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1981–82 Chester F.C. season

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Chester
1981–82 season
ManagerAlan Oakes
Cliff Sear
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
24th
(relegated)
FA CupRound 1
Football League CupRound 1
Football League Group CupGS
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary Simpson (12)

All:
Gary Simpson (13)
Highest home attendance8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December)
Lowest home attendance2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September)
Average home league attendance2,062
24th in division[1]

The 1981–82 season was the 44th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the seventh season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Walsall 46 13 14 19 51 55 −4 53
21 Wimbledon 46 14 11 21 61 75 −14 53 Relegated
22 Swindon Town 46 13 13 20 55 71 −16 52
23 Bristol City 46 11 13 22 40 65 −25 46
24 Chester 46 7 11 28 36 78 −42 32

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 7 11 28 36 78  −42 32 2 10 11 16 30  −14 5 1 17 20 48  −28

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDDWDDLWDLLLLLWLLDDWWDLLDLLWLWLLLLDLLLLDLLLLLLL
Position1214810101612181920202223222323232222222123232323232323232323232424242424242424242424242424
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
29 August Bristol Rovers A D 2–2 Zelem, Oakes 5,554
5 September Swindon Town H D 0–0 1,798
12 September Gillingham A W 1–0 Simpson 3,990
19 September Millwall H D 0–0 2,052
23 September Walsall H D 0–0 1,978
26 September Fulham A L 0–2 3,629
29 September Huddersfield Town A W 2–1 Simpson (2) 7,747
10 October Oxford United H D 2–2 Phillips, Sutcliffe 2,008
17 October Wimbledon A L 0–1 1,659
21 October Chesterfield H L 0–2 2,329
24 October Plymouth Argyle A L 1–5 Jones 2,646
31 October Reading H L 2–3 Phillips, Needham 1,765
3 November Burnley A L 0–1 3,455
7 November Preston North End A W 1–0 Storton 5,181
14 November Exeter City H L 0–2 2,125
28 November Brentford A L 0–1 5,200
2 December Doncaster Rovers H D 1–1 Cooke 1,555
5 December Southend United H D 1–1 Cooke 1,388
26 December Newport County A W 1–0 Ludlam 4,908
19 January Portsmouth H W 3–2 Sutcliffe, Jones, Simpson 1,444
23 January Bristol Rovers H D 1–1 Simpson 2,040
30 January Millwall A L 1–2 Cooke 3,250
3 February Lincoln City A L 0–3 2,120
6 February Gillingham H D 0–0 1,543
9 February Walsall A L 1–2 Henderson 3,668
13 February Doncaster Rovers A L 3–4 Henderson, Simpson (2) 4,098
20 February Huddersfield Town H W 3–1 Henderson, Cooke, Simpson 3,120
27 February Oxford United A L 1–3 Cooke 5,049
9 March Chesterfield A W 5–3 Simpson (2), Raynor, Henderson (2) 4,291
13 March Plymouth Argyle H L 0–3 1,988
17 March Burnley H L 0–1 3,261
20 March Reading A L 1–4 Simpson 3,093
27 March Preston North End H L 0–1 2,842
31 March Wimbledon H D 1–1 Simpson 1,359
3 April Exeter City A L 0–3 2,498
10 April Newport County H L 0–2 1,451
13 April Carlisle United A L 0–3 5,340
17 April Southend United A L 0–2 3,427
21 April Bristol City H D 0–0 1,034
24 April Brentford H L 1–2 Storton 1,304
27 April Swindon Town A L 0–3 3,848
1 May Portsmouth A L 0–2 6,196
5 May Fulham H L 0–2 1,174
8 May Lincoln City H L 1–2 Jones 1,176
15 May Bristol City A L 0–1 3,934
19 May Carlisle United H L 0–1 2,535

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 21 November Penrith (NFL) A L 0–1 2,700

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 8 September Plymouth Argyle (3) H D 1–1 Jones 1,690
First round second leg 15 September A L 0–1 2,348

Football League Group Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 15 August Bury (4) A W 2–1 Simpson, Jones 1,504
18 August Shrewsbury Town (2) A L 0–1 1,567
22 August Bolton Wanderers (2) H L 1–2 Burns 1,291

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
FLGC
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Wales Phil Harrington 10 10
Wales Grenville Millington 42 36 1 2 3
Field players
John Allen 15+7 15+7
Wales Paul Blackwell 21+2 21+2
England David Burns 31+3 1 29+3 1 1 1
Wales Terry Cooke 13+3 5 11+2 5 0+1 2
England John Cottam 33+4 30+3 2 1+1
England Mark Dean 4 4
England Peter Henderson 28 5 28 5
England Brian Hornsby 4 4
Wales Ian Howat 5+4 3+2 0+1 2 0+1
Wales Brynley Jones 39+1 5 33+1 3 1 2 1 3 1
England Steve Ludlam 39 1 33 1 1 2 3
England Paul Needham 33 1 27 1 1 2 3
England Alan Oakes 30 1 25 1 2 3
England Trevor Phillips 21+4 2 17+4 2 1 3
England Paul Raynor 46 1 40 1 1 2 3
England Gary Simpson 38+4 13 33+4 12 1 2 2 1
England Trevor Storton 48 2 42 2 1 2 3
England Peter Sutcliffe 35+1 2 32+1 2 1 2
Wales Mike Williams 2 2
England Peter Zelem 35 1 31 1 1 3
Own goals
Total 52 40 46 36 1 2 1 3 3

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