1963–64 Chester F.C. season
| First round | |
| Welsh Cup | Quarterfinal |
|---|---|
| Top goalscorer | League: Gary Talbot (23) All: Gary Talbot (25) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,398 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (23 October) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,105 vs Aldershot (25 April) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,182 7th in division[1] |
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The
.Also, it was the sixth season spent in the
Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup
.
Football League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Halifax Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 77 | 77 | 1.000 | 48 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 75 | 0.893 | 47 |
| 12 | Chester | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 46 |
| 13 | Bradford Park Avenue
|
46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 75 | 81 | 0.926 | 45 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 42 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 9 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August | Oxford United | H | L | 0–2 | 6,008 | |
| 28 August | Barrow | H | W | 2–0 | Arrowsmith (o.g.), Corbishley | 5,454 |
| 31 August | Workington | A | D | 1–1 | Read | 2,902 |
| 7 September | Newport County | H | W | 3–0 | Corbishley, Bades, Talbot | 5,362 |
| 9 September | Barrow | A | D | 2–2 | Talbot (2) | 3,441 |
| 14 September | Stockport County | A | L | 0–1 | 6,134 | |
| 21 September | Bradford Park Avenue
|
H | W | 1–0 | Corbishley | 5,569 |
| 28 September | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–1 | 6,134 | |
| 2 October | Rochdale | H | W | 2–0 | Lee, Humes | 5,220 |
| 5 October | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Lee | 6,214 |
| 7 October | Darlington | A | L | 0–1 | 3,062 | |
| 12 October | Exeter City | H | W | 2–0 | Talbot, Lee | 6,966 |
| 16 October | Darlington | H | L | 0–1 | 8,103 | |
| 19 October | Southport | A | W | 2–0 | Morris, Corbishley | 3,690 |
| 23 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 0–0 | 8,398 | |
| 26 October | Gillingham | H | W | 1–0 | Humes | 8,395 |
| 29 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D | 0–0 | 11,999 | |
| 2 November | Lincoln City | A | L | 2–3 | Morris (2) | 5,523 |
| 9 November | Bradford City | H | W | 3–0 | Morris, Corbishley (pen.), Lee | 7,835 |
| 23 November | Carlisle United | H | W | 4–2 | Talbot (4) | 8,223 |
| 30 November | Torquay United | A | L | 0–5 | 4,075 | |
| 14 December | Oxford United | A | L | 1–2 | Lee | 5,283 |
| 21 December | Workington | H | W | 2–1 | Lee (2) | 4,370 |
| 26 December | Hartlepools United | A | L | 0–2 | 5,531 | |
| 28 December | Hartlepools United | H | W | 2–1 | Read, Talbot | 6,317 |
| 1 January | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 3–3 | Talbot, Corbishley (pen.), Morris | 8,504 |
| 11 January | Newport County
|
A | W | 1–0 | Metcalf | 3,983 |
| 18 January | Stockport County | H | W | 2–1 | Morris (2) | 5,403 |
| 25 January | Halifax Town | H | W | 5–2 | Corbishley (pen.), Talbot, Read, Metcalf (2) | 6,253 |
| 1 February | Bradford Park Avenue
|
A | L | 0–4 | 6,071 | |
| 8 February | Chesterfield | H | W | 4–2 | Talbot (2), Morris, Metcalf | 6,272 |
| 15 February | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 2–3 | Metcalf, Talbot | 6,554 |
| 22 February | Exeter City | A | L | 0–3 | 6,579 | |
| 29 February | Southport | H | W | 5–0 | Metcalf, Talbot (3), Bennion | 6,187 |
| 4 March | Rochdale | A | L | 0–1 | 2,322 | |
| 7 March | Gillingham | A | L | 1–2 | Talbot | 5,274 |
| 9 March | Aldershot | A | L | 1–2 | Read | 2,951 |
| 13 March | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–1 | Talbot (2), Bennion | 5,077 |
| 21 March | Bradford City | A | D | 1–1 | Bennion | 4,405 |
| 27 March | York City | A | L | 0–1 | 4,437 | |
| 28 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–2 | 7,408 | |
| 30 March | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 4,326 |
| 4 April | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 6,940 |
| 11 April | Torquay United | H | W | 2–1 | Talbot, Metcalf | 4,727 |
| 18 April | Halifax Town | A | L | 0–1 | 3,227 | |
| 25 April | Aldershot | H | W | 2–0 | Talbot, Humes | 4,105 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 16 November | Blyth Spartans (NEL )
|
H | W | 3–2 | Lee (2), Morris | 9,366 |
| Second round | 7 December | Barrow (4) | H | L | 0–1 | 8,373 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 4 September | Rochdale (4) | A | D | 1–1 | Corbishley (pen.) | 2,919 |
| First round replay | 18 September | H | L | 2–5 | Pritchard, Humes
|
5,073 |
Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 29 January | Borough United (Welsh League (North)) | H | W | 5–1 | Morris (3), Talbot, Lee | 7,369 |
| Quarterfinal | 19 February | Cardiff City (2) | A | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 3,281 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 |
Frank Adams | 10 | – | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
|
Reg Barton | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 |
Dennis Reeves | 36 | – | 32 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
|
Brian Bades | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Stan Bennion | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
|
John Butler | 51 | – | 45 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
|
Colin Corbishley | 46 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
|
John Currie | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 |
George Evans | 28 | – | 25 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
|
John Evans | 31 | – | 27 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
 |
Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Bernard Fleming | 21 | – | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
|
Andy Haddock | 14 | – | 12 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
 |
Peter Hauser | 26 | – | 22 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
|
Jimmy Humes | 25 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
|
Ray Jones | 14 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Garth Lee | 30 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
|
Jimmy McGill | 9 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
|
George McGowan | 15 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
|
Mike Metcalf | 26 | 8 | 24 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
|
John Molyneux | 27 | – | 23 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
|
Elfed Morris | 28 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
|
Alan Pritchard
|
3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
|
David Read | 36 | 4 | 32 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
|
Malcolm Starkey | 23 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
|
Gary Talbot | 36 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
|
Gil Wheaton | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 52 | 77 | 46 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
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