| Club: | Chester |
| Season: | 1952–53 |
| Manager: | Frank Brown |
| Stadium: | Sealand Road |
| League: | Football League Third Division North |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | Welsh Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Final |
| League Topscorer: | Don Travis (24) |
| Season Topscorer: | Don Travis (29) |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,371 vs Wrexham (15 April) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,941 vs Southport (29 April) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,271 24th in division[1] |
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| Pattern So1: | _whitetop |
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| Prevseason: | 1951–52 |
| Nextseason: | 1953–54 |
The 1952–53 season was the 15th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's 15th 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: 1952–53 FA Cup.
See main article: 1952–53 Welsh Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 31 December | Wrexham (3N) | A | W | 4–3 | Frank Tomlinson (2), Morement, Windle | 5,044 | |
| Sixth round | 4 February | Pwllheli & District (WLN) | H | W | 2–0 | Bullock, Sutcliffe | 1,600 | |
| Quarterfinal | 18 February | Lovell's Athletic (SFL) | H | W | 5–0 | Astbury, Bullock, Travis (3) | 1,700 | |
| Semifinal | 1 April | Connah's Quay Nomads (WLN) | N | W | 5–0 | Morement (2, 1pen.), Deakin, Hilton, Travis | 5,218 | |
| Final | 27 April | Rhyl (CCL) | N | L | 1–2 | Travis | 8,539 |
| Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| Bernard Port | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Dick Wright | 48 | – | 43 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | ||
| Field players | ||||||||||
| Tommy Astbury | 35 | 2 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Norman Bullock | 27 | 11 | 24 | 9 | – | – | 3 | 2 | ||
| Geoff Coffin | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Matt Costello | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Billy Deakin | 30 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| Leo Dickens | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Ray Gill | 52 | – | 46 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | ||
| Joe Hilton | 33 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ron Hughes | 30 | – | 27 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Roger Kirkpatrick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Eric Lee | 39 | – | 34 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | ||
| John Molyneux | 6 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Ralph Morement | 41 | 8 | 38 | 5 | – | – | 3 | 3 | ||
| Sam Morris | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| George Pilkington | 20 | – | 16 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | ||
| Fred Richardson | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Harry Smith | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Tony Spink | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | ||
| Fred Sutcliffe | 25 | 3 | 21 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Frank Tomlinson | 14 | 2 | 11 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | ||
| Don Travis | 47 | 29 | 41 | 24 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | ||
| Phil Whitlock | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Billy Windle | 44 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 52 | 81 | 46 | 64 | 1 | – | 5 | 17 | ||
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.