| 1932–33 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Charlie Hewitt | |
| Stadium | Sealand Road | |
| Football League Third Division North | 4th | |
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |
| Welsh Cup | Winner | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joe Mantle (34) All: Joe Mantle (39) | |
| Highest home attendance | 16,835 vsWrexham (4 February) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,977 vsYork City (29 March) | |
| Average home league attendance | 8,136 2nd in division[1] | |
The1932–33 season was the second season of competitiveassociation football inthe Football League played byChester, an English club based inChester,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 theFA Cup and theWelsh Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Wrexham | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 106 | 51 | 2.078 | 57 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 99 | 58 | 1.707 | 54 |
| 4 | Chester | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 94 | 66 | 1.424 | 52 |
| 5 | Walsall | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 58 | 1.293 | 48 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 48 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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| Result | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
 | Johnny Burke | 22 | – | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – |
 | Richard Finnigan | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bill Johnson | 28 | – | 25 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||
 | Sammy Armes midfielder | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Billy Bell | 27 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – |
| Fred Bennett | 51 | – | 42 | – | 5 | – | 4 | – |
| Herbert Butler | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Cresswell | 46 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 | George Dickie | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dick Duckworth | 17 | – | 14 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
 | Danny Ferguson | 20 | 3 | 19 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Bob Gray | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Foster Hedley | 50 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Baden Herod | 48 | – | 39 | – | 5 | – | 4 | – |
| Tom Jennings | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| Henry Jolly | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gerry Kelly | 20 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | |
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.
