# 1970–71 Chester F.C. season

The 1970–71 season was the 33rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the 13th 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 | Promotion or relegation |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 63 | 1.397 | 59 | Promoted |
| 4 | York City | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 54 | 1.444 | 56 | Promoted |
| 5 | Chester | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 55 | 1.255 | 55 | |
| 6 | Colchester United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 54 | 1.296 | 54 | Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 51 | |
* ↑ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

### 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 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 55 | 1.255 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 19 |
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 | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 August | Brentford | A | W | 2–1 | Woodall, Tarbuck | 6,480 |
| 22 August | Colchester United | H | W | 2–1 | Draper, Cheetham | 5,447 |
| 29 August | Workington | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,907 |
| 2 September | Lincoln City | H | W | 1–0 | Tarbuck | 4,709 |
| 12 September | York City | A | D | 1–1 | Webber | 3,021 |
| 19 September | Exeter City | H | W | 3–1 | Draper, Woodall, Hawkins | 4,337 |
| 23 September | Cambridge United | H | W | 2–1 | Tarbuck, Draper | 5,982 |
| 26 September | Newport County | A | W | 1–0 | Draper | 1,827 |
| 30 September | Southport | H | W | 1–0 | Tarbuck | 6,749 |
| 3 October | Aldershot | H | L | 1–2 | Cheetham (pen.) | 5,069 |
| 7 October | Grimsby Town | H | W | 5–0 | Webber (2), Groves, Turner (2) | 4,596 |
| 10 October | Barrow | A | W | 4–1 | Tarbuck (2), Groves, Kennedy | 2,326 |
| 17 October | Brentford | H | L | 1–2 | Tarbuck | 5,834 |
| 20 October | Northampton Town | A | L | 1–3 | Webber | 6,232 |
| 24 October | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | H | W | 4–2 | Webber (2), Tarbuck, Draper | 5,702 |
| 31 October | Peterborough United | A | L | 0–1 | | 5,355 |
| 7 November | Oldham Athletic | H | L | 0–1 | | 7,367 |
| 11 November | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 3–6 | Draper, Loyden, Cheetham (pen.) | 5,000 |
| 14 November | Scunthorpe United | A | W | 2–0 | Loyden, Cheetham (pen.) | 3,099 |
| 28 November | Hartlepool | H | L | 0–1 | | 4,361 |
| 5 December | Darlington | A | L | 1–5 | McHale | 3,527 |
| 18 December | Colchester United | A | W | 1–0 | Draper | 4,342 |
| 26 December | Stockport County | H | W | 3–0 | Tarbuck, Loyden, Groves | 5,816 |
| 9 January | Southport | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,180 |
| 16 January | Northampton Town | H | D | 2–2 | Tarbuck, Loyden | 4,032 |
| 23 January | Notts County | H | W | 2–1 | Loyden, Tarbuck | 5,835 |
| 30 January | Hartlepool | A | W | 2–0 | Green (o.g.), Loyden | 1,191 |
| 6 February | Darlington | H | W | 2–1 | Tarbuck, Loyden | 4,714 |
| 13 February | Notts County | A | L | 1–2 | McHale | 10,545 |
| 20 February | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 1–0 | Tarbuck | 5,585 |
| 22 February | Southend United | A | D | 1–1 | Loyden | 5,550 |
| 27 February | Peterborough United | H | W | 2–0 | Loyden (2) | 4,223 |
| 6 March | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | A | L | 1–3 | Tarbuck | 8,691 |
| 8 March | Cambridge United | A | D | 1–1 | Tarbuck | 3,576 |
| 13 March | Scunthorpe United | H | W | 2–0 | Tarbuck (2) | 3,738 |
| 17 March | Southend United | H | W | 2–0 | Loyden, Webber | 3,870 |
| 20 March | Oldham Athletic | A | D | 1–1 | Webber | 10,117 |
| 27 March | Grimsby Town | A | D | 2–2 | Webber, Loyden | 2,591 |
| 3 April | Workington | H | W | 1–0 | Loyden | 3,921 |
| 9 April | Aldershot | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,923 |
| 10 April | Stockport County | A | W | 1–0 | Edwards | 2,174 |
| 12 April | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Turner | 7,898 |
| 17 April | Barrow | H | W | 2–1 | Tarbuck, Loyden | 4,440 |
| 24 April | Exeter City | A | L | 1–3 | Webber | 4,024 |
| 28 April | Lincoln City | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,086 |
| 1 May | Newport County | H | W | 2–1 | Loyden, McHale | 2,646 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 21 November | Preston North End (3) | A | D | 1–1 | Tarbuck | 15,023 |
| First round replay | 25 November | Preston North End (3) | H | W | 1–0 | Loyden | 11,164 |
| Second round | 12 December | Crewe Alexandra (4) | H | W | 1–0 | Turner | 9,353 |
| Third round | 2 January | Derby County (1) | H | L | 1–2 | Webber | 15,882 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 19 August | Shrewsbury Town (3) | H | W | 2–1 | Cheetham, Pountney | 5,847 |
| Second round | 9 September | Norwich City (2) | A | D | 0–0 | | 11,081 |
| Second round replay | 16 September | Norwich City (2) | H | L | 1–2 | Woodall | 7,474 |

## Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Fifth round | 27 January | Rhyl (CCL) | H | D | 1–1 | Draper | 3,136 |
| Fifth round replay | 4 February | Rhyl (CCL) | A | W | 2–0 | Turner, Webber | 1,698 |
| Quarterfinal | 17 February | Swansea City (3) | H | W | 2–1 | Edwards, Webber | 2,737 |
| Semifinal | 31 March | Cardiff City (2) | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,522 |
| Semifinal replay | 19 April | Cardiff City (2) | H | L | 1–2 | Webber | 7,325 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| | Terry Carling | 51 | – | 41 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| | John Taylor | 7 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Graham Birks | 57 | – | 45 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 5 | – |
| | Terry Bradbury | 57 | – | 45 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 5 | – |
| | Roy Cheetham | 32+1 | 5 | 25+1 | 4 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| | Derek Draper | 56 | 8 | 44 | 7 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 5 | 1 |
| | Nigel Edwards | 28+2 | 2 | 23+2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| | Neil Griffiths | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Alan Groves | 29+1 | 3 | 21+1 | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| | Dennis Hawkins | 6+1 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Dave Kennedy | 8+6 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | – | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Eddie Loyden | 36 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – |
| | Kevin McHale | 40 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| | Dave Pountney | 57 | 1 | 45 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | 5 | – |
| | Alan Tarbuck | 57 | 19 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – |
| | Graham Turner | 58 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 1 |
| | Keith Webber | 43+7 | 14 | 35+4 | 10 | 0+3 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 3 |
| | Brian Woodall | 15+2 | 3 | 11+2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 58 | 82 | 46 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |