| Club: | Chester |
| Season: | 1963–64 |
| Manager: | Peter Hauser |
| Stadium: | Sealand Road |
| League: | Football League Fourth Division |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Football League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | Welsh Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarterfinal |
| League Topscorer: | Gary Talbot (23) |
| Season Topscorer: | Gary Talbot (25) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,398 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (23 October) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,105 vs Aldershot (25 April) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,182 7th in division[1] |
| Prevseason: | 1962–63 |
| Nextseason: | 1964–65 |
The 1963–64 season was the 26th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the sixth season spent in the Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August | Oxford United | H | L | 0–2 | 6,008 | ||
| 28 August | Barrow | H | W | 2–0 | Arrowsmith (o.g.), Corbishley | 5,454 | |
| 31 August | Workington | A | D | 1–1 | Read | 2,902 | |
| 7 September | Newport County | H | W | 3–0 | Corbishley, Bades, Talbot | 5,362 | |
| 9 September | Barrow | A | D | 2–2 | Talbot (2) | 3,441 | |
| 14 September | Stockport County | A | L | 0–1 | 6,134 | ||
| 21 September | Bradford Park Avenue | H | W | 1–0 | Corbishley | 5,569 | |
| 28 September | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–1 | 6,134 | ||
| 2 October | Rochdale | H | W | 2–0 | Lee, Humes | 5,220 | |
| 5 October | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Lee | 6,214 | |
| 7 October | Darlington | A | L | 0–1 | 3,062 | ||
| 12 October | Exeter City | H | W | 2–0 | Talbot, Lee | 6,966 | |
| 16 October | Darlington | H | L | 0–1 | 8,103 | ||
| 19 October | Southport | A | W | 2–0 | Morris, Corbishley | 3,690 | |
| 23 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 0–0 | 8,398 | ||
| 26 October | Gillingham | H | W | 1–0 | Humes | 8,395 | |
| 29 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D | 0–0 | 11,999 | ||
| 2 November | Lincoln City | A | L | 2–3 | Morris (2) | 5,523 | |
| 9 November | Bradford City | H | W | 3–0 | Morris, Corbishley (pen.), Lee | 7,835 | |
| 23 November | Carlisle United | H | W | 4–2 | Talbot (4) | 8,223 | |
| 30 November | Torquay United | A | L | 0–5 | 4,075 | ||
| 14 December | Oxford United | A | L | 1–2 | Lee | 5,283 | |
| 21 December | Workington | H | W | 2–1 | Lee (2) | 4,370 | |
| 26 December | Hartlepools United | A | L | 0–2 | 5,531 | ||
| 28 December | Hartlepools United | H | W | 2–1 | Read, Talbot | 6,317 | |
| 1 January | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 3–3 | Talbot, Corbishley (pen.), Morris | 8,504 | |
| 11 January | Newport County | A | W | 1–0 | Metcalf | 3,983 | |
| 18 January | Stockport County | H | W | 2–1 | Morris (2) | 5,403 | |
| 25 January | Halifax Town | H | W | 5–2 | Corbishley (pen.), Talbot, Read, Metcalf (2) | 6,253 | |
| 1 February | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–4 | 6,071 | ||
| 8 February | Chesterfield | H | W | 4–2 | Talbot (2), Morris, Metcalf | 6,272 | |
| 15 February | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 2–3 | Metcalf, Talbot | 6,554 | |
| 22 February | Exeter City | A | L | 0–3 | 6,579 | ||
| 29 February | Southport | H | W | 5–0 | Metcalf, Talbot (3), Bennion | 6,187 | |
| 4 March | Rochdale | A | L | 0–1 | 2,322 | ||
| 7 March | Gillingham | A | L | 1–2 | Talbot | 5,274 | |
| 9 March | Aldershot | A | L | 1–2 | Read | 2,951 | |
| 13 March | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–1 | Talbot (2), Bennion | 5,077 | |
| 21 March | Bradford City | A | D | 1–1 | Bennion | 4,405 | |
| 27 March | York City | A | L | 0–1 | 4,437 | ||
| 28 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–2 | 7,408 | ||
| 30 March | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 4,326 | |
| 4 April | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 6,940 | |
| 11 April | Torquay United | H | W | 2–1 | Talbot, Metcalf | 4,727 | |
| 18 April | Halifax Town | A | L | 0–1 | 3,227 | ||
| 25 April | Aldershot | H | W | 2–0 | Talbot, Humes | 4,105 |
See main article: 1963–64 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 16 November | Blyth Spartans (NEL) | H | W | 3–2 | Lee (2), Morris | 9,366 | |
| Second round | 7 December | Barrow (4) | H | L | 0–1 | 8,373 |
See main article: 1963–64 Football League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 4 September | Rochdale (4) | A | D | 1–1 | Corbishley (pen.) | 2,919 |
| First round replay | 18 September | H | L | 2–5 | Pritchard, Humes | 5,073 |
See main article: 1963–64 Welsh Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 29 January | Borough United (Welsh League (North)) | H | W | 5–1 | Morris (3), Talbot, Lee | 7,369 | |
| Quarterfinal | 19 February | Cardiff City (2) | A | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 3,281 |
| Player | Total | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Welsh Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Adams | 10 | – | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| Reg Barton | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Dennis Reeves | 36 | – | 32 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| Field players | ||||||||||||
| Brian Bades | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Stan Bennion | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||
| John Butler | 51 | – | 45 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Colin Corbishley | 46 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | ||
| John Currie | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| George Evans | 28 | – | 25 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| John Evans | 31 | – | 27 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||
 | Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bernard Fleming | 21 | – | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Andy Haddock | 14 | – | 12 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||
| Peter Hauser | 26 | – | 22 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| Jimmy Humes | 25 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Ray Jones | 14 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Garth Lee | 30 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy McGill | 9 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| George McGowan | 15 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||
| Mike Metcalf | 26 | 8 | 24 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| John Molyneux | 27 | – | 23 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| Elfed Morris | 28 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | ||
| Alan Pritchard | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | ||
| David Read | 36 | 4 | 32 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Malcolm Starkey | 23 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| Gary Talbot | 36 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||
| Gil Wheaton | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 52 | 77 | 46 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
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.