1938–39 Chester F.C. season
1938–39 season | |||
Manager | Frank Brown | ||
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Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
Football League Third Division North | 6th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
Welsh Cup | Semifinal | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Bill Pendergast (27) All: Bill Pendergast (30) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,364 vs Wrexham (25 February) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,727 vs Southport (26 April) | ||
Average home league attendance |
5,963 10th in division[1] | ||
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The 1938–39 season was the eighth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1938–39 Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Barnsley | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 94 | 34 | 2.765 | +60 | 67 |
2 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 87 | 47 | 1.851 | +40 | 56 |
3 | Bradford City | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 89 | 56 | 1.589 | +33 | 52 |
4 | Southport | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 54 | 1.389 | +21 | 50 |
5 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 76 | 59 | 1.288 | +17 | 49 |
6 | Chester | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 88 | 70 | 1.257 | +18 | 49 |
7 | Hull City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | +9 | 46 |
8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 70 | 1.171 | +12 | 44 |
9 | Stockport County | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 91 | 77 | 1.182 | +14 | 43 |
10 | Gateshead | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 67 | 1.104 | +7 | 42 |
11 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 1.000 | 0 | 42 |
12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 54 | 0.963 | –2 | 42 |
13 | Barrow | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 1.015 | +1 | 41 |
14 | Wrexham | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 79 | 0.835 | –13 | 41 |
15 | Rochdale | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 92 | 82 | 1.122 | +10 | 39 |
16 | New Brighton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | –5 | 39 |
17 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 66 | 92 | 0.717 | –26 | 33 |
18 | Darlington | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 62 | 92 | 0.674 | –30 | 33 |
19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 111 | 0.595 | –45 | 33 |
20 | York City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 92 | 0.696 | –28 | 32 |
21 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 94 | 0.585 | –39 | 31 |
22 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 49 | 103 | 0.476 | –54 | 20 |
Results summary
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 |
42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 88 | 70 | 1.257 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 20 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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Result | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
Position | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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27 August | Hull City | H | D | 1–1 | Howarth (pen.) | 8,986 |
31 August | New Brighton | H | L | 1–3 | Roberts | 6,306 |
3 September | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–0 | Pendergast, Horsman, Howarth | 4,544 |
5 September | Bradford City | A | L | 0–1 | 6,229 | |
10 September | Stockport County | H | W | 4–3 | Pendergast (3), Keeley | 9,779 |
17 September | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 3–2 | Keeley, Pendergast, Sanders | 4,728 |
24 September | Barnsley | H | W | 2–1 | Horsman, Pendergast | 9,479 |
1 October | Oldham Athletic | A | W | 3–1 | Pendergast (2), Rogers | 12,144 |
8 October | Halifax Town | H | W | 5–1 | Keeley (3), Pendergast, Horsman (pen.) | 6,792 |
15 October | Gateshead | H | D | 2–2 | Pendergast, McGough | 9,033 |
22 October | Wrexham | A | L | 2–3 | Pendergast, Keeley | 15,785 |
29 October | York City | H | W | 5–1 | Wass (o.g.), Pendergast, Sanders (2), Keeley | 7,315 |
5 November | Rochdale | A | L | 2–5 | Howarth, Pendergast | 6,732 |
12 November | Rotherham United | H | L | 1–4 | Pendergast | 7,082 |
19 November | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 1–4 | Pendergast | 14,675 |
3 December | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 2–0 | Keeley, Pendergast | 7,431 |
17 December | Darlington | A | D | 3–3 | Keeley, McGough (2) | 2,647 |
24 December | Hull City | A | L | 0–3 | 5,911 | |
26 December | Hartlepools United | A | W | 5–2 | Pendergast (2), Horsman (2), Keeley | 5,177 |
27 December | Hartlepools United | H | W | 8–2 | Keeley (2), Pendergast (2, 1pen.), Sanders (3), Gregg (pen.) | 7,748 |
31 December | Lincoln City | H | D | 0–0 | 6,079 | |
14 January | Stockport County | A | D | 0–0 | 10,781 | |
28 January | Barnsley | A | L | 0–3 | 13,161 | |
4 February | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 4–2 | Pendergast, Roberts, Keeley, Sanders | 5,983 |
11 February | Halifax Town | A | D | 1–1 | Pendergast | 5,217 |
15 February | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 1–0 | McGough | 1,728 |
18 February | Gateshead | A | L | 0–3 | 4,492 | |
25 February | Wrexham | H | W | 4–2 | Keeley (2), Sanders, Pendergast | 10,364 |
1 March | Carlisle United | H | W | 6–1 | Sanders (3), Pendergast (2), Keeley | 1,735 |
4 March | York City | A | D | 2–2 | Pendergast, Horsman | 4,108 |
11 March | Rochdale | H | D | 0–0 | 4,375 | |
18 March | Rotherham United | A | L | 0–2 | 5,317 | |
25 March | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 0–4 | 4,982 | |
1 April | Southport | A | L | 0–2 | 4,257 | |
7 April | Barrow | H | L | 1–2 | Howarth | 6,057 |
8 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 4–0 | Horsman, Gregg (pen.), Worswick (2) | 4,235 |
10 April | Barrow | A | W | 1–0 | Warburton | 8,977 |
15 April | Carlisle United | A | W | 3–1 | Horsman (3) | 2,601 |
22 April | Darlington | H | D | 0–0 | 2,406 | |
26 April | Southport | H | W | 2–0 | Worswick, Pendergast | 1,727 |
29 April | New Brighton | A | W | 3–1 | Howarth, Bulloch (o.g.), Keeley | 2,553 |
6 May | Bradford City | H | W | 3–2 | Warburton, Worswick, Keeley | 3,033 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1938–39 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 26 November | Bradford City (3N) | H | W | 3–1 | Horsman, Pendergast, Hinsley (o.g.) | 6,672 |
Second round | 10 December | Hull City (3N) | H | D | 2–2 | Horsman, Gregg (pen.) | 9,905 |
Second round replay | 15 December | A | W | 1–0 | Horsman | 8,184 | |
Third round | 7 January | Coventry City (2) | H | W | 1–0 | Pendergast | 11,248 |
Fourth round | 21 January | Sheffield Wednesday (2) | A | D | 1–1 | Sanders | 29,237 |
Fourth round replay | 25 January | H | D | 1–1 | Hanford (o.g.) | 18,816 | |
Fourth round replay | 25 January | N | D | 0–2 | 15,321 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1935–36 Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Sixth round | 8 February | Rhyl Athletic (CCL) | H | W | 4–0 | Horsman, Roberts, Keeley, Pendergast | 1,558 |
Semiinal | 22 March | South Liverpool (LC) | N | L | 2–5 | Horsman, Keeley |
Chester get a bye in the seventh round.
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
Alf Hobson | 17 | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Eric Mansley | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Cliff Owen | 30 | – | 21 | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | |
Field players | |||||||||
David Beynon | 12 | – | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Reg Butcher | 31 | – | 23 | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | |
Ted Common | 31 | – | 23 | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | |
Jackie Coulter | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Stan Duff | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Arthur Gale | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Willis Gregg | 38 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | |
George Griffiths | 7 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Bill Horsman | 51 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Harold Howarth | 46 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 7 | – | 1 | – | |
Arthur Keeley | 45 | 20 | 36 | 18 | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | |
John McCreary | 22 | – | 20 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Joe McGough | 41 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | |
Bill Pendergast | 43 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Syd Roberts | 14 | 3 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
Chris Robertson | 13 | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Joe Rogers | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | |
Albert Ross | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Bob Sanders | 22 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | – | |
Bos Trevis | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Trevor Walters | 49 | – | 41 | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | |
Albert Watford | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
George Warburton | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | |
Tommy White | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Randall Worswick | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
Paddy Wrightson | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Own goals | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | |
Total | 51 | 103 | 42 | 88 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
References
- ↑ "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
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