1951–52 Chester F.C. season explained

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.

Football League

Matches

DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance
18 AugustWrexhamHW2–1Gill, Burgess14,244
22 AugustScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedHW3–1Burgess (2), Hilton7,045
25 AugustYork CityAL2–4Hilton, Simpson (o.g.)8,095
30 AugustScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedAD2–2Fletcher, Davies6,042
1 SeptemberBradford CityHW1–0Burgess7,528
5 SeptemberTranmere RoversHW4–1Foulkes (3), Fletcher8,052
8 SeptemberHartlepools UnitedAL1–2Foulkes11,053
11 SeptemberTranmere RoversAL1–3Hilton11,344
15 SeptemberOldham AthleticHL1–2Fletcher10,234
22 SeptemberDarlingtonAD1–1Fletcher5,306
26 SeptemberWrexhamAL2–3Fletcher, Kirkpatrick12,213
29 SeptemberGatesheadHL0–38,072
6 OctoberBradford Park AvenueAL0–311,795
13 OctoberHalifax TownHW5–1Kirkpatrick (2), Morement (2), Jones4,569
20 OctoberMansfield TownAL1–3Windle9,550
27 OctoberRochdaleHW4–0Astbury, Fletcher, Kirkpatrick (2)4,628
3 NovemberAccrington StanleyAL2–4Coffin, Jones5,712
10 NovemberCarlisle UnitedHW4–2Fletcher, Coffin, Jones, Twentyman (o.g.)6,082
17 NovemberStockport CountyAD0–011,822
1 DecemberBarrowAL0–16,143
8 DecemberGrimsby TownHL0–34,955
22 DecemberYork CityHL0–12,998
25 DecemberChesterfieldAL0–210,032
26 DecemberChesterfieldHW3–0Coffin (2), Fletcher (pen.)7,262
29 DecemberBradford CityAL0–110,992
5 JanuaryHartlepools UnitedHD3–3Greenwood, Fletcher (pen.), Windle4,902
19 JanuaryOldham AthleticAL2–11Morement (pen.), Jones13,458
23 JanuaryLincoln CityAL1–4Greenwood7,682
2 FebruaryLincoln CityHL0–15,537
9 FebruaryGatesheadAL0–15,416
16 FebruaryBradford Park AvenueHW4–2Kirkpatrick (2), Travis, Windle5,691
23 FebruarySouthportHW2–1Travis (2)6,600
1 MarchHalifax TownAL1–4Windle6,922
8 MarchMansfield TownHL1–5Travis5,133
15 MarchRochdaleAW5–0Travis (2), Nelson Stiffle, Astbury, Kirkpatrick4,561
22 MarchAccrington StanleyHW3–1Stiffle, Windle, Travis4,533
29 MarchCarlisle UnitedAD0–04,351
2 AprilDarlingtonHW2–0Greenwood, Travis2,590
4 AprilStockport CountyHD0–05,606
11 AprilCrewe AlexandraAW2–1Richardson, Kirkpatrick8,886
12 AprilWorkingtonAD2–2Coffin, Astbury5,584
14 AprilCrewe AlexandraHW2–0Spink, Kirkpatrick7,013
19 AprilBarrowHD0–04,767
23 AprilWorkingtonHD2–2Richardson, Windle3,317
26 AprilGrimsby TownAL1–2Travis12,434
3 MaySouthportAL0–12,316

FA Cup

See main article: 1951–52 FA Cup.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance
First round24 NovemberAccrington Stanley (3N)AW2–1Fletcher, Kirkpatrick8,312
Second round15 DecemberLeyton Orient (3S)HW5–2Astbury, Jones, Morement6,453
Third round12 JanuaryChelsea (1)AD2–2Coffin, Greenwood42,954
Third round replay16 JanuaryHL2–3
(a.e.t.)
Willense (o.g.), Coffin20,378

Welsh Cup

See main article: 1951–52 Welsh Cup.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance
Fifth round2 JanuaryBangor City (CCL)HW3–1Fletcher (2), R. Evans (o.g.)1,500
Quarterfinal6 FebruaryWrexham (3N)AD0–07,434
Quarterfinal replay20 FebruaryAW0–24,178

Season statistics

PlayerTotalLeagueFA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
Goalkeepers
Bernard Port6 6
Harry Threadgold47 40 4 3
Field players
Tommy Astbury47 443 3 3 1 1
Cam Burgess7 47 4
Geoff Coffin28 725 5 3 2
Joe Davies6 16 1
Joe Feeney5 5
James Fletcher28 1223 9 4 1 1 2
Billy Foulkes13 413 4
Ray Gill47 142 1 2 3
Peter Greenwood19 412 3 4 1 3
Joe Hilton11 310 3 1
Ron Hughes6 6
Bill Jones34 529 4 2 1 3
Roger Kirkpatrick28 1127 10 1 1
Eric Lee40 33 4 3
John Molyneux43 36 4 3
Ralph Morement51 444 3 4 1 3
Sam Morris18 13 2 3
Fred Richardson7 27 2
Gerry Smyth2 2
Tony Spink5 15 1
Nelson Stiffle10 27 2 3
Don Travis15 915 9
Phil Whitlock16 13 2 1
Bobby Williams1 1
Billy Windle41 634 6 4 3
John Yates2 2
Own goals 62 3 1
Total53 8646 72 4 11 3 3

References

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: English attendances archive . EFS . 21 June 2016.