1948–49 Chester F.C. season
| 1948–49 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Frank Brown | |
| Stadium | Sealand Road | |
| Football League Third Division North | 18th | |
| FA Cup | Second round | |
| Welsh Cup | Fifth round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Cam Burgess and Bert Foulds (14) All: Cam Burgess and Bert Foulds (14) | |
| Highest home attendance | 13,509 vs Hull City (6 November) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,858 vs Barrow (4 May) | |
| Average home league attendance | 6,959 19th in division[1] | |
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The 1948–49 season was the eleventh season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's eleventh 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.
Football League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 38 |
| 17 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 58 | 0.793 | 36 |
| 18 | Chester | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 56 | 1.018 | 35 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 62 | 0.726 | 35 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 64 | 0.859 | 34 |
Source: rsssf.com
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 |
| 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 56 | 1.018 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 8 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–2 | Seed (o.g.) | 11,941 |
| 25 August | Stockport County | H | W | 2–0 | Foulkes, Best | 7,644 |
| 28 August | Gateshead | H | D | 1–1 | Foulds | 8,734 |
| 1 September | Stockport County | A | D | 1–1 | Best | 11,707 |
| 4 September | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–2 | Best | 9,181 |
| 8 September | York City | H | W | 4–1 | Astbury (2), Davies, Foulds | 6,818 |
| 11 September | Darlington | H | L | 1–2 | Foulds | 8,880 |
| 13 September | York City | A | L | 0–2 | 9,511 | |
| 18 September | Rochdale | A | L | 1–3 | Best | 11,965 |
| 25 September | New Brighton | H | W | 2–0 | Coffin (2) | 8,546 |
| 2 October | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | 12,459 | |
| 9 October | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 2–2 | Astbury, Westwood | 8,295 |
| 16 October | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–2 | Foulds | 15,440 |
| 23 October | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 3–0 | Burgess (2), Harrigan | 7,558 |
| 30 October | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–2 | Harrigan | 15,080 |
| 6 November | Hull City | H | L | 0–2 | 13,509 | |
| 13 November | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | 10,658 | |
| 20 November | Bradford City | H | W | 3–0 | Burgess, Harrigan, Foulds | 5,954 |
| 4 December | Wrexham | H | W | 2–0 | Burgess (2) | 11,909 |
| 18 December | Carlisle United | H | W | 2–1 | Burgess (2, 1pen.) | 4,628 |
| 25 December | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–1 | 8,587 | |
| 27 December | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 1–1 | Lee | 7,380 |
| 1 January | Gateshead | A | L | 1–2 | Burgess | 8,720 |
| 8 January | Wrexham | A | L | 0–1 | 11,947 | |
| 15 January | Hartlepools United | H | D | 0–0 | 3,215 | |
| 22 January | Darlington | A | D | 3–3 | Davies, Foulds, Westwood | 7,505 |
| 29 January | Halifax Town | A | W | 2–1 | Westwood, Foulds | 9,160 |
| 5 February | Rochdale | H | W | 2–1 | Foulds (2) | 5,570 |
| 12 February | Barrow | A | D | 1–1 | Burgess | 5,887 |
| 19 February | New Brighton | A | D | 1–1 | Foulds | 8,672 |
| 26 February | Mansfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Foulds | 5,250 |
| 12 March | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 2–2 | Foulds, Westwood | 6,642 |
| 19 March | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 1–3 | McNeil | 4,767 |
| 26 March | Rotherham United | H | D | 1–1 | Burgess | 6,431 |
| 2 April | Hull City | A | L | 2–3 | Davies, Burgess | 36,167 |
| 9 April | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 1–2 | Foulds | 6,220 |
| 15 April | Southport | H | W | 2–0 | Forsyth, Burgess | 7,237 |
| 16 April | Bradford City | A | L | 2–3 | Davies, Foulds | 12,220 |
| 18 April | Southport | A | L | 1–2 | Davies | 8,706 |
| 23 April | Halifax Town | H | L | 0–1 | 3,858 | |
| 2 May | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | Williamson | 6,420 |
| 4 May | Barrow | H | W | 4–1 | Westwood, Burgess (2), Harrigan | 1,858 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 27 November | Hartlepools United (3N) | A | W | 3–1 | Williamson, Harrigan, Forsyth | 8,563 |
| Second round | 11 December | Aldershot (3S) | A | L | 0–1 | 10,000 |
Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 12 January | Wrexham (3N) | A | W | 0–6 | 3,790 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
Welsh Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
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Ted Elliott | 17 | – | 14 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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George Scales | 21 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Jimmy MacLaren | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||
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Tommy Astbury | 43 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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Alan Beaumont | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Tommy Best | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
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Grenville Booth | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Ernie Bryan | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Cam Burgess | 32 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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Reg Butcher | 43 | – | 40 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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Geoff Coffin | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
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Joe Davies | 24 | 5 | 23 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – |
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John Forsyth | 34 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
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Bert Foulds | 33 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – |
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Billy Foulkes | 28 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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Peter Greenwood | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Duncan Harrigan | 23 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
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Bill Hounslea | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Roger Kirkpatrick | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Eric Lee | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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Tom Mackie | 7 | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
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Cliff Mansley | 23 | – | 22 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Dave McNeil | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
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Tommy Tilston | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Trevor Walters | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Raymond Westwood | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
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George Williamson | 38 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 45 | 60 | 42 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | |
References
- ^ "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