1970–71 Chester F.C. season

Chester
1970–71 season
Manager Ken Roberts
Stadium Sealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
5th
FA Cup Third round
Football League Cup Second round
Welsh Cup Semifinal
Top goalscorer League:
Alan Tarbuck (18)

All:
Alan Tarbuck (19)
Highest home attendance 7,898 vs York City (12 April)
Lowest home attendance 2,646 vs Newport County (1 May)
Average home league attendance 5,081
10th in division[1]

The 1970–71 season was the 33rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the 13th 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

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAvg
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Notts County 46 30 9 7 89 362.472 69 Promoted to the Third Division
2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 24 12 10 81 461.761 60
3 Oldham Athletic 46 24 11 11 88 631.397 59
4 York City 46 23 10 13 78 541.444 56
5 Chester 46 24 7 15 69 551.255 55
6 Colchester United 46 21 12 13 70 541.296 54
7 Northampton Town 46 19 13 14 63 591.068 51
8 Southport 46 21 6 19 63 571.105 48
9 Exeter City 46 17 14 15 67 680.985 48
10 Workington 46 18 12 16 48 490.980 48
11 Stockport County 46 16 14 16 49 650.754 46
12 Darlington 46 17 11 18 58 571.018 45
13 Aldershot 46 14 17 15 66 710.930 45
14 Brentford 46 18 8 20 66 621.065 44
15 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 8 20 75 760.987 44
16 Peterborough United 46 18 7 21 70 710.986 43
17 Scunthorpe United 46 15 13 18 56 610.918 43
18 Southend United 46 14 15 17 53 660.803 43
19 Grimsby Town 46 18 7 21 57 710.803 43
20 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 51 660.773 43
21 Lincoln City 46 13 13 20 70 710.986 39 Re-elected
22 Newport County 46 10 8 28 55 850.647 28
23 Hartlepool 46 8 12 26 34 740.459 28
24 Barrow 46 7 8 31 51 900.567 22

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 24 7 15 69 55 1.255 55 17 2 4 42 18 36 7 5 11 27 37 19

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWWLWDWWWWLWWLLWLLLWLLWWLDWWWLWDWLDWWDDWLWDWLLW
Position527497552511253567691188109765655555555555555555

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

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
15 August Brentford A W2–1 Woodall, Tarbuck 6,480
22 August Colchester United H W2–1 Draper, Cheetham 5,447
29 August Workington A L0–1 3,907
2 September Lincoln City H W1–0 Tarbuck 4,709
12 September York City A D1–1 Webber 3,021
19 September Exeter City H W3–1 Draper, Woodall, Hawkins 4,337
23 September Cambridge United H W2–1 Tarbuck, Draper 5,982
26 September Newport County A W1–0 Draper 1,827
30 September Southport H W1–0 Tarbuck 6,749
3 October Aldershot H L1–2 Cheetham (pen.) 5,069
7 October Grimsby Town H W5–0 Webber (2), Groves, Turner (2) 4,596
10 October Barrow A W4–1 Tarbuck (2), Groves, Kennedy 2,326
17 October Brentford H L1–2 Tarbuck 5,834
20 October Northampton Town A L1–3 Webber 6,232
24 October Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic H W4–2 Webber (2), Tarbuck, Draper 5,702
31 October Peterborough United A L0–1 5,355
7 November Oldham Athletic H L0–1 7,367
11 November Crewe Alexandra A L3–6 Draper, Loyden, Cheetham (pen.) 5,000
14 November Scunthorpe United A W2–0 Loyden, Cheetham (pen.) 3,099
28 November Hartlepool H L0–1 4,361
5 December Darlington A L1–5 McHale 3,527
18 December Colchester United A W1–0 Draper 4,342
26 December Stockport County H W3–0 Tarbuck, Loyden, Groves 5,816
9 January Southport A L0–2 3,180
16 January Northampton Town H D2–2 Tarbuck, Loyden 4,032
23 January Notts County H W2–1 Loyden, Tarbuck 5,835
30 January Hartlepool A W2–0 Green (o.g.), Loyden 1,191
6 February Darlington H W2–1 Tarbuck, Loyden 4,714
13 February Notts County A L1–2 McHale 10,545
20 February Crewe Alexandra H W1–0 Tarbuck 5,585
22 February Southend United A D1–1 Loyden 5,550
27 February Peterborough United H W2–0 Loyden (2) 4,223
6 March Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic A L1–3 Tarbuck 8,691
8 March Cambridge United A D1–1 Tarbuck 3,576
13 March Scunthorpe United H W2–0 Tarbuck (2) 3,738
17 March Southend United H W2–0 Loyden, Webber 3,870
20 March Oldham Athletic A D1–1 Webber 10,117
27 March Grimsby Town A D2–2 Webber, Loyden 2,591
3 April Workington H W1–0 Loyden 3,921
9 April Aldershot A L0–1 4,923
10 April Stockport County A W1–0 Edwards 2,174
12 April York City H D1–1 Turner 7,898
17 April Barrow H W2–1 Tarbuck, Loyden 4,440
24 April Exeter City A L1–3 Webber 4,024
28 April Lincoln City A L0–2 3,086
1 May Newport County H W2–1 Loyden, McHale 2,646

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 21 November Preston North End (3) A D1–1 Tarbuck 15,023
First round replay 25 November H W1–0 Loyden 11,164
Second round 12 December Crewe Alexandra (4) H W1–0 Turner 9,353
Third round 2 January Derby County (1) H L1–2 Webber 15,882

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 19 August Shrewsbury Town (3) H W2–1 Cheetham, Pountney 5,847
Second round 9 September Norwich City (2) A D0–0 11,081
Second round replay 16 September H L1–2 Woodall 7,474

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fifth round 27 January Rhyl (CCL) H D1–1 Draper 3,136
Fifth round replay 4 February A W2–0 Turner, Webber 1,698
Quarterfinal 17 February Swansea City (3) H W2–1 Edwards, Webber 2,737
Semifinal 31 March Cardiff City (2) A D0–0 5,522
Semifinal replay 19 April H L1–2 Webber 7,325

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
EnglandTerry Carling 51 41433
EnglandJohn Taylor 7 52
Field players
EnglandGraham Birks 57 45435
EnglandTerry Bradbury 57 45435
EnglandRoy Cheetham 32+15 25+14431
WalesDerek Draper 568 4474351
WalesNigel Edwards 28+22 23+2151
EnglandNeil Griffiths 1 1
EnglandAlan Groves 29+13 21+13431
WalesDennis Hawkins 6+11 6+11
EnglandDave Kennedy 8+61 7+510+11
EnglandEddie Loyden 3616 2815414
EnglandKevin McHale 403 32344
EnglandDave Pountney 571 454315
EnglandAlan Tarbuck 5719 46184134
EnglandGraham Turner 585 46341351
WalesKeith Webber 43+714 35+4100+31353
EnglandBrian Woodall 15+23 11+22311
Own goals 1 1
Total 5882 4669443356

References

  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
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