1965–66 Chester F.C. season
# 1965–66 Chester F.C. 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.

## Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 1.681 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 1.424 | 51 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 51 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 1.319 | 50 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 65 | 1.231 | 49 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 93 | 66 | 1.409 | 56 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 90 | 70 | 1.286 | 56 |
| 7 | Chester | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 52 |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 50 |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 75 | 75 | 1.000 | 48 |

### 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 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 17 |

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 |
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| 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

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round | 13 November | Chesterfield (4) | A | W | 2–0 | Metcalf, Humes | 11,690 |
| Second round | 4 December | Wigan Athletic (CCL) | H | W | 2–1 | Humes, Morris | 16,283 |
| Third round | 22 January | Newcastle United (1) | H | L | 1–3 | Morris | 18,251 |

## 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 | Newport County (4) | 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 | Swansea Town (3) | H | W | 1–0 | Morris | 6,346 |
| Final replay | 2 May | Swansea Town (3) | H | L | 1–2 | L. Jones | 6,276 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| | Dick Howard | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Dennis Reeves | 55 | – | 45 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | John Butler | 56 | – | 46 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6 | – |
| | Graham Chadwick | 8+1 | – | 6+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Dave Durie | 38+1 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| | Keith Edwards | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | George Evans | 29 | 1 | 22 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 |
| | Les Harley | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| | Peter Hauser | 46+2 | 2 | 37+2 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – |
| | Reg Holland | 2+1 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Jimmy Humes | 45 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 |
| | Bryn Jones | 19 | – | 17 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Les Jones | 46 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 |
| | Ray Jones | 26 | – | 23 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Mike Metcalf | 57 | 18 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| | Elfed Morris | 53 | 28 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 2 |
| | David Read | 0+3 | – | 0+3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Hugh Ryden | 53+1 | 15 | 42+1 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7 | 2 |
| | Tommy Singleton | 36+1 | – | 27+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – |
| | Malcolm Starkey | 29 | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – |
| | Gary Talbot | 12+1 | 5 | 10+1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| | Fred Willder | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | Total | 57 | 99 | 46 | 79 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
