1955–56_Chester_F.C._season
1955–56 Chester F.C. season
Chester 1955–56 football season
The 1955–56 season was the 18th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Quick Facts season, Manager ...
1955–56 season | ||
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Manager | Louis Page | |
Stadium | Sealand Road | |
Football League Third Division North | 17th | |
FA Cup | First round | |
Welsh Cup | Quarterfinal | |
Top goalscorer | League: George Allman (12) All: George Allman (12) | |
Highest home attendance | 15,202 vs Wrexham (1 October) | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,221 vs Barrow (4 February) | |
Average home league attendance | 6,640 14th in division[1] | |
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It was the club's 18th 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.
Main article: 1955–56 Football League § Third Division North
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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15 | Darlington | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 41 |
16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 84 | 0.702 | 41 |
17 | Chester | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 82 | 0.634 | 40 |
18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 84 | 81 | 1.037 | 39 |
19 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 66 | 76 | 0.868 | 39 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
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 |
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 82 | 0.634 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 12 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
More information Round, Result ...
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 | 45 | 46 |
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Result | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L |
Position | 8 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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Matches
More information Date, Opponents ...
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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20 August | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | 9,784 | |
23 August | Grimsby Town | A | L | 1–6 | Lee (pen.) | 10,873 |
27 August | Southport | A | L | 0–1 | 4,109 | |
31 August | Grimsby Town | H | W | 2–0 | Bullock, Haines | 6,193 |
3 September | Gateshead | H | W | 3–0 | Allman (2), Collins | 7,900 |
7 September | Bradford Park Avenue | H | D | 0–0 | 8,801 | |
10 September | Darlington | A | W | 1–0 | Wayman | 8,714 |
12 September | Bradford Park Avenue | A | D | 1–1 | Allman | 4,081 |
17 September | Accrington Stanley | H | D | 1–1 | Collins | 10,994 |
21 September | Rochdale | A | L | 2–4 | Jolley, Lee | 2,936 |
24 September | Barrow | A | W | 2–1 | Collins (2) | 6,313 |
28 September | Carlisle United | H | D | 3–3 | Collins (2), Allman | 7,916 |
1 October | Wrexham | H | W | 2–1 | Haines (2) | 15,202 |
8 October | Bradford City | A | D | 1–1 | Allman | 12,122 |
15 October | Mansfield Town | H | W | 4–3 | Collins (2), Allman, Haines | 7,709 |
22 October | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–4 | Allman | 8,240 |
29 October | Workington | H | L | 1–0 | Collins | 7,167 |
5 November | York City | A | L | 0–3 | 8,176 | |
12 November | Derby County | H | L | 2–5 | Collins, Allman | 10,182 |
26 November | Hartlepools United | H | L | 0–1 | 5,876 | |
3 December | Stockport County | A | L | 1–2 | Brandon | 5,737 |
17 December | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–4 | 4,889 | |
24 December | Southport | H | L | 1–3 | Haines | 3,531 |
26 December | Chesterfield | A | L | 1–2 | Hackett | 5,815 |
27 December | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–1 | Hackett, Bullock | 4,331 |
31 December | Gateshead | A | D | 1–1 | Wayman | 3,007 |
14 January | Darlington | H | W | 2–1 | Bullock, Pye | 4,509 |
21 January | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 0–4 | 6,862 | |
4 February | Barrow | H | W | 1–0 | Allman | 3,221 |
11 February | Wrexham | A | D | 0–0 | 6,673 | |
18 February | Bradford City | H | D | 1–1 | Hackett | 3,829 |
25 February | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–3 | 7,693 | |
3 March | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 3–2 | Hackett, Haines, Whitlock | 4,935 |
10 March | Workington | A | D | 0–0 | 5,926 | |
17 March | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 0–0 | 6,863 | |
24 March | Derby County | A | L | 1–3 | Bullock | 16,378 |
30 March | Halifax Town | H | W | 1–0 | Haines | 5,881 |
31 March | York City | H | D | 2–2 | Brandon, Collins | 6,016 |
2 April | Halifax Town | A | W | 1–0 | Brandon | 4,445 |
7 April | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–3 | Lee | 6,646 |
11 April | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 0–0 | 3,076 | |
14 April | Stockport County | H | L | 1–4 | Allman | 4,425 |
21 April | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | L | 1–2 | Allman | 4,452 |
24 April | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–4 | Haines | 3,872 |
28 April | Rochdale | H | D | 0–0 | 4,213 | |
2 May | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | L | 3–5 | Jolley (2), Allman | 3,253 |
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Main article: 1955–56 FA Cup
More information Round, Date ...
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 19 November | Chesterfield (3N) | A | L | 0–1 | 9,801 |
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Main article: 1955–56 Welsh Cup
More information Round, Date ...
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Fifth round | 26 January | Rhyl (CCL) | A | W | 2–0 | Hackett (2) | |
Quarterfinal | 1 March | Swansea Town (2) | H | L | 0–1 |
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More information Nat, Player ...
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
Keith Griffiths | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Bobby Jones | 43 | – | 40 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Field players | |||||||||
George Allman | 42 | 12 | 39 | 12 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Brian Blears | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Ken Brandon | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | |
Norman Bullock | 36 | 4 | 34 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | |
Jim Collins | 45 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
John Devine | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Mike Fields | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Ray Gill | 48 | – | 45 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Ken Fletcher | 11 | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Ray Griffiths | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Bernard Hackett | 19 | 6 | 17 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
Jack Haines | 44 | 8 | 41 | 8 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Ron Hughes | 45 | – | 43 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Charlie Jolley | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
Eric Lee | 47 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Alan Mayers | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Sam Morris | 8 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Billy Pye | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Tommy Roberts | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Harry Smith | 25 | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Fred Tomley | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Frank Wayman | 33 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Phil Whitlock | 41 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Own goals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 49 | 54 | 46 | 52 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 |
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- "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