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1933–34 Chester F.C. season

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Chester
1933–34 season
ManagerCharlie Hewitt
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
10th
FA CupSecond round
Welsh CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Mantle (18)

All: Joe Mantle (20)
Highest home attendance14,481 vs Wrexham (27 January)
Lowest home attendance3,728 vs Mansfield Town (10 March)
Average home league attendance6,609
5th in division[1]

The 1933–34 season was the third season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's third consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Over November and December 1933, Chester scored six or more goals in three consecutive fixtures. No other English team did this again until EFL Championship club Fulham in January 2022.[2]

Football League

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
8 Barrow 42 12 5 4 78 45 7 4 10 38 49 1.234 47
9 Halifax Town 42 15 2 4 57 30 5 2 14 23 61 0.879 44
10 Chester 42 11 6 4 59 26 6 0 15 30 60 1.035 40
11 Hartlepools United 42 14 3 4 54 24 2 4 15 35 69 0.957 39
12 York City 42 11 5 5 44 28 4 3 14 27 46 0.959 38
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
42 17 6 19 89 86 1.035 40 11 6 4 59 26 28 6 0 15 30 60 12

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
ResultWLLLDWLLLDDLWLWWWLDWWLLLLWLDLLDLWWLWWLWWWW
Position881618161216181919192019191716141514119111116171718192020202019191918161815121110
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
26 August Rotherham United H W 5–1 Kelly, Mantle, Mercer, Cresswell, Hedley 9,616
30 August Halifax Town A L 0–1 8,517
2 September Walsall A L 0–5 8,786
6 September Halifax Town H L 1–2 Cresswell (pen.) 8,747
9 September York City H D 1–1 Whittam 7,942
16 September Wrexham A W 3–0 Hedley (2), Mantle 18,782
23 September Doncaster Rovers A L 1–3 Mantle 6,057
30 September Barrow H L 1–3 Mercer 6,981
7 October Carlisle United A L 0–1 5,473
14 October Stockport County H D 1–1 Kelly 6,153
21 October Hartlepools United H D 3–3 Kelly, Whittam (2) 6,368
28 October Mansfield Town A L 1–2 Kelly 4,007
4 November Barnsley H W 4–2 Whittam, Mantle (3) 6,501
11 November Tranmere Rovers A L 1–6 McLachlan 9,005
18 November Rochdale H W 7–1 Armes (4), McLachlan, Mantle (2) 4,477
2 December Accrington Stanley H W 7–0 Armes (2), Mantle (3), McLachlan, Cresswell 4,795
16 December Darlington H W 8–0 Armes (3), Mantle (4, 1pen.), McLachlan 3,990
23 December Southport A L 1–3 Armes 3,023
25 December New Brighton H D 0–0 8,970
26 December New Brighton A W 2–0 Cresswell, Mantle 6,153
30 December Rotherham United A W 3–0 McLachlan (2), Cresswell 5,132
1 January Chesterfield A L 1–6 Kelly 10,957
6 January Walsall H L 0–1 5,979
20 January York City A L 2–3 Hughes (2, 1pen.) 4,171
27 January Wrexham H L 1–2 Mantle 14,481
3 February Doncaster Rovers H W 3–1 C. Roberts (2), Hughes (pen.) 4,012
10 February Barrow A L 0–9 4,091
17 February Carlisle United H D 3–3 Kelly, N. Roberts, Mantle 4,454
24 February Stockport County A L 2–4 Kelly, Hughes 10,973
3 March Hartlepools United A L 0–1 2,900
10 March Mansfield Town H D 1–1 McLachlan 3,728
17 March Barnsley A L 0–2 8,195
24 March Tranmere Rovers H W 4–2 Wallbanks (2), Whittam, Sargeant 6,545
30 March Crewe Alexandra A W 5–3 Wallbanks (3), Hughes (2) 7,810
31 March Rochdale A L 0–6 2,942
2 April Crewe Alexandra H W 1–0 Wilson 7,874
7 April Chesterfield H W 3–2 Wallbanks (2), Wilson 9,051
14 April Accrington Stanley A L 1–4 Wilson 2,096
21 April Gateshead H W 4–0 Whittam (3), Wallbanks 4,564
25 April Gateshead A W 3–1 Whittam (2), Wallbanks 1,043
28 April Darlington A W 4–0 Whittam, Hughes, Wallbanks (2) 2,117
31 August Southport H W 1–0 Wallbanks 3,768

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 25 November Darlington (3N) H W 6–1 Mantle (2), Armes (3), Cresswell 7,000
Second round 9 December Southend United (3S) A L 1–2 Cresswell 6,900

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Seventh round 7 February Swansea Town (2) H W 2–1 Hughes (2pens.) 4,300
Quarterfinal 7 March Bangor City (B&DL) A L 0–1 5,500

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Republic of Ireland Johnny Burke 21 17 2 2
Richard Finnigan 12 12
Scotland Robert Middleton 13 13
Field players
England Sammy Armes 17 13 15 10 2 3
Billy Bell 13 13
England Fred Bennett 40 36 2 2
England Frank Cresswell 22 7 20 5 2 2 - -
England Dick Duckworth 19 16 2 1
Tom Freeman 18 17 1
England Foster Hedley 12 3 12 3
Jack Hughes 21 9 19 7 2 2
Henry Jones 8 8
John Kay 2 2
England Gerry Kelly 21 7 19 7 2
Jack Little 27 24 2 1
England Joe Mantle 28 20 24 18 2 2 2
Scotland George McLachlan 32 7 29 7 2 1
Arthur Mercer 7 2 7 2
Sam Morris 6 5 1
John Pitcairn 40 37 2 1
Charlie Roberts 7 2 5 2 2
Norman Roberts 1 1 1 1
Charlie Sargeant 10 1 10 1
Harry Skitt 38 34 2 2
Billy Upton 2 2
Tommy Vaughan 2 1 1
England John Wallbanks 11 12 11 12
Ernie Whittam 37 11 34 11 2 1
England Arthur Wilson 11 3 11 3
George Wyness 8 8
Own goals
Total 46 98 42 89 2 7 2 2

References

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  1. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Fulham 6–2 Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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