1962–63 Chester F.C. season
# 1962–63 Chester F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was the 25th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the fifth 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 | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 61 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 111 | 62 | 1.790 | 55 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup second round |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 1.368 | 54 | |
| 4 | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 52 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | 1.431 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 48 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 46 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 59 | 1.203 | 44 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 44 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 44 | |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 71 | 1.113 | 42 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 40 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 40 | |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 39 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 38 | |
| 16 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 0.756 | 35 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | 0.733 | 35 | |
| 19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | 0.827 | 34 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 90 | 0.700 | 33 | |
| 21 | Manchester City (R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 102 | 0.569 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Leyton Orient (R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 81 | 0.457 | 21 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 19 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 0.800 | 41 | |
| 20 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 61 | 0.844 | 39 | |
| 21 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 0.773 | 39 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 0.764 | 35 | Re-elected |
| 23 | Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 0.688 | 32 | Re-elected |

### 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 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 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 | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 August | Gillingham | A | L | 1–2 | Gregson | 6,911 |
| 20 August | Darlington | A | L | 1–2 | Gregson | 5,870 |
| 25 August | Stockport County | H | L | 0–1 | | 6,718 |
| 29 August | Darlington | H | L | 1–2 | Myerscough | 6,249 |
| 1 September | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Myerscough, Fitzgerald | 6,506 |
| 8 September | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 7,775 |
| 12 September | York City | H | D | 0–0 | | 5,277 |
| 15 September | Workington | A | L | 0–3 | | 4,130 |
| 19 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 1–2 | Fitzgerald | 9,614 |
| 22 September | Exeter City | H | W | 3–1 | Davies (2), Fitzgerald | 5,227 |
| 29 September | Chesterfield | A | D | 1–1 | Fitzgerald | 7,652 |
| 3 October | Southport | H | W | 6–1 | Jones, Davies (4), Clarke | 7,938 |
| 6 October | Aldershot | A | D | 2–2 | Clarke, Corbishley | 5,086 |
| 8 October | Southport | A | L | 1–4 | Gregson | 4,415 |
| 13 October | Newport County | H | D | 2–2 | Read, Davies | 8,034 |
| 20 October | Oxford United | A | L | 0–3 | | 7,615 |
| 27 October | Bradford City | H | W | 2–0 | Pritchard, Fitzgerald | 5,326 |
| 10 November | Torquay United | H | W | 3–1 | Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Allen (o.g.) | 4,575 |
| 12 November | York City | A | D | 0–0 | | 3,645 |
| 17 November | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–1 | Corbishley, Myerscough (2) | 5,125 |
| 1 December | Barrow | A | L | 3–4 | Clarke, Gregson, Jones | 3,291 |
| 7 December | Hartlepools United | H | W | 1–0 | Hewitt | 4,441 |
| 15 December | Gillingham | H | W | 1–0 | Gregson | 3,663 |
| 26 December | Brentford | A | L | 1–2 | Myerscough | 9,724 |
| 23 February | Aldershot | H | L | 0–2 | | 4,244 |
| 4 March | Newport County | A | W | 1–0 | Jones | 3,700 |
| 9 March | Oxford United | H | W | 2–1 | Hewitt, Jones | 3,772 |
| 13 March | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 1–0 | Jones | 6,420 |
| 16 March | Bradford City | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,539 |
| 18 March | Stockport County | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,154 |
| 23 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | | 7,921 |
| 30 March | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 0–2 | | 8,434 |
| 3 April | Brentford | H | L | 1–2 | McGowan | 5,919 |
| 6 April | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–2 | Myerscough (2, 1 pen.), Read | 4,125 |
| 13 April | Torquay United | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,911 |
| 15 April | Rochdale | H | W | 1–0 | Fitzgerald (pen.) | 4,979 |
| 16 April | Rochdale | A | D | 0–0 | | 2,926 |
| 19 April | Barrow | H | W | 1–0 | McGowan | 4,924 |
| 22 April | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–3 | | 8,236 |
| 27 April | Hartlepools United | A | W | 3–0 | McGowan, Morris (2) | 2,728 |
| 4 May | Exeter City | A | L | 1–2 | Corbishley | 3,927 |
| 8 May | Workington | H | D | 1–1 | Starkey | 3,473 |
| 11 May | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Fitzgerald | 2,935 |
| 13 May | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–3 | | 5,537 |
| 18 May | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–4 | | 7,415 |
| 22 May | Chesterfield | H | L | 0–2 | | 3,920 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round | 3 November | Tranmere Rovers (4) | H | L | 0–2 | | 11,448 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round | 5 September | Stockport County (4) | H | W | 2–0 | Clarke, Fitzgerald | 5,124 |
| Second round | 26 September | Mansfield Town (4) | H | D | 2–2 | Davies (2) | 6,159 |
| Second round replay | 10 October | Mansfield Town (4) | A | W | 1–0 | Davies | 8,298 |
| Third round | 15 October | Mansfield Town (1) | A | L | 2–9 | Myerscough (2) | 7,428 |

## Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fifth round | 18 February | Wrexham (3) | A | L | 0–1 | | 5,020 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| | Reg Barton | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | John Hardie | 46 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| | Arthur Johnson | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Jim Appleby | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | John Butler | 51 | – | 45 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| | David Cartlidge | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Bobby Clarke | 23 | 4 | 19 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | Colin Corbishley | 38 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| | Ron Davies | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| | John Evans | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Peter Fitzgerald | 46 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| | Bernard Fleming | 52 | – | 46 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| | John Gregson | 38 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| | Bobby Griffiths | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ron Hewitt | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | John Hughes | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Merfyn Jones | 32 | 5 | 28 | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| | Ray Jones | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Dennis Keating | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Jimmy McGill | 26 | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | George McGowan | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Geoff Molyneux | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | John Molyneux | 49 | – | 43 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| | Elfed Morris | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Bill Myerscough | 28 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| | Alan Pritchard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | David Read | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Malcolm Starkey | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Bobby Wilson | 18 | – | 15 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| | Barry Wright | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 52 | 58 | 46 | 51 | 1 | – | 4 | 7 | 1 | – |
