Club: | Chester |
Season: | 1950–51 |
Manager: | Frank Brown |
Stadium: | Sealand Road |
League: | Football League Third Division North |
League Result: | 13th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | First round |
Cup2: | Welsh Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Quarterfinal |
League Topscorer: | Cam Burgess (22) |
Season Topscorer: | Cam Burgess (25) |
Highest Attendance: | 11,280 vs Wrexham (6 September) |
Lowest Attendance: | 2,896 vs Stockport County (4 April) |
Average Attendance: | 5,951 19th in division[1] |
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Prevseason: | 1949–50 |
Nextseason: | 1951–52 |
The 1950–51 season was the 13th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's 13th 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.
See main article: 1950–51 FA Cup.
See main article: 1950–51 Welsh Cup.
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
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Fifth round | 6 January | Rhyl (CCL) | H | W | 2–1 | Burgess (2) | 4,000 | |
Quarterfinal | 1 March | Merthyr Tydfil (SFL) | A | L | 2–5 | Devonshire, Burgess | 12,000 |
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
Ted Elliott | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Harry Threadgold | 46 | – | 43 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
Field players | ||||||||||
Tommy Astbury | 47 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
Cam Burgess | 44 | 25 | 41 | 22 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | ||
Geoff Coffin | 20 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
Les Devonshire | 47 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
Billy Foulkes | 46 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
Peter Greenwood | 31 | – | 29 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||
Jim Hankinson | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | ||
Joe Hilton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
Frank Hindle | 44 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
Ernie Jones | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Roger Kirkpatrick | 36 | 6 | 35 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | ||
Eric Lee | 45 | – | 42 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
Dave McNeil | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
John Molyneux | 47 | – | 44 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
Ralph Morement | 41 | 11 | 39 | 11 | – | – | 2 | – | ||
Tommy Tilston | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | ||
Phil Whitlock | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Own goals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Total | 49 | 67 | 46 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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.