# 1959–60 Chester F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was the 22nd 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 Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.

## Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Barrow | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 87 | 0.885 | 41 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 41 | |
| 20 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 40 | |
| 21 | Southport | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 92 | 0.522 | 34 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Gateshead | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 33 | Failed re-election |

### 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 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 12 |
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 | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 22 August | Notts County | A | L | 1–2 | Davis | 9,652 |
| 26 August | Carlisle United | H | L | 0–1 | | 7,800 |
| 29 August | Walsall | H | L | 1–3 | Davis | 7,506 |
| 1 September | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–2 | Davis | 9,344 |
| 5 September | Hartlepools United | A | W | 3–2 | Clempson (2), Webster | 5,112 |
| 7 September | Exeter City | H | W | 1–0 | Bullock | 6,482 |
| 12 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 0–0 | | 9,294 |
| 17 September | Exeter City | A | L | 0–2 | | 7,546 |
| 19 September | Gillingham | A | L | 1–3 | Pimlott | 7,551 |
| 23 September | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 0–0 | | 4,059 |
| 26 September | Crystal Palace | A | W | 4–3 | Cooper, Webster, Kelly (2) | 18,312 |
| 29 September | Oldham Athletic | A | D | 0–0 | | 2,970 |
| 3 October | Bradford Park Avenue | H | D | 1–1 | Kelly | 6,806 |
| 5 October | Stockport County | A | L | 0–3 | | 7,530 |
| 10 October | Aldershot | H | W | 5–1 | Pimlott (2), Foulkes, Kelly, Hunt | 5,958 |
| 14 October | Stockport County | H | L | 1–2 | Kelly | 3,560 |
| 17 October | Darlington | A | D | 0–0 | | 4,717 |
| 24 October | Gateshead | H | W | 4–2 | Clempson, Redhead (o.g.), Kelly, Foulkes | 4,790 |
| 31 October | Rochdale | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,643 |
| 7 November | Workington | H | W | 3–1 | Evans, Pimlott (2) | 5,019 |
| 21 November | Northampton Town | H | D | 1–1 | Pimlott | 7,283 |
| 28 November | Torquay United | A | W | 2–1 | Cooper, Davis | 7,034 |
| 12 December | Southport | A | L | 1–3 | Cooper | 2,927 |
| 19 December | Notts County | H | W | 2–1 | Cooper, Hughes (pen.) | 4,209 |
| 26 December | Barrow | A | L | 0–3 | | 6,338 |
| 28 December | Barrow | H | W | 3–2 | Ireland, Richards, McNab (o.g.) | 4,532 |
| 2 January | Walsall | A | L | 1–2 | Ireland | 9,751 |
| 16 January | Hartlepools United | H | D | 1–1 | Pimlott | 4,653 |
| 23 January | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–2 | Cooper | 12,220 |
| 30 January | Millwall | H | W | 2–1 | Foulkes, Ireland | 4,323 |
| 6 February | Gillingham | H | W | 4–2 | Ireland, Kelly (2), Cooper | 5,022 |
| 13 February | Crystal Palace | H | L | 0–1 | | 5,132 |
| 20 February | Bradford Park Avenue | A | D | 1–1 | Kelly | 5,167 |
| 27 February | Aldershot | A | L | 2–3 | Foulkes, Pimlott | 5,145 |
| 5 March | Darlington | H | D | 1–1 | Pimlott | 4,579 |
| 8 March | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 0–2 | | 4,909 |
| 12 March | Gateshead | A | W | 1–0 | Kelly | 1,735 |
| 19 March | Rochdale | H | W | 2–1 | Pimlott (2) | 3,965 |
| 26 March | Workington | A | L | 0–5 | | 2,344 |
| 2 April | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 2–0 | Davies, Kilkenny (o.g.) | 3,862 |
| 9 April | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 7,037 |
| 15 April | Watford | A | L | 2–4 | Kelly, Clempson | 13,948 |
| 16 April | Torquay United | H | D | 1–1 | Hughes | 5,928 |
| 18 April | Watford | H | L | 0–1 | | 5,962 |
| 23 April | Millwall | A | D | 1–7 | Brand (o.g.) | 9,246 |
| 30 April | Southport | H | D | 2–2 | Kelly, Stopford | 3,956 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 14 November | Tranmere Rovers (3) | A | W | 1–0 | Kelly | 14,205 |
| Second round | 5 December | Mansfield Town (3) | A | L | 0–2 | | 11,509 |

## Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Fifth round | 3 February | Holywell Town (Welsh League (North)) | H | L | 0–2 | | 822 |

## 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 ||||||||||
| | Brian Biggins | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Ron Howells | 47 | – | 45 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Derek Owen | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Field players ||||||||||
| | Jimmy Anderson | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | George Ashfield | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Norman Bullock | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| | Jack Capper | 11 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Gerry Citron | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Frank Clempson | 45 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | Jim Cooper | 36 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Alec Croft | 14 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ron Davies | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| | Eric Davis | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Royston Evans | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Billy Foulkes | 37 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Ray Gill | 46 | – | 43 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | Ray Griffiths | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ron Hughes | 47 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | Bobby Hunt | 44 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | Jerry Ireland | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| | Barry Jepson | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Colin Jones | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Walter Kelly | 35 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | John Pimlott | 33 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Gordon Richards | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Bill Souter | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | George Spruce | 37 | – | 35 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Les Stopford | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| | Antony Wainwright | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | John Walton | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Harry Webster | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| | Bobby Williams | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Own goals | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 49 | 60 | 46 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |