The 1974–75 season was the 37th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
| 1974–75 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Ken Roberts | |
| Stadium | Sealand Road | |
| Football League Fourth Division | 4th (promoted) | |
| FA Cup | First round | |
| Football League Cup | Semifinal | |
| Welsh Cup | Fourth round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Terry Owen (14) All: John James (17) | |
| Highest home attendance | 8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September) | |
| Average home league attendance | 4,745 6th in division[1] | |
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Also, it was the 17th 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 | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 43 | 1.860 | 62 | Promoted to the Third Division |
| 3 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 71 | 41 | 1.732 | 59 | |
| 4 | Chester (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 57 | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 48 | 1.646 | 57 | |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 44 | 1.409 | 54 |
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 18 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
edit- ^ Chester were fifth after their final match was played, however, two days later Lincoln City lost their final match to Southport and was overcame by Chester by better goal average.
Matches
edit| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August | Lincoln City | A | L | 1–2 | Owen | 2,903 |
| 24 August | Hartlepool | H | W | 3–0 | Seddon, Draper, James | 2,728 |
| 31 August | Barnsley | A | W | 1–0 | Edwards | 6,006 |
| 3 September | Cambridge United | A | L | 0–3 | 7,763 | |
| 7 September | Brentford | H | W | 2–0 | Draper, Owen | 2,469 |
| 14 September | Bradford City | A | L | 0–2 | 3,329 | |
| 17 September | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–2 | 3,637 | |
| 21 September | Torquay United | H | W | 3–0 | James, Edwards, Seddon | 2,467 |
| 25 September | Reading | H | W | 2–0 | James, Whitehead | 6,642 |
| 27 September | Mansfield Town | A | D | 0–0 | 3,182 | |
| 2 October | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 3–0 | Loska, James, Draper | 2,748 |
| 5 October | Scunthorpe United | H | W | 1–0 | James | 2,857 |
| 11 October | Southport | A | L | 1–2 | Lennard | 2,179 |
| 19 October | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 2–0 | Lennard, Draper | 4,063 |
| 23 October | Cambridge United | H | D | 1–1 | Seddon | 3,583 |
| 26 October | Exeter City | A | L | 0–1 | 3,664 | |
| 2 November | Rochdale | H | W | 4–0 | Edwards, Draper (3) | 3,100 |
| 5 November | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | James | 1,286 |
| 9 November | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–2 | 5,240 | |
| 16 November | Swansea City | H | W | 3–0 | James (2), Draper | 4,641 |
| 30 November | Stockport County | H | W | 3–1 | Edwards, Lennard, James | 3,289 |
| 7 December | Rotherham United | A | W | 2–1 | James (2) | 4,412 |
| 21 December | Workington | A | D | 0–0 | 1,455 | |
| 26 December | Bradford City | H | W | 1–0 | Lennard | 8,372 |
| 28 December | Darlington | A | D | 1–1 | Lennard | 2,690 |
| 4 January | Shrewsbury Town | H | D | 1–1 | Draper | 8,019 |
| 11 January | Rotherham United | H | L | 0–1 | 5,835 | |
| 17 January | Stockport County | A | D | 1–1 | Matthewson | 2,721 |
| 25 January | Newport County | A | L | 0–3 | 4,144 | |
| 1 February | Northampton Town | H | W | 4–1 | Lennard, Owen (2), James (pen.) | 5,027 |
| 8 February | Rochdale | A | W | 1–0 | Redfern | 2,161 |
| 15 February | Newport County | H | W | 4–1 | Owen (3), James | 5,427 |
| 22 February | Swansea City | A | W | 1–0 | Moore | 2,174 |
| 1 March | Barnsley | H | W | 2–1 | Edwards, Owen | 4,976 |
| 8 March | Reading | A | L | 1–2 | Moore | 5,759 |
| 15 March | Mansfield Town | H | D | 0–0 | 7,518 | |
| 19 March | Lincoln City | H | W | 4–1 | Storton, Moore (2), Edwards | 6,765 |
| 22 March | Brentford | A | D | 1–1 | Owen | 5,800 |
| 29 March | Workington | H | D | 0–0 | 5,761 | |
| 31 March | Torquay United | A | L | 0–3 | 3,713 | |
| 5 April | Exeter City | H | D | 1–1 | Owen | 3,318 |
| 12 April | Scunthorpe United | A | W | 3–1 | Owen (2), Redfern | 1,877 |
| 16 April | Darlington | H | W | 1–0 | Loska | 4,652 |
| 19 April | Southport | H | W | 3–0 | Storton, Owen (2) | 4,804 |
| 21 April | Hartlepool | A | L | 0–1 | 2,047 | |
| 26 April | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 1–0 | Mason | 5,118 |
FA Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 23 November | Rotherham United (4) | A | L | 0–1 | 5,358 |
League Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 21 August | Walsall (3) | H | W | 2–1 | Draper (2) | 3,583 |
| Second round | 11 September | Blackpool (2) | H | W | 3–1 | Edwards, Owen, Whitehead | 5,854 |
| Third round | 9 October | Preston North End (3) | H | W | 1–0 | Lennard | 11,262 |
| Fourth round | 13 November | Leeds United (1) | H | W | 3–0 | James (2), Storton | 19,000 |
| Quarterfinal | 4 December | Newcastle United (1) | A | D | 0–0 | 29,716 | |
| Quarterfinal replay | 18 December | H | W | 1–0 | James 75' | 19,000 | |
| Semifinal first leg | 15 January | Aston Villa (2) | H | D | 2–2 | Owen 44', Moore 79' | 19,000 |
| Semifinal second leg | 22 January | A | L | 2–3 | Mason 33', James 61' | 47,632 |
Welsh Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth round | 29 January | Oswestry Town (CCL) | H | L | 1–3 | Lunn | 1,728 |
Season statistics
edit| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
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| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
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Grenville Millington | 55 | – | 46 | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
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John Taylor | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
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Derek Draper | 47 | 11 | 34+3 | 9 | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | – |
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Chris Dunleavy | 8+1 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 1+1 | – | – | – |
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Nigel Edwards | 51 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | – |
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John James | 46 | 17 | 40+1 | 13 | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | – |
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Dave Lennard | 42 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – |
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Tony Loska | 55 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
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Phil Lunn | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
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Stuart Mason | 45+1 | 2 | 37+1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – |
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Reg Matthewson | 19+1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
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Gary Moore | 13+13 | 5 | 12+11 | 4 | – | – | 1+2 | 1 | – | – |
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Alan Morris | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Terry Owen | 34+10 | 16 | 29+8 | 14 | 0+1 | – | 4+1 | 2 | 1 | – |
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Gary Potter | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Graham Pugh | 17 | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Paul Raynor | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Jimmy Redfern | 19+4 | 2 | 17+4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
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Colin Rowlands | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Ian Seddon | 39+3 | 3 | 31+3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | – | – | – |
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Trevor Storton | 54 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | – |
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Norman Whitehead | 33 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Total | 56 | 79 | 46 | 64 | 1 | – | 8 | 14 | 1 | 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