1947–48 Chester F.C. season
1947–48 season | |
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Manager | Frank Brown |
Stadium | Sealand Road |
Football League Third Division North | 20th |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
Welsh Cup | Fifth round |
Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Burden (12) All: Tommy Burden (15) |
Highest home attendance | 16,160 vs Wrexham (28 February) |
Lowest home attendance | 3,881 vs Stockport County (24 April) |
Average home league attendance | 7,847 14th in division[1] |
The 1947–48 season was the tenth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was clubs tenth consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.
Football League
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Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 42 | 7 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 August | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 2–1 | Yates, Best | 8,505 |
28 August | Barrow | A | L | 0–1 | 10,293 | |
30 August | Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 3–2 | Colville, Burden, Astbury | 11,950 |
3 September | Barrow | H | D | 0–0 | 7,751 | |
6 September | Darlington | H | D | 1–1 | Astbury | 7,948 |
10 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 4–2 | Best, Marsh (pen.), Turner, Burden | 8,300 |
13 September | Gateshead | A | L | 1–2 | Burden | 5,987 |
17 September | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–1 | 9,124 | |
20 September | Hartlepools United | H | W | 2–0 | Turner, Hamilton | 7,148 |
27 September | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–2 | Turner | 14,262 |
4 October | Carlisle United | H | W | 4–1 | Geoff Coffin, Astbury (2), Burden | 7,910 |
11 October | Wrexham | A | L | 1–2 | Marsh | 21,131 |
18 October | Halifax Town | H | D | 0–0 | 6,402 | |
25 October | Rochdale | A | D | 2–2 | Turner, Best | 9,582 |
1 November | New Brighton | H | W | 4–2 | Astbury (2), Burden (2) | 7,733 |
8 November | Southport | A | L | 0–3 | 8,702 | |
15 November | Lincoln City | H | D | 1–1 | Best | 7,849 |
22 November | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 0–1 | 3,660 | |
6 December | Stockport County | A | L | 1–4 | Monks (o.g.) | 9,630 |
20 December | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–3 | Williamson (pen.) | 11,807 |
26 December | York City | A | L | 0–2 | 10,435 | |
27 December | York City | H | L | 2–3 | Westwood, Astbury | 8,754 |
3 January | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 4–0 | Astbury, Brown, Burden (2) | 8,721 |
17 January | Darlington | A | D | 1–1 | Westwood | 6,816 |
31 January | Gateshead | H | L | 2–3 | Turner, Burden | 6,721 |
7 February | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–2 | Astbury | 6,353 |
14 February | Rotherham United | H | L | 2–3 | Astbury, Butcher | 9,994 |
21 February | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–2 | 11,720 | |
28 February | Wrexham | H | W | 4–1 | Best, Westwood, Williamson (2) | 16,160 |
6 March | Halifax Town | A | D | 1–1 | Kirkpatrick | 7,256 |
13 March | Rochdale | H | W | 2–1 | Westwood, Kirkpatrick | 6,427 |
17 March | Hull City | H | W | 4–1 | Best, Burden (2), Kirkpatrick | 6,087 |
20 March | New Brighton | A | W | 1–0 | Best | 4,806 |
26 March | Mansfield Town | H | L | 1–2 | Best | 11,209 |
27 March | Southport | H | D | 0–0 | 7,366 | |
29 March | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Burden | 12,770 |
3 April | Lincoln City | A | L | 2–4 | Hamilton, Westwood | 13,066 |
10 April | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 1–0 | Best | 5,811 |
17 April | Hull City | A | L | 1–2 | Turner | 24,138 |
21 April | Bradford City | H | W | 2–1 | Westwood (2) | 4,604 |
24 April | Stockport County | H | D | 2–2 | Davies, Westwood | 3,881 |
1 May | Bradford City | A | L | 2–3 | Best, Astbury | 3,774 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 29 November | Bishop Auckland (NFL) | H | W | 3–1 | Yates (2), Burden | 8,300 |
Second round | 13 December | Tranmere Rovers (3N) | A | W | 1–0 | Burden | 14,132 |
Third round | 10 January | Crystal Palace (3S) | A | W | 1–0 | Burden | 22,084 |
Fourth round | 24 January | Blackpool (1) | A | L | 0–4 | 26,414 |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 14 January | South Liverpool (CCL) | A | L | 1–2 | Brown |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
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George Scales | 22 | – | 20 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
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Jimmy MacLaren | 25 | – | 22 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
Field players | |||||||||
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Tommy Astbury | 37 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
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Tommy Best | 32 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
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Joe Brown | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
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Tommy Burden | 44 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | – | – |
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Reg Butcher | 46 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
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Doug Cole | 8 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Geoff Coffin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
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Harry Colville | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
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Joe Davies | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
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Bobby Hamilton | 36 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – |
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Roger Kirkpatrick | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
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Eric Lee | 19 | – | 15 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
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Frank Marsh | 32 | 2 | 31 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
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Dave McNeil | 43 | – | 39 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
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Phil Turner | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
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Trevor Walters | 35 | – | 33 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
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Raymond Westwood | 18 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – |
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Fred Wilcox | 20 | – | 16 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
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George Williamson | 27 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
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Dick Yates | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 47 | 70 | 42 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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