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1932–33 Chester F.C. season

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Chester
1932–33 season
ManagerCharlie Hewitt
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division North
4th
FA CupFourth round
Welsh CupWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Mantle (34)

All: Joe Mantle (39)
Highest home attendance16,835 vs Wrexham (4 February)
Lowest home attendance4,977 vs York City (29 March)
Average home league attendance8,136
2nd in division[1]

The 1932–33 season was the second season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's second 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

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
2 Wrexham 42 18 2 1 75 15 6 7 8 31 36 2.078 57
3 Stockport County 42 16 2 3 69 30 5 10 6 30 28 1.707 54
4 Chester 42 15 4 2 57 25 7 4 10 37 41 1.424 52 Welsh Cup winners
5 Walsall 42 16 4 1 53 15 3 6 12 22 43 1.293 48
6 Doncaster Rovers 42 13 8 0 52 26 4 6 11 25 53 0.975 48
Source: rsssf.com

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 22 8 12 94 66 1.424 52 15 4 2 57 25 34 7 4 10 37 41 18

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
ResultLDWLWDWWWWWLLWDWDWWLWWWWWLLWDDWLWWLWWDLDLL
Position1518111499411111111111111111122223232122122334
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
27 August Mansfield Town A L 0–1 8,009
31 August Southport H D 1–1 Jennings 11,210
3 September Rotherham United H W 1–0 Ferguson 7,657
6 September Southport A L 1–2 Roscoe 6,219
10 September Accrington Stanley A W 4–1 Jennings, Wyper (2), Hedley 5,569
14 September Stockport County H D 2–2 Hedley, Gray 8,031
17 September New Brighton H W 3–0 Ferguson (pen.), Jennings, Hedley 9,655
21 September Walsall H W 1–0 Stevenson 5,311
24 September Wrexham A W 2–1 Mantle, Bell 19,649
1 October Barrow A W 3–2 Ferguson, Bell, Cresswell 6,414
8 October Carlisle United H W 4–0 Mantle (2), Cresswell, Stevenson 5,732
15 October York City A L 1–3 Cresswell 5,689
22 October Tranmere Rovers H L 1–2 Hedley 7,773
29 October Halifax Town A W 2–0 Mantle (2) 4,906
5 November Hartlepools United H D 3–3 Cresswell, Mercer, Wyper (pen.) 6,947
12 November Barnsley A W 3–0 Mantle, Hedley, Cresswell 6,975
19 November Hull City H D 1–1 Mantle 10,064
3 December Darlington H W 5–2 Hedley (2), Mantle (2), Mercer 5,558
17 December Gateshead H W 3–1 Cresswell, Hedley, Mantle 7,030
24 December Walsall A L 1–3 Mantle 6,606
26 December Crewe Alexandra H W 3–1 Hedley, Mantle (2) 14,000
27 December Crewe Alexandra A W 1–0 Mantle 11,219
31 December Mansfield Town H W 5–2 Mantle (3), Cresswell, Anthoney (o.g.) 6,618
7 January Rotherham United A W 5–0 Armes, Mantle (4) 4,724
21 January Accrington Stanley H W 4–2 Hedley (3), Armes 4,980
4 February Wrexham H L 0–3 16,835
8 February New Brighton A L 1–3 Mantle 3,384
11 February Barrow H W 2–1 Hedley, Butler 6,268
18 February Carlisle United A D 1–1 Mantle 4,490
4 March Tranmere Rovers A D 2–2 Mantle (2) 8,649
11 March Halifax Town H W 6–3 Cresswell, Mercer, Mantle (4, 1pen.) 7,287
18 March Hartlepools United A L 1–3 Mantle 5,293
25 March Barnsley H W 3–1 Cresswell, Hedley, Mercer 6,508
29 March York City H W 5–0 Mantle (2), Mercer (3) 4,977
1 April Hull City A L 0–2 20,248
8 April Doncaster Rovers H W 2–0 Mantle, Hedley 5,869
14 April Rochdale H W 2–0 Cresswell, Hedley 9,870
15 April Darlington A D 1–1 Mantle 3,064
17 April Rochdale A L 0–2 3,742
27 April Doncaster Rovers A D 3–3 Cresswell (2), Kelly 4,379
29 April Gateshead A L 0–3 1,424
6 May Stockport County A L 5–8 Kelly (4, 1pen.), Armes 4,255

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 26 November Rotherham United (3N) H W 4–0 Mantle, Wyper (2), Hedley 7,000
Second round 10 December Yeovil & Petters United (SouL) H W 2–1 Cresswell, Hedley 8,000
Third round 14 January Fulham (2) H W 5–0 Mercer, Hedley (4) 14,328
Fourth round 28 January Halifax Town (3N) H D 0–0 10,538
Fourth round replay 2 February A L 2–3
(a.e.t)
Mantle (2) 14,224

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Seventh round 22 February Crewe Alexandra (3N) A W 5–3 Butler, Mantle (2), Kelly (2) 2,000
Quarterfinal 14 March Llanelly (SouL) A W 4–0 Kelly, Harris (o.g.), Hedley, Jennings 10,500
Semifinal 5 April Cardiff City (3S) H W 2–1 Mercer, Cresswell (pen.) 9,400
Final 3 May Wrexham (3N) H W 2–0 Kelly, Cresswell 15,000

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Republic of Ireland Johnny Burke 22 16 2 4
Richard Finnigan 1 1
Bill Johnson 28 25 3
Field players
England Sammy Armes midfielder 18 3 16 3 2
Billy Bell 27 2 21 2 5 1
England Fred Bennett 51 42 5 4
England Herbert Butler 3 2 2 1 1 1
England Frank Cresswell 46 15 38 12 5 1 3 2
Scotland George Dickie 1 1
England Dick Duckworth 17 14 3
Wales Danny Ferguson 20 3 19 3 1
Bob Gray 6 1 6 1
England Foster Hedley 50 23 41 16 5 6 4 1
Baden Herod 48 39 5 4
Scotland Tom Jennings 11 4 9 3 2 1
Henry Jolly 9 9
England Gerry Kelly 20 9 15 5 1 4 4
England Joe Mantle 41 39 33 34 5 3 3 2
Arthur Mercer 35 9 27 7 5 1 3 1
John Pitcairn 30 22 5 3
Jack Roscoe 1 1 1 1
England Frank Searle 4 4
Harry Skitt 45 36 5 4
John Stevenson 11 2 11 2
Tommy Vaughan 1 1
Ron Viner 1 1
Tommy Wyper 14 5 12 3 2 2
Own goals 2 1 1
Total 51 120 42 94 5 13 4 13

References

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  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