| Club: | Chester |
| Season: | 1958–59 |
| Manager: | John Harris |
| Stadium: | Sealand Road |
| League: | Football League Fourth Division |
| League Result: | 13th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Welsh Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Sixth round |
| League Topscorer: | Norman Bullock (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Norman Bullock (13) |
| Highest Attendance: | 9,723 vs Northampton Town (6 September) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,220 vs Hartlepools United (8 October) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,953 14th in division[1] |
| Pattern La1: | _blue_stripes |
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| Prevseason: | 1957–58 |
| Nextseason: | 1959–60 |
The 1958–59 season was the 21st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Chester competed in the newly formed Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August | Torquay United | H | L | 0–2 | 9,070 | ||
| 27 August | Crystal Palace | A | D | 3–3 | Pearson, Mason, Foulkes | 18,170 | |
| 30 August | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 4–2 | Jepson (3), Richards | 8,657 | |
| 3 September | Crystal Palace | H | W | 3–2 | Mason, Pearson, Webster | 7,993 | |
| 6 September | Northampton Town | H | L | 2–3 | Bullock (2) | 9,723 | |
| 11 September | Walsall | A | L | 2–2 | Richards, Croft | 11,791 | |
| 13 September | Workington | A | L | 0–1 | 5,717 | ||
| 17 September | Walsall | H | W | 2–0 | Webster (pen.), Haddington (o.g.) | 7,800 | |
| 20 September | York City | H | D | 2–2 | Mason, Richards | 8,536 | |
| 27 September | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–3 | 7,274 | ||
| 1 October | Watford | H | W | 2–1 | Webster (2, 1pen.) | 4,579 | |
| 4 October | Port Vale | H | L | 1–2 | Webster | 8,197 | |
| 8 October | Hartlepools United | H | D | 1–1 | Bullock | 3,220 | |
| 11 October | Aldershot | H | D | 2–2 | Bullock, Pearson | 6,655 | |
| 14 October | Watford | A | L | 2–4 | Pearson, Bullock | 7,046 | |
| 18 October | Gateshead | A | W | 1–0 | Jepson | 3,963 | |
| 25 October | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 5–2 | Richards (2), Bullock (2), Hughes (pen.) | 7,097 | |
| 1 November | Barrow | A | W | 2–1 | Hughes (pen.), Jepson | 4,333 | |
| 8 November | Carlisle United | H | W | 2–1 | Richards, Foulkes | 7,351 | |
| 22 November | Exeter City | H | W | 4–2 | Richards, Bullock, Webster (2) | 8,040 | |
| 29 November | Coventry City | A | L | 1–5 | Pearson | 15,814 | |
| 13 December | Darlington | A | D | 0–0 | 4,995 | ||
| 20 December | Torquay United | A | L | 0–4 | 4,013 | ||
| 25 December | Millwall | A | W | 1–0 | Richards | 9,260 | |
| 27 December | Millwall | H | D | 0–0 | 9,273 | ||
| 1 January | Hartlepools United | A | W | 3–1 | Pearson, Bullock, Foulkes | 3,952 | |
| 17 January | Gillingham | A | D | 3–3 | B. Griffiths, Bullock (2) | 5,331 | |
| 24 January | Shrewsbury Town | H | L | 3–5 | Jepson, Bullock, Richards | 8,170 | |
| 31 January | Workington | H | L | 1–2 | Foulkes | 6,499 | |
| 7 February | York City | A | D | 1–1 | Jepson | 5,414 | |
| 14 February | Bradford Park Avenue | H | W | 2–0 | Webster, Davis | 6,089 | |
| 21 February | Port Vale | A | L | 0–4 | 8,851 | ||
| 28 February | Aldershot | A | L | 0–1 | 4,518 | ||
| 7 March | Gateshead | H | L | 0–1 | 4,881 | ||
| 14 March | Oldham Athletic | A | W | 5–3 | Foulkes (2), Davis, Pearson, Hunt | 5,226 | |
| 21 March | Barrow | H | W | 2–0 | Davis (2) | 4,791 | |
| 27 March | Southport | A | D | 1–1 | Jepson | 4,384 | |
| 28 March | Carlisle United | A | L | 3–4 | Souter, Davis, Bradley (o.g.) | 4,522 | |
| 30 March | Southport | H | W | 2–1 | Jepson, Davis | 5,636 | |
| 4 April | Gillingham | H | L | 1–2 | Davis | 5,513 | |
| 11 April | Exeter City | A | D | 1–1 | Pearson | 6,464 | |
| 13 April | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–4 | 3,865 | ||
| 18 April | Coventry City | H | D | 1–1 | Farmer (o.g.) | 5,920 | |
| 22 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–1 | 9,565 | ||
| 25 April | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–3 | 7,260 | ||
| 29 April | Darlington | H | W | 1–0 | Webster | 3,314 |
See main article: 1958–59 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 15 November | Boston United (SFL) | H | W | 3–2 | Bullock, Hughes, Pearson | 8,495 |
| Second round | 6 December | Bury (3) | H | D | 1–1 | Webster | 11,606 |
| Second round replay | 9 December | A | L | 1–2 | Hunt | 15,167 |
See main article: 1958–59 Welsh Cup.
| Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| Brian Biggins | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Keith Griffiths | 8 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Ron Howells | 38 | – | 35 | – | 3 | – | – | – | ||
| Derek Owen | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Field players | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Anderson | 15 | – | 14 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| George Ashfield | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Norman Bullock | 39 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Alec Croft | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Eric Davis | 15 | 7 | 15 | 7 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Royston Evans | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Billy Foulkes | 43 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | ||
| Ray Gill | 29 | – | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Brian Griffiths | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ron Hughes | 32 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Bobby Hunt | 39 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Jerry Ireland | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Barry Jepson | 29 | 9 | 28 | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Jimmy Mason | 38 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | ||
| Stan Pearson | 35 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Gordon Richards | 43 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | ||
| Jack Saunders | 26 | – | 25 | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||
| Bill Souter | 37 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | ||
| George Spruce | 24 | – | 21 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Harry Webster | 28 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Phil Whitlock | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Bobby Williams | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||
| Own goals | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 50 | 78 | 46 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 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.