1956–57 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1956–57 season
Manager John Harris
Stadium Sealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
21st
FA Cup First round
Welsh Cup Semifinal
Top goalscorer League:
Billy Foulkes (11)

All:
Billy Foulkes and Barry Jepson (11)
Highest home attendance 12,192 vs Derby County (22 August)
Lowest home attendance 2,691 vs Scunthorpe & Lindsey United (23 February)
Average home league attendance 6,472
15th in division[1]

The 1956–57 season was the 19th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, a English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Football League

Third Division North
Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA GD Pts
1Derby County 462611 9111532.094+5863
2Hartlepools United 4625 91290631.429+2759
3Accrington Stanley 4625 81395641.484+3158
4Workington 4624101293631.476+3058
5Stockport County 4623 81591751.213+1654
6Chesterfield 4622 91596791.215+1753
7York City 4621101575611.230+1452
8Hull City 4621101584691.217+1552
9Bradford City 4622 81678681.147+1052
10Barrow 4621 91676621.226+1451
11Halifax Town 4621 71865700.929 –549
12Wrexham 4619101797741.311+2348
13Rochdale 4618121665651.000 048
14Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 4615151671691.029 +345
15Carlisle United 4616131776850.894 –945
16Mansfield Town 4617101991901.011 +144
17Gateshead 4617101972900.800–1844
18Darlington 4617 82182950.863–1342
19Oldham Athletic 4612151966740.892 –839
20Bradford Park Avenue 4616 32766930.710–2735
21Chester 4610132355840.655–2933
22Southport 4610122452940.553–4232
23Tranmere Rovers 46 7132651910.560–4027
24Crewe Alexandra 46 6 931431100.391–6721

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 10 13 23 55 84 0.655 33 8 7 8 40 35 23 2 6 15 15 49 10

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Result D D L L L L L L L W L L L W L W L W L L D D D D L D L L W L D D D L D W D L L W L D W W L W
Position 10 10 19 21 24 24 24 23 24 22 23 23 24 21 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 22 21 21 21

Source: statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
18 August Wrexham A D2–2 Bullock, Allman 13,506
22 August Derby County H D2–2 Foulkes (2) 12,192
25 August Hartlepools United H L0–1 8,374
29 August Derby County A L0–3 20,037
1 September Bradford City A L0–1 14,244
5 September Chesterfield A L0–3 7,901
8 September Stockport County H L1–4 Whitlock 9,948
12 September Chesterfield H L3–4 Harris, Hansell, Fields 5,404
15 September Carlisle United A L0–3 6,306
17 September York City A W1–0 Foulkes (pen.) 9,234
22 September Accrington Stanley H L0–2 8,850
26 September York City H L3–4 Bullock, Williams, Hansell 4,258
29 September Tranmere Rovers A L1–3 Hansell 6,982
6 October Crewe Alexandra H W4–1 Foulkes (2), Hansell, Bullock 6,653
13 October Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A L0–3 6,377
20 October Bradford Park Avenue H W2–0 Foulkes, Hansell 5,385
27 October Halifax Town A L1–2 Mulholland 4,982
3 November Workington H W1–0 Hansell 6,654
10 November Hull City A L0–2 8,571
24 November Darlington A L1–5 Davies (pen.) 4,097
1 December Rochdale H D2–2 Davies (pen.), Hansell 5,492
15 December Wrexham H D0–0 10,066
22 December Hartlepools United A D2–2 Bullock (2) 6,515
25 December Oldham Athletic A D0–0 7,524
29 December Bradford City H L1–2 Foulkes 7,330
5 January Mansfield Town A D1–1 Hansell 5,999
12 January Stockport County A L1–2 Hansell 8,958
19 January Carlisle United H L1–2 Turner 6,533
26 January Mansfield Town H W6–2 Jepson (3), Turner (2), Foulkes 5,681
2 February Accrington Stanley A L0–4 6,661
9 February Tranmere Rovers H D1–1 Davies (pen.) 7,625
16 February Crewe Alexandra A D0–0 6,536
23 February Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H D2–2 Jepson (2) 2,691
2 March Bradford Park Avenue A L1–3 Smith 7,547
9 March Halifax Town H D1–1 Jepson 5,098
16 March Workington A W1–0 Jepson 10,414
23 March Hull City H D1–1 Jepson 6,272
30 March Barrow A L0–3 4,069
6 April Darlington H L0–3 4,786
10 April Oldham Athletic H W1–0 Smith 3,416
13 April Rochdale A L1–2 Jepson 4,501
19 April Southport A D1–1 Bullock 5,216
20 April Gateshead H W4–1 Oldham (o.g.), Foulkes (2), Davies 5,545
22 April Southport H W2–0 Jepson, Foulkes 6,749
27 April Gateshead A L1–4 Smith 2,599
29 April Barrow H W2–0 Williams, Bullock 3,849

FA Cup

Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 17 November Barrow (3N) H D0–0 8,311
First round replay 22 November A L1–3 Turner 4,052

Welsh Cup

Main article: 1956–57 Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 31 January Oswestry Town (B&DL) A W3–0 Bullock (2), Smith 1,095
Quarterfinal 27 February Cardiff City (1) A W2–0 Davies 5,000
Semifinal 20 March Wrexham (3N) N L0–2

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Bobby Jones 51 46 2 3
Field players
England George Allman 11 1 10 1 1
Norman Bullock 48 9 43 7 2 3 2
Jim Collins 5 5
England George Davies 36 5 33 4 3 1
Mike Fields 14 1 13 1 1
Wales Billy Foulkes 46 11 42 11 2 2
England Ray Gill 47 42 2 4
Ray Griffiths 9 9
Bernard Hackett 4 4
England Jack Haines 7 5 2
Ron Hansell 40 9 36 9 1 3
Scotland John Harris 29 1 27 1 2
Wales Ron Hughes 44 39 2 3
Barry Jepson 20 11 18 10 2 1
Gavin Lang 3 3
England Eric Lee 12 12
Sam Morris 39 34 2 3
John Mulholland 9 1 8 1 1
Les Owen 1 1
England Harry Smith 15 4 13 3 2 1
Phil Turner 19 4 16 3 2 1 1
Phil Whitlock 33 1 30 1 2 1
England Bobby Williams 19 2 17 2 2
Own goals 1 1
Total 51 61 46 55 2 1 3 5

References

  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. 

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