1932–33 Chester F.C. season
| 1932–33 season | |||
| Manager | Charlie Hewitt | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
| Football League Third Division North | 4th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Welsh Cup | Winner | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Joe Mantle (34) All: Joe Mantle (39) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 16,835 vs Wrexham (4 February) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,977 vs York City (29 March) | ||
| Average home league attendance |
8,136 2nd in division[1] | ||
| |||
The 1932–33 season was the second season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1932–33 Football League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull City | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 45 | 2.222 | +55 | 59 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 106 | 51 | 2.078 | +55 | 57 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 99 | 58 | 1.707 | +41 | 54 |
| 4 | Chester | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 94 | 66 | 1.424 | +28 | 52 |
| 5 | Walsall | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 58 | 1.293 | +17 | 48 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | –2 | 48 |
| 7 | Gateshead | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | +11 | 47 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 92 | 80 | 1.150 | +12 | 46 |
| 9 | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 1.000 | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 80 | 84 | 0.952 | –4 | 43 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 66 | 1.061 | +4 | 42 |
| 12 | Southport | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 67 | 1.045 | +3 | 41 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 78 | 76 | 1.026 | +2 | 40 |
| 14 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 87 | 116 | 0.750 | –29 | 39 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 90 | 0.789 | –19 | 38 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 84 | 100 | 0.840 | –16 | 35 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 60 | 84 | 0.714 | –24 | 34 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 58 | 80 | 0.725 | –22 | 33 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 75 | 0.680 | –24 | 33 |
| 20 | York City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 72 | 92 | 0.783 | –20 | 32 |
| 21 | New Brighton | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 88 | 0.716 | –25 | 32 |
| 22 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 66 | 109 | 0.606 | –43 | 28 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 94 | 66 | 1.424 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 18 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | 8,009 | |
| 31 August | Southport | H | D | 1–1 | Jennings | 11,210 |
| 3 September | Rotherham United | H | W | 1–0 | Ferguson | 7,657 |
| 6 September | Southport | A | L | 1–2 | Roscoe | 6,219 |
| 10 September | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 4–1 | Jennings, Wyper (2), Hedley | 5,569 |
| 14 September | Stockport County | H | D | 2–2 | Hedley, Gray | 8,031 |
| 17 September | New Brighton | H | W | 3–0 | Ferguson (pen.), Jennings, Hedley | 9,655 |
| 21 September | Walsall | H | W | 1–0 | Stevenson | 5,311 |
| 24 September | Wrexham | A | W | 2–1 | Mantle, Bell | 19,649 |
| 1 October | Barrow | A | W | 3–2 | Ferguson, Bell, Cresswell | 6,414 |
| 8 October | Carlisle United | H | W | 4–0 | Mantle (2), Cresswell, Stevenson | 5,732 |
| 15 October | York City | A | L | 1–3 | Cresswell | 5,689 |
| 22 October | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 1–2 | Hedley | 7,773 |
| 29 October | Halifax Town | A | W | 2–0 | Mantle (2) | 4,906 |
| 5 November | Hartlepools United | H | D | 3–3 | Cresswell, Mercer, Wyper (pen.) | 6,947 |
| 12 November | Barnsley | A | W | 3–0 | Mantle, Hedley, Cresswell | 6,975 |
| 19 November | Hull City | H | D | 1–1 | Mantle | 10,064 |
| 3 December | Darlington | H | W | 5–2 | Hedley (2), Mantle (2), Mercer | 5,558 |
| 17 December | Gateshead | H | W | 3–1 | Cresswell, Hedley, Mantle | 7,030 |
| 24 December | Walsall | A | L | 1–3 | Mantle | 6,606 |
| 26 December | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 3–1 | Hedley, Mantle (2) | 14,000 |
| 27 December | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 1–0 | Mantle | 11,219 |
| 31 December | Mansfield Town | H | W | 5–2 | Mantle (3), Cresswell, Anthoney (o.g.) | 6,618 |
| 7 January | Rotherham United | A | W | 5–0 | Armes, Mantle (4) | 4,724 |
| 21 January | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 4–2 | Hedley (3), Armes | 4,980 |
| 4 February | Wrexham | H | L | 0–3 | 16,835 | |
| 8 February | New Brighton | A | L | 1–3 | Mantle | 3,384 |
| 11 February | Barrow | H | W | 2–1 | Hedley, Butler | 6,268 |
| 18 February | Carlisle United | A | D | 1–1 | Mantle | 4,490 |
| 4 March | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Mantle (2) | 8,649 |
| 11 March | Halifax Town | H | W | 6–3 | Cresswell, Mercer, Mantle (4, 1pen.) | 7,287 |
| 18 March | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–3 | Mantle | 5,293 |
| 25 March | Barnsley | H | W | 3–1 | Cresswell, Hedley, Mercer | 6,508 |
| 29 March | York City | H | W | 5–0 | Mantle (2), Mercer (3) | 4,977 |
| 1 April | Hull City | A | L | 0–2 | 20,248 | |
| 8 April | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 2–0 | Mantle, Hedley | 5,869 |
| 14 April | Rochdale | H | W | 2–0 | Cresswell, Hedley | 9,870 |
| 15 April | Darlington | A | D | 1–1 | Mantle | 3,064 |
| 17 April | Rochdale | A | L | 0–2 | 3,742 | |
| 27 April | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 3–3 | Cresswell (2), Kelly | 4,379 |
| 29 April | Gateshead | A | L | 0–3 | 1,424 | |
| 6 May | Stockport County | A | L | 5–8 | Kelly (4, 1pen.), Armes | 4,255 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1932–33 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 26 November | Rotherham United (3N) | H | W | 4–0 | Mantle, Wyper (2), Hedley | 7,000 |
| Second round | 10 December | Yeovil & Petters United (SouL) | H | W | 2–1 | Cresswell, Hedley | 8,000 |
| Third round | 14 January | Fulham (2) | H | W | 5–0 | Mercer, Hedley (4) | 14,328 |
| Fourth round | 28 January | Halifax Town (3N) | H | D | 0–0 | 10,538 | |
| Fourth round replay | 2 February | A | L | 2–3 (a.e.t) |
Mantle (2) | 14,224 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1932–33 Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh round | 22 February | Crewe Alexandra (3N) | A | W | 5–3 | Butler, Mantle (2), Kelly (2) | 2,000 |
| Quarterfinal | 14 March | Llanelly '(SouL) | A | W | 4–0 | Kelly, Harris (o.g.), Hedley, Jennings | 10,500 |
| Semifinal | 5 April | Cardiff City (3S) | H | W | 2–1 | Mercer, Cresswell (pen.) | 9,400 |
| Final | 3 May | Wrexham (3N) | H | W | 2–0 | Kelly, Cresswell | 15,000 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
 | Johnny Burke | 22 | – | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – |
 | Richard Finnigan | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bill Johnson | 28 | – | 25 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||
 | Sammy Armes midfielder | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Billy Bell | 27 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – |
| Fred Bennett | 51 | – | 42 | – | 5 | – | 4 | – |
| Herbert Butler | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Cresswell | 46 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 | George Dickie | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dick Duckworth | 17 | – | 14 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
 | Danny Ferguson | 20 | 3 | 19 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Bob Gray | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Foster Hedley | 50 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Baden Herod | 48 | – | 39 | – | 5 | – | 4 | – |
| Tom Jennings | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| Henry Jolly | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gerry Kelly | 20 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 |
| Joe Mantle | 41 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Arthur Mercer | 35 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| John Pitcairn | 30 | – | 22 | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| Jack Roscoe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Frank Searle | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harry Skitt | 45 | – | 36 | – | 5 | – | 4 | – |
| John Stevenson | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Tommy Vaughan | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ron Viner | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tommy Wyper | 14 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Own goals | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 120 | 42 | 94 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 13 | |
References
- ↑ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.
- Chester at the Football Club History Database
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