Chester 1977–78 football season
| 1977–78 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Alan Oakes |
| Stadium | Sealand Road |
| Football League Third Division | 5th |
| FA Cup | Round 2 |
| Football League Cup | Round 1 |
| Welsh Cup | Round 4 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul Crossley (9) All: Paul Crossley (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September) |
| Average home league attendance | 3,959 21st in division |
| ← 1976–771978–79 → | |
The 1977–78 season was the 40th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the third season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.
Football League
Main article: 1977–78 Football League § Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Preston North End | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 56 | Promoted |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 56 | |
| 5 | Chester | 46 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 54 | |
| 6 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 53 | |
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 50 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 54 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 32 | −14 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
| 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 | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August | Hereford United | H | W | 4–1 | Kearney (2, 1pen), Ian Edwards, Mason | 3,276 |
| 27 August | Colchester United | A | L | 0–2 | 4,169 | |
| 2 September | Cambridge United | H | D | 0–0 | 3,794 | |
| 10 September | Bradford City | A | D | 2–2 | Crossley, Kearney | 3,612 |
| 14 September | Sheffield Wednesday | H | W | 2–1 | Ian Edwards, Crossley | 4,520 |
| 17 September | Gillingham | H | D | 2–2 | Storton, Phillips | 3,367 |
| 20 September | Carlisle United | A | D | 0–0 | 4,941 | |
| 24 September | Oxford United | A | L | 1–4 | Kearney | 4,283 |
| 28 September | Wrexham | H | D | 1–1 | Delgado | 9,514 |
| 30 September | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–5 | 4,352 | |
| 4 October | Portsmouth | A | D | 0–0 | 10,465 | |
| 8 October | Plymouth Argyle | H | D | 1–1 | Hall (o.g.) | 3,367 |
| 15 October | Rotherham United | A | D | 1–1 | Phillips | 4,825 |
| 22 October | Swindon Town | H | W | 1–0 | Storton | 3,292 |
| 29 October | Preston North End | A | L | 1–2 | Delgado | 7,550 |
| 5 November | Lincoln City | A | L | 1–2 | Phillips | 4,270 |
| 12 November | Port Vale | H | W | 2–1 | Ian Edwards, Jeffries | 3,117 |
| 19 November | Bury | A | D | 1–1 | Delgado | 4,020 |
| 3 December | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–1 | Storton, Livermore | 2,803 |
| 10 December | Peterborough United | A | D | 0–0 | 5,844 | |
| 26 December | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 1–0 | Crossley | 5,701 |
| 27 December | Walsall | A | L | 0–3 | 4,990 | |
| 31 December | Lincoln City | H | D | 2–2 | Storton, Ian Edwards | 3,322 |
| 2 January | Exeter City | A | D | 1–1 | Crossley | 6,193 |
| 14 January | Hereford United | A | D | 2–2 | Ian Edwards, Jones | 4,216 |
| 21 January | Colchester United | H | W | 2–1 | Crossley (pen), Ian Edwards | 2,855 |
| 28 January | Cambridge United | A | D | 0–0 | 4,542 | |
| 4 February | Bradford City | H | W | 3–2 | Livermore (2), Oakes | 2,957 |
| 21 February | Gillingham | A | L | 0–1 | 7,863 | |
| 25 February | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | 5,494 | |
| 1 March | Carlisle United | H | D | 2–2 | Phillips, Crossley | 2,934 |
| 4 March | Plymouth Argyle | A | D | 2–2 | Oakes, Mellor | 5,322 |
| 7 March | Sheffield Wednesday | A | D | 1–1 | Jones | 10,678 |
| 11 March | Rotherham United | H | W | 2–1 | Oakes, Crossley | 3,421 |
| 17 March | Swindon Town | A | D | 1–1 | Phillips | 4,275 |
| 24 March | Preston North End | H | L | 1–2 | Crossley | 7,864 |
| 25 March | Shrewsbury Town | A | D | 0–0 | 2,592 | |
| 27 March | Walsall | H | D | 1–1 | Crossley (pen) | 4,671 |
| 1 April | Exeter City | H | W | 2–1 | Mellor, Phillips | 1,996 |
| 3 April | Wrexham | A | W | 2–1 | Howat, Mellor | 19,125 |
| 8 April | Port Vale | A | D | 0–0 | 3,615 | |
| 12 April | Oxford United | H | W | 3–1 | Howat (2), Livermore | 2,351 |
| 15 April | Bury | H | W | 1–0 | Nickeas | 3,377 |
| 22 April | Chesterfield | A | W | 2–1 | Oakes, Phillips | 3,753 |
| 26 April | Portsmouth | H | W | 2–0 | Livermore (pen), Mellor | 2,837 |
| 29 April | Peterborough United | H | W | 4–3 | Howat, Mellor, Oakes, Turner (o.g.) | 4,237 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1977–78 FA Cup| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 26 November | Darlington (4) | H | W | 4–1 | Crossley (3), Kearney | 3,330 |
| Second round | 17 December | Carlisle United (3) | A | L | 1–3 | Crossley | 5,577 |
League Cup
Main article: 1977–78 Football League Cup| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round first leg | 13 August | Burnley (2) | A | L | 0–2 | 4,736 | |
| First round second leg | 17 August | H | W | 1–0 | Kearney | 4,048 |
Welsh Cup
Main article: 1977–78 Welsh Cup| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth round | 25 January | Wrexham (3) | H | L | 0–2 | 6,921 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Welsh Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 |
Brian Lloyd | 39 | – | 36 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
|
Grenville Millington | 12 | – | 10 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
 |
David Burns | 7+1 | – | 5+1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
|
Nigel Clutton | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Paul Crossley | 34 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – |
|
Bob Delgado | 46 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
|
Ian Edwards | 38 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
|
Nigel Edwards | 18 | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
|
Ian Howat | 11+3 | 4 | 10+2 | 4 | – | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – |
|
Derek Jeffries | 26+2 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
|
Brynley Jones | 16+5 | 2 | 15+5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
 |
Mike Kearney | 26+1 | 6 | 22+1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
|
Doug Livermore | 34 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Stuart Mason | 8+1 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
|
Ian Mellor | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Mark Nickeas | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Alan Oakes | 48 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
|
Ronnie Phillips | 45 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
|
Paul Raynor | 35+1 | – | 34 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
|
Trevor Storton | 46 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
 |
Jim Walker | 36 | – | 32 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 51 | 65 | 46 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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.
- Chester at the Football Club History Database
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