# 1961–62 Chester F.C. season

The 1961–62 season was the 24th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the fourth 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 | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 87 | 0.805 | 37 | |
| 20 | Gillingham | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 94 | 0.777 | 37 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 44 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 52 | 101 | 0.515 | 27 | Re-elected |
| 23 | Chester | 44 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 96 | 0.563 | 26 | 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 |
| 44 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 96 | 0.563 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 7 |
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 |
| Result | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 19 August | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 1–0 | Edwards | 9,248 |
| 23 August | Bradford City | H | L | 1–2 | Jones | 8,692 |
| 26 August | Accrington Stanley | A | L | 1–0 | Jones | 4,106 |
| 30 August | Bradford City | A | L | 0–2 | | 7,877 |
| 2 September | Darlington | H | D | 2–2 | White, Jones | 6,423 |
| 6 September | Carlisle United | H | D | 1–1 | Thompson (o.g.) | 6,974 |
| 9 September | Hartlepools United | A | W | 3–1 | Cooper (2), Morris | 4,838 |
| 16 September | Southport | H | W | 2–0 | Hennin, Davies | 6,357 |
| 19 September | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 0–2 | | 6,779 |
| 23 September | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 1–4 | Edwards | 9,182 |
| 27 September | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 2–3 | Davies, Jones | 6,671 |
| 30 September | Wrexham | H | D | 1–1 | Davies | 14,462 |
| 2 October | Colchester United | A | L | 2–5 | Pritchard, Morris | 7,148 |
| 7 October | Workington | A | L | 1–4 | Davies | 3,145 |
| 11 October | Colchester United | H | D | 2–2 | Clarke, Davies | 7,186 |
| 14 October | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Bellett | 6,399 |
| 21 October | Chesterfield | A | L | 1–4 | Powell (o.g.) | 4,436 |
| 28 October | Gillingham | H | D | 1–1 | Pritchard | 4,439 |
| 11 November | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | | 4,186 |
| 18 November | Barrow | A | L | 2–3 | White (2) | 4,228 |
| 2 December | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | Hennin | 5,092 |
| 9 December | Exeter City | H | D | 1–1 | Morris | 3,192 |
| 16 December | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–4 | Hennin | 9,144 |
| 23 December | Accrington Stanley | H | D | 0–0 | | 2,153 |
| 26 December | Aldershot | H | L | 2–3 | Davies (2) | 2,775 |
| 6 January | Millwall | A | L | 0–2 | | 10,352 |
| 13 January | Darlington | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,741 |
| 20 January | Hartlepools United | H | D | 4–4 | Edwards (2), Clarke, Fitzgerald | 2,602 |
| 27 January | Rochdale | H | L | 2–3 | Davies, Aspden (o.g.) | 4,082 |
| 3 February | Southport | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,018 |
| 9 February | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Jones | 7,371 |
| 17 February | Wrexham | A | D | 0–0 | | 14,220 |
| 24 February | Workington | H | L | 1–3 | Jones | 4,011 |
| 3 March | York City | A | L | 1–5 | Davies | 4,600 |
| 10 March | Chesterfield | H | W | 4–1 | Fitzgerald, Clarke (o.g.), Hewitt, Davies | 4,176 |
| 17 March | Gillingham | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,187 |
| 24 March | Millwall | H | L | 2–4 | Fitzgerald, Hewitt | 4,970 |
| 30 March | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–3 | | 5,168 |
| 4 April | Aldershot | A | L | 2–6 | Davies, Hewitt | 3,833 |
| 7 April | Barrow | H | L | 2–3 | Davies, Cooper | 2,927 |
| 14 April | Rochdale | A | L | 2–3 | Hennin, Myerscough | 3,061 |
| 20 April | Stockport County | A | W | 1–0 | Fitzgerald | 4,388 |
| 21 April | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 1–0 | Myerscough | 3,890 |
| 23 April | Stockport County | H | W | 2–0 | Myerscough, Davies | 5,105 |
| 28 April | Exeter City | A | L | 0–5 | | 3,219 |
| 1 May | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–2 | | 12,660 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 4 November | Ashington (NCL) | H | W | 4–1 | Davies (2), Morris, Jones | 4,361 |
| Second round | 25 November | Morecambe (LC) | H | L | 0–1 | | 7,982 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 13 September | Reading (3) | A | L | 2–4 | Davies, Cooper | 7,786 |

## Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Fifth round | 31 January | Holyhead Town (Welsh League (North)) | H | L | 1–2 | Fitzgerald | 1,967 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| | Reg Barton | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | John Hardie | 47 | – | 43 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Wally Bellett | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | David Cartlidge | 13 | – | 12 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Bobby Clarke | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Jim Cooper | 18 | 4 | 17 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| | Ron Davies | 42 | 15 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Fred Donaldson | 25 | – | 21 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Malcolm Edwards | 31 | 4 | 29 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | John Evans | 11 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Peter Fitzgerald | 42 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| | Ray Gill | 20 | – | 18 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Derek Hennin | 43 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Ron Hewitt | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ron Hughes | 45 | – | 41 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Jerry Ireland | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Merfyn Jones | 39 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | Joe Kennedy | 37 | – | 35 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Fred Morris | 33 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Bill Myerscough | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Alan Pritchard | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Eric Raybould | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Les Stopford | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | John Watson | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Billy White | 14 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Own goals | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 48 | 61 | 44 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |