| Club: | Chester |
| Season: | 1937–38 |
| Manager: | Alex Raisbeck |
| Stadium: | Sealand Road |
| League: | Football League Third Division North |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | Welsh Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quartherfinal |
| League Topscorer: | Charlie Sargeant (16) |
| Season Topscorer: | Charlie Sargeant (19) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,892 vs Wrexham (15 April) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,940 vs Accrington Stanley (7 May) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,417 12th in division[1] |
| Prevseason: | 1936–37 |
| Nextseason: | 1938–39 |
The 1937–38 season was the seventh season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's seventh 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.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August | Halifax Town | H | D | 1–1 | Wrightson | 8,328 | |
| 2 September | Carlisle United | A | W | 3–1 | Sargeant, Wrightson (2) | 11,377 | |
| 4 September | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | 14,618 | ||
| 8 September | Carlisle United | H | W | 1–0 | Chambers | 5,372 | |
| 11 September | York City | H | W | 4–3 | Wrightson (2), Smith, Horsman | 7,284 | |
| 18 September | Bradford City | A | D | 2–2 | Wrightson (2) | 6,010 | |
| 25 September | Southport | H | W | 2–1 | Gale, Sargeant (pen.) | 7,401 | |
| 28 September | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 0–0 | 6,442 | ||
| 2 October | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 1–2 | Chambers | 16,391 | |
| 9 October | Rochdale | H | W | 4–1 | Sargeant (2), Wrightson, Sanders | 5,913 | |
| 16 October | Hartlepools United | A | W | 1–0 | Wrightson | 5,955 | |
| 23 October | Lincoln City | H | D | 1–1 | Wrightson | 6,507 | |
| 30 October | Hull City | A | D | 2–2 | McCreary, Wrightson | 11,383 | |
| 6 November | New Brighton | H | L | 1–2 | McCreary | 6,924 | |
| 13 November | Gateshead | A | L | 1–3 | Wrightson | 13,170 | |
| 20 November | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 3–3 | Wrightson, Horsman, Gale | 6,354 | |
| 4 December | Port Vale | H | W | 7–2 | Horsman, Howarth, Chambers, Sargeant, Sanders (2), Johnson (o.g.) | 3,849 | |
| 11 December | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 2–3 | Smith, Sanders | 5,283 | |
| 18 December | Barrow | H | W | 3–1 | Sanders (2), Gale | 3,201 | |
| 25 December | Rotherham United | H | L | 2–3 | Chambers, Horsman | 6,105 | |
| 27 December | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–4 | Wrightson (pen.) | 11,394 | |
| 1 January | Halifax Town | A | D | 1–1 | Gale | 6,594 | |
| 15 January | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Smith | 5,043 | |
| 26 January | York City | A | L | 0–4 | 3,380 | ||
| 29 January | Bradford City | H | W | 3–1 | Chambers, Sargeant, Roberts | 3,320 | |
| 5 February | Southport | A | D | 2–2 | Sargeant, Chambers | 5,198 | |
| 12 February | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 4–0 | Sanders, Sargeant (3, 1pen.) | 5,188 | |
| 19 February | Rochdale | A | L | 0–4 | 5,728 | ||
| 26 February | Hartlepools United | H | W | 6–0 | Sargeant (4, 1pen.), Sanders, Roberts | 3,723 | |
| 5 March | Lincoln City | A | D | 1–1 | Sargeant | 10,157 | |
| 12 March | Hull City | H | L | 1–3 | Sargeant | 6,864 | |
| 19 March | New Brighton | A | L | 0–4 | 4,629 | ||
| 26 March | Gateshead | H | W | 2–1 | Chambers (2, 1pen.) | 3,154 | |
| 6 April | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–1 | 3,312 | ||
| 9 April | Darlington | H | W | 3–2 | Roberts, Gale (2) | 3,024 | |
| 15 April | Wrexham | H | W | 2–1 | Cresswell, Gale | 10,892 | |
| 16 April | Port Vale | A | D | 2–2 | Gale (2) | 6,695 | |
| 18 April | Wrexham | A | L | 1–3 | Gale | 11,480 | |
| 23 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–3 | 3,379 | ||
| 27 April | Darlington | A | L | 1–2 | Walters | 4,359 | |
| 30 April | Barrow | A | W | 2–0 | Trevis, Sanders | 3,324 | |
| 7 May | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 3–1 | Gale, Sanders, Chambers | 1,940 |
See main article: 1937–38 FA Cup. Chester along with Millwall and Notts County were given a bye to the Third round.
See main article: 1937–38 Welsh Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh round | 23 February | New Brighton (3N) | H | W | 5–1 | Sanders (2) Sargeant (3) | 1,081 |
| Quarterfinal | 9 March | Shrewsbury Town (ML) | H | D | 0–0 | 3,600 | |
| Quarterfinal replay | 2 April | A | L | 1–2 | Chambers | 8,000 |
| Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| Bert Gray | 35 | – | 32 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Eric Mansley | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Robert Middleton | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Field players | ||||||||||
| Tom Alderson | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| David Beynon | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Bill Chambers | 28 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 1 | – | 3 | – | ||
| Ted Common | 45 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | ||
| Frank Cresswell | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| George Deakin | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Robert Done | 40 | – | 37 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
| John Edwards | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Tom Feeney | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Arthur Gale | 18 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Ernie Hall | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Bill Horsman | 44 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | – | ||
| Harold Howarth | 44 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | ||
| John Lloyd | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Bernard McCarthy | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Pat McCarthy | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| John McCreary | 40 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Syd Roberts | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Bob Sanders | 19 | 12 | 16 | 10 | – | – | 3 | 2 | ||
| Charlie Sargeant | 29 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | ||
| Clement Smith | 29 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Bos Trevis | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | ||
| John Turner | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Trevor Walters | 38 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Arthur Wilson | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Paddy Wrightson | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 46 | 84 | 42 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
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.