# 1963–64 Chester F.C. season

The 1963–64 season was the 26th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the sixth 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 |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 77 | 77 | 1.000 | 48 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 75 | 0.893 | 47 |
| 12 | Chester | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 46 |
| 13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 75 | 81 | 0.926 | 45 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 42 |

### 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 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 9 |
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 | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 24 August | Oxford United | H | L | 0–2 | | 6,008 |
| 28 August | Barrow | H | W | 2–0 | Arrowsmith (o.g.), Corbishley | 5,454 |
| 31 August | Workington | A | D | 1–1 | Read | 2,902 |
| 7 September | Newport County | H | W | 3–0 | Corbishley, Bades, Talbot | 5,362 |
| 9 September | Barrow | A | D | 2–2 | Talbot (2) | 3,441 |
| 14 September | Stockport County | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,134 |
| 21 September | Bradford Park Avenue | H | W | 1–0 | Corbishley | 5,569 |
| 28 September | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,134 |
| 2 October | Rochdale | H | W | 2–0 | Lee, Humes | 5,220 |
| 5 October | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Lee | 6,214 |
| 7 October | Darlington | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,062 |
| 12 October | Exeter City | H | W | 2–0 | Talbot, Lee | 6,966 |
| 16 October | Darlington | H | L | 0–1 | | 8,103 |
| 19 October | Southport | A | W | 2–0 | Morris, Corbishley | 3,690 |
| 23 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 0–0 | | 8,398 |
| 26 October | Gillingham | H | W | 1–0 | Humes | 8,395 |
| 29 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D | 0–0 | | 11,999 |
| 2 November | Lincoln City | A | L | 2–3 | Morris (2) | 5,523 |
| 9 November | Bradford City | H | W | 3–0 | Morris, Corbishley (pen.), Lee | 7,835 |
| 23 November | Carlisle United | H | W | 4–2 | Talbot (4) | 8,223 |
| 30 November | Torquay United | A | L | 0–5 | | 4,075 |
| 14 December | Oxford United | A | L | 1–2 | Lee | 5,283 |
| 21 December | Workington | H | W | 2–1 | Lee (2) | 4,370 |
| 26 December | Hartlepools United | A | L | 0–2 | | 5,531 |
| 28 December | Hartlepools United | H | W | 2–1 | Read, Talbot | 6,317 |
| 1 January | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 3–3 | Talbot, Corbishley (pen.), Morris | 8,504 |
| 11 January | Newport County | A | W | 1–0 | Metcalf | 3,983 |
| 18 January | Stockport County | H | W | 2–1 | Morris (2) | 5,403 |
| 25 January | Halifax Town | H | W | 5–2 | Corbishley (pen.), Talbot, Read, Metcalf (2) | 6,253 |
| 1 February | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–4 | | 6,071 |
| 8 February | Chesterfield | H | W | 4–2 | Talbot (2), Morris, Metcalf | 6,272 |
| 15 February | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 2–3 | Metcalf, Talbot | 6,554 |
| 22 February | Exeter City | A | L | 0–3 | | 6,579 |
| 29 February | Southport | H | W | 5–0 | Metcalf, Talbot (3), Bennion | 6,187 |
| 4 March | Rochdale | A | L | 0–1 | | 2,322 |
| 7 March | Gillingham | A | L | 1–2 | Talbot | 5,274 |
| 9 March | Aldershot | A | L | 1–2 | Read | 2,951 |
| 13 March | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–1 | Talbot (2), Bennion | 5,077 |
| 21 March | Bradford City | A | D | 1–1 | Bennion | 4,405 |
| 27 March | York City | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,437 |
| 28 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–2 | | 7,408 |
| 30 March | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Metcalf | 4,326 |
| 4 April | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 6,940 |
| 11 April | Torquay United | H | W | 2–1 | Talbot, Metcalf | 4,727 |
| 18 April | Halifax Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,227 |
| 25 April | Aldershot | H | W | 2–0 | Talbot, Humes | 4,105 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 16 November | Blyth Spartans (NEL) | H | W | 3–2 | Lee (2), Morris | 9,366 |
| Second round | 7 December | Barrow (4) | H | L | 0–1 | | 8,373 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 4 September | Rochdale (4) | A | D | 1–1 | Corbishley (pen.) | 2,919 |
| First round replay | 18 September | Rochdale (4) | H | L | 2–5 | Pritchard, Humes | 5,073 |

## Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Fifth round | 29 January | Borough United (Welsh League (North)) | H | W | 5–1 | Morris (3), Talbot, Lee | 7,369 |
| Quarterfinal | 19 February | Cardiff City (2) | A | L | 1–3 | Talbot | 3,281 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| | Frank Adams | 10 | – | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Reg Barton | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Dennis Reeves | 36 | – | 32 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Brian Bades | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Stan Bennion | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | John Butler | 51 | – | 45 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| | Colin Corbishley | 46 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| | John Currie | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | George Evans | 28 | – | 25 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | John Evans | 31 | – | 27 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Bernard Fleming | 21 | – | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | Andy Haddock | 14 | – | 12 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Peter Hauser | 26 | – | 22 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Jimmy Humes | 25 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | Ray Jones | 14 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Garth Lee | 30 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | Jimmy McGill | 9 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | George McGowan | 15 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Mike Metcalf | 26 | 8 | 24 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | John Molyneux | 27 | – | 23 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Elfed Morris | 28 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| | Alan Pritchard | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| | David Read | 36 | 4 | 32 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| | Malcolm Starkey | 23 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Gary Talbot | 36 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| | Gil Wheaton | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 52 | 77 | 46 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |