1949–50 Chester F.C. season

The 1949–50 season was the twelfth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1949–50 season
ManagerFrank Brown
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
12th
FA CupSecond round
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cam Burgess (24)

All:
Cam Burgess (27)
Highest home attendance14,034 vs Wrexham (8 October)
Lowest home attendance2,215 vs Mansfield Town (29 April)
Average home league attendance6,695
19th in division[1]

It was the club's twelfth consecutive season in the Third Division North since its election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the 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
10 Stockport County 42 19 7 16 55 52 1.058 45
11 Oldham Athletic 42 16 11 15 58 63 0.921 43
12 Chester 42 17 6 19 70 79 0.886 40
13 Accrington Stanley 42 16 7 19 57 62 0.919 39
14 New Brighton 42 14 10 18 45 63 0.714 38
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
42 17 6 19 70 79 0.886 40 12 3 6 47 33 27 5 3 13 23 46 13

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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ResultLDLWLWLLLLDWWWLLLLWLLWWLLWDWWLLWWDWWWDLDLW
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Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
20 August Stockport County H L 0–4 10,026
22 August Southport A D 1–1 Jackson (pen.) 9,133
27 August Doncaster Rovers A L 0–2 16,945
31 August Southport H W 4–1 Jackson (2), Jones, Burgess 5,548
3 September Gateshead H L 0–3 7,695
5 September Rochdale A W 1–0 Tilston 7,543
10 September Hartlepools United A L 1–5 Coffin 9,341
14 September Rochdale H L 0–2 5,165
17 September Darlington A L 1–2 Coffin 8,577
19 September Rotherham United A L 2–3 Burgess (2) 8,421
24 September New Brighton A D 3–3 Jackson (2, 1pen.), Burgess 6,417
1 October Halifax Town H W 5–1 Burgess (4), Davies 5,451
8 October Wrexham H W 2–1 Burgess, Jackson 14,034
15 October Oldham Athletic A W 2–0 Coffin, Burgess 16,467
22 October York City H L 2–3 Burgess, Astbury 6,370
29 October Tranmere Rovers A L 1–2 Jackson 13,020
5 November Crewe Alexandra H L 0–1 10,684
12 November Barrow A L 1–3 Kirkpatrick 3,482
19 November Lincoln City H W 3–1 Davies, Burgess, Jackson (pen.) 5,312
3 December Carlisle United H L 2–4 Pearson, Davies 4,494
17 December Stockport County A L 0–3 8,413
24 December Doncaster Rovers H W 3–1 Foulkes (2), Pearson 6,763
26 December Bradford City H W 4–1 Foulkes, Astbury (2), Pearson 8,717
27 December Bradford City A L 0–1 21,246
31 December Gateshead A L 0–4 6,542
14 January Hartlepools United H W 3–0 Foulkes, Astbury, Jackson (pen.) 5,138
21 January Darlington H D 4–4 Davison (o.g.), Kirkpatrick, Jackson (pen.), Burgess 5,004
4 February New Brighton H W 2–0 Burgess, Coffin 5,953
11 February Mansfield Town A W 2–0 Kirkpatrick, Coffin 9,630
18 February Halifax Town A L 1–2 Burgess 6,009
25 February Lincoln City A L 0–2 8,634
4 March Rotherham United H W 4–2 Kirkpatrick, Burgess (2), Coffin 6,533
11 March York City A W 3–2 Astbury, Burgess (2) 5,986
18 March Tranmere Rovers H D 0–0 6,528
25 March Crewe Alexandra A W 2–1 Burgess (2) 8,399
1 April Barrow H W 1–0 Burgess 5,004
7 April Accrington Stanley H W 1–0 Coffin 8,388
8 April Wrexham A D 1–1 Coffin 8,932
10 April Accrington Stanley A L 0–4 4,611
15 April Oldham Athletic H D 1–1 Kirkpatrick 5,578
22 April Carlisle United A L 1–5 Burgess 9,559
29 April Mansfield Town H W 6–3 Kirkpatrick, Coffin, Tilston (3), Burgess 2,215

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 26 November Goole Town (MFL) H W 4–1 Jackson (3), Burgess 6,774
Second round 10 December Exeter City (3S) A L 0–2 11,025

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 11 January South Liverpool (CCL) A D 0–0 1,200
Fifth round replay 25 January H D 2–2 Jackson, Pearson
Fifth round replay 15 February H W 2–0 Greenwood, Burgess (pen.) 2,000
Quarterfinal 1 March Barry Town (SFL) H W 3–2 Coffin (2), Burgess
Semifinal 29 March Wrexham (3N) A D 0–0 7,041
Semifinal replay 17 April H D 1–5 Williamson

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Ted Elliott 48 42 2 4
  Harry Threadgold 2 2
Field players
  Tommy Astbury 48 5 40 5 2 6
  Grenville Booth 1 1
  Cam Burgess 42 27 34 24 2 1 6 2
  Reg Butcher 22 20 2
  Geoff Coffin 33 11 29 9 4 2
  Jim Cole 1 1
  Joe Davies 25 3 23 3 2
  Billy Foulkes 45 4 37 4 2 6
  Peter Greenwood 25 1 19 6 1
  Frank Hindle 48 40 2 6
  Harry Jackson 24 14 21 10 2 3 1 1
  Ernie Jones 6 1 5 1 1
  Roger Kirkpatrick 38 6 36 6 1 1
  Bill Lawton 1 1
  Eric Lee 40 33 1 6
  Dave McNeil 6 4 2
  John Molyneux 40 32 2 6
  Billy Pearson 16 4 12 3 1 3 1
  Harry Richardson 1 1
  Eric Sibley 7 7
  Tommy Tilston 11 4 10 4 1
  George Williamson 20 1 17 3 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 50 82 42 70 2 4 6 8

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