1978–79 Chester F.C. season

April 2022 Chester 1978–79 Alan Oakes Sealand Road Football LeagueThird Division 16th FA Cup Round 2 Football League Cup Round 3 Welsh Cup Semifinal Ian Edwards (20) Ian Edwards (25) 8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December) 2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September) 3,85020th in divisionhttp://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm English attendances archive EFS 21 June 2016 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 season was the 41st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire. Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. Alongside competing in the Football League, the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup. Football League 1978–79 Football League#Third Division y Third Division CHE Results summary 11 9 3 42 21 3 7 13 15 40 rsssf.com January 2018 Results by matchday table b Round Result W /W /W /L /D /L /L /W /W /D /W /L /D /D /W /L /W /W /D /L /L /L /D /L /L /D /D /D /D /W /W /L /L /L /L /W /D /D /W /D /D /W /D /D /L /L Position 7 /2 /1 /4 /4 /7/11/10 /5 /5 /4 /4 /6 /6 /5 /6 /6 /5 /6 /7 /9/11 /9/10/12/11/13/11/11/10 /9/10/11/12/12/11/11/12/10/12/11/10/10 /9/11/14 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com June 2018 Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance19 AugustSouthend UnitedAW1–0Edwards4,22323 AugustWalsallHW2–1Phillips, Mellor (pen)4,25726 AugustExeter CityHW3–0Mellor (pen), Edwards (2)3,4312 SeptemberHull CityAL0–35,3258 SeptemberPeterborough UnitedHD1–1Edwards4,50612 SeptemberColchester UnitedAL1–2Phillips2,31116 SeptemberGillinghamAL0–14,74323 SeptemberSwansea CityHW2–0Mellor, Edwards8,58327 SeptemberSwindon TownHW2–0Delgado, Oakes3,31130 SeptemberBuryAD1–1Edwards4,0567 OctoberWatfordHW2–1Edwards, Phillips6,46813 OctoberTranmere RoversAL2–6Edwards, Mellor5,58718 OctoberPlymouth ArgyleHD0–03,92121 OctoberOxford UnitedAD0–03,90828 OctoberBrentfordHW3–1Edwards (3)4,3014 NovemberChesterfieldAL1–3Raynor5,01511 NovemberHull CityHW2–1Edwards (2)4,24918 NovemberExeter CityAW1–0Mellor3,9859 DecemberSheffield WednesdayAD0–08,87223 DecemberBlackpoolAL0–34,10626 DecemberCarlisle UnitedHL1–2Walker4,69013 JanuaryPeterborough UnitedAL1–2Edwards4,44517 JanuaryColchester UnitedHD2–2Henderson, Phillips2,33930 JanuaryShrewsbury TownAL0–16,6933 FebruarySwindon TownAL0–26,03610 FebruaryBuryHD1–1Henderson3,16021 FebruaryGillinghamHD1–1Jeffries2,42124 FebruaryTranmere RoversHD1–1Raynor (pen)4,37527 FebruarySwansea CityAD2–2Henderson, Raynor (pen)7,9833 MarchOxford UnitedHW4–1Oakes, Jones, Phillips, Edwards2,4767 MarchLincoln CityHW5–1Henderson (3), Edwards, Phillips2,58510 MarchBrentfordAL0–66,42014 MarchRotherham UnitedHL0–12,47321 MarchSouthend UnitedHL0–12,10824 MarchWalsallAL1–2Oakes2,79528 MarchChesterfieldHW3–0Jones, Livermore, Phillips1,80431 MarchMansfield TownHD1–1Edwards2,2057 AprilLincoln CityAD0–03,48913 AprilBlackpoolHW4–2Oakes, Phillips (pen), Henderson, Edwards4,43914 AprilCarlisle UnitedAD1–1Phillips5,30916 AprilShrewsbury TownHD0–06,24921 AprilRotherham UnitedAW1–0Edwards2,89324 AprilPlymouth ArgyleAD2–2Raynor, Edwards4,68628 AprilSheffield WednesdayHD2–2Mellor, Phillips4,2002 MayWatfordAL0–112,1675 MayMansfield TownAL0–24,173 FA Cup 1978–79 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round25 NovemberRuncorn (NPL)HD1–1Phillips5,421First round replay28 NovemberAW5–0Mellor (2), Jones, Phillips, Howat4,441Second round16 DecemberDarlington (4)AL1–2Mellor2,491 League Cup 1978–79 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg12 AugustPort Vale (4)AW3–0Edwards (2), Phillips2,805First round second leg16 AugustHD1–1Livermore (pen)3,741Second round30 AugustCoventry City (1)HW2–1Edwards, Mellor8,598Third round4 OctoberNorwich City (1)HL0–28,749 Welsh Cup 1978–79 Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFourth round10 JanuaryBangor City (NPL)HD0–01,100Fourth round replay23 JanuaryAW1–0EdwardsFifth round14 FebruaryOswestry Town (SFL)HW4–3Felix, Edwards, Phillips, Leggett (o.g.)438Semifinal4 AprilWrexham (2)HL0–17,275 Season statistics Nat Nationality Player Total League FACup LeagueCup WelshCup A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals GoalkeepersWAL Brian Lloyd 52 – 41 – 3 – 4 – 4 –WAL Grenville Millington 5 – 5 – – – – – – – Field playersENG David Burns 8+2 – 7+2 – – – – – 1 –WAL Bob Delgado 21 1 15 1 2 – 4 – – –WAL Ian Edwards 47 25 39 20 – – 4 3 4 2ENG Gary Felix 9 1 8 – – – – – 1 1ENG Peter Henderson 27 7 25 7 – – – – 2 –WAL Ian Howat 9 1 5 – 3 1 – – 1 –ENG Derek Jeffries 50 1 40 1 3 – 4 – 3 –WAL Brynley Jones 31+4 3 26+3 2 2 1 0+1 – 3 –ENG Doug Livermore 49 2 39 1 3 – 4 1 3 –ENG Ian Mellor 28+3 10 21+2 6 3 3 4 1 0+1 –ENG Mark Nickeas 41+1 – 33+1 – 3 – 1 – 4 –ENG Alan Oakes 45 4 37 4 2 – 4 – 2 –ENG Ronnie Phillips 50+1 14 40 10 3 2 3+1 1 4 1ENG Paul Raynor 45+1 4 36+1 4 3 – 4 – 2 –WAL Ian Rush 1 – 1 – – – – – – –ENG Trevor Storton 57 – 46 – 3 – 4 – 4 –ENG Peter Sutcliffe 14+3 – 11+3 – – – – – 3 – Jim Walker 38+3 – 31+1 1 0+2 – 4 – 3 – Own goals – 1 – – – – – – – 1 Total 57 75 46 57 3 7 4 6 4 5 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 1978-79 Category:English football clubs 1978–79 season