| Club: | Chester |
| Season: | 1948–49 |
| Manager: | Frank Brown |
| Stadium: | Sealand Road |
| League: | Football League Third Division North |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Welsh Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fifth round |
| League Topscorer: | Cam Burgess and Bert Foulds (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Cam Burgess and Bert Foulds (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 13,509 vs Hull City (6 November) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,858 vs Barrow (4 May) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,959 19th in division[1] |
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| Prevseason: | 1947–48 |
| Nextseason: | 1949–50 |
The 1948–49 season was the eleventh season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's eleventh 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–2 | Seed (o.g.) | 11,941 | |
| 25 August | Stockport County | H | W | 2–0 | Foulkes, Best | 7,644 | |
| 28 August | Gateshead | H | D | 1–1 | Foulds | 8,734 | |
| 1 September | Stockport County | A | D | 1–1 | Best | 11,707 | |
| 4 September | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–2 | Best | 9,181 | |
| 8 September | York City | H | W | 4–1 | Astbury (2), Davies, Foulds | 6,818 | |
| 11 September | Darlington | H | L | 1–2 | Foulds | 8,880 | |
| 13 September | York City | A | L | 0–2 | 9,511 | ||
| 18 September | Rochdale | A | L | 1–3 | Best | 11,965 | |
| 25 September | New Brighton | H | W | 2–0 | Coffin (2) | 8,546 | |
| 2 October | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | 12,459 | ||
| 9 October | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 2–2 | Astbury, Westwood | 8,295 | |
| 16 October | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–2 | Foulds | 15,440 | |
| 23 October | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 3–0 | Burgess (2), Harrigan | 7,558 | |
| 30 October | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–2 | Harrigan | 15,080 | |
| 6 November | Hull City | H | L | 0–2 | 13,509 | ||
| 13 November | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | 10,658 | ||
| 20 November | Bradford City | H | W | 3–0 | Burgess, Harrigan, Foulds | 5,954 | |
| 4 December | Wrexham | H | W | 2–0 | Burgess (2) | 11,909 | |
| 18 December | Carlisle United | H | W | 2–1 | Burgess (2, 1pen.) | 4,628 | |
| 25 December | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–1 | 8,587 | ||
| 27 December | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 1–1 | Lee | 7,380 | |
| 1 January | Gateshead | A | L | 1–2 | Burgess | 8,720 | |
| 8 January | Wrexham | A | L | 0–1 | 11,947 | ||
| 15 January | Hartlepools United | H | D | 0–0 | 3,215 | ||
| 22 January | Darlington | A | D | 3–3 | Davies, Foulds, Westwood | 7,505 | |
| 29 January | Halifax Town | A | W | 2–1 | Westwood, Foulds | 9,160 | |
| 5 February | Rochdale | H | W | 2–1 | Foulds (2) | 5,570 | |
| 12 February | Barrow | A | D | 1–1 | Burgess | 5,887 | |
| 19 February | New Brighton | A | D | 1–1 | Foulds | 8,672 | |
| 26 February | Mansfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Foulds | 5,250 | |
| 12 March | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 2–2 | Foulds, Westwood | 6,642 | |
| 19 March | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 1–3 | McNeil | 4,767 | |
| 26 March | Rotherham United | H | D | 1–1 | Burgess | 6,431 | |
| 2 April | Hull City | A | L | 2–3 | Davies, Burgess | 36,167 | |
| 9 April | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 1–2 | Foulds | 6,220 | |
| 15 April | Southport | H | W | 2–0 | Forsyth, Burgess | 7,237 | |
| 16 April | Bradford City | A | L | 2–3 | Davies, Foulds | 12,220 | |
| 18 April | Southport | A | L | 1–2 | Davies | 8,706 | |
| 23 April | Halifax Town | H | L | 0–1 | 3,858 | ||
| 2 May | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | Williamson | 6,420 | |
| 4 May | Barrow | H | W | 4–1 | Westwood, Burgess (2), Harrigan | 1,858 |
See main article: 1948–49 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 27 November | Hartlepools United (3N) | A | W | 3–1 | Williamson, Harrigan, Forsyth | 8,563 | |
| Second round | 11 December | Aldershot (3S) | A | L | 0–1 | 10,000 |
See main article: 1948–49 Welsh Cup.
| Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| Ted Elliott | 17 | – | 14 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| George Scales | 21 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Jimmy MacLaren | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Field players | ||||||||||
| Tommy Astbury | 43 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Alan Beaumont | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Tommy Best | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Grenville Booth | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Ernie Bryan | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Cam Burgess | 32 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Reg Butcher | 43 | – | 40 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Geoff Coffin | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Joe Davies | 24 | 5 | 23 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| John Forsyth | 34 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Bert Foulds | 33 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| Billy Foulkes | 28 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Peter Greenwood | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Duncan Harrigan | 23 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Bill Hounslea | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Roger Kirkpatrick | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Eric Lee | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Tom Mackie | 7 | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| Cliff Mansley | 23 | – | 22 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Dave McNeil | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Tommy Tilston | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Trevor Walters | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Raymond Westwood | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||
| George Williamson | 38 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 45 | 60 | 42 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | ||
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.