| Club: | Chester |
| Season: | 1933–34 |
| Manager: | Charlie Hewitt |
| Stadium: | Sealand Road |
| League: | Football League Third Division North |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Welsh Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarterfinal |
| League Topscorer: | Joe Mantle (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Joe Mantle (20) |
| Highest Attendance: | 14,481 vs Wrexham (27 January) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,728 vs Mansfield Town (10 March) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,609 5th in division[1] |
| Prevseason: | 1932–33 |
| Nextseason: | 1934–35 |
The 1933–34 season was the third season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's third consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.
Over November and December 1933, Chester scored six or more goals in three consecutive fixtures. No other English team did this again until EFL Championship club Fulham in January 2022.[2]
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August | Rotherham United | H | W | 5–1 | Kelly, Mantle, Mercer, Cresswell, Hedley | 9,616 | |
| 30 August | Halifax Town | A | L | 0–1 | 8,517 | ||
| 2 September | Walsall | A | L | 0–5 | 8,786 | ||
| 6 September | Halifax Town | H | L | 1–2 | Cresswell (pen.) | 8,747 | |
| 9 September | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Whittam | 7,942 | |
| 16 September | Wrexham | A | W | 3–0 | Hedley (2), Mantle | 18,782 | |
| 23 September | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 1–3 | Mantle | 6,057 | |
| 30 September | Barrow | H | L | 1–3 | Mercer | 6,981 | |
| 7 October | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–1 | 5,473 | ||
| 14 October | Stockport County | H | D | 1–1 | Kelly | 6,153 | |
| 21 October | Hartlepools United | H | D | 3–3 | Kelly, Whittam (2) | 6,368 | |
| 28 October | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Kelly | 4,007 | |
| 4 November | Barnsley | H | W | 4–2 | Whittam, Mantle (3) | 6,501 | |
| 11 November | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 1–6 | McLachlan | 9,005 | |
| 18 November | Rochdale | H | W | 7–1 | Armes (4), McLachlan, Mantle (2) | 4,477 | |
| 2 December | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 7–0 | Armes (2), Mantle (3), McLachlan, Cresswell | 4,795 | |
| 16 December | Darlington | H | W | 8–0 | Armes (3), Mantle (4, 1pen.), McLachlan | 3,990 | |
| 23 December | Southport | A | L | 1–3 | Armes | 3,023 | |
| 25 December | New Brighton | H | D | 0–0 | 8,970 | ||
| 26 December | New Brighton | A | W | 2–0 | Cresswell, Mantle | 6,153 | |
| 30 December | Rotherham United | A | W | 3–0 | McLachlan (2), Cresswell | 5,132 | |
| 1 January | Chesterfield | A | L | 1–6 | Kelly | 10,957 | |
| 6 January | Walsall | H | L | 0–1 | 5,979 | ||
| 20 January | York City | A | L | 2–3 | Hughes (2, 1pen.) | 4,171 | |
| 27 January | Wrexham | H | L | 1–2 | Mantle | 14,481 | |
| 3 February | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 3–1 | C. Roberts (2), Hughes (pen.) | 4,012 | |
| 10 February | Barrow | A | L | 0–9 | 4,091 | ||
| 17 February | Carlisle United | H | D | 3–3 | Kelly, N. Roberts, Mantle | 4,454 | |
| 24 February | Stockport County | A | L | 2–4 | Kelly, Hughes | 10,973 | |
| 3 March | Hartlepools United | A | L | 0–1 | 2,900 | ||
| 10 March | Mansfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | McLachlan | 3,728 | |
| 17 March | Barnsley | A | L | 0–2 | 8,195 | ||
| 24 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 4–2 | Wallbanks (2), Whittam, Sargeant | 6,545 | |
| 30 March | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 5–3 | Wallbanks (3), Hughes (2) | 7,810 | |
| 31 March | Rochdale | A | L | 0–6 | 2,942 | ||
| 2 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 1–0 | Wilson | 7,874 | |
| 7 April | Chesterfield | H | W | 3–2 | Wallbanks (2), Wilson | 9,051 | |
| 14 April | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 1–4 | Wilson | 2,096 | |
| 21 April | Gateshead | H | W | 4–0 | Whittam (3), Wallbanks | 4,564 | |
| 25 April | Gateshead | A | W | 3–1 | Whittam (2), Wallbanks | 1,043 | |
| 28 April | Darlington | A | W | 4–0 | Whittam, Hughes, Wallbanks (2) | 2,117 | |
| 31 August | Southport | H | W | 1–0 | Wallbanks | 3,768 |
See main article: 1933–34 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 25 November | Darlington (3N) | H | W | 6–1 | Mantle (2), Armes (3), Cresswell | 7,000 | |
| Second round | 9 December | Southend United (3S) | A | L | 1–2 | Cresswell | 6,900 |
See main article: 1933–34 Welsh Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh round | 7 February | Swansea Town (2) | H | W | 2–1 | Hughes (2pens.) | 4,300 | |
| Quarterfinal | 7 March | Bangor City (B&DL) | A | L | 0–1 | 5,500 |
| Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
 | Johnny Burke | 21 | – | 17 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| Richard Finnigan | 12 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Robert Middleton | 13 | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Field players | ||||||||||
| Sammy Armes | 17 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | – | – | ||
| Billy Bell | 13 | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Fred Bennett | 40 | – | 36 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Frank Cresswell | 22 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | ||
| Dick Duckworth | 19 | – | 16 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Tom Freeman | 18 | – | 17 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Foster Hedley | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Jack Hughes | 21 | 9 | 19 | 7 | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||
| Henry Jones | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| John Kay | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Gerry Kelly | 21 | 7 | 19 | 7 | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| Jack Little | 27 | – | 24 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Joe Mantle | 28 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | ||
| George McLachlan | 32 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Arthur Mercer | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Sam Morris | 6 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| John Pitcairn | 40 | – | 37 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Charlie Roberts | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| Norman Roberts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Charlie Sargeant | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Harry Skitt | 38 | – | 34 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Billy Upton | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Tommy Vaughan | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| John Wallbanks | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Ernie Whittam | 37 | 11 | 34 | 11 | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Arthur Wilson | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||
| George Wyness | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Own goals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 46 | 98 | 42 | 89 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||
Book: Sumner. Chas. 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. 1 November 2011. Yore Publications. 978-0956984821.