| 1958–59 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | John Harris | |
| Stadium | Sealand Road | |
| Football League Fourth Division | 13th | |
| FA Cup | Second round | |
| Welsh Cup | Sixth round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Norman Bullock (12) All: Norman Bullock (13) | |
| Highest home attendance | 9,723 vsNorthampton Town (6 September) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,220 vsHartlepools United (8 October) | |
| Average home league attendance | 6,953 14th in division[1] | |
The1958–59 season was the 21st season of competitiveassociation football inthe Football League played byChester, an English club based inChester,Cheshire.
Chester competed in the newly formedFourth Division. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in theFA Cup and theWelsh Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 82 | 77 | 1.065 | 49 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 78 | 77 | 1.013 | 44 |
| 13 | Chester | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 84 | 0.857 | 44 |
| 14 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 75 | 77 | 0.974 | 43 |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 81 | 79 | 1.025 | 42 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 84 | 0.857 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 51 | 19 |
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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 | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 19 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August | Torquay United | H | L | 0–2 | 9,070 | |
| 27 August | Crystal Palace | A | D | 3–3 | Pearson,Mason,Foulkes | 18,170 |
| 30 August | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 4–2 | Jepson (3),Richards | 8,657 |
| 3 September | Crystal Palace | H | W | 3–2 | Mason,Pearson,Webster | 7,993 |
| 6 September | Northampton Town | H | L | 2–3 | Bullock (2) | 9,723 |
| 11 September | Walsall | A | L | 2–2 | Richards,Croft | 11,791 |
| 13 September | Workington | A | L | 0–1 | 5,717 | |
| 17 September | Walsall | H | W | 2–0 | Webster (pen.),Haddington (o.g.) | 7,800 |
| 20 September | York City | H | D | 2–2 | Mason,Richards | 8,536 |
| 27 September | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–3 | 7,274 | |
| 1 October | Watford | H | W | 2–1 | Webster (2, 1pen.) | 4,579 |
| 4 October | Port Vale | H | L | 1–2 | Webster | 8,197 |
| 8 October | Hartlepools United | H | D | 1–1 | Bullock | 3,220 |
| 11 October | Aldershot | H | D | 2–2 | Bullock,Pearson | 6,655 |
| 14 October | Watford | A | L | 2–4 | Pearson,Bullock | 7,046 |
| 18 October | Gateshead | A | W | 1–0 | Jepson | 3,963 |
| 25 October | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 5–2 | Richards (2),Bullock (2),Hughes (pen.) | 7,097 |
| 1 November | Barrow | A | W | 2–1 | Hughes (pen.),Jepson | 4,333 |
| 8 November | Carlisle United | H | W | 2–1 | Richards,Foulkes | 7,351 |
| 22 November | Exeter City | H | W | 4–2 | Richards,Bullock,Webster (2) | 8,040 |
| 29 November | Coventry City | A | L | 1–5 | Pearson | 15,814 |
| 13 December | Darlington | A | D | 0–0 | 4,995 | |
| 20 December | Torquay United | A | L | 0–4 | 4,013 | |
| 25 December | Millwall | A | W | 1–0 | Richards | 9,260 |
| 27 December | Millwall | H | D | 0–0 | 9,273 | |
| 1 January | Hartlepools United | A | W | 3–1 | Pearson,Bullock,Foulkes | 3,952 |
| 17 January | Gillingham | A | D | 3–3 | B. Griffiths,Bullock (2) | 5,331 |
| 24 January | Shrewsbury Town | H | L | 3–5 | Jepson,Bullock,Richards | 8,170 |
| 31 January | Workington | H | L | 1–2 | Foulkes | 6,499 |
| 7 February | York City | A | D | 1–1 | Jepson | 5,414 |
| 14 February | Bradford Park Avenue | H | W | 2–0 | Webster,Davis | 6,089 |
| 21 February | Port Vale | A | L | 0–4 | 8,851 | |
| 28 February | Aldershot | A | L | 0–1 | 4,518 | |
| 7 March | Gateshead | H | L | 0–1 | 4,881 | |
| 14 March | Oldham Athletic | A | W | 5–3 | Foulkes (2),Davis,Pearson,Hunt | 5,226 |
| 21 March | Barrow | H | W | 2–0 | Davis (2) | 4,791 |
| 27 March | Southport | A | D | 1–1 | Jepson | 4,384 |
| 28 March | Carlisle United | A | L | 3–4 | Souter,Davis,Bradley (o.g.) | 4,522 |
| 30 March | Southport | H | W | 2–1 | Jepson,Davis | 5,636 |
| 4 April | Gillingham | H | L | 1–2 | Davis | 5,513 |
| 11 April | Exeter City | A | D | 1–1 | Pearson | 6,464 |
| 13 April | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–4 | 3,865 | |
| 18 April | Coventry City | H | D | 1–1 | Farmer (o.g.) | 5,920 |
| 22 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–1 | 9,565 | |
| 25 April | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–3 | 7,260 | |
| 29 April | Darlington | H | W | 1–0 | Webster | 3,314 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 15 November | Boston United(SFL) | H | W | 3–2 | Bullock,Hughes,Pearson | 8,495 |
| Second round | 6 December | Bury(3) | H | D | 1–1 | Webster | 11,606 |
| Second round replay | 9 December | A | L | 1–2 | Hunt | 15,167 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 21 January | Rhyl(CCL) | H | L | 1–4 | B. Griffiths | 1,340 |
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
 | Brian Biggins | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Keith Griffiths | 8 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
 | Ron Howells | 38 | – | 35 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Derek Owen | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||
 | Jimmy Anderson | 15 | – | 14 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| George Ashfield | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Norman Bullock | 39 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Alec Croft | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Eric Davis | 15 | 7 | 15 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Royston Evans | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Billy Foulkes | 43 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Ray Gill | 29 | – | 29 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brian Griffiths | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Hughes | 32 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Bobby Hunt | 39 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Jerry Ireland | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Barry Jepson | 29 | 9 | 28 | 9 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Jimmy Mason | 38 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Stan Pearson | 35 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Gordon Richards | 43 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Jack Saunders | 26 | – | 25 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Bill Souter | 37 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| George Spruce | 24 | – | 21 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Harry Webster | 28 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Phil Whitlock | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Bobby Williams | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Own goals | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 50 | 78 | 46 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
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.
