1966–67 Chester F.C. season
First round | |
Welsh Cup | Semifinal |
---|---|
Top goalscorer | League: Les Jones (13) All: Les Jones (15) |
Highest home attendance | 12,205 vs Wrexham (8 October) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,559 vs Chesterfield (12 April) |
Average home league attendance | 5,156 12th in division[1] |
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The
.Also, it was the ninth season spent in the
Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup
.
Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Luton Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 73 | 0.808 | 41 | |
18 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 40 | |
19 | Chester | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 78 | 0.692 | 40 | |
20 | Notts County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 72 | 0.736 | 37 | |
21 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 37 | Re-elected |
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 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 78 | 0.692 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 19 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 August | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | 6,756 | |
27 August | Bradford Park Avenue
|
H | L | 0–3 | 6,392 | |
3 September | Port Vale | A | D | 1–1 | Miles (o.g.) | 6,853 |
7 September | Southend United | H | D | 1–1 | L. Jones | 6,132 |
10 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–3 | 7,143 | |
16 September | Barrow | A | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 5,199 |
24 September | York City | H | W | 3–1 | Harley, Singleton, Durie | 5,315 |
26 September | Southend United | A | L | 1–5 | L. Jones | 8,945 |
1 October | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–2 | L. Jones, Harley, Metcalf | 2,818 |
8 October | Wrexham | H | L | 1–3 | Stacey (o.g.) | 12,205 |
15 October | Aldershot | A | L | 0–3 | 4,510 | |
19 October | Rochdale | H | W | 3–2 | Metcalf, Talbot (2) | 4,316 |
22 October | Luton Town | H | D | 0–0 | 5,751 | |
29 October | Barnsley | A | W | 2–1 | Talbot, Humes | 4,474 |
5 November | Newport County | H | W | 4–2 | Ryden, Morris, Metcalf (2) | 5,257 |
12 November | Brentford | A | L | 0–4 | 6,606 | |
19 November | Halifax Town | H | L | 0–2 | 5,265 | |
3 December | Exeter City | H | L | 0–2 | 3,086 | |
10 December | Bradford City | A | W | 3–2 | Ryden, L. Jones (2) | 4,293 |
17 December | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–1 | 6,041 | |
23 December | Stockport County | A | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 8,855 |
26 December | Stockport County | H | D | 1–1 | Talbot | 8,825 |
31 December | Bradford Park Avenue
|
A | W | 3–2 | Durie, Ryden, Talbot | 3,966 |
14 January | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–3 | L. Jones | 7,200 |
21 January | Barrow | H | D | 1–1 | Ryden | 5,143 |
28 January | Port Vale | H | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 5,586 |
30 January | Hartlepools United | A | L | 2–3 | L. Jones, Ryden | 7,988 |
4 February | York City | A | D | 1–1 | Ryden | 3,094 |
11 February | Lincoln City | H | L | 0–1 | 4,251 | |
18 February | Southport | H | W | 2–1 | Humes, L. Jones | 5,240 |
25 February | Wrexham | A | L | 1–3 | L. Jones | 11,751 |
1 March | Rochdale | A | W | 1–0 | Ryden | 2,140 |
4 March | Aldershot | H | D | 0–0 | 3,893 | |
11 March | Southport | A | L | 3–4 | Humes (2), L. Jones | 4,736 |
18 March | Luton Town | A | L | 0–1 | 6,982 | |
24 March | Notts County | H | L | 1–2 | L. Jones | 4,292 |
25 March | Hartlepools United | H | W | 1–0 | Metcalf | 3,126 |
28 March | Notts County | A | L | 0–3 | 3,398 | |
3 April | Newport County
|
A | W | 3–2 | Seaton, Ryden (2) | 2,592 |
8 April | Brentford | H | L | 1–2 | Metcalf (pen.) | 2,683 |
12 April | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–1 | Ryden, L. Jones | 2,559 |
15 April | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–2 | Ryden | 3,506 |
22 April | Barnsley | H | W | 1–0 | Morris | 2,969 |
24 April | Chesterfield | A | W | 2–0 | Morris, L. Jones | 2,547 |
29 April | Exeter City | A | L | 0–2 | 3,077 | |
6 May | Bradford City | H | W | 1–0 | Seaton | 3,109 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 26 November | Middlesbrough (2) | H | L | 2–5 | Metcalf, Morris | 7,607 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 24 August | Tranmere Rovers (4) | H | L | 2–5 | Ryden, Talbot | 6,660 |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fifth round | 20 January | Borough United (Welsh League (North)) | A | W | 5–2 | Morris (2), L. Jones (2), Talbot | |
Quarterfinal | 16 February | Pwllheli (Welsh League (North)) | A | W | 3–2 | Humes (pen.), Talbot (2) | |
Semifinal | 15 March | Wrexham (4) | A | D | 0–0 | 9,496 | |
Semifinal replay | 20 March | A | L | 2–4 | Humes, Ryden | 11,329 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Terry Carling | 28 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | |
John Coates | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Dennis Reeves | 23 | – | 21 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Field players | |||||||||||
John Bennett | 41+1 | – | 35+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
Dave Berry | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
John Butler | 33+2 | – | 27+2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
Graham Chadwick | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Dave Durie | 20+1 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Keith Edwards | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
George Evans | 30 | – | 25 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
Les Harley | 11+3 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Peter Hauser | 21+2 | – | 19+2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Alan Hignett | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Reg Holland | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Jimmy Humes | 25+1 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 3+1 | 2 | |
Bryn Jones | 12 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Les Jones | 41+1 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | |
Ray Jones | 25 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Mike Metcalf | 52 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
Elfed Morris | 29 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | |
David Read | 8+1 | – | 6+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Hugh Ryden | 46 | 13 | 40 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
John Sealey | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Gordon Seaton | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Tommy Singleton | 45 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
Malcolm Starkey | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Gary Talbot | 27 | 10 | 24 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 52 | 68 | 46 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
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