# 1957–58 Chester F.C. season

The 1957–58 season was the 20th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was 20th and the last season spent in the Third Division North as at the end of the season Third Division sections were merged into nationwide Third and Fourth divisions. As Chester finished in the bottom half of the table, the club was transferred to the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Football League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.

## Football League

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 19 | Workington | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 81 | 0.889 | 41 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 78 | 89 | 0.876 | 41 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 21 | Chester | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 73 | 81 | 0.901 | 39 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 68 | 95 | 0.716 | 37 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 52 | 88 | 0.591 | 28 | Re-elected, moved to 4th Division |

### 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 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 73 | 81 | 0.901 | 39 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 55 | 15 |
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 | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 24 August | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 1–3 | B. Williams | 11,572 |
| 28 August | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 3–2 | Jepson (2), Gor. Davies | 7,736 |
| 31 August | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–2 | Mason | 11,629 |
| 2 September | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 3–0 | Jepson (2), Mason | 8,323 |
| 7 September | Bradford Park Avenue | H | L | 1–2 | Jepson (pen.) | 8,353 |
| 11 September | Wrexham | A | L | 0–1 | | 11,754 |
| 14 September | Carlisle United | A | L | 2–3 | Foulkes, Smith | 8,754 |
| 18 September | Wrexham | H | L | 0–1 | | 12,554 |
| 21 September | Southport | H | D | 1–1 | Bullock | 6,454 |
| 28 September | York City | A | W | 2–1 | A. Williams, Hughes | 7,103 |
| 30 September | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 2–1 | Gor. Davies (2) | 7,404 |
| 5 October | Barrow | H | D | 2–2 | Hughes, Saunders | 7,142 |
| 12 October | Darlington | H | L | 0–1 | | 6,852 |
| 19 October | Halifax Town | A | L | 1–2 | Bullock | 5,042 |
| 26 October | Stockport County | H | W | 3–0 | Bullock, Jepson, Gor. Davies | 7,518 |
| 2 November | Hull City | A | L | 0–3 | | 11,732 |
| 9 November | Bradford City | H | D | 0–0 | | 6,453 |
| 23 November | Mansfield Town | H | L | 1–2 | Foulkes | 7,096 |
| 30 November | Gateshead | A | L | 2–3 | Pearson, Gor. Davies | 3,844 |
| 14 December | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | L | 1–2 | Bullock | 4,604 |
| 21 December | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Jepson (2) | 9,794 |
| 25 December | Bury | A | W | 2–1 | Jepson, Bullock | 11,031 |
| 26 December | Bury | H | D | 0–0 | | 9,771 |
| 28 December | Hartlepools United | H | W | 2–1 | Saunders (2) | 7,725 |
| 4 January | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 0–0 | | 6,159 |
| 11 January | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–3 | | 7,341 |
| 18 January | Carlisle United | H | D | 0–0 | | 4,949 |
| 25 January | Workington | A | L | 3–5 | Jepson, Mason, Evans | 3,813 |
| 1 February | Southport | A | W | 4–2 | Jepson, Ireland, Pearson, Richards | 3,693 |
| 8 February | York City | H | W | 9–4 | Jepson (5), Evans, Brown (o.g.), Richards, Ireland | 5,217 |
| 15 February | Barrow | A | L | 1–4 | Pearson | 4,271 |
| 22 February | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Mellor (o.g.) | 7,603 |
| 1 March | Halifax Town | H | D | 1–1 | Ireland | 6,304 |
| 8 March | Stockport County | A | D | 2–2 | Ireland, Richards | 7,629 |
| 15 March | Hull City | H | D | 1–1 | Hughes (pen.) | 5,721 |
| 22 March | Darlington | A | W | 3–2 | Jepson (2), Richards | 4,376 |
| 29 March | Workington | H | W | 4–3 | Jepson (2), Richards, Pearson | 4,905 |
| 4 April | Chesterfield | A | L | 1–2 | Pearson | 9,156 |
| 5 April | Rochdale | A | D | 1–1 | Whitlock | 3,273 |
| 7 April | Chesterfield | H | D | 0–0 | | 6,360 |
| 12 April | Gateshead | H | D | 1–1 | Pearson | 4,752 |
| 16 April | Rochdale | H | W | 2–0 | Hughes (pen.), Mason | 3,449 |
| 19 April | Bradford City | A | L | 0–5 | | 9,232 |
| 22 April | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–5 | Jepson | 8,396 |
| 26 April | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | L | 1–2 | Pearson | 10,403 |
| 30 April | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 5–1 | Jepson (2), Richards, Bullock, Pearson | 3,373 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 16 November | Gateshead (3N) | H | W | 4–3 | Pearson, Foulkes, Jepson, Mason | 7,539 |
| Second round | 7 December | Bradford City (3N) | H | D | 3–3 | Jepson (3) | 8,435 |
| Second round replay | 11 December | Bradford City (3N) | A | L | 1–3 | Jepson | 5,281 |

## Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Fifth round | 30 January | Oswestry Town (B&DL) | A | W | 3–1 | Ireland, Tomley (o.g.), Smith | |
| Quarterfinal | 5 March | Swansea Town (2) | H | W | 2–0 | Bullock, Hughes | 1,872 |
| Semifinal | 19 March | Hereford United (SFL) | N | D | 1–1 | Jepson | 2,538 |
| Semifinal replay | 24 March | Hereford United (SFL) | N | W | 2–0 | Jepson, Ireland | 877 |
| Final | 7 May | Wrexham (3N) | H | D | 1–1 | Hughes (pen.) | 7,742 |
| Final replay | 10 May | Wrexham (3N) | A | L | 1–2 | Evans | 7,542 |

## 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 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Keith Griffiths | 47 | – | 41 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – |
| | Bobby Jones | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | - | – |
| Field players ||||||||||
| | Jimmy Anderson | 50 | – | 42 | – | 3 | – | 5 | – |
| | Norman Bullock | 28 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | 1 |
| | Alec Croft | 1 | – | - | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | George Davies | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | - | – |
| | Gordon Davies | 25 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | Royston Evans | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| | Mike Fields | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | - | – |
| | Billy Foulkes | 40 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | Ray Gill | 35 | – | 30 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| | Malcolm Handscombe | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Ron Hughes | 55 | 6 | 46 | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | 2 |
| | Jerry Ireland | 19 | 6 | 15 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| | Barry Jepson | 51 | 30 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| | Jimmy Mason | 33 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| | Stan Pearson | 32 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – |
| | Gordon Richards | 17 | 6 | 17 | 6 | – | – | - | – |
| | Jack Saunders | 50 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | – |
| | Harry Smith | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | Bill Souter | 20 | – | 16 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| | Phil Whitlock | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| | Aled Williams | 38 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| | Bobby Williams | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | - | – |
| | Own goals | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 |
| | Total | 55 | 91 | 46 | 73 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 |