| 1974–75 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Ken Roberts | |
| Stadium | Sealand Road | |
| Football League Fourth Division | 4th (promoted) | |
| FA Cup | First round | |
| Football League Cup | Semifinal | |
| Welsh Cup | Fourth round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Terry Owen (14) All: John James (17) | |
| Highest home attendance | 8,372 vsBradford City (26 December) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,467 vsTorquay United (21 September) | |
| Average home league attendance | 4,745 6th in division[1] | |
The1974–75 season was the 37th season of competitiveassociation football inthe Football League played byChester, an English club based inChester,Cheshire.
Also, it was the 17th 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 | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town(P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 43 | 1.860 | 62 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 3 | Rotherham United(P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 71 | 41 | 1.732 | 59 | |
| 4 | Chester(P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 57 | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 48 | 1.646 | 57 | |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 44 | 1.409 | 54 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 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 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5[a] |
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August | Lincoln City | A | L | 1–2 | Owen | 2,903 |
| 24 August | Hartlepool | H | W | 3–0 | Seddon,Draper,James | 2,728 |
| 31 August | Barnsley | A | W | 1–0 | Edwards | 6,006 |
| 3 September | Cambridge United | A | L | 0–3 | 7,763 | |
| 7 September | Brentford | H | W | 2–0 | Draper,Owen | 2,469 |
| 14 September | Bradford City | A | L | 0–2 | 3,329 | |
| 17 September | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–2 | 3,637 | |
| 21 September | Torquay United | H | W | 3–0 | James,Edwards,Seddon | 2,467 |
| 25 September | Reading | H | W | 2–0 | James,Whitehead | 6,642 |
| 27 September | Mansfield Town | A | D | 0–0 | 3,182 | |
| 2 October | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 3–0 | Loska,James,Draper | 2,748 |
| 5 October | Scunthorpe United | H | W | 1–0 | James | 2,857 |
| 11 October | Southport | A | L | 1–2 | Lennard | 2,179 |
| 19 October | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 2–0 | Lennard,Draper | 4,063 |
| 23 October | Cambridge United | H | D | 1–1 | Seddon | 3,583 |
| 26 October | Exeter City | A | L | 0–1 | 3,664 | |
| 2 November | Rochdale | H | W | 4–0 | Edwards,Draper (3) | 3,100 |
| 5 November | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | James | 1,286 |
| 9 November | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–2 | 5,240 | |
| 16 November | Swansea City | H | W | 3–0 | James (2),Draper | 4,641 |
| 30 November | Stockport County | H | W | 3–1 | Edwards,Lennard,James | 3,289 |
| 7 December | Rotherham United | A | W | 2–1 | James (2) | 4,412 |
| 21 December | Workington | A | D | 0–0 | 1,455 | |
| 26 December | Bradford City | H | W | 1–0 | Lennard | 8,372 |
| 28 December | Darlington | A | D | 1–1 | Lennard | 2,690 |
| 4 January | Shrewsbury Town | H | D | 1–1 | Draper | 8,019 |
| 11 January | Rotherham United | H | L | 0–1 | 5,835 | |
| 17 January | Stockport County | A | D | 1–1 | Matthewson | 2,721 |
| 25 January | Newport County | A | L | 0–3 | 4,144 | |
| 1 February | Northampton Town | H | W | 4–1 | Lennard,Owen (2),James (pen.) | 5,027 |
| 8 February | Rochdale | A | W | 1–0 | Redfern | 2,161 |
| 15 February | Newport County | H | W | 4–1 | Owen (3),James | 5,427 |
| 22 February | Swansea City | A | W | 1–0 | Moore | 2,174 |
| 1 March | Barnsley | H | W | 2–1 | Edwards,Owen | 4,976 |
| 8 March | Reading | A | L | 1–2 | Moore | 5,759 |
| 15 March | Mansfield Town | H | D | 0–0 | 7,518 | |
| 19 March | Lincoln City | H | W | 4–1 | Storton,Moore (2),Edwards | 6,765 |
| 22 March | Brentford | A | D | 1–1 | Owen | 5,800 |
| 29 March | Workington | H | D | 0–0 | 5,761 | |
| 31 March | Torquay United | A | L | 0–3 | 3,713 | |
| 5 April | Exeter City | H | D | 1–1 | Owen | 3,318 |
| 12 April | Scunthorpe United | A | W | 3–1 | Owen (2),Redfern | 1,877 |
| 16 April | Darlington | H | W | 1–0 | Loska | 4,652 |
| 19 April | Southport | H | W | 3–0 | Storton,Owen (2) | 4,804 |
| 21 April | Hartlepool | A | L | 0–1 | 2,047 | |
| 26 April | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 1–0 | Mason | 5,118 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 23 November | Rotherham United(4) | A | L | 0–1 | 5,358 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 21 August | Walsall(3) | H | W | 2–1 | Draper (2) | 3,583 |
| Second round | 11 September | Blackpool(2) | H | W | 3–1 | Edwards,Owen,Whitehead | 5,854 |
| Third round | 9 October | Preston North End(3) | H | W | 1–0 | Lennard | 11,262 |
| Fourth round | 13 November | Leeds United(1) | H | W | 3–0 | James (2),Storton | 19,000 |
| Quarterfinal | 4 December | Newcastle United(1) | A | D | 0–0 | 29,716 | |
| Quarterfinal replay | 18 December | H | W | 1–0 | James 75' | 19,000 | |
| Semifinal first leg | 15 January | Aston Villa(2) | H | D | 2–2 | Owen 44',Moore 79' | 19,000 |
| Semifinal second leg | 22 January | A | L | 2–3 | Mason 33',James 61' | 47,632 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth round | 29 January | Oswestry Town(CCL) | H | L | 1–3 | Lunn | 1,728 |
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Welsh Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 | Grenville Millington | 55 | – | 46 | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
 | John Taylor | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
| Derek Draper | 47 | 11 | 34+3 | 9 | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | – |
| Chris Dunleavy | 8+1 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 1+1 | – | – | – |
| Nigel Edwards | 51 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| John James | 46 | 17 | 40+1 | 13 | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | – |
| Dave Lennard | 42 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Tony Loska | 55 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
 | Phil Lunn | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Stuart Mason | 45+1 | 2 | 37+1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Reg Matthewson | 19+1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Gary Moore | 13+13 | 5 | 12+11 | 4 | – | – | 1+2 | 1 | – | – |
| Alan Morris | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Terry Owen | 34+10 | 16 | 29+8 | 14 | 0+1 | – | 4+1 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Gary Potter | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Graham Pugh | 17 | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paul Raynor | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Jimmy Redfern | 19+4 | 2 | 17+4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Colin Rowlands | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Ian Seddon | 39+3 | 3 | 31+3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Trevor Storton | 54 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| Norman Whitehead | 33 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Total | 56 | 79 | 46 | 64 | 1 | – | 8 | 14 | 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.
