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1968–69 Chester F.C. season

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Chester
1968–69 season
ManagerKen Roberts
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
14th
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Welsh CupSemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary Talbot (22)

All:
Gary Talbot (29)
Highest home attendance13,943 vs Wrexham (17 November)
Lowest home attendance2,468 vs Lincoln City (23 April)
Average home league attendance5,883
8th in division[1]

The 1968–69 season was the 31st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was their eleventh season in the Fourth Division since its establishment. In addition to their participation in the Football League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
12 Workington 46 15 17 14 40 43 0.930 47
13 Port Vale 46 16 14 16 46 46 1.000 46
14 Chester 46 16 13 17 76 66 1.152 45
15 Aldershot 46 19 7 20 66 66 1.000 45
16 Scunthorpe United 46 18 8 20 61 60 1.017 44
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.

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 16 13 17 76 66 1.152 45 12 4 7 43 24 28 4 9 10 33 42 17

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWLWDWWDDWWWLDWDLDLLLWLWLWWDDDWDDDDWLLLLWLLLWLL
Position111434123332332233358695746677354552335988911101010
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
10 August York City H W 2–0 Sear, Dearden 7,104
17 August Bradford City A L 0–2 6,065
24 August Colchester United H W 5–1 L. Jones (2), Dearden, Talbot, Sutton 5,813
30 August Scunthorpe United A D 2–2 Talbot, Brodie 5,072
3 September Doncaster Rovers H W 2–1 Ashworth, Provan 6,564
6 September Port Vale H W 2–0 Metcalf, Talbot 8,144
14 September Exeter City A D 2–2 Talbot, Sutton 5,121
18 September Brentford H D 2–2 Talbot, Brodie 8,638
21 September Chesterfield H W 2–0 Talbot, Ashworth 6,785
28 September Peterborough United A W 2–1 Sutton, Brodie 6,897
5 October Swansea Town H W 3–0 Dearden, Sutton, Talbot 7,417
8 October Doncaster Rovers A L 3–4 Dearden, Metcalf, Sutton 10,171
12 October Bradford Park Avenue A D 1–1 Talbot 2,969
19 October Aldershot H W 3–1 Talbot (2), Metcalf 6,750
26 October Grimsby Town A D 0–0 2,838
2 November Southend United H L 1–2 Ashworth 5,508
6 November Wrexham H D 1–1 Talbot 13,943
9 November Notts County A L 2–3 Talbot, Dearden 3,089
23 November Lincoln City A L 0–2 6,033
30 November Workington H L 0–2 5,205
14 December Bradford Park Avenue H W 4–1 Provan, Dearden, Sutton, Ashworth (pen.) 3,182
21 December Aldershot A L 0–4 5,595
28 December Swansea Town A W 5–0 Dearden, Provan (2), Brodie, Talbot 11,879
4 January Darlington H L 1–2 Sutton 5,902
10 January Southend United A W 2–1 Talbot, Birks (o.g.) 11,342
18 January Notts County H W 3–1 Ashworth (2), L. Jones 5,033
25 January Wrexham A D 1–1 Bermingham (o.g.) 13,955
1 February Halifax Town A D 0–0 4,181
15 February Workington A D 0–0 1,843
22 February Newport County H W 4–0 Provan (2), Dearden, Draper 4,690
3 March Darlington A D 2–2 Talbot (2) 5,341
8 March Bradford City H D 0–0 7,219
12 March Halifax Town H D 2–2 Provan, Talbot 4,452
14 March Colchester United A D 1–1 Draper 7,312
17 March Newport County A W 5–2 Talbot (3), Provan, Dearden 1,636
22 March Scunthorpe United H L 0–2 5,483
26 March Grimsby Town H L 0–1 4,051
29 March Port Vale A L 1–2 Provan 4,690
5 April Peterborough United H L 2–3 Talbot, Ashworth (pen.) 4,182
8 April Rochdale H W 2–1 Provan, Dearden 3,820
12 April Chesterfield A L 0–2 3,554
14 April Rochdale A L 1–4 Talbot 4,884
19 April Exeter City H L 0–1 2,958
23 April Lincoln City H W 2–0 Provan, Draper 2,468
28 April York City A L 2–4 Dearden, Provan 3,397
30 April Brentford A L 1–2 Nelmes (o.g.) 4,090

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 9 December Bradford City (4) A W 2–1 Dearden, Talbot 7,404
Second round 6 January Lincoln City (4) H D 1–1 Dearden 6,065
Second round replay 6 January A L 1–2 L. Jones 9,703

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 14 August Tranmere Rovers (3) H D 0–0 8,146
First round replay 21 August A D 2–2 Talbot, Cumbes (o.g.) 11,476
First round second replay 26 August A D 1–1 Sutton 13,627
First round third replay 28 August H L 1–2 Ashworth 13,017

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 16 January Rhyl (CCL) A W 3–0 Talbot (2), Dearden
Quarterfinal 12 February Lovell's Athletic (Welsh League South) H W 5–1 L. Jones, Talbot (3), Provan 2,385
Semifinal 19 March Cardiff City (2) H L 0–2 8,404

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 Terry Carling 55 45 3 4 3
Wales Grenville Millington 1 1
Field players
England Barry Ashworth 52 8 42 7 3 4 1 3
England John Bennett 16+2 12+1 1 1+1 2
Scotland Eric Brodie 40+1 4 32+1 4 2 4 2
England Roy Cheetham 23 21 2
Scotland Mick Cullerton 5+2 5+2
England Bill Dearden 54 14 45 11 3 2 4 2 1
Wales Derek Draper 23 3 21 3 2
Wales Nigel Edwards 3 3
Wales George Evans 1+3 1+2 0+1
Wales Les Jones 30+1 5 23+1 3 2 1 3 2 1
England Ray Jones 37+2 29+1 3 4 1+1
England Mike Metcalf 27 3 20 3 3 4
Scotland Andy Provan 39+4 13 33+4 12 3 1 3 1
England Albert Robinson 2+1 2+1
Wales Cliff Sear 46 1 38 1 3 3 2
England Mike Sutton 54+1 8 45+1 7 2 4 1 3
England Gary Talbot 53 29 43 22 3 1 4 1 3 5
England Graham Turner 53 44 2 4 3
England Don Weston 2+2 1+2 1
Own goals 4 3 1
Total 56 92 46 76 3 4 4 4 3 8

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