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1970–71 Chester F.C. season

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Chester
1970–71 season
ManagerKen Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
5th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupSecond round
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alan Tarbuck (18)

All:
Alan Tarbuck (19)
Highest home attendance7,898 vs York City (12 April)
Lowest home attendance2,646 vs Newport County (1 May)
Average home league attendance5,081
10th in division[1]

The 1970–71 season was the 33rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the 13th 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
3 Oldham Athletic 46 24 11 11 88 63 1.397 59 Promoted
4 York City 46 23 10 13 78 54 1.444 56
5 Chester 46 24 7 15 69 55 1.255 55
6 Colchester United 46 21 12 13 70 54 1.296 54 Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup[a]
7 Northampton Town 46 19 13 14 63 59 1.068 51
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

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 24 7 15 69 55 1.255 55 17 2 4 42 18 36 7 5 11 27 37 19

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWWLWDWWWWLWWLLWLLLWLLWWLDWWWLWDWLDWWDDWLWDWLLW
Position527497552511253567691188109765655555555555555555
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
15 August Brentford A W 2–1 Woodall, Tarbuck 6,480
22 August Colchester United H W 2–1 Draper, Cheetham 5,447
29 August Workington A L 0–1 3,907
2 September Lincoln City H W 1–0 Tarbuck 4,709
12 September York City A D 1–1 Webber 3,021
19 September Exeter City H W 3–1 Draper, Woodall, Hawkins 4,337
23 September Cambridge United H W 2–1 Tarbuck, Draper 5,982
26 September Newport County A W 1–0 Draper 1,827
30 September Southport H W 1–0 Tarbuck 6,749
3 October Aldershot H L 1–2 Cheetham (pen.) 5,069
7 October Grimsby Town H W 5–0 Webber (2), Groves, Turner (2) 4,596
10 October Barrow A W 4–1 Tarbuck (2), Groves, Kennedy 2,326
17 October Brentford H L 1–2 Tarbuck 5,834
20 October Northampton Town A L 1–3 Webber 6,232
24 October Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic H W 4–2 Webber (2), Tarbuck, Draper 5,702
31 October Peterborough United A L 0–1 5,355
7 November Oldham Athletic H L 0–1 7,367
11 November Crewe Alexandra A L 3–6 Draper, Loyden, Cheetham (pen.) 5,000
14 November Scunthorpe United A W 2–0 Loyden, Cheetham (pen.) 3,099
28 November Hartlepool H L 0–1 4,361
5 December Darlington A L 1–5 McHale 3,527
18 December Colchester United A W 1–0 Draper 4,342
26 December Stockport County H W 3–0 Tarbuck, Loyden, Groves 5,816
9 January Southport A L 0–2 3,180
16 January Northampton Town H D 2–2 Tarbuck, Loyden 4,032
23 January Notts County H W 2–1 Loyden, Tarbuck 5,835
30 January Hartlepool A W 2–0 Green (o.g.), Loyden 1,191
6 February Darlington H W 2–1 Tarbuck, Loyden 4,714
13 February Notts County A L 1–2 McHale 10,545
20 February Crewe Alexandra H W 1–0 Tarbuck 5,585
22 February Southend United A D 1–1 Loyden 5,550
27 February Peterborough United H W 2–0 Loyden (2) 4,223
6 March Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic A L 1–3 Tarbuck 8,691
8 March Cambridge United A D 1–1 Tarbuck 3,576
13 March Scunthorpe United H W 2–0 Tarbuck (2) 3,738
17 March Southend United H W 2–0 Loyden, Webber 3,870
20 March Oldham Athletic A D 1–1 Webber 10,117
27 March Grimsby Town A D 2–2 Webber, Loyden 2,591
3 April Workington H W 1–0 Loyden 3,921
9 April Aldershot A L 0–1 4,923
10 April Stockport County A W 1–0 Edwards 2,174
12 April York City H D 1–1 Turner 7,898
17 April Barrow H W 2–1 Tarbuck, Loyden 4,440
24 April Exeter City A L 1–3 Webber 4,024
28 April Lincoln City A L 0–2 3,086
1 May Newport County H W 2–1 Loyden, McHale 2,646

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 21 November Preston North End (3) A D 1–1 Tarbuck 15,023
First round replay 25 November H W 1–0 Loyden 11,164
Second round 12 December Crewe Alexandra (4) H W 1–0 Turner 9,353
Third round 2 January Derby County (1) H L 1–2 Webber 15,882

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 19 August Shrewsbury Town (3) H W 2–1 Cheetham, Pountney 5,847
Second round 9 September Norwich City (2) A D 0–0 11,081
Second round replay 16 September H L 1–2 Woodall 7,474

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 27 January Rhyl (CCL) H D 1–1 Draper 3,136
Fifth round replay 4 February A W 2–0 Turner, Webber 1,698
Quarterfinal 17 February Swansea City (3) H W 2–1 Edwards, Webber 2,737
Semifinal 31 March Cardiff City (2) A D 0–0 5,522
Semifinal replay 19 April H L 1–2 Webber 7,325

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
England Terry Carling 51 41 4 3 3
England John Taylor 7 5 2
Field players
England Graham Birks 57 45 4 3 5
England Terry Bradbury 57 45 4 3 5
England Roy Cheetham 32+1 5 25+1 4 4 3 1
Wales Derek Draper 56 8 44 7 4 3 5 1
Wales Nigel Edwards 28+2 2 23+2 1 5 1
England Neil Griffiths 1 1
England Alan Groves 29+1 3 21+1 3 4 3 1
Wales Dennis Hawkins 6+1 1 6+1 1
England Dave Kennedy 8+6 1 7+5 1 0+1 1
England Eddie Loyden 36 16 28 15 4 1 4
England Kevin McHale 40 3 32 3 4 4
England Dave Pountney 57 1 45 4 3 1 5
England Alan Tarbuck 57 19 46 18 4 1 3 4
England Graham Turner 58 5 46 3 4 1 3 5 1
Wales Keith Webber 43+7 14 35+4 10 0+3 1 3 5 3
England Brian Woodall 15+2 3 11+2 2 3 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 58 82 46 69 4 4 3 3 5 6

Notes

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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