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1976–77 Chester F.C. season

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Chester
1976–77 season
ManagerKen Roberts
Alan Oakes
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
13th
FA CupRound 5
Football League CupRound 2
Welsh CupRound 4
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Crossley (14)

All:
Paul Crossley (18)
Highest home attendance8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December)
Lowest home attendance2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September)
Average home league attendance4,408
20th in division[1]

The 1976–77 season was the 39th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the second 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Swindon Town 46 15 15 16 68 75 −7 45
12 Gillingham 46 16 12 18 55 64 −9 44
13 Chester 46 18 8 20 48 58 −10 44
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 13 17 16 51 53 −2 43
15 Walsall 46 13 15 18 57 65 −8 41
Source: rsssf.com

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 8 20 48 58  −10 44 14 3 6 28 20  +8 4 5 14 20 38  −18

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWLLWDLDWLDWWLLWLWWLLLWWLWWWWLWLLWLDDWLLDLLDWDL
Position68161211171614151514101416151615131414151412151311109121010111111111110101111111111111112
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
21 August Tranmere Rovers A W 1–0 Philpotts (o.g.) 4,904
24 August Brighton & Hove Albion H L 0–1 4,573
28 August Oxford United H L 1–3 Crossley (pen) 3,587
4 September Crystal Palace A W 2–1 Crossley, Mason 12,746
11 September Preston North End H D 0–0 4,151
18 September Bury A L 0–2 4,976
25 September Rotherham United A D 1–1 Redfern 3,913
2 October Peterborough United H W 2–1 Crossley (2, 1pen) 3,614
5 October Sheffield Wednesday A L 0–3 13,209
9 October Grimsby Town A D 0–0 3,910
16 October Mansfield Town H W 1–0 MacKenzie (o.g.) 4,033
23 October York City A W 2–0 Crossley (pen), Dearden 2,182
30 October Reading A L 0–2 5,550
2 November Portsmouth A L 1–2 Dearden 8,480
6 November Walsall H W 1–0 Redfern 3,899
10 November Chesterfield A L 0–1 3,500
27 November Northampton Town H W 2–1 Oakes, Ian Edwards 3,721
18 December Swindon Town H W 2–1 Richardson, Howat 3,399
27 December Wrexham A L 2–4 Ian Edwards, Crossley (pen) 10,000
28 December Shrewsbury Town H L 1–2 Crossley 8,155
15 January Brighton & Hove Albion A L 0–3 16,495
22 January Tranmere Rovers H W 1–0 Griffiths (o.g.) 5,695
1 February Reading H W 3–1 Richardson, Ian Edwards, Crossley 3,151
5 February Oxford United A L 0–2 4,653
12 February Crystal Palace H W 2–1 Owen, Crossley (pen) 5,442
15 February Sheffield Wednesday H W 1–0 Owen 5,613
19 February Preston North End A W 4–3 Crossley (2), Owen (2) 10,101
22 February Gillingham H W 1–0 Crossley 4,048
5 March Rotherham United H L 1–3 Ian Edwards 6,150
8 March Bury H W 1–0 Mason 3,975
11 March Peterborough United A L 2–3 Dearden, Nigel Edwards 4,781
14 March Port Vale A L 0–1 4,451
19 March Grimsby Town H W 2–0 Dearden (2) 3,246
22 March Walsall A L 0–1 4,247
26 March Mansfield Town A D 1–1 Dearden 6,976
29 March Lincoln City A D 3–3 Dearden, Kearney, Nigel Edwards 5,567
2 April York City H W 1–0 Delgado 3,045
8 April Wrexham H L 1–2 Crossley (pen) 11,280
9 April Shrewsbury Town A L 0–2 3,362
11 April Portsmouth H D 1–1 Crossley 3,309
16 April Gillingham A L 0–1 3,963
23 April Chesterfield H L 1–2 Walker 2,637
29 April Northampton Town A D 0–0 5,105
3 May Lincoln City H W 1–0 Burns 1,863
7 May Port Vale H D 1–1 Delgado 2,814
14 May Swindon Town A L 1–2 Ian Edwards 4,520

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 20 November Hartlpool (4) H W 1–0 Nigel Edwards 3,724
Second round 11 December Grimsby Town (3) A W 1–0 Howat 5,729
Third round 8 January Southend United (4) A W 4–0 Howat, Ian Edwards (3) 10,397
Fourth round 29 January Luton Town (2) H W 1–0 Ian Edwards 10,608
Fifth round 26 February Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) A L 0–1 37,803

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 14 August Hereford United (2) H W 2–0 Crossley (pen), Draper 3,866
First round second leg 18 August A L 3–4 Draper, Crossley, Paine (o.g.) 5,028
Second round 31 August Swansea City (4) H L 2–3 Dearden, Crossley 3,326

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Fourth round 18 January Shrewsbury Town (3) A D 3–3 Atkins (o.g.), Owen, Crossley 1,364
Fourth round replay 25 January H L 1–2 Owen 1,442

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
Welsh
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Mike Craven 5 3 1 1
Wales Grenville Millington 51 43 5 2 1
Field players
England David Burns 5 1 5 1
England Paul Crossley 50 18 40 14 5 3 3 2 1
England Bill Dearden 40+1 8 33+1 7 5 1 1 1
Wales Bob Delgado 49+1 2 41+1 2 5 1 2
Wales Derek Draper 13+2 2 10+2 2 2 1
England Chris Dunleavy 11 8 3
Wales Ian Edwards 23 9 17 5 4 4 2
Wales Nigel Edwards 52+1 3 43+1 2 4 1 3 2
Wales Ian Howat 14+6 3 10+5 1 3+1 2 1
Wales Brynley Jones 1 1
Scotland Mike Kearney 15 1 15 1
England Tony Loska 6+1 3+1 3
England Stuart Mason 23+2 2 20+1 2 2+1 1
England Mark Nickeas 5+1 4+1 1
England Alan Oakes 54 1 45 1 5 3 1
England Terry Owen 37+5 6 30+5 4 2 3 2 2
England Graham Pugh 11 8 3
England Paul Raynor 17 17
England Jimmy Redfern 6+4 2 5+4 2 1
England Paul Richardson 34 2 28 2 5 1
England Trevor Storton 54 44 5 3 2
Jim Walker 39 1 32 1 5 2
England Phil Williams 1 1
Own goals 5 3 1 1
Total 56 66 46 48 5 7 3 7 2 4

References

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  1. ^ "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