1974–75 Chester F.C. season
Chester 1974–75 football season
The 1974–75 season was the 37th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester , an English club based in Chester , Cheshire .
Also, it was the 17th 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 .
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
46
23
11
12
64
38
1.684
57
17
5
1
48
9
39
6
6
11
16
29
18
Results by matchday
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 Result L W W L W L L W W D W W L W D L W D L W W W D W D D L D L W W W W W L D W D D L D W W W L W Position 16 6 6 11 6 11 14 10 8 7 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5[ a]
^ Chester were fifth after their final match was played, however, two days later Lincoln City lost their final match to Southport and was overcame by Chester by better goal average.
Matches
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
17 August
Lincoln City
A
L
1–2
Owen
2,903
24 August
Hartlepool
H
W
3–0
Seddon , Draper , James
2,728
31 August
Barnsley
A
W
1–0
Edwards
6,006
3 September
Cambridge United
A
L
0–3
7,763
7 September
Brentford
H
W
2–0
Draper , Owen
2,469
14 September
Bradford City
A
L
0–2
3,329
17 September
Shrewsbury Town
A
L
0–2
3,637
21 September
Torquay United
H
W
3–0
James , Edwards , Seddon
2,467
25 September
Reading
H
W
2–0
James , Whitehead
6,642
27 September
Mansfield Town
A
D
0–0
3,182
2 October
Doncaster Rovers
H
W
3–0
Loska , James , Draper
2,748
5 October
Scunthorpe United
H
W
1–0
James
2,857
11 October
Southport
A
L
1–2
Lennard
2,179
19 October
Crewe Alexandra
H
W
2–0
Lennard , Draper
4,063
23 October
Cambridge United
H
D
1–1
Seddon
3,583
26 October
Exeter City
A
L
0–1
3,664
2 November
Rochdale
H
W
4–0
Edwards , Draper (3)
3,100
5 November
Doncaster Rovers
A
D
1–1
James
1,286
9 November
Northampton Town
A
L
0–2
5,240
16 November
Swansea City
H
W
3–0
James (2), Draper
4,641
30 November
Stockport County
H
W
3–1
Edwards , Lennard , James
3,289
7 December
Rotherham United
A
W
2–1
James (2)
4,412
21 December
Workington
A
D
0–0
1,455
26 December
Bradford City
H
W
1–0
Lennard
8,372
28 December
Darlington
A
D
1–1
Lennard
2,690
4 January
Shrewsbury Town
H
D
1–1
Draper
8,019
11 January
Rotherham United
H
L
0–1
5,835
17 January
Stockport County
A
D
1–1
Matthewson
2,721
25 January
Newport County
A
L
0–3
4,144
1 February
Northampton Town
H
W
4–1
Lennard , Owen (2), James (pen.)
5,027
8 February
Rochdale
A
W
1–0
Redfern
2,161
15 February
Newport County
H
W
4–1
Owen (3), James
5,427
22 February
Swansea City
A
W
1–0
Moore
2,174
1 March
Barnsley
H
W
2–1
Edwards , Owen
4,976
8 March
Reading
A
L
1–2
Moore
5,759
15 March
Mansfield Town
H
D
0–0
7,518
19 March
Lincoln City
H
W
4–1
Storton , Moore (2), Edwards
6,765
22 March
Brentford
A
D
1–1
Owen
5,800
29 March
Workington
H
D
0–0
5,761
31 March
Torquay United
A
L
0–3
3,713
5 April
Exeter City
H
D
1–1
Owen
3,318
12 April
Scunthorpe United
A
W
3–1
Owen (2), Redfern
1,877
16 April
Darlington
H
W
1–0
Loska
4,652
19 April
Southport
H
W
3–0
Storton , Owen (2)
4,804
21 April
Hartlepool
A
L
0–1
2,047
26 April
Crewe Alexandra
A
W
1–0
Mason
5,118
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
First round
23 November
Rotherham United (4 )
A
L
0–1
5,358
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
First round
21 August
Walsall (3 )
H
W
2–1
Draper (2)
3,583
Second round
11 September
Blackpool (2 )
H
W
3–1
Edwards , Owen , Whitehead
5,854
Third round
9 October
Preston North End (3 )
H
W
1–0
Lennard
11,262
Fourth round
13 November
Leeds United (1 )
H
W
3–0
James (2), Storton
19,000
Quarterfinal
4 December
Newcastle United (1 )
A
D
0–0
29,716
Quarterfinal replay
18 December
H
W
1–0
James 75'
19,000
Semifinal first leg
15 January
Aston Villa (2 )
H
D
2–2
Owen 44', Moore 79'
19,000
Semifinal second leg
22 January
A
L
2–3
Mason 33', James 61'
47,632
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Fourth round
29 January
Oswestry Town (CCL )
H
L
1–3
Lunn
1,728
Season statistics
References
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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