1983–84 Chester City F.C. season

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.

Chester City
1983–84 season
ManagerJohn Sainty
Trevor Storton
John McGrath
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
24th
(re-elected)
FA CupRound 1
Football League CupRound 2
Associate Members' CupRound 2
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Zelem
Andy Holden (7)

All:
Andy Holden (10)
Highest home attendance3,900 vs Bristol City (7 May)
Lowest home attendance880 vs Swindon Town (8 February)
Average home league attendance1,659
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:
  1. ^ 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

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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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDLLLLWLLLDLDLDLLDWDLLLDLDLLLDWLWLLWDLLDWLWLDLL
Position13202323242223242424242424232323232323232324232323242424242424242424242424242424242424242424
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 19 November Chesterfield (4) H L 1–2 Holden 1,774

League Cup

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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

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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

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
AM
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Denis Burke 1 1
  Phil Harrington 47 41 1 4 1
  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
  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
  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
  Stuart Parker 11 5 9 5 2
  Trevor Phillips 12+1 3 9+1 2 3 1
  Paul Raynor 4 3 1
  John Ryan 4 4
  Paul Sanderson 26 3 24 3 2
  Trevor Storton 20 1 18 1 2
  Peter Sutcliffe 11 11
  Dennis Wann 3+1 2+1 1
  Andy Wharton 17 2 15 2 2
  Mike Williams 24+2 2 19+2 2 1 4
  Phil Williams 6+1 5+1 1
  Dave Wintersgill 6 5 1
  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

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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