The 1983–84 season was the 46th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
| 1983–84 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | John Sainty Trevor Storton John McGrath |
| Stadium | Sealand Road |
| Football League Fourth Division | 24th (re-elected) |
| FA Cup | Round 1 |
| Football League Cup | Round 2 |
| Associate Members' Cup | Round 2 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Zelem Andy Holden (7) All: Andy Holden (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,900 vs Bristol City (7 May) |
| Lowest home attendance | 880 vs Swindon Town (8 February) |
| Average home league attendance | 1,659 20th in division[1] |
Also, it was the second season spent in the Fourth Division after the relegation from the Third Division in 1982. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.
Before the season started club was renamed Chester City.
Football League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 74 | −15 | 48 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round[a] |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 48 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 46 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 47 | 85 | −38 | 40 | |
| 24 | Chester City | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 82 | −37 | 34 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Wrexham lost this year’s Welsh Cup final to Shrewsbury Town, but as the latter are an English side, Wrexham went on to represent Wales in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 82 | −37 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 47 | −25 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
editMatches
edit| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August | Northampton Town | H | D | 1–1 | M. Williams | 1,680 |
| 3 September | Swindon Town | A | L | 0–4 | 2,891 | |
| 7 September | Hereford United | A | L | 1–2 | Allen | 3,480 |
| 10 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–1 | 2,090 | |
| 17 September | York City | A | L | 1–4 | Holden | 3,037 |
| 24 September | Reading | H | W | 2–1 | Parker, Blackwell | 1,367 |
| 28 September | Torquay United | H | L | 1–2 | Elliott | 1,356 |
| 1 October | Colchester United | A | L | 0–1 | 1,976 | |
| 8 October | Darlington | A | L | 1–2 | Gilbert (o.g.) | 1,117 |
| 19 October | Hartlepool United | A | D | 1–1 | Parker | 1,150 |
| 22 October | Stockport County | H | L | 2–4 | Storton, M. Williams | 1,495 |
| 29 October | Rochdale | A | D | 1–1 | Parker | 1,481 |
| 2 November | Halifax Town | H | L | 1–1 | Parker | 1,211 |
| 5 November | Chesterfield | A | D | 1–1 | Parker | 3,513 |
| 9 November | Blackpool | H | L | 0–2 | 2,286 | |
| 12 November | Aldershot | H | L | 1–2 | Holden | 975 |
| 26 November | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | 2,967 | |
| 3 December | Bury | H | W | 2–1 | Allen, Camden | 1,341 |
| 17 December | Peterborough United | H | D | 1–1 | Waddle (o.g.) | 1,191 |
| 26 December | Wrexham | A | L | 0–2 | 5,756 | |
| 27 December | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–4 | 1,431 | |
| 31 December | Bristol City | A | L | 2–4 | Camden, Brett | 7,293 |
| 2 January | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | 2,672 | |
| 14 January | Northampton Town | A | L | 1–2 | Phillips | 2,198 |
| 28 January | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | Phillips | 3,096 |
| 4 February | Colchester United | H | L | 1–4 | Blackwell | 1,179 |
| 8 February | Swindon Town | H | L | 0–3 | 880 | |
| 11 February | Reading | A | L | 0–1 | 3,280 | |
| 14 February | Halifax Town | A | D | 2–2 | Elliott, Holden | 1,500 |
| 18 February | Rochdale | H | W | 1–0 | Zelem | 1,423 |
| 24 February | Stockport County | A | L | 1–2 | Holden | 2,006 |
| 3 March | Hartlepool United | H | W | 4–1 | Wharton, Holden, Zelem (pen), Sanderson | 1,241 |
| 7 March | Chesterfield | H | L | 0–2 | 1,334 | |
| 10 March | Aldershot | A | L | 2–5 | Dixon, Holden | 2,879 |
| 17 March | Darlington | H | W | 2–1 | Zelem (2 pens.) | 981 |
| 24 March | Blackpool | A | D | 3–3 | Zelem, Wharton, Sanderson | 4,746 |
| 7 April | Hereford United | H | L | 0–1 | 1,346 | |
| 14 April | Bury | A | L | 1–2 | Holden | 1,414 |
| 18 April | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Brett | 1,750 |
| 21 April | Wrexham | H | W | 1–0 | Sanderson | 3,486 |
| 24 April | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Zelem | 2,346 |
| 28 April | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 1–0 | Elliott | 1,549 |
| 2 May | Torquay United | A | L | 0–1 | 967 | |
| 5 May | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Blackwell, Allen | 1,592 |
| 7 May | Bristol City | H | L | 1–2 | Zelem | 3,900 |
| 12 May | Peterborough United | A | L | 0–1 | 1,679 |
FA Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 19 November | Chesterfield (4) | H | L | 1–2 | Holden | 1,774 |
League Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round first leg | 30 August | Bolton Wanderers (3) | A | L | 0–3 | 2,665 | |
| First round second leg | 14 September | H | W | 3–0 | Holden, Zelem, Phillips | 1,502 | |
| Won on penalties 2–0 | |||||||
| Second round first leg | 5 October | Leeds United (2) | A | W | 1–0 | Elliott | 8,106 |
| Second round second leg | 26 October | H | L | 1–4 | Zelem | 8,044 | |
Associate Members' Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 22 February | Blackpool (4) | H | W | 2–1 | Zelem (pen), Serella (o.g.) | 1,046 |
| Second round | 12 March | Tranmere Rovers (4) | A | L | 1–4 | Holden | 2,116 |
Season statistics
edit| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
AM Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
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Denis Burke | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Phil Harrington | 47 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
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Billy O'Rourke | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
| |
John Allen | 46+2 | 3 | 40+2 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| |
Paul Blackwell | 41+3 | 3 | 36+3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| |
David Brett | 26+7 | 2 | 24+5 | 2 | 1 | – | 0+1 | – | 1+1 | – |
| |
Peter Bulmer | 13+11 | – | 10+9 | – | 1 | – | 2+2 | – | – | – |
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John Burke | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Chris Camden | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Bobby Coy | 15 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| |
Lee Dixon | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| |
Peter Donnelly | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Andy Elliott | 29+9 | 4 | 24+8 | 3 | 0+1 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| |
David Evans | 10 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Ronnie Hildersley | 10 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Andy Holden | 51 | 10 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| |
Martin Lane | 45 | – | 38 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – |
| |
Paul Manns | 19 | – | 16 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
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Stuart Parker | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
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Trevor Phillips | 12+1 | 3 | 9+1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
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Paul Raynor | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
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John Ryan | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Paul Sanderson | 26 | 3 | 24 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
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Trevor Storton | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
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Peter Sutcliffe | 11 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Dennis Wann | 3+1 | – | 2+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
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Andy Wharton | 17 | 2 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
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Mike Williams | 24+2 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
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Phil Williams | 6+1 | – | 5+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
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Dave Wintersgill | 6 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Peter Zelem | 49 | 10 | 42 | 7 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Own goals | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Total | 53 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
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