rush (19)
Highest home attendance8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December)
Lowest home attendance2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September)
Average home league attendance3,726
23rd in division[1]

Also, it was the fifth season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. 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 GD Pts
7 Reading 46 16 16 14 66 65 +1 48
8 Exeter City 46 19 10 17 60 68 −8 48
9 Chester 46 17 13 16 49 57 −8 47
10 Swindon Town 46 19 8 19 71 63 +8 46
11 Barnsley 46 16 14 16 53 56 −3 46
Source: rsssf.com

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 13 16 49 57  −8 47 14 6 3 29 18  +11 3 7 13 20 39  −19

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWWDLDDLLDWWLWDDWLWWDLWDWDWLLWDLDLWWLLLDLWLWWLD
Position6119781217181310111010108128778888435977810118791113121310131010119
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
18 August Wimbledon A W 3–2 Ruggiero, Henderson, Edwards 3,549
22 August Grimsby Town H W 3–1 Edwards (2), Raynor (pen) 3,779
25 August Sheffield United H D 1–1 Jones 6,361
1 September Bury A L 0–2 3,447
8 September Millwall H D 1–1 Storton 3,473
15 September Gillingham A D 2–2 Oakes, Rush 7,397
18 September Swindon Town A L 1–3 Henderson 6,102
22 September Reading H L 0–2 3,226
29 September Carlisle United A D 2–2 Jones, Raynor (pen) 4,324
6 October Plymouth Argyle H W 1–0 Henderson 2,818
9 October Grimsby Town A W 2–0 Oakes, Edwards 8,007
13 October Exeter City A L 0–1 3,454
20 October Hull City H W 2–1 Sutcliffe, Jones 3,209
24 October Blackburn Rovers H D 0–0 3,955
27 October Barnsley A D 1–1 Edwards 9,879
3 November Wimbledon H W 3–1 Rush, Walker, Storton 2,891
7 November Blackburn Rovers A L 0–2 5,759
10 November Oxford United A W 1–0 Rush 4,026
17 November Mansfield Town H W 1–0 R. Phillips 2,920
1 December Sheffield Wednesday H D 2–2 Rush, R. Phillips 6,241
7 December Southend United A L 1–4 Rush 3,885
21 December Rotherham United H W 3–1 Rush (2), Storton 2,727
26 December Brentford A D 2–2 Sutcliffe, Jones 10,140
29 December Blackpool H W 1–0 Rush 4,212
8 January Colchester United A D 1–1 R. Phillips (pen) 3,251
12 January Bury H W 1–0 Jones 4,692
19 January Millwall A L 1–3 Coleman (o.g.) 5,270
9 February Reading A L 1–2 Rush 5,381
20 February Carlisle United H W 1–0 Rush 3,765
26 February Sheffield United A D 1–1 Rush 13,738
1 March Hull City A L 0–1 5,771
8 March Barnsley H D 0–0 5,024
15 March Plymouth Argyle A L 0–1 4,095
19 March Swindon Town H W 1–0 Raynor (pen) 2,611
22 March Oxford United H W 1–0 Rush 3,088
26 March Exeter City H L 1–3 R. Phillips 2,867
29 March Mansfield Town A L 1–2 Jones 3,097
1 April Rotherham United A L 0–2 4,631
5 April Brentford H D 1–1 T. Phillips 2,751
7 April Chesterfield A L 0–2 9,100
12 April Colchester United H W 2–1 Rush (2) 2,282
19 April Sheffield Wednesday A L 0–3 19,130
23 April Chesterfield H W 1–0 Walker 3,737
26 April Southend United H W 2–1 Fear, Sutcliffe 2,461
30 April Gillingham H L 0–2 2,027
3 May Blackpool A D 0–0 5,925

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 24 November Workington (6) H W 5–1 Henderson (2), Sutcliffe, Rush (2) 2,934
Second round 18 December Barnsley (3) H W 1–0 Raynor (pen) 4,561
Third round 5 January Newcastle United (2) A W 2–0 Henderson, Rush 24,548
Fourth round 26 January Millwall (3) H W 2–0 Storton, Rush 7,966
Fifth round 16 February Ipswich Town (1) A L 1–2 Jones 26,353

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 11 August Walsall (4) H W 2–1 Henderson (2) 3,872
First round second leg 14 August A D 0–0 3,611
Second round first leg 28 August Swindon Town (3) H L 0–1 6,965
Second round second leg 5 September H D 1–1 Sutcliffe 3,930

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fourth round 21 January Bangor City (APL) H D 1–1 R. Phillips 923
Fourth round replay 5 February A W 2–0 Howat, Rush 1,937
Fifth round 4 March Merthyr Tydfil (SFL) A L 0–1 1,700

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
  Brian Lloyd 21 17 4
  Grenville Millington 37 29 5 3
Field players
  David Burns 7+3 5+3 2
  John Cottam 57 45 5 4 3
  Ian Edwards 19 5 15 5 4
  Keith Fear 12+2 1 11+2 1 1
  Peter Henderson 43+5 8 34+5 3 4 3 4 2 1
  Ian Howat 7+2 1 3 1+1 0+1 3 1
  Derek Jeffries 39+4 31+3 3+1 3 2
  Brynley Jones 40+3 7 33+3 6 5 1 1 1
  Paul Lewis 1+1 1+1
  Alan Oakes 44 2 32 2 5 4 3
  Ronnie Phillips 56+1 5 44+1 4 5 4 3 1
  Trevor Phillips 12 1 12 1
  Paul Raynor 44+1 4 37 3 2 1 4 1+1
  John Ruggiero 12+3 1 9+3 1 3
  Ian Rush 39+1 19 32+1 14 5 4 2 1
  Trevor Storton 50 4 39 3 5 1 3 3
  Peter Sutcliffe 42+1 5 34+1 3 5 1 2 1 1
  Jim Walker 56 2 44 2 5 4 3
Own goals 1 1
Total 58 66 46 49 5 11 4 3 3 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