1953–54 Chester F.C. season

May 2017 May 2017 Chester 1953–54 Louis Page Sealand Road Football LeagueThird Division North 24th(re-elected) FA Cup First round Welsh Cup Final Don Travis (12) Don Travis (16) 14,627 vs Wrexham (3 October) 1,667 vs Mansfield Town (24 March) 5,50322nd in divisionhttp://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm English attendances archive EFS 21 June 2016 _blue_stripes _bluestripes _blue_stripes _hoops_blue 000000 1952–53 1954–55 The 1953–54 season was the 16th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire. It was the club's 16th 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 1953–54 Football League#Third Division North y Third Division North CHE Results summary 10 7 6 39 22 1 3 19 9 45 rsssf.com September 2016 Results by matchday table b Round Result D /D /L /L /W /L /L /D /W /L /W /L /W /L /W /L /L /D /L /D /L /W /L /L /L /L /W /L /L /D /L /W /L /D /L /D /L /L /W /D /W /L /D /W /L /L Position 14/14/18/21/18/17/21/21/19/20/16/19/18/18/17/18/21/19/20/19/20/19/19/20/20/20/20/21/24/22/24/23/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 statto.com September 2016 Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance22 AugustHartlepools UnitedHD1–1Windle6,69526 AugustBarnsleyHD1–1Windle7,11729 AugustGatesheadAL1–2Travis8,0132 SeptemberBarnsleyAL0–39,9695 SeptemberWorkingtonHW3–0Coffin (2pens.), Pye5,7909 SeptemberDarlingtonAL0–14,87512 SeptemberScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedAL0–110,23416 SeptemberDarlingtonHD2–2Thomas, Travis3,99919 SeptemberYork CityHW3–1Travis, Smith, Windle5,57123 SeptemberBradford Park AvenueHL2–3Coffin (2, 1pen.)4,90626 SeptemberSouthportAW1–0Pye5,77030 SeptemberBradford Park AvenueAL0–55,3333 OctoberWrexhamHW2–1Thomas, Travis14,62710 OctoberBarrowAL1–2Thomas6,25817 OctoberBradford CityHW3–0Thomas, Coffin (pen.), Travis6,15024 OctoberChesterfieldAL0–48,22931 OctoberTranmere RoversHL1–2Hilton6,8247 NovemberHalifax TownAL1–1Windle3,29714 NovemberCarlisle UnitedHL0–15,10428 NovemberGrimsby TownHD1–1Molyneux5,3275 DecemberStockport CountyAL0–58,25212 DecemberRochdaleHW2–0Thomas, Travis3,57819 DecemberHartlepools UnitedAL0–25,48125 DecemberPort ValeAL0–115,32226 DecemberPort ValeHL0–110,97928 DecemberRochdaleAL0–47,2262 JanuaryGatesheadHW5–0Travis (3), Rolfe, Morrey4,1979 JanuaryMansfield TownAL1–2Morrey6,57216 JanuaryWorkingtonAL0–27,21223 JanuaryScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedHD0–05,1806 FebruaryYork CityAL1–2Morrey (pen.)3,96013 FebruarySouthportHW1–0Morrey4,80220 FebruaryWrexhamAL1–2Basford10,22527 FebruaryBarrowHD1–1Hilton3,0236 MarchBradford CityAL0–110,97113 MarchChesterfieldHD2–2Hilton, Lee4,40420 MarchTranmere RoversAL1–2Coffin6,77324 MarchMansfield TownHL0–21,66727 MarchHalifax TownHW3–1Morrey, Travis, Windle3,2073 AprilCarlisle UnitedAD1–1Travis2,32910 AprilAccrington StanleyHW3–0Rolfe (2), Windle4,03116 AprilCrewe AlexandraAL0–16,28717 AprilGrimsby TownAD0–07,33019 AprilCrewe AlexandraHW2–0Betteridge, Travis5,84624 AprilStockport CountyHL1–2Coffin3,54528 AprilAccrington StanleyAL0–14,687 FA Cup 1953–54 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round21 NovemberStockport County (3N)AL2–4Molyneux, Windle12,363 Welsh Cup 1953–54 Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFifth round13 JanuaryBrymbo SteelworksHW6–1Rolfe, Morrey (pen.), Morris, Smith, Travis766Quarterfinal3 MarchWrexham (3N)HW1–0Travis2,133Semifinal17 MarchNewport County (3S)ND2–2Travis (2)7,920Semifinal replay5 AprilNW2–0Basford, Hilton3,000Final21 AprilFlint Town United (WLN)NL0–215,584 Season statistics Nat Nationality Player Total League FACup WelshCup A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals GoalkeepersENG Bobby Jones 52 – 46 – 1 – 5 – Field playersWAL Tommy Astbury 19 – 16 – 1 – 2 – Jack Basford 13 2 10 1 – – 3 1 Mick Betteridge 9 1 8 1 – – 1 – Ken Brandon 1 – 1 – – – – – Norman Bullock 1 – 1 – – – – – Geoff Coffin 22 7 21 7 – – 1 – Ken Fletcher 19 1 16 – – – 3 1ENG Ray Gill 52 – 46 – 1 – 5 – Joe Hilton 24 4 20 3 1 – 3 1WAL Ron Hughes 45 – 39 – 1 – 5 –ENG Eric Lee 51 1 46 1 1 – 4 – John Molyneux 18 2 15 1 1 1 2 – Bernard Morrey 20 6 17 5 – – 3 1 Sam Morris 12 1 11 – – – 1 1 Billy Pye 5 2 5 2 – – – – Jimmy Rolfe 20 4 17 3 – – 3 1ENG Harry Smith 11 2 10 1 – – 1 1ENG Fred Sutcliffe 32 – 28 – – – 4 – Johnny Thomas 32 5 29 5 1 – 2 – Don Travis 48 16 43 12 1 – 4 4 Phil Whitlock 24 – 23 – 1 – – –ENG Bobby Williams 3 – 3 – – – – – Billy Windle 39 7 35 6 1 1 3 – Own goals – – – – – – – – Total 52 61 46 48 1 2 5 11 References Sumner Chas 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010 1 November 2011 Yore Publications 978-0956984821 Chester CHESTE-1 1953-54 Category:English football clubs 1953–54 season