| 1965–66 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Peter Hauser |
| Stadium | Sealand Road |
| Football League Fourth Division | 7th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| Football League Cup | First round |
| Welsh Cup | Final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Elfed Morris (24) All: Elfed Morris (28) |
| Highest home attendance | 13,004 vsWrexham (18 September) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,740 vsLuton Town (28 May) |
| Average home league attendance | 8,504 2nd in division[1] |
The1965–66 season was the 28th season of competitiveassociation football inthe Football League played byChester, an English club based inChester,Cheshire.
Also, it was the eighth season spent in theFourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in theFA Cup,Football League Cup and theWelsh Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 93 | 66 | 1.409 | 56 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 90 | 70 | 1.286 | 56 |
| 7 | Chester | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 52 |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 50 |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 75 | 75 | 1.000 | 48 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 17 |
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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 | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 13 November | Chesterfield(4) | A | W | 2–0 | Metcalf,Humes | 11,690 |
| Second round | 4 December | Wigan Athletic(CCL) | H | W | 2–1 | Humes,Morris | 16,283 |
| Third round | 22 January | Newcastle United(1) | H | L | 1–3 | Morris 9' | 18,251 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 1 September | Wrexham(4) | A | L | 2–5 | Metcalf (2) | 9,996 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth round | 5 January | Wrexham(4) | H | W | 4–1 | G. Evans,Humes,Ryden,Talbot | 7,213 |
| Quarterfinal | 7 February | Newport County(4) | A | D | 2–2 | Willder,Morris | 1,776 |
| Quarterfinal replay | 16 February | H | W | 2–0 | Ryden,Humes | 5,296 | |
| Semifinal | 23 March | Bangor City(CCL) | A | W | 3–0 | Metcalf,L. Jones (2) | 2,538 |
| Final first leg | 18 April | Swansea Town(3) | A | L | 0–3 | 9,614 | |
| Final second leg | 25 April | H | W | 1–0 | Morris | 6,346 | |
| Final replay | 2 May | H | L | 1–2 | L. Jones | 6,276 |
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Welsh Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 | Dick Howard | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
 | Dennis Reeves | 55 | – | 45 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6 | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
| John Butler | 56 | – | 46 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6 | – |
| Graham Chadwick | 8+1 | – | 6+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Dave Durie | 38+1 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Keith Edwards | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | George Evans | 29 | 1 | 22 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 |
| Les Harley | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
 | Peter Hauser | 46+2 | 2 | 37+2 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – |
| Reg Holland | 2+1 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Jimmy Humes | 45 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 |
| Bryn Jones | 19 | – | 17 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Les Jones | 46 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 |
| Ray Jones | 26 | – | 23 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mike Metcalf | 57 | 18 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Elfed Morris | 53 | 28 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 2 |
| David Read | 0+3 | – | 0+3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hugh Ryden | 53+1 | 15 | 42+1 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7 | 2 |
| Tommy Singleton | 36+1 | – | 27+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – |
| Malcolm Starkey | 29 | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – |
| Gary Talbot | 12+1 | 5 | 10+1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Willder | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 57 | 99 | 46 | 79 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 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.
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