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1965–66 Chester F.C. season

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Chester
1965–66 season
ManagerPeter Hauser
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
7th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupFirst round
Welsh CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Elfed Morris (24)

All:
Elfed Morris (28)
Highest home attendance13,004 vs Wrexham (18 September)
Lowest home attendance4,740 vs Luton Town (28 May)
Average home league attendance8,504
2nd in division[1]

The 1965–66 season was the 28th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the eighth 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.

Football League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46 20 12 14 79 70 1.129 52 15 5 3 52 27 35 5 7 11 27 43 17

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWLWWDWWWLDDWLWWLLWWWDWWLDWWWDDWLLWDLLDWDLLLDLD
Position11174521121224333433342233221321335344323567777
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
21 August Stockport County H W 1–0 Humes 9,973
23 August Tranmere Rovers A L 0–1 13,206
28 August Darlington A W 1–0 Humes 4,144
4 September Lincoln City H W 4–2 Ryden, Metcalf, Talbot, Hauser 6,742
11 September Notts County A D 3–3 Humes, Talbot, Metcalf 4,916
15 September Tranmere Rovers H W 3–1 Ryden, Morris, Metcalf (pen.) 12,859
18 September Wrexham H W 4–2 Morris (2), Ryden, L. Jones 13,004
25 September Halifax Town H W 1–0 Humes 6,907
2 October Port Vale A L 2–5 Morris (2) 8,108
6 October Barnsley H D 3–3 Talbot, Morris, Metcalf 8,412
9 October Aldershot A D 2–2 L. Jones, Durie 4,817
16 October Newport County H W 6–1 Metcalf, Morris (2), L. Jones (2), Ryden 8,027
23 October Torquay United A L 0–1 6,470
27 October Crewe Alexandra H W 3–0 Ryden (2), L. Jones 10,176
30 October Chesterfield H W 3–0 L. Jones, Morris, Metcalf (pen.) 8,863
5 November Rochdale A L 0–3 3,122
20 November Barrow A L 1–4 Ryden 4,295
23 November Barnsley A W 2–0 Morris, Ryden 2,959
27 November Hartlepools United H W 2–0 L. Jones, Morris 6,547
11 December Southport H W 1–0 Morris 7,501
27 December Colchester United A D 1–1 Morris 7,849
28 December Colchester United H W 2–1 Morris, L. Jones 8,361
1 January Aldershot H W 3–2 Ryden (2), Metcalf 8,535
8 January Luton Town A L 2–5 Morris, Metcalf 6,670
15 January Torquay United H D 1–1 Morris 9,302
28 January Stockport County A W 1–0 Morris 8,138
5 February Darlington H W 3–2 Talbot, Hauser, Morris 9,494
12 February Bradford City H W 4–0 Metcalf, Morris, L. Jones (2) 8,038
19 February Lincoln City A D 2–2 Humes, Metcalf 3,111
26 February Notts County H D 1–1 Ryden 8,704
5 March Bradford City A W 2–1 Morris (2) 5,596
12 March Wrexham A L 1–2 L. Jones 17,178
18 March Halifax Town A L 0–2 5,117
26 March Port Vale H W 2–0 Metcalf, L. Jones 6,520
28 March Chesterfield A D 2–2 Morris, Humes 2,844
2 April Rochdale H L 1–2 Metcalf 6,261
8 April Bradford Park Avenue H L 2–4 Ryden, Morris 9,526
9 April Doncaster Rovers A D 1–1 Morris 11,443
12 April Bradford Park Avenue A W 1–0 Harley 7,030
16 April Barrow H D 0–0 7,165
23 April Hartlepools United A L 0–2 4,138
30 April Doncaster Rovers H L 1–4 Metcalf 9,831
7 May Southport A L 0–2 4,694
18 May Crewe Alexandra A D 1–1 Ryden 3,947
23 May Newport County A L 2–3 Metcalf, L. Jones 1,636
28 May Luton Town H D 1–1 Humes 4,740

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 13 November Chesterfield (4) A W 2–0 Metcalf, Humes 11,690
Second round 4 December Wigan Athletic (CCL) H W 2–1 Humes, Morris 16,283
Third round 22 January Newcastle United (1) H L 1–3 Morris 18,251

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 1 September Wrexham (4) A L 2–5 Metcalf (2) 9,996

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 5 January Wrexham (4) H W 4–1 G. Evans, Humes, Ryden, Talbot 7,213
Quarterfinal 7 February Newport County (4) A D 2–2 Willder, Morris 1,776
Quarterfinal replay 16 February H W 2–0 Ryden, Humes 5,296
Semifinal 23 March Bangor City (CCL) A W 3–0 Metcalf, L. Jones (2) 2,538
Final first leg 18 April Swansea Town (3) A L 0–3 9,614
Final second leg 25 April H W 1–0 Morris 6,346
Final replay 2 May H L 1–2 L. Jones 6,276

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Dick Howard 2 1 1
Scotland Dennis Reeves 55 45 3 1 6
Field players
England John Butler 56 46 3 1 6
England Graham Chadwick 8+1 6+1 2
England Dave Durie 38+1 1 32+1 1 3 1 2
England Keith Edwards 1 1
Wales George Evans 29 1 22 1 6 1
England Les Harley 13 1 10 1 3
South Africa Peter Hauser 46+2 2 37+2 2 3 1 5
England Reg Holland 2+1 1+1 1
England Jimmy Humes 45 11 37 7 3 2 1 4 2
Wales Bryn Jones 19 17 2
Wales Les Jones 46 16 37 13 3 1 5 3
England Ray Jones 26 23 2 1
England Mike Metcalf 57 18 46 14 3 1 1 2 7 1
Wales Elfed Morris 53 28 43 24 3 2 7 2
England David Read 0+3 0+3
Scotland Hugh Ryden 53+1 15 42+1 13 3 1 7 2
England Tommy Singleton 36+1 27+1 1 1 7
England Malcolm Starkey 29 23 6
England Gary Talbot 12+1 5 10+1 4 1 1 1
England Fred Willder 1+1 1 0+1 1 1
Total 57 99 46 79 3 5 1 2 7 13

References

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  1. ^ "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