1960–61 Chester F.C. season
First round | |
Welsh Cup | Quarterfinal |
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Top goalscorer | League: Ron Davies (23) All: Ron Davies (24) |
Highest home attendance | 9,750 vs Wrexham (1 October) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,466 vs Doncaster Rovers (22 April) |
Average home league attendance | 4,892 16th in division[1] |
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.Also, it was the third season spent in the
Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup
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Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 38 | |
21 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 66 | 94 | 0.702 | 38 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 79 | 0.658 | 37 | |
23 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 71 | 103 | 0.689 | 32 | |
24 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 61 | 104 | 0.587 | 31 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 61 | 104 | 0.587 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 69 | 6 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 August | Gillingham | H | D | 2–2 | Davies, Kelly | 7,097 |
22 August | Bradford Park Avenue
|
A | L | 0–1 | 8,244 | |
27 August | Barrow | A | L | 0–3 | 4,884 | |
31 August | Bradford Park Avenue
|
H | W | 3–1 | Kelly (2), Cooper | 5,246 |
3 September | Millwall | H | L | 1–4 | Croft | 5,922 |
7 September | Aldershot | A | L | 2–3 | Kelly (2) | 7,830 |
10 September | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 0–2 | 3,597 | |
14 September | Aldershot | H | W | 2–0 | Anderson, Davies | 3,808 |
17 September | York City | H | W | 2–1 | Anderson, Davies | 5,597 |
19 September | Northampton Town | A | L | 2–3 | Davies (2) | 9,320 |
24 September | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 2–5 | Hughes (pen.), Davies | 7,367 |
1 October | Wrexham | H | W | 1–0 | Kelly | 9,750 |
5 October | Workington | A | L | 0–1 | 2,684 | |
8 October | Rochdale | A | L | 0–2 | 3,826 | |
15 October | Mansfield Town | H | D | 3–3 | Pritchard
|
5,553 |
22 October | Stockport County | A | D | 1–1 | Barrett | 6,770 |
29 October | Exeter City | H | D | 4–4 | Cooper, Barrett, Davies (2) | 5,173 |
12 November | Southport | H | W | 1–0 | Hughes (pen.) | 4,332 |
19 November | Darlington | A | L | 1–5 | Cooper | 5,521 |
26 November | Workington | H | D | 2–2 | Cooper, Davies | 3,551 |
3 December | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 1–2 | Davies | 2,584 |
10 December | Hartlepools United | H | L | 1–2 | Davies | 2,644 |
17 December | Gillingham | A | L | 0–3 | 4,902 | |
26 December | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 3–1 | Kelly, Clempson (2) | 6,035 |
27 December | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–4 | Kelly | 19,315 |
31 December | Barrow | H | D | 0–0 | 3,557 | |
7 January | Crystal Palace | H | W | 3–0 | Davies, Clempson, Cooper | 4,243 |
14 January | Millwall | A | L | 1–5 | Kelly | 7,947 |
21 January | Accrington Stanley | H | L | 2–3 | Davies, Cooper | 3,878 |
28 January | Crystal Palace | A | L | 1–5 | Davies | 14,150 |
4 February | York City | A | L | 0–2 | 4,867 | |
11 February | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 0–0 | 7,521 | |
18 February | Wrexham | A | W | 2–1 | Davies (2) | 9,653 |
25 February | Rochdale | H | W | 3–1 | Clempson, Hughes (pen.), Cooper | 3,877 |
4 March | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Davies | 4,563 |
8 March | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–2 | 5,455 | |
11 March | Stockport County | H | D | 0–0 | 3,942 | |
13 March | Peterborough United | A | L | 0–8 | 13,180 | |
18 March | Exeter City | A | L | 1–4 | Edwards | 3,642 |
25 March | Peterborough United | H | L | 1–2 | Davies | 5,473 |
31 March | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–3 | Croft | 4,381 |
1 April | Southport | A | W | 2–1 | Pritchard
|
3,295 |
3 April | Carlisle United | H | W | 3–2 | Pritchard, Kelly (2)
|
3,908 |
8 April | Darlington | H | L | 0–3 | 3,515 | |
22 April | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 1–2 | Davies | 2,466 |
29 April | Hartlepools United | A | D | 4–4 | Hughes, Davies (2), Cooper | 4,381 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 5 November | Carlisle United (4) | H | L | 0–1 | 5,899 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 12 October | Leyton Orient (2) | H | D | 2–2 | Davies, Cooper | 9,074 |
First round replay | 17 October | A | L | 0–1 | 5,002 |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fifth round | 1 February | Porthmadog (Welsh League (North)) | H | W | 2–1 | Kelly, Clempson | 1,709 |
Quarterfinal | 22 February | Bangor City (CCL) | A | L | 1–3 | Hughes (pen.) | 2,500 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Willie Brown | 45 | – | 41 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
Derek Owen | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Field players | |||||||||||
Jimmy Anderson | 20 | 2 | 17 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Tom Barrett | 44 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
Jack Capper | 30 | – | 26 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
Frank Clempson | 29 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |
Jim Cooper | 43 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
Alec Croft | 39 | 2 | 36 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
Ron Davies | 44 | 24 | 39 | 23 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | |
Malcolm Edwards | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Tony Field | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Billy Foulkes | 28 | – | 25 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Ray Gill | 21 | – | 20 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Derek Hennin | 14 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Ron Hughes | 49 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | |
Bobby Hunt | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
Jerry Ireland | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Harvey Jones | 19 | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Walter Kelly | 26 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Eric Morris | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
John Pimlott | 10 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Alan Pritchard
|
12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Eric Raybould | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Gordon Richards | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
George Spruce | 9 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Les Stopford | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
John Walton | 28 | – | 24 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
Total | 51 | 66 | 46 | 61 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
References
- ^ "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