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1963–64 Chester F.C. season

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Chester
1963–64 season
ManagerPeter Hauser
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
12th
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Welsh CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary Talbot (23)

All:
Gary Talbot (25)
Highest home attendance8,398 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (23 October)
Lowest home attendance4,105 vs Aldershot (25 April)
Average home league attendance6,182
7th in division[1]

The 1963–64 season was the 26th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the sixth 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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Halifax Town 46 17 14 15 77 77 1.000 48
11 Lincoln City 46 19 9 18 67 75 0.893 47
12 Chester 46 19 8 19 65 60 1.083 46
13 Bradford Park Avenue 46 18 9 19 75 81 0.926 45
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 15 12 19 70 75 0.933 42
Source: rsssf.com

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 19 8 19 65 60 1.083 46 17 3 3 47 18 37 2 5 16 18 42 9

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLWDWDLWLWDLWLWDWDLWWLLWLWDWWWLWLLWLLLWDLLDLWLW
Position211212551311151111141115121166976888101076656679999989891012101111
Source: statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
24 August Oxford United H L 0–2 6,008
28 August Barrow H W 2–0 Arrowsmith (o.g.), Corbishley 5,454
31 August Workington A D 1–1 Read 2,902
7 September Newport County H W 3–0 Corbishley, Bades, Talbot 5,362
9 September Barrow A D 2–2 Talbot (2) 3,441
14 September Stockport County A L 0–1 6,134
21 September Bradford Park Avenue H W 1–0 Corbishley 5,569
28 September Chesterfield A L 0–1 6,134
2 October Rochdale H W 2–0 Lee, Humes 5,220
5 October Doncaster Rovers H D 1–1 Lee 6,214
7 October Darlington A L 0–1 3,062
12 October Exeter City H W 2–0 Talbot, Lee 6,966
16 October Darlington H L 0–1 8,103
19 October Southport A W 2–0 Morris, Corbishley 3,690
23 October Brighton & Hove Albion H D 0–0 8,398
26 October Gillingham H W 1–0 Humes 8,395
29 October Brighton & Hove Albion A D 0–0 11,999
2 November Lincoln City A L 2–3 Morris (2) 5,523
9 November Bradford City H W 3–0 Morris, Corbishley (pen.), Lee 7,835
23 November Carlisle United H W 4–2 Talbot (4) 8,223
30 November Torquay United A L 0–5 4,075
14 December Oxford United A L 1–2 Lee 5,283
21 December Workington H W 2–1 Lee (2) 4,370
26 December Hartlepools United A L 0–2 5,531
28 December Hartlepools United H W 2–1 Read, Talbot 6,317
1 January Tranmere Rovers A D 3–3 Talbot, Corbishley (pen.), Morris 8,504
11 January Newport County A W 1–0 Metcalf 3,983
18 January Stockport County H W 2–1 Morris (2) 5,403
25 January Halifax Town H W 5–2 Corbishley (pen.), Talbot, Read, Metcalf (2) 6,253
1 February Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–4 6,071
8 February Chesterfield H W 4–2 Talbot (2), Morris, Metcalf 6,272
15 February Doncaster Rovers A L 2–3 Metcalf, Talbot 6,554
22 February Exeter City A L 0–3 6,579
29 February Southport H W 5–0 Metcalf, Talbot (3), Bennion 6,187
4 March Rochdale A L 0–1 2,322
7 March Gillingham A L 1–2 Talbot 5,274
9 March Aldershot A L 1–2 Read 2,951
13 March Lincoln City H W 3–1 Talbot (2), Bennion 5,077
21 March Bradford City A D 1–1 Bennion 4,405
27 March York City A L 0–1 4,437
28 March Tranmere Rovers H L 0–2 7,408
30 March York City H D 1–1 Metcalf 4,326
4 April Carlisle United A L 1–3 Talbot 6,940
11 April Torquay United H W 2–1 Talbot, Metcalf 4,727
18 April Halifax Town A L 0–1 3,227
25 April Aldershot H W 2–0 Talbot, Humes 4,105

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 16 November Blyth Spartans (NEL) H W 3–2 Lee (2), Morris 9,366
Second round 7 December Barrow (4) H L 0–1 8,373

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 4 September Rochdale (4) A D 1–1 Corbishley (pen.) 2,919
First round replay 18 September H L 2–5 Pritchard, Humes 5,073

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 29 January Borough United (Welsh League (North)) H W 5–1 Morris (3), Talbot, Lee 7,369
Quarterfinal 19 February Cardiff City (2) A L 1–3 Talbot 3,281

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 Frank Adams 10 8 2
England Reg Barton 6 6
Scotland Dennis Reeves 36 32 2 2
Field players
England Brian Bades 17 1 15 1 2
England Stan Bennion 21 3 20 3 1
England John Butler 51 45 2 2 2
England Colin Corbishley 46 8 41 7 2 1 1 2
Scotland John Currie 2 2
Wales George Evans 28 25 2 1
England John Evans 31 27 2 2
Republic of Ireland Peter Fitzgerald 1 1
England Bernard Fleming 21 18 2 1
England Andy Haddock 14 12 1 1
South Africa Peter Hauser 26 22 2 2
England Jimmy Humes 25 4 22 3 1 1 1 1
England Ray Jones 14 14
England Garth Lee 30 10 27 7 2 2 1 1
Scotland Jimmy McGill 9 7 2
Scotland George McGowan 15 3 1
England Mike Metcalf 26 8 24 8 2
England John Molyneux 27 23 2 2
Wales Elfed Morris 28 12 24 8 2 1 2 3
England Alan Pritchard 3 1 2 1 1
England David Read 36 4 32 4 2 2
England Malcolm Starkey 23 21 2
England Gary Talbot 36 25 32 23 2 2 2
England Gil Wheaton 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 52 77 46 65 2 3 2 3 2 6

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