1931–32 Chester F.C. season

The 1931–32 season was the first season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1931–32 season
ManagerCharlie Hewitt
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
3rd
FA CupSecond round
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tom Jennings (30)

All: Tom Jennings (34)
Highest home attendance13,658 vs Wrexham (30 September)
Lowest home attendance4,618 vs Carlisle United (30 April)
Average home league attendance7,952
2nd in division[1]

Chester was elected to the Football League in the second round of voting surpassing Nelson after the first voting ended in a draw.[2]

Football League

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Lincoln City 40 16 2 2 65 13 10 3 7 41 34 2.255 57 Division Champions, promoted
2 Gateshead 40 15 3 2 59 20 10 4 6 35 28 1.958 57
3 Chester[a] 40 16 2 2 54 22 5 6 9 24 38 1.300 50
4 Tranmere Rovers 40 15 4 1 76 23 4 7 9 31 35 1.845 49
5 Barrow 40 16 1 3 59 23 8 0 12 27 36 1.458 49
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league; elected from Cheshire County League

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
40 21 8 11 78 60 1.3 50 16 2 2 54 22 34 5 6 9 24 38 16

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
ResultDLDWLDDLWWWDWDWDWLWLDWLWWWLWWLWWLWWWLWLW
Position11171611161315161312997657566787887686666577534353
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
29 August Wigan Borough H W 4–0† Cresswell, Ranson, Jennings, Hedley 12,770
2 September Wrexham A D 1–1 Jennings 19,000
5 September Darlington A L 1–4 Jennings 4,222
9 September Hartlepools United A D 2–2 Cresswell, Jennings 4,717
12 September Halifax Town H W 3–1 Hedley (2), A. Ferguson 6,824
16 September Hartlepools United H L 2–3 Ranson, Cresswell 8,417
19 September Walsall A D 1–1 Jennings 4,455
26 September Gateshead H D 1–1 C. Matthews 10,195
30 September Wrexham H L 2–5 Thompson, Jennings 13,658
3 October New Brighton A W 1–0 Hedley 5,105
10 October Barrow H W 4–2 Cresswell, Thompson, Jennings (2) 8,322
17 October Accrington Stanley H W 1–0 Jennings 7,094
24 October Stockport County A D 0–0 8,811
31 October Rotherham United H W 2–1 Robson, Hedley 6,704
7 November Tranmere Rovers A D 2–2 Jennings, Robson 11,578
14 November York City H W 3–0 Mercer, Hedley, Robson 7,207
21 November Southport A D 1–1 Valentine 6,023
5 December Rochdale A W 3–0 Cresswell, Hedley, Jennings 3,199
19 December Carlisle United A L 3–4 Hedley, Robson, Mercer 4,220
25 December Lincoln City H W 2–1 Cresswell, Reilly 10,184
26 December Lincoln City A L 0–4 12,856
9 January Doncaster Rovers H D 1–1 Bennett (pen.) 5,466
16 January Darlington H W 3–1 Jennings, Mercer (2) 5,480
23 January Halifax Town A L 1–2 Hedley 3,703
30 January Walsall H W 5–1 Jennings (5) 5,198
6 February Gateshead A W 2–1 Mercer, Jennings 7,688
13 February New Brighton H W 2–0 Cresswell, Jennings 6,294
20 February Barrow A L 0–4 6,557
27 February Accrington Stanley A W 3–2 Jennings (2), Cresswell 3,981
5 March Stockport County H W 2–1 Wyper (2) 6,759
12 March Rotherham United A L 0–3 4,023
19 March Tranmere Rovers H W 3–1 Gray (o.g.), Mercer, Herod (pen.) 8,810
25 March Hull City H W 2–0 Jennings (2) 13,648
26 March York City A L 1–3 Cresswell 5,368
28 March Hull City A W 2–0 Robinson, Jennings 7,914
2 April Southport H W 4–0 Mercer, Jennings (2), Wyper 7,775
6 April Crewe Alexandra H W 1–0 Wyper 6,938
9 April Doncaster Rovers A L 0–3 4,365
16 April Rochdale H W 7–2 Mercer, Williams (o.g.), Jennings (4), Hedley 4,658
23 April Crewe Alexandra A L 0–1 6,823
30 April Carlisle United H W 4–1 Cresswell, Mercer, Jennings, Hedley 4,618

† - Wigan Borough later resigned from the league, record expunged

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 28 November Hartlepools United (3N) H W 4–1 Hedley (2), Valentine, Bennett 8,403
Second round 12 December Darwen (LanC) A L 1–2 Murray (o.g.) 6,500

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 3 February Oswestry Town (B&DL) H D 1–1 Jennings 2,000
Fifth round replay 11 February A W 4–0 Hedley (2), Jennings (2) 1,500
Quarterfinal 2 March Cardiff City (3S) H W 2–1 Mercer, Jennings 9,400
Semifinal 13 April Swansea Town (2) H L 0–2 10,234

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Johnny Burke 12 11 1
  Bill Johnson 34 29 2 3
Field players
  Josh Atkinson 7 7
  Fred Bennett 44 2 38 1 2 1 4
  Frank Cresswell 45 9 39 9 2 4
  Spencer Evans 1 1
  Archie Ferguson 2 1 1 1 1
  Danny Ferguson 11 10 1
  Foster Hedley 41 14 35 10 2 2 4 2
  Baden Herod 46 1 40 1 2 4
  Tom Jennings 44 34 39 30 1 4 4
  Walter Jones 2 2
  Ernest Keeley 22 19 2 1
  Alex Lambie 1 1
  Billy Matthews 6 5 1
  Cyril Matthews 10 1 9 1 1
  Arthur Mercer 35 10 29 9 2 4 1
  Ernie Millsom 13 11 1 1
  Jack Ranson 8 1 8 1
  William Reilly 41 1 35 1 2 4
  Matt Robinson 6 1 6 1
  Cud Robson 16 4 13 4 2 1
  Harry Skitt 36 31 1 4
  Andy Thompson 7 2 7 2
  Albert Valentine 3 2 2 1 1 1
  Tommy Wyper 13 4 12 4 1
Own goals 3 2 1
Total 46 90 40 78 2 5 4 7

References

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  1. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "A history of admission to the Football League". nonleaguematters. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

Further reading

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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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  • Chester at the Football Club History Database