1936–37 Chester F.C. season
| 1936–37 season | |||
| Manager | Alex Raisbeck | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Sealand Road | ||
| Football League Third Division North | 3rd | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Welsh Cup | Quartherfinal | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Paddy Wrightson (32) All: Paddy Wrightson (33) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 16,004 vs Wrexham (29 August) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,765 vs Gateshead (21 April) | ||
| Average home league attendance |
7,828 2nd in division[1] | ||
| |||
The 1936–37 season was the sixth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Football League
Main article: 1936–37 Football League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport County | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 84 | 39 | 2.154 | +45 | 60 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 57 | 1.807 | +46 | 57 |
| 3 | Chester | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 57 | 1.526 | +30 | 53 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | +18 | 51 |
| 5 | Hull City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | –1 | 46 |
| 6 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | +6 | 45 |
| 7 | Halifax Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | +5 | 45 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | +14 | 44 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 91 | 76 | 1.197 | +15 | 44 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | –3 | 44 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | –6 | 44 |
| 12 | York City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | +9 | 43 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | +7 | 41 |
| 14 | Southport | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 73 | 87 | 0.839 | –14 | 37 |
| 15 | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 70 | 0.786 | –15 | 37 |
| 16 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 86 | 0.814 | –16 | 36 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 78 | 91 | 0.857 | –13 | 35 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | –17 | 35 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 88 | 0.807 | –17 | 33 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | –28 | 32 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 98 | 0.643 | –35 | 32 |
| 22 | Darlington | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 96 | 0.688 | –30 | 30 |
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 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 57 | 1.526 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 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 | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August | Wrexham | H | W | 4–1 | Wrightson, Chambers, Horsman (2) | 16,004 |
| 2 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 5–0 | Wrightson (2), Chambers (3) | 8,531 |
| 5 September | Rochdale | A | W | 1–0 | Horsman | 5,806 |
| 7 September | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | Sargeant | 7,389 |
| 12 September | Barrow | H | W | 6–0 | Wrightson (2), Horsman (2), Trevis, Sargeant | 6,104 |
| 16 September | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 5–2 | Sargeant, Wrightson (2), Alderson, Chambers (pen.) | 12,579 |
| 19 September | York City | A | W | 2–0 | Wrightson, Sargeant | 4,917 |
| 26 September | Carlisle United | H | W | 4–0 | Horsman, Wrightson (3) | 8,932 |
| 3 October | Hartlepools United | A | W | 1–0 | Sargeant | 12,220 |
| 10 October | Southport | H | L | 2–3 | Sargeant, Wrightson | 8,639 |
| 17 October | Darlington | H | W | 2–1 | Horsman, Wrightson | 6,762 |
| 24 October | Gateshead | A | D | 1–1 | Wrightson | 3,838 |
| 31 October | Hull City | H | W | 3–1 | Wrightson (2), Dimbledy (o.g.) | 10,235 |
| 7 November | New Brighton | A | L | 0–1 | 8,435 | |
| 14 November | Lincoln City | H | W | 7–3 | Gurry (3), Wrightson (3), Sargeant | 8,343 |
| 21 November | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 1–2 | Wrightson | 4,727 |
| 28 November | Port Vale | H | D | 0–0 | 7,616 | |
| 5 December | Port Vale | A | L | 0–4 | 12,950 | |
| 12 December | Rotherham United | H | W | 2–1 | Wrightson, Sanders | 4,076 |
| 19 December | Stockport County | A | L | 0–4 | 6,953 | |
| 25 December | Halifax Town | H | D | 1–1 | Wrightson | 11,241 |
| 26 December | Wrexham | A | W | 2–1 | Wrightson, Sanders | 29,261 |
| 28 December | Halifax Town | A | L | 0–1 | 6,290 | |
| 1 January | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–5 | 13,051 | |
| 2 January | Rochdale | H | D | 2–2 | Wrightson, Davies | 4,514 |
| 9 January | Barrow | A | W | 2–1 | Wrightson, Sargeant | 4,103 |
| 23 January | York City | H | W | 3–1 | Alderson, Legge (o.g.), Sargeant | 4,235 |
| 4 February | Carlisle United | A | D | 1–1 | Alderson | 3,362 |
| 6 February | Hartlepools United | H | W | 3–0 | Alderson, Wrightson, Gale | 5,444 |
| 13 February | Southport | A | W | 2–1 | Horsman, Prout | 6,953 |
| 20 February | Darlington | A | W | 3–1 | Wrightson (2), Gale | 6,646 |
| 6 March | Hull City | A | D | 1–1 | Sargeant | 7,966 |
| 13 March | New Brighton | H | W | 4–1 | Wrightson (2), Gale, Sargeant | 5,755 |
| 20 March | Lincoln City | A | L | 0–3 | 11,498 | |
| 26 March | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–5 | 6,920 | |
| 27 March | Accrington Stanley | H | D | 1–1 | Chambers | 6,197 |
| 29 March | Mansfield Town | H | W | 5–1 | Horsman (2), Gale, Sargeant, Chambers | 9,448 |
| 3 April | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | 9,899 | |
| 14 April | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 2–1 | Gale, Hilton (o.g.) | 2,707 |
| 17 April | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–2 | Chambers | 4,054 |
| 21 April | Gateshead | H | W | 6–0 | Sargeant (3), Wrightson (2), Chambers | 1,765 |
| 24 April | Stockport County | H | D | 1–1 | Sargeant | 15,255 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1936–37 FA Cup
Chester along with Port Vale and Luton Town were given a bye to the Third round.
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 16 January | Doncaster Rovers (2) | H | W | 4–0 | Gale, Alderson, Sargeant, Wrightson | 9,800 |
| Fourth round | 30 January | Coventry City (2) | A | L | 0–2 | 21,605 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1936–37 Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh round | 24 February | Southport (3N) | H | W | 4–1 | Chambers (2), Wrightson, Sargeant | |
| Quarterfinal | 17 March | Crewe Alexandra (3N) | A | L | 1–2 | Chambers | 1,040 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| Bert Gray | 44 | – | 41 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
| Eric Mansley | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Robert Middleton | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Field players | |||||||||
| Tom Alderson | 43 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| Ted Anderson | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bill Chambers | 26 | 12 | 24 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 3 | |
| Ted Common | 46 | – | 42 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| Jack Davies | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| Arthur Gale | 20 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Jack Gurry | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Ernie Hall | 43 | – | 39 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| Bill Horsman | 40 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| Harold Howarth | 44 | – | 40 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| Peter Percival | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| John Pitcairn | 16 | – | 14 | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| Stan Prout | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bob Sanders | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Charlie Sargeant | 42 | 18 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bos Trevis | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| John Turner | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Arthur Wilson | 46 | – | 42 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| Paddy Wrightson | 41 | 34 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 46 | 96 | 42 | 87 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
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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