1965–66 Chester F.C. season Chester 1965–66 football season
Chester 1965–66 football season
The 1965–66 season was the 28th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester , an English club based in Chester , Cheshire .
Also, it was the eighth 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 .
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAv
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
46
20
12
14
79
70
1.129
52
15
5
3
52
27
35
5
7
11
27
43
17
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 L W W D W W W L D D W L W W L L W W W D W W L D W W W D D W L L W D L L D W D L L L D L D Position 1 11 7 4 5 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 7
Matches
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
21 August
Stockport County
H
W
1–0
Humes
9,973
23 August
Tranmere Rovers
A
L
0–1
13,206
28 August
Darlington
A
W
1–0
Humes
4,144
4 September
Lincoln City
H
W
4–2
Ryden , Metcalf , Talbot , Hauser
6,742
11 September
Notts County
A
D
3–3
Humes , Talbot , Metcalf
4,916
15 September
Tranmere Rovers
H
W
3–1
Ryden , Morris , Metcalf (pen.)
12,859
18 September
Wrexham
H
W
4–2
Morris (2), Ryden , L. Jones
13,004
25 September
Halifax Town
H
W
1–0
Humes
6,907
2 October
Port Vale
A
L
2–5
Morris (2)
8,108
6 October
Barnsley
H
D
3–3
Talbot , Morris , Metcalf
8,412
9 October
Aldershot
A
D
2–2
L. Jones , Durie
4,817
16 October
Newport County
H
W
6–1
Metcalf , Morris (2), L. Jones (2), Ryden
8,027
23 October
Torquay United
A
L
0–1
6,470
27 October
Crewe Alexandra
H
W
3–0
Ryden (2), L. Jones
10,176
30 October
Chesterfield
H
W
3–0
L. Jones , Morris , Metcalf (pen.)
8,863
5 November
Rochdale
A
L
0–3
3,122
20 November
Barrow
A
L
1–4
Ryden
4,295
23 November
Barnsley
A
W
2–0
Morris , Ryden
2,959
27 November
Hartlepools United
H
W
2–0
L. Jones , Morris
6,547
11 December
Southport
H
W
1–0
Morris
7,501
27 December
Colchester United
A
D
1–1
Morris
7,849
28 December
Colchester United
H
W
2–1
Morris , L. Jones
8,361
1 January
Aldershot
H
W
3–2
Ryden (2), Metcalf
8,535
8 January
Luton Town
A
L
2–5
Morris , Metcalf
6,670
15 January
Torquay United
H
D
1–1
Morris
9,302
28 January
Stockport County
A
W
1–0
Morris
8,138
5 February
Darlington
H
W
3–2
Talbot , Hauser , Morris
9,494
12 February
Bradford City
H
W
4–0
Metcalf , Morris , L. Jones (2)
8,038
19 February
Lincoln City
A
D
2–2
Humes , Metcalf
3,111
26 February
Notts County
H
D
1–1
Ryden
8,704
5 March
Bradford City
A
W
2–1
Morris (2)
5,596
12 March
Wrexham
A
L
1–2
L. Jones
17,178
18 March
Halifax Town
A
L
0–2
5,117
26 March
Port Vale
H
W
2–0
Metcalf , L. Jones
6,520
28 March
Chesterfield
A
D
2–2
Morris , Humes
2,844
2 April
Rochdale
H
L
1–2
Metcalf
6,261
8 April
Bradford Park Avenue
H
L
2–4
Ryden , Morris
9,526
9 April
Doncaster Rovers
A
D
1–1
Morris
11,443
12 April
Bradford Park Avenue
A
W
1–0
Harley
7,030
16 April
Barrow
H
D
0–0
7,165
23 April
Hartlepools United
A
L
0–2
4,138
30 April
Doncaster Rovers
H
L
1–4
Metcalf
9,831
7 May
Southport
A
L
0–2
4,694
18 May
Crewe Alexandra
A
D
1–1
Ryden
3,947
23 May
Newport County
A
L
2–3
Metcalf , L. Jones
1,636
28 May
Luton Town
H
D
1–1
Humes
4,740
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
First round
1 September
Wrexham (4 )
A
L
2–5
Metcalf (2)
9,996
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Fifth round
5 January
Wrexham (4 )
H
W
4–1
G. Evans , Humes , Ryden , Talbot
7,213
Quarterfinal
7 February
Newport County (4 )
A
D
2–2
Willder , Morris
1,776
Quarterfinal replay
16 February
H
W
2–0
Ryden , Humes
5,296
Semifinal
23 March
Bangor City (CCL )
A
W
3–0
Metcalf , L. Jones (2)
2,538
Final first leg
18 April
Swansea Town (3 )
A
L
0–3
9,614
Final second leg
25 April
H
W
1–0
Morris
6,346
Final replay
2 May
H
L
1–2
L. Jones
6,276
Season statistics
References
Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821 .
Chester at the Football Club History Database