1957–58 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1957–58 season
ManagerJohn Harris
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
21st
FA CupSecond round
Welsh CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Barry Jepson (23)

All:
Barry Jepson (30)
Highest home attendance12,554 vs Wrexham (18 September)
Lowest home attendance3,373 vs Accrington Stanley (30 April)
Average home league attendance6,740
16th in division[1]

The 1957–58 season was the 20th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was 20th and the last season spent in the Third Division North as at the end of the season Third Division sections were merged into nationwide Third and Fourth divisions. As Chester finished in the bottom half of the table, the club was transferred to the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Football League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Workington 46 14 13 19 72 81 0.889 41 Moved to 4th Division
20 Darlington 46 17 7 22 78 89 0.876 41
21 Chester 46 13 13 20 73 81 0.901 39
22 Bradford Park Avenue 46 13 11 22 68 95 0.716 37
23 Southport 46 11 6 29 52 88 0.591 28 Re-elected, moved to 4th Division
Source: rsssf.com

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46 13 13 20 73 81 0.901 39 7 10 6 38 26 24 6 3 14 35 55 15

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLWLWLLLLDWWDLLWLDLLLDWDWDLDLWWLLDDDWWLDDDWLLLW
Position19121310161718212121151618212021212222222222222122222222212020222222212019191920211921212121
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
24 August Tranmere Rovers H L 1–3 B. Williams 11,572
28 August Crewe Alexandra H W 3–2 Jepson (2), Gor. Davies 7,736
31 August Hartlepools United A L 1–2 Mason 11,629
2 September Crewe Alexandra A W 3–0 Jepson (2), Mason 8,323
7 September Bradford Park Avenue H L 1–2 Jepson (pen.) 8,353
11 September Wrexham A L 0–1 11,754
14 September Carlisle United A L 2–3 Foulkes, Smith 8,754
18 September Wrexham H L 0–1 12,554
21 September Southport H D 1–1 Bullock 6,454
28 September York City A W 2–1 A. Williams, Hughes 7,103
30 September Accrington Stanley A W 2–1 Gor. Davies (2) 7,404
5 October Barrow H D 2–2 Hughes, Saunders 7,142
12 October Darlington H L 0–1 6,852
19 October Halifax Town A L 1–2 Bullock 5,042
26 October Stockport County H W 3–0 Bullock, Jepson, Gor. Davies 7,518
2 November Hull City A L 0–3 11,732
9 November Bradford City H D 0–0 6,453
23 November Mansfield Town H L 1–2 Foulkes 7,096
30 November Gateshead A L 2–3 Pearson, Gor. Davies 3,844
14 December Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H L 1–2 Bullock 4,604
21 December Tranmere Rovers A D 2–2 Jepson (2) 9,794
25 December Bury A W 2–1 Jepson, Bullock 11,031
26 December Bury H D 0–0 9,771
28 December Hartlepools United H W 2–1 Saunders (2) 7,725
4 January Oldham Athletic H D 0–0 6,159
11 January Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–3 7,341
18 January Carlisle United H D 0–0 4,949
25 January Workington A L 3–5 Jepson, Mason, Evans 3,813
1 February Southport A W 4–2 Jepson, Ireland, Pearson, Richards 3,693
8 February York City H W 9–4 Jepson (5), Evans, Brown (o.g.), Richards, Ireland 5,217
15 February Barrow A L 1–4 Pearson 4,271
22 February Mansfield Town A L 1–3 Mellor (o.g.) 7,603
1 March Halifax Town H D 1–1 Ireland 6,304
8 March Stockport County A D 2–2 Ireland, Richards 7,629
15 March Hull City H D 1–1 Hughes (pen.) 5,721
22 March Darlington A W 3–2 Jepson (2), Richards 4,376
29 March Workington H W 4–3 Jepson (2), Richards, Pearson 4,905
4 April Chesterfield A L 1–2 Pearson 9,156
5 April Rochdale A D 1–1 Whitlock 3,273
7 April Chesterfield H D 0–0 6,360
12 April Gateshead H D 1–1 Pearson 4,752
16 April Rochdale H W 2–0 Hughes (pen.), Mason 3,449
19 April Bradford City A L 0–5 9,232
22 April Oldham Athletic A L 1–5 Jepson 8,396
26 April Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A L 1–2 Pearson 10,403
30 April Accrington Stanley H W 5–1 Jepson (2), Richards, Bullock, Pearson 3,373

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 16 November Gateshead (3N) H W 4–3 Pearson, Foulkes, Jepson, Mason 7,539
Second round 7 December Bradford City (3N) H D 3–3 Jepson (3) 8,435
Second round replay 11 December A L 1–3 Jepson 5,281

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 30 January Oswestry Town (B&DL) A W 3–1 Ireland, Tomley (o.g.), Smith
Quarterfinal 5 March Swansea Town (2) H W 2–0 Bullock, Hughes 1,872
Semifinal 19 March Hereford United (SFL) N D 1–1 Jepson 2,538
Semifinal replay 24 March N W 2–0 Jepson, Ireland 877
Final 7 May Wrexham (3N) H D 1–1 Hughes (pen.) 7,742
Final replay 10 May A L 1–2 Evans 7,542

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Brian Biggins 4 2 2
England Keith Griffiths 47 41 2 4
England Bobby Jones 4 3 1 -
Field players
Scotland Jimmy Anderson 50 42 3 5
Norman Bullock 28 7 19 6 3 6 1
England Alec Croft 1 - 1
England George Davies 2 2 -
Gordon Davies 25 5 22 5 2 1
Royston Evans 20 3 15 2 5 1
Mike Fields 5 5 -
Wales Billy Foulkes 40 3 36 2 3 1 1
England Ray Gill 35 30 2 3
Malcolm Handscombe 5 4 1
Wales Ron Hughes 55 6 46 4 3 6 2
England Jerry Ireland 19 6 15 4 4 2
Barry Jepson 51 30 42 23 3 5 6 2
Jimmy Mason 33 5 29 4 2 1 2
England Stan Pearson 32 9 25 8 2 1 5
Wales Gordon Richards 17 6 17 6 -
England Jack Saunders 50 3 42 3 3 5
England Harry Smith 5 2 4 1 1 1
Bill Souter 20 16 1 3
Phil Whitlock 12 1 9 1 1 2
Aled Williams 38 1 33 1 2 3
England Bobby Williams 7 1 7 1 -
Own goals 3 2 1
Total 55 91 46 73 3 8 6 10

References

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  1. ^ "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