The 1962–63 season was the 25th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
| 1962–63 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Bill Lambton |
| Stadium | Sealand Road |
| Football League Fourth Division | 21st |
| FA Cup | First round |
| Football League Cup | Third round |
| Welsh Cup | Fifth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Fitzgerald (8) All: Ron Davies (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 9,614 vs Crewe Alexandra (19 September) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,935 vs Doncaster Rovers (11 May) |
| Average home league attendance | 5,542 11th in division[1] |
Also, it was the fifth season spent in the Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.
Football League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 0.800 | 41 | |
| 20 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 61 | 0.844 | 39 | |
| 21 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 0.773 | 39 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 0.764 | 35 | |
| 23 | Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 0.688 | 32 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
editMatches
edit| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August | Gillingham | A | L | 1–2 | Gregson | 6,911 |
| 20 August | Darlington | A | L | 1–2 | Gregson | 5,870 |
| 25 August | Stockport County | H | L | 0–1 | 6,718 | |
| 29 August | Darlington | H | L | 1–2 | Myerscough | 6,249 |
| 1 September | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Myerscough, Fitzgerald | 6,506 |
| 8 September | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | 7,775 | |
| 12 September | York City | H | D | 0–0 | 5,277 | |
| 15 September | Workington | A | L | 0–3 | 4,130 | |
| 19 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 1–2 | Fitzgerald | 9,614 |
| 22 September | Exeter City | H | W | 3–1 | Davies (2), Fitzgerald | 5,227 |
| 29 September | Chesterfield | A | D | 1–1 | Fitzgerald | 7,652 |
| 3 October | Southport | H | W | 6–1 | Jones, Davies (4), Clarke | 7,938 |
| 6 October | Aldershot | A | D | 2–2 | Clarke, Corbishley | 5,086 |
| 8 October | Southport | A | L | 1–4 | Gregson | 4,415 |
| 13 October | Newport County | H | D | 2–2 | Read, Davies | 8,034 |
| 20 October | Oxford United | A | L | 0–3 | 7,615 | |
| 27 October | Bradford City | H | W | 2–0 | Pritchard, Fitzgerald | 5,326 |
| 10 November | Torquay United | H | W | 3–1 | Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Allen (o.g.) | 4,575 |
| 12 November | York City | A | D | 0–0 | 3,645 | |
| 17 November | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–1 | Corbishley, Myerscough (2) | 5,125 |
| 1 December | Barrow | A | L | 3–4 | Clarke, Gregson, Jones | 3,291 |
| 7 December | Hartlepools United | H | W | 1–0 | Hewitt | 4,441 |
| 15 December | Gillingham | H | W | 1–0 | Gregson | 3,663 |
| 26 December | Brentford | A | L | 1–2 | Myerscough | 9,724 |
| 23 February | Aldershot | H | L | 0–2 | 4,244 | |
| 4 March | Newport County | A | W | 1–0 | Jones | 3,700 |
| 9 March | Oxford United | H | W | 2–1 | Hewitt, Jones | 3,772 |
| 13 March | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 1–0 | Jones | 6,420 |
| 16 March | Bradford City | A | L | 0–2 | 3,539 | |
| 18 March | Stockport County | A | L | 0–1 | 3,154 | |
| 23 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | 7,921 | |
| 30 March | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 0–2 | 8,434 | |
| 3 April | Brentford | H | L | 1–2 | McGowan | 5,919 |
| 6 April | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–2 | Myerscough (2, 1 pen.), Read | 4,125 |
| 13 April | Torquay United | A | L | 0–1 | 4,911 | |
| 15 April | Rochdale | H | W | 1–0 | Fitzgerald (pen.) | 4,979 |
| 16 April | Rochdale | A | D | 0–0 | 2,926 | |
| 19 April | Barrow | H | W | 1–0 | McGowan | 4,924 |
| 22 April | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–3 | 8,236 | |
| 27 April | Hartlepools United | A | W | 3–0 | McGowan, Morris (2) | 2,728 |
| 4 May | Exeter City | A | L | 1–2 | Corbishley | 3,927 |
| 8 May | Workington | H | D | 1–1 | Starkey | 3,473 |
| 11 May | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Fitzgerald | 2,935 |
| 13 May | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–3 | 5,537 | |
| 18 May | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–4 | 7,415 | |
| 22 May | Chesterfield | H | L | 0–2 | 3,920 |
FA Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 3 November | Tranmere Rovers (4) | H | L | 0–2 | 11,448 |
League Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 5 September | Stockport County (4) | H | W | 2–0 | Clarke, Fitzgerald | 5,124 |
| Second round | 26 September | Mansfield Town (4) | H | D | 2–2 | Davies (2) | 6,159 |
| Second round replay | 10 October | A | W | 1–0 | Davies | 8,298 | |
| Third round | 15 October | Mansfield Town (1) | A | L | 2–9 | Myerscough (2) | 7,428 |
Welsh Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 18 February | Wrexham (3) | A | L | 0–1 | 5,020 |
Season statistics
edit| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
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Reg Barton | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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John Hardie | 46 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
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Arthur Johnson | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
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Jim Appleby | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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John Butler | 51 | – | 45 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
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David Cartlidge | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
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Bobby Clarke | 23 | 4 | 19 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
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Colin Corbishley | 38 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
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Ron Davies | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – |
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John Evans | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Peter Fitzgerald | 46 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – |
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Bernard Fleming | 52 | – | 46 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
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John Gregson | 38 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
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Bobby Griffiths | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Ron Hewitt | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
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John Hughes | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Merfyn Jones | 32 | 5 | 28 | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
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Ray Jones | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Dennis Keating | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Jimmy McGill | 26 | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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George McGowan | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Geoff Molyneux | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
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John Molyneux | 49 | – | 43 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
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Elfed Morris | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Bill Myerscough | 28 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
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Alan Pritchard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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David Read | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Malcolm Starkey | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Bobby Wilson | 18 | – | 15 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
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Barry Wright | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 52 | 58 | 46 | 51 | 1 | – | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | |
References
edit- ^ "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