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Chester 1966–67 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1966–67 season was the 29th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
1966–67 season | |
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Manager | Peter Hauser |
Stadium | Sealand Road |
Football League Fourth Division | 19th |
FA Cup | First round |
Football League Cup | First round |
Welsh Cup | Semifinal |
Top goalscorer | League: Les Jones (13) All: Les Jones (15) |
Highest home attendance | 12,205 vs Wrexham (8 October) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,559 vs Chesterfield (12 April) |
Average home league attendance | 5,156 12th in division[1] |
Also, it was the ninth 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Luton Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 73 | 0.808 | 41 | |
18 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 40 | |
19 | Chester | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 78 | 0.692 | 40 | |
20 | Notts County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 72 | 0.736 | 37 | |
21 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 37 | Re-elected |
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 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 78 | 0.692 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 19 |
Source: rsssf.com
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 | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W |
Position | 7 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 August | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | 6,756 | |
27 August | Bradford Park Avenue | H | L | 0–3 | 6,392 | |
3 September | Port Vale | A | D | 1–1 | Miles (o.g.) | 6,853 |
7 September | Southend United | H | D | 1–1 | L. Jones | 6,132 |
10 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–3 | 7,143 | |
16 September | Barrow | A | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 5,199 |
24 September | York City | H | W | 3–1 | Harley, Singleton, Durie | 5,315 |
26 September | Southend United | A | L | 1–5 | L. Jones | 8,945 |
1 October | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–2 | L. Jones, Harley, Metcalf | 2,818 |
8 October | Wrexham | H | L | 1–3 | Stacey (o.g.) | 12,205 |
15 October | Aldershot | A | L | 0–3 | 4,510 | |
19 October | Rochdale | H | W | 3–2 | Metcalf, Talbot (2) | 4,316 |
22 October | Luton Town | H | D | 0–0 | 5,751 | |
29 October | Barnsley | A | W | 2–1 | Talbot, Humes | 4,474 |
5 November | Newport County | H | W | 4–2 | Ryden, Morris, Metcalf (2) | 5,257 |
12 November | Brentford | A | L | 0–4 | 6,606 | |
19 November | Halifax Town | H | L | 0–2 | 5,265 | |
3 December | Exeter City | H | L | 0–2 | 3,086 | |
10 December | Bradford City | A | W | 3–2 | Ryden, L. Jones (2) | 4,293 |
17 December | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–1 | 6,041 | |
23 December | Stockport County | A | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 8,855 |
26 December | Stockport County | H | D | 1–1 | Talbot | 8,825 |
31 December | Bradford Park Avenue | A | W | 3–2 | Durie, Ryden, Talbot | 3,966 |
14 January | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–3 | L. Jones | 7,200 |
21 January | Barrow | H | D | 1–1 | Ryden | 5,143 |
28 January | Port Vale | H | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 5,586 |
30 January | Hartlepools United | A | L | 2–3 | L. Jones, Ryden | 7,988 |
4 February | York City | A | D | 1–1 | Ryden | 3,094 |
11 February | Lincoln City | H | L | 0–1 | 4,251 | |
18 February | Southport | H | W | 2–1 | Humes, L. Jones | 5,240 |
25 February | Wrexham | A | L | 1–3 | L. Jones | 11,751 |
1 March | Rochdale | A | W | 1–0 | Ryden | 2,140 |
4 March | Aldershot | H | D | 0–0 | 3,893 | |
11 March | Southport | A | L | 3–4 | Humes (2), L. Jones | 4,736 |
18 March | Luton Town | A | L | 0–1 | 6,982 | |
24 March | Notts County | H | L | 1–2 | L. Jones | 4,292 |
25 March | Hartlepools United | H | W | 1–0 | Metcalf | 3,126 |
28 March | Notts County | A | L | 0–3 | 3,398 | |
3 April | Newport County | A | W | 3–2 | Seaton, Ryden (2) | 2,592 |
8 April | Brentford | H | L | 1–2 | Metcalf (pen.) | 2,683 |
12 April | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–1 | Ryden, L. Jones | 2,559 |
15 April | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–2 | Ryden | 3,506 |
22 April | Barnsley | H | W | 1–0 | Morris | 2,969 |
24 April | Chesterfield | A | W | 2–0 | Morris, L. Jones | 2,547 |
29 April | Exeter City | A | L | 0–2 | 3,077 | |
6 May | Bradford City | H | W | 1–0 | Seaton | 3,109 |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 26 November | Middlesbrough (2) | H | L | 2–5 | Metcalf, Morris | 7,607 |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 24 August | Tranmere Rovers (4) | H | L | 2–5 | Ryden, Talbot | 6,660 |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fifth round | 20 January | Borough United (Welsh League (North)) | A | W | 5–2 | Morris (2), L. Jones (2), Talbot | |
Quarterfinal | 16 February | Pwllheli (Welsh League (North)) | A | W | 3–2 | Humes (pen.), Talbot (2) | |
Semifinal | 15 March | Wrexham (4) | A | D | 0–0 | 9,496 | |
Semifinal replay | 20 March | A | L | 2–4 | Humes, Ryden | 11,329 |
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Terry Carling | 28 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | |
John Coates | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Dennis Reeves | 23 | – | 21 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Field players | |||||||||||
John Bennett | 41+1 | – | 35+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
Dave Berry | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
John Butler | 33+2 | – | 27+2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
Graham Chadwick | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Dave Durie | 20+1 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Keith Edwards | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
George Evans | 30 | – | 25 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
Les Harley | 11+3 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Peter Hauser | 21+2 | – | 19+2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Alan Hignett | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Reg Holland | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Jimmy Humes | 25+1 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 3+1 | 2 | |
Bryn Jones | 12 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Les Jones | 41+1 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | |
Ray Jones | 25 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Mike Metcalf | 52 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | |
Elfed Morris | 29 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | |
David Read | 8+1 | – | 6+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Hugh Ryden | 46 | 13 | 40 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
John Sealey | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Gordon Seaton | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Tommy Singleton | 45 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
Malcolm Starkey | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Gary Talbot | 27 | 10 | 24 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 52 | 68 | 46 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
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