# 1935–36 Chester F.C. season

The 1935–36 season was the fifth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's fifth consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.

## Football League

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 2.359 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Chester | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 2.222 | 55 | |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 1.603 | 55 | |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 1.784 | 53 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 1.327 | 48 | |

### 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 |
| 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 100 | 45 | 2.222 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 22 |
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 |
| Result | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 31 August | Southport | H | W | 5–1 | Williams (3), Grainger (o.g.), Sargeant | 9,444 |
| 2 September | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 3–0 | Williams, Kelly, Wrightson | 4,227 |
| 7 September | Wrexham | A | L | 0–1 | | 24,690 |
| 11 September | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 4–0 | Sargeant (2), Williams, Wrightson | 6,521 |
| 14 September | Lincoln City | A | D | 1–1 | Williams | 8,051 |
| 18 September | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | Williams | 6,976 |
| 21 September | Rochdale | H | W | 5–2 | Wrightson (2), Williams, Cresswell (2) | 6,914 |
| 25 September | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 1–1 | Williams | 8,205 |
| 28 September | York City | A | W | 2–1 | Williams (2) | 4,917 |
| 2 October | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–1 | | 5,470 |
| 5 October | Barrow | H | L | 1–2 | Williams | 5,841 |
| 12 October | New Brighton | A | D | 3–3 | Cresswell, Howarth, Williams | 5,065 |
| 19 October | Rotherham United | H | D | 0–0 | | 5,187 |
| 26 October | Mansfield Town | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,561 |
| 2 November | Hartlepools United | H | W | 4–0 | Cresswell, Horsman, Hughes, Williams | 5,503 |
| 9 November | Carlisle United | A | W | 3–1 | Horsman, Cresswell, Sargeant | 8,778 |
| 16 November | Walsall | H | W | 2–0 | Cresswell, Williams | 6,429 |
| 23 November | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 1–3 | Hughes | 15,457 |
| 7 December | Darlington | A | D | 1–1 | Hughes | 3,906 |
| 25 December | Chesterfield | H | D | 1–1 | Cresswell | 7,880 |
| 26 December | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–1 | | 7,310 |
| 28 December | Southport | A | L | 1–2 | Horsman | 3,000 |
| 4 January | Wrexham | H | D | 1–1 | Sargeant | 10,511 |
| 11 January | Gateshead | H | W | 4–0 | Kelly (3), Cresswell | 3,581 |
| 25 January | Rochdale | A | D | 1–1 | Cresswell (pen.) | 4,420 |
| 1 February | York City | H | W | 12–0 | Sargeant (4), Wrightson (4), Cresswell (2), Horsman (2) | 3,775 |
| 8 February | Barrow | A | W | 4–2 | Wrightson (3), Cresswell | 2,930 |
| 15 February | New Brighton | H | W | 8–2 | Wrightson (3), Cresswell (2, 1pen.), Hughes (2), Horsman | 4,860 |
| 22 February | Rotherham United | A | W | 2–1 | Wrightson (2) | 5,300 |
| 25 February | Oldham Athletic | A | W | 3–1 | Wrightson, Hughes, Sargeant | 3,361 |
| 29 February | Carlisle United | H | W | 3–2 | Wrightson, Horsman, Cresswell | 3,675 |
| 7 March | Hartlepools United | A | W | 2–0 | Wrightson (2) | 4,167 |
| 14 March | Mansfield Town | H | W | 4–0 | Kelly (2), Wrightson (2) | 5,533 |
| 21 March | Walsall | A | L | 0–1 | | 5,489 |
| 28 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Horsman | 16,375 |
| 4 April | Gateshead | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,639 |
| 10 April | Stockport County | H | W | 2–0 | Wrightson (2) | 10,500 |
| 11 April | Darlington | H | W | 4–1 | Coulthard (o.g.), Wrightson (2), Kelly | 4,829 |
| 13 April | Stockport County | A | L | 0–2 | | 6,750 |
| 18 April | Halifax Town | A | W | 3–2 | Wharton (2), Sargeant | 5,932 |
| 22 April | Lincoln City | H | W | 4–2 | Wharton (2), Horsman (2) | 4,726 |
| 29 April | Halifax Town | H | W | 3–1 | Wrightson, Wharton, Wilson | 3,976 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 30 November | Gateshead (3N) | H | W | 1–0 | Cresswell | 6,200 |
| Second round | 14 December | Reading (3S) | H | D | 3–3 | Cresswell (2), Wrightson | 13,000 |
| Second round replay | 18 December | Reading (3S) | A | L | 0–3 | | 10,152 |

## Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Seventh round | 12 February | Southport (3N) | H | W | 2–1 | Wrightson, Horsman | 2,000 |
| Quarterfinal | 11 March | Swansea Town (2) | H | W | 4–1 | Wrightson (2), Cresswell, Kelly | 5,500 |
| Semifinal | 16 April | Rhyl Athletic (B&DL) | A | W | 3–0 | Wharton (3) | |
| Final | 30 April | Crewe Alexandra (3N) | N | L | 0–2 | | 7,000 |

## Season statistics

| Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | Welsh Cup |
| Nat | Player | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| | Johnny Burke | 40 | – | 35 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| | Robert Middleton | 9 | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||
| | Ted Anderson | 17 | – | 16 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Fred Bennett | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Frank Cresswell | 37 | 19 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | Ted Common | 43 | – | 36 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – |
| | Jack Davies | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ernie Hall | 47 | – | 41 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| | Bill Horsman | 41 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 3 | – | 4 | 1 |
| | Harold Howarth | 47 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – |
| | Jack Hughes | 32 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| | Gerry Kelly | 15 | 8 | 14 | 7 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | John Pitcairn | 25 | – | 20 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – |
| | Bill Rowley | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Bob Sanders | 8 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Harry Skitt | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Charlie Sargeant | 44 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| | Guy Wharton | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 |
| | Ronnie Williams | 26 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Arthur Wilson | 47 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – |
| | Paddy Wrightson | 35 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 49 | 113 | 42 | 100 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |