1961–62 Chester F.C. season
Chester 1961–62 football season
The 1961–62 season was the 24th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester , an English club based in Chester , Cheshire .
Also, it was the fourth 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 .
Source:
rsssf.com Note: The number of games played by each team was 44 instead of the usual 46, because
Accrington Stanley resigned from the league on March 11 after 33 games. Their results (P33 W5 D8 L20 F19 A60 GA 0.317 Pts 18) were expunged.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAv
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
44
7
12
25
54
96
0.563
26
5
9
8
36
37
19
2
3
17
18
59
7
Results by matchday
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Result W L L D D W W L L L D L L D D L D L L D D L L L L D L L D D L L W D L L L L L W W W L L Position 1 11 19 18 19 13 9 14 17 18 17 17 18 19 19 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Matches
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
19 August
Oldham Athletic
H
W
1–0
Edwards
9,248
23 August
Bradford City
H
L
1–2
Jones
8,692
26 August
Accrington Stanley
A
L
1–0
Jones
4,106
30 August
Bradford City
A
L
0–2
7,877
2 September
Darlington
H
D
2–2
White , Jones
6,423
6 September
Carlisle United
H
D
1–1
Thompson (o.g.)
6,974
9 September
Hartlepools United
A
W
3–1
Cooper (2), Morris
4,838
16 September
Southport
H
W
2–0
Hennin , Davies
6,357
19 September
Doncaster Rovers
A
L
0–2
6,779
23 September
Tranmere Rovers
A
L
1–4
Edwards
9,182
27 September
Doncaster Rovers
H
L
2–3
Davies , Jones
6,671
30 September
Wrexham
H
D
1–1
Davies
14,462
2 October
Colchester United
A
L
2–5
Pritchard , Morris
7,148
7 October
Workington
A
L
1–4
Davies
3,145
11 October
Colchester United
H
D
2–2
Clarke , Davies
7,186
14 October
York City
H
D
1–1
Bellett
6,399
21 October
Chesterfield
A
L
1–4
Powell (o.g.)
4,436
28 October
Gillingham
H
D
1–1
Pritchard
4,439
11 November
Mansfield Town
H
L
0–1
4,186
18 November
Barrow
A
L
2–3
White (2)
4,228
2 December
Crewe Alexandra
A
D
1–1
Hennin
5,092
9 December
Exeter City
H
D
1–1
Morris
3,192
16 December
Oldham Athletic
A
L
1–4
Hennin
9,144
23 December
Accrington Stanley
H
D
0–0
2,153
26 December
Aldershot
H
L
2–3
Davies (2)
2,775
6 January
Millwall
A
L
0–2
10,352
13 January
Darlington
A
L
0–2
3,741
20 January
Hartlepools United
H
D
4–4
Edwards (2), Clarke , Fitzgerald
2,602
27 January
Rochdale
H
L
2–3
Davies , Aspden (o.g.)
4,082
3 February
Southport
A
L
0–1
4,018
9 February
Tranmere Rovers
H
D
1–1
Jones
7,371
17 February
Wrexham
A
D
0–0
14,220
24 February
Workington
H
L
1–3
Jones
4,011
3 March
York City
A
L
1–5
Davies
4,600
10 March
Chesterfield
H
W
4–1
Fitzgerald , Clarke (o.g.), Hewitt , Davies
4,176
17 March
Gillingham
A
D
0–0
5,187
24 March
Millwall
H
L
2–4
Fitzgerald , Hewitt
4,970
30 March
Mansfield Town
A
L
0–3
5,168
4 April
Aldershot
A
L
2–6
Davies , Hewitt
3,833
7 April
Barrow
H
L
2–3
Davies , Cooper
2,927
14 April
Rochdale
A
L
2–3
Hennin , Myerscough
3,061
20 April
Stockport County
A
W
1–0
Fitzgerald
4,388
21 April
Crewe Alexandra
H
W
1–0
Myerscough
3,890
23 April
Stockport County
H
W
2–0
Myerscough , Davies
5,105
28 April
Exeter City
A
L
0–5
3,219
1 May
Carlisle United
A
L
0–2
12,660
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
First round
13 September
Reading (3 )
A
L
2–4
Davies , Cooper
7,786
Welsh Cup
Season statistics
References
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