1970–71 Chester F.C. season
Appearance
Second round | |
Welsh Cup | Semifinal |
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Top goalscorer | League: Alan Tarbuck (18) All: Alan Tarbuck (19) |
Highest home attendance | 7,898 vs York City (12 April) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,646 vs Newport County (1 May) |
Average home league attendance | 5,081 10th in division[1] |
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The
.Also, it was the 13th 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 |
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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:
Notes:
- ^ 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
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 | 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
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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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
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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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
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
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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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
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
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Terry Carling | 51 | – | 41 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – |
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John Taylor | 7 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
Field players | |||||||||||
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Graham Birks | 57 | – | 45 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 5 | – |
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Terry Bradbury | 57 | – | 45 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 5 | – |
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Roy Cheetham | 32+1 | 5 | 25+1 | 4 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
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Derek Draper | 56 | 8 | 44 | 7 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 5 | 1 |
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Nigel Edwards | 28+2 | 2 | 23+2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
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Neil Griffiths | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Alan Groves | 29+1 | 3 | 21+1 | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
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Dennis Hawkins | 6+1 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Dave Kennedy | 8+6 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | – | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – |
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Eddie Loyden | 36 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – |
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Kevin McHale | 40 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – |
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Dave Pountney | 57 | 1 | 45 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | 5 | – |
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Alan Tarbuck | 57 | 19 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – |
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Graham Turner | 58 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 1 |
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Keith Webber | 43+7 | 14 | 35+4 | 10 | 0+3 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 3 |
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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
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