| 1950–51 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Frank Brown | |
| Stadium | Sealand Road | |
| Football League Third Division North | 13th | |
| FA Cup | First round | |
| Welsh Cup | Quarterfinal | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Cam Burgess (22) All: Cam Burgess (25) | |
| Highest home attendance | 11,280 vsWrexham (6 September) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,896 vsStockport County (4 April) | |
| Average home league attendance | 5,951 19th in division[1] | |
The1950–51 season was the 13th season of competitiveassociation football inthe Football League played byChester, an English club based inChester,Cheshire.
It was the club's 13th consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in theFA Cup and theWelsh Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Rochdale | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 69 | 62 | 1.113 | 45 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | 44 |
| 13 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 43 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 71 | 0.775 | 42 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 73 | 1.000 | 40 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 15 |
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| 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 |
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| Result | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 25 November | Bradford Park Avenue(3N) | H | L | 1–2 | Coffin | 8,255 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 6 January | Rhyl (CCL) | H | W | 2–1 | Burgess (2) | 4,000 |
| Quarterfinal | 1 March | Merthyr Tydfil (SFL) | A | L | 2–5 | Devonshire,Burgess | 12,000 |
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
 | Ted Elliott | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harry Threadgold | 46 | – | 43 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Field players | |||||||||
 | Tommy Astbury | 47 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
 | Cam Burgess | 44 | 25 | 41 | 22 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
| Geoff Coffin | 20 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Les Devonshire | 47 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Foulkes | 46 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Peter Greenwood | 31 | – | 29 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Jim Hankinson | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Joe Hilton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Frank Hindle | 44 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Ernie Jones | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roger Kirkpatrick | 36 | 6 | 35 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Eric Lee | 45 | – | 42 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Dave McNeil | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| John Molyneux | 47 | – | 44 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Ralph Morement | 41 | 11 | 39 | 11 | – | – | 2 | – |
| Tommy Tilston | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Phil Whitlock | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Own goals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 49 | 67 | 46 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
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.
