Club: | Chester |
Season: | 1951–52 |
Manager: | Frank Brown |
Stadium: | Sealand Road |
League: | Football League Third Division North |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third round |
Cup2: | Welsh Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Quarterfinal |
League Topscorer: | Roger Kirkpatrick (10) |
Season Topscorer: | James Fletcher (12) |
Highest Attendance: | 14,244 vs Wrexham (18 August) |
Lowest Attendance: | 2,316 vs Southport (3 May) |
Average Attendance: | 6,146 19th in division[1] |
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Prevseason: | 1950–51 |
Nextseason: | 1952–53 |
The 1951–52 season was the 14th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's 14th 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: 1951–52 FA Cup.
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 24 November | Accrington Stanley (3N) | A | W | 2–1 | Fletcher, Kirkpatrick | 8,312 |
Second round | 15 December | Leyton Orient (3S) | H | W | 5–2 | Astbury, Jones, Morement | 6,453 |
Third round | 12 January | Chelsea (1) | A | D | 2–2 | Coffin, Greenwood | 42,954 |
Third round replay | 16 January | H | L | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Willense (o.g.), Coffin | 20,378 |
See main article: 1951–52 Welsh Cup.
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 2 January | Bangor City (CCL) | H | W | 3–1 | Fletcher (2), R. Evans (o.g.) | 1,500 |
Quarterfinal | 6 February | Wrexham (3N) | A | D | 0–0 | 7,434 | |
Quarterfinal replay | 20 February | A | W | 0–2 | 4,178 |
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
Bernard Port | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Harry Threadgold | 47 | – | 40 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | ||
Field players | ||||||||||
Tommy Astbury | 47 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
Cam Burgess | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||
Geoff Coffin | 28 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | ||
Joe Davies | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
Joe Feeney | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
James Fletcher | 28 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Billy Foulkes | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||
Ray Gill | 47 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | ||
Peter Greenwood | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | ||
Joe Hilton | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | ||
Ron Hughes | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Bill Jones | 34 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | ||
Roger Kirkpatrick | 28 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | ||
Eric Lee | 40 | – | 33 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | ||
John Molyneux | 43 | – | 36 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | ||
Ralph Morement | 51 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | ||
Sam Morris | 18 | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | ||
Fred Richardson | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
Gerry Smyth | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Tony Spink | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
Nelson Stiffle | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | ||
Don Travis | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | – | – | – | – | ||
Phil Whitlock | 16 | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
Bobby Williams | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Billy Windle | 41 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 4 | – | 3 | – | ||
John Yates | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Own goals | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||
Total | 53 | 86 | 46 | 72 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
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.