# 1966–67 Chester F.C. season

The 1966–67 season was the 29th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the ninth season spent in the Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.

## Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 17 | Luton Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 73 | 0.808 | 41 | |
| 18 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 40 | |
| 19 | Chester | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 78 | 0.692 | 40 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 72 | 0.736 | 37 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 37 | Re-elected |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 78 | 0.692 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 19 |
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 | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 20 August | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | | 6,756 |
| 27 August | Bradford Park Avenue | H | L | 0–3 | | 6,392 |
| 3 September | Port Vale | A | D | 1–1 | Miles (o.g.) | 6,853 |
| 7 September | Southend United | H | D | 1–1 | L. Jones | 6,132 |
| 10 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–3 | | 7,143 |
| 16 September | Barrow | A | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 5,199 |
| 24 September | York City | H | W | 3–1 | Harley, Singleton, Durie | 5,315 |
| 26 September | Southend United | A | L | 1–5 | L. Jones | 8,945 |
| 1 October | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–2 | L. Jones, Harley, Metcalf | 2,818 |
| 8 October | Wrexham | H | L | 1–3 | Stacey (o.g.) | 12,205 |
| 15 October | Aldershot | A | L | 0–3 | | 4,510 |
| 19 October | Rochdale | H | W | 3–2 | Metcalf, Talbot (2) | 4,316 |
| 22 October | Luton Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 5,751 |
| 29 October | Barnsley | A | W | 2–1 | Talbot, Humes | 4,474 |
| 5 November | Newport County | H | W | 4–2 | Ryden, Morris, Metcalf (2) | 5,257 |
| 12 November | Brentford | A | L | 0–4 | | 6,606 |
| 19 November | Halifax Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 5,265 |
| 3 December | Exeter City | H | L | 0–2 | | 3,086 |
| 10 December | Bradford City | A | W | 3–2 | Ryden, L. Jones (2) | 4,293 |
| 17 December | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–1 | | 6,041 |
| 23 December | Stockport County | A | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 8,855 |
| 26 December | Stockport County | H | D | 1–1 | Talbot | 8,825 |
| 31 December | Bradford Park Avenue | A | W | 3–2 | Durie, Ryden, Talbot | 3,966 |
| 14 January | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–3 | L. Jones | 7,200 |
| 21 January | Barrow | H | D | 1–1 | Ryden | 5,143 |
| 28 January | Port Vale | H | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 5,586 |
| 30 January | Hartlepools United | A | L | 2–3 | L. Jones, Ryden | 7,988 |
| 4 February | York City | A | D | 1–1 | Ryden | 3,094 |
| 11 February | Lincoln City | H | L | 0–1 | | 4,251 |
| 18 February | Southport | H | W | 2–1 | Humes, L. Jones | 5,240 |
| 25 February | Wrexham | A | L | 1–3 | L. Jones | 11,751 |
| 1 March | Rochdale | A | W | 1–0 | Ryden | 2,140 |
| 4 March | Aldershot | H | D | 0–0 | | 3,893 |
| 11 March | Southport | A | L | 3–4 | Humes (2), L. Jones | 4,736 |
| 18 March | Luton Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,982 |
| 24 March | Notts County | H | L | 1–2 | L. Jones | 4,292 |
| 25 March | Hartlepools United | H | W | 1–0 | Metcalf | 3,126 |
| 28 March | Notts County | A | L | 0–3 | | 3,398 |
| 3 April | Newport County | A | W | 3–2 | Seaton, Ryden (2) | 2,592 |
| 8 April | Brentford | H | L | 1–2 | Metcalf (pen.) | 2,683 |
| 12 April | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–1 | Ryden, L. Jones | 2,559 |
| 15 April | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–2 | Ryden | 3,506 |
| 22 April | Barnsley | H | W | 1–0 | Morris | 2,969 |
| 24 April | Chesterfield | A | W | 2–0 | Morris, L. Jones | 2,547 |
| 29 April | Exeter City | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,077 |
| 6 May | Bradford City | H | W | 1–0 | Seaton | 3,109 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 26 November | Middlesbrough (2) | H | L | 2–5 | Metcalf, Morris | 7,607 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 24 August | Tranmere Rovers (4) | H | L | 2–5 | Ryden, Talbot | 6,660 |

## Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Fifth round | 20 January | Borough United (Welsh League (North)) | A | W | 5–2 | Morris (2), L. Jones (2), Talbot | |
| Quarterfinal | 16 February | Pwllheli (Welsh League (North)) | A | W | 3–2 | Humes (pen.), Talbot (2) | |
| Semifinal | 15 March | Wrexham (4) | A | D | 0–0 | | 9,496 |
| Semifinal replay | 20 March | Wrexham (4) | A | L | 2–4 | Humes, Ryden | 11,329 |

## Season statistics

| Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Welsh Cup | Welsh Cup |
| Nat | Player | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| | Terry Carling | 28 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| | John Coates | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Dennis Reeves | 23 | – | 21 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | John Bennett | 41+1 | – | 35+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – |
| | Dave Berry | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | John Butler | 33+2 | – | 27+2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – |
| | Graham Chadwick | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Dave Durie | 20+1 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Keith Edwards | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | George Evans | 30 | – | 25 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| | Les Harley | 11+3 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Peter Hauser | 21+2 | – | 19+2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Alan Hignett | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Reg Holland | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Jimmy Humes | 25+1 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 3+1 | 2 |
| | Bryn Jones | 12 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Les Jones | 41+1 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 |
| | Ray Jones | 25 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Mike Metcalf | 52 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – |
| | Elfed Morris | 29 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 |
| | David Read | 8+1 | – | 6+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Hugh Ryden | 46 | 13 | 40 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| | John Sealey | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Gordon Seaton | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Tommy Singleton | 45 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| | Malcolm Starkey | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Gary Talbot | 27 | 10 | 24 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 52 | 68 | 46 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |