1968–69 Chester F.C. season
First round | |
Welsh Cup | Semifinal |
---|---|
Top goalscorer | League: Gary Talbot (22) All: Gary Talbot (29) |
Highest home attendance | 13,943 vs Wrexham (17 November) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,468 vs Lincoln City (23 April) |
Average home league attendance | 5,883 8th in division[1] |
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The
.It was their eleventh season in the
Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup
.
Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Workington | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 47 |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 1.000 | 46 |
14 | Chester | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 45 |
15 | Aldershot | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 1.000 | 45 |
16 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 44 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
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 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 17 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 August | York City | H | W | 2–0 | Sear, Dearden | 7,104 |
17 August | Bradford City | A | L | 0–2 | 6,065 | |
24 August | Colchester United | H | W | 5–1 | L. Jones (2), Dearden, Talbot, Sutton | 5,813 |
30 August | Scunthorpe United | A
|
D | 2–2 | Talbot, Brodie | 5,072 |
3 September | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 2–1 | Ashworth, Provan | 6,564 |
6 September | Port Vale | H | W | 2–0 | Metcalf, Talbot | 8,144 |
14 September | Exeter City | A | D | 2–2 | Talbot, Sutton | 5,121 |
18 September | Brentford | H | D | 2–2 | Talbot, Brodie | 8,638 |
21 September | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–0 | Talbot, Ashworth | 6,785 |
28 September | Peterborough United | A | W | 2–1 | Sutton, Brodie | 6,897 |
5 October | Swansea Town | H | W | 3–0 | Dearden, Sutton, Talbot | 7,417 |
8 October | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 3–4 | Dearden, Metcalf, Sutton | 10,171 |
12 October | Bradford Park Avenue
|
A | D | 1–1 | Talbot | 2,969 |
19 October | Aldershot | H | W | 3–1 | Talbot (2), Metcalf | 6,750 |
26 October | Grimsby Town | A | D | 0–0 | 2,838 | |
2 November | Southend United | H | L | 1–2 | Ashworth | 5,508 |
6 November | Wrexham | H | D | 1–1 | Talbot | 13,943 |
9 November | Notts County | A | L | 2–3 | Talbot, Dearden | 3,089 |
23 November | Lincoln City | A | L | 0–2 | 6,033 | |
30 November | Workington | H | L | 0–2 | 5,205 | |
14 December | Bradford Park Avenue
|
H | W | 4–1 | Provan, Dearden, Sutton, Ashworth (pen.) | 3,182 |
21 December | Aldershot | A | L | 0–4 | 5,595 | |
28 December | Swansea Town | A | W | 5–0 | Dearden, Provan (2), Brodie, Talbot | 11,879 |
4 January | Darlington | H | L | 1–2 | Sutton | 5,902 |
10 January | Southend United | A | W | 2–1 | Talbot, Birks (o.g.) | 11,342 |
18 January | Notts County | H | W | 3–1 | Ashworth (2), L. Jones | 5,033 |
25 January | Wrexham | A | D | 1–1 | Bermingham (o.g.) | 13,955 |
1 February | Halifax Town | A | D | 0–0 | 4,181 | |
15 February | Workington | A | D | 0–0 | 1,843 | |
22 February | Newport County | H | W | 4–0 | Provan (2), Dearden, Draper | 4,690 |
3 March | Darlington | A | D | 2–2 | Talbot (2) | 5,341 |
8 March | Bradford City | H | D | 0–0 | 7,219 | |
12 March | Halifax Town | H | D | 2–2 | Provan, Talbot | 4,452 |
14 March | Colchester United | A | D | 1–1 | Draper | 7,312 |
17 March | Newport County
|
A | W | 5–2 | Talbot (3), Provan, Dearden | 1,636 |
22 March | Scunthorpe United | H | L | 0–2 | 5,483 | |
26 March | Grimsby Town | H | L | 0–1 | 4,051 | |
29 March | Port Vale | A | L | 1–2 | Provan | 4,690 |
5 April | Peterborough United | H | L | 2–3 | Talbot, Ashworth (pen.) | 4,182 |
8 April | Rochdale | H | W | 2–1 | Provan, Dearden | 3,820 |
12 April | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–2 | 3,554 | |
14 April | Rochdale | A | L | 1–4 | Talbot | 4,884 |
19 April | Exeter City | H | L | 0–1 | 2,958 | |
23 April | Lincoln City | H | W | 2–0 | Provan, Draper | 2,468 |
28 April | York City | A | L | 2–4 | Dearden, Provan | 3,397 |
30 April | Brentford | A | L | 1–2 | Nelmes (o.g.) | 4,090 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 9 December | Bradford City (4 )
|
A | W | 2–1 | Dearden, Talbot | 7,404 |
Second round | 6 January | Lincoln City (4) | H | D | 1–1 | Dearden | 6,065 |
Second round replay | 6 January | A | L | 1–2 | L. Jones | 9,703 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 14 August | Tranmere Rovers (3) | H | D | 0–0 | 8,146 | |
First round replay | 21 August | A | D | 2–2 | Talbot, Cumbes (o.g.) | 11,476 | |
First round second replay | 26 August | A | D | 1–1 | Sutton | 13,627 | |
First round third replay | 28 August | H | L | 1–2 | Ashworth | 13,017 |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fifth round | 16 January | Rhyl (CCL) | A
|
W | 3–0 | Talbot (2), Dearden | |
Quarterfinal | 12 February | Lovell's Athletic (Welsh League South) | H | W | 5–1 | L. Jones, Talbot (3), Provan | 2,385 |
Semifinal | 19 March | Cardiff City (2) | H | L | 0–2 | 8,404 |
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 | 55 | – | 45 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | |
Grenville Millington | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Field players | |||||||||||
Barry Ashworth | 52 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 3 | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | |
John Bennett | 16+2 | – | 12+1 | – | 1 | – | 1+1 | – | 2 | – | |
Eric Brodie | 40+1 | 4 | 32+1 | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | |
Roy Cheetham | 23 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Mick Cullerton | 5+2 | – | 5+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Bill Dearden | 54 | 14 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | |
Derek Draper | 23 | 3 | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Nigel Edwards | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
George Evans | 1+3 | – | 1+2 | – | – | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | |
Les Jones | 30+1 | 5 | 23+1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | |
Ray Jones | 37+2 | – | 29+1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1+1 | – | |
Mike Metcalf | 27 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | – | – | – | |
Andy Provan | 39+4 | 13 | 33+4 | 12 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |
Albert Robinson | 2+1 | – | 2+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Cliff Sear | 46 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | |
Mike Sutton | 54+1 | 8 | 45+1 | 7 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | |
Gary Talbot | 53 | 29 | 43 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Graham Turner | 53 | – | 44 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | |
Don Weston | 2+2 | – | 1+2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Own goals | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
Total | 56 | 92 | 46 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
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