Chester
1981–82 season
ManagerAlan Oakes
Cliff Sear
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
24th
(relegated)
FA CupRound 1
Football League CupRound 1
Football League Group CupGS
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary Simpson (12)

All:
Gary Simpson (13)
Highest home attendance8,372 vs Bradford City (26 December)
Lowest home attendance2,467 vs Torquay United (21 September)
Average home league attendance2,062
24th in division[1]

The 1981–82 season was the 44th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the seventh season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.

Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Walsall 46 13 14 19 51 55 4 53
21 Wimbledon 46 14 11 21 61 75 14 53 Relegated
22 Swindon Town 46 13 13 20 55 71 16 52
23 Bristol City 46 11 13 22 40 65 25 46
24 Chester 46 7 11 28 36 78 42 32

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 7 11 28 36 78  −42 32 2 10 11 16 30  −14 5 1 17 20 48  −28

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDDWDDLWDLLLLLWLLDDWWDLLDLLWLWLLLLDLLLLDLLLLLLL
Position1214810101612181920202223222323232222222123232323232323232323232424242424242424242424242424
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
29 August Bristol Rovers A D2–2 Zelem, Oakes 5,554
5 September Swindon Town H D0–0 1,798
12 September Gillingham A W1–0 Simpson 3,990
19 September Millwall H D0–0 2,052
23 September Walsall H D0–0 1,978
26 September Fulham A L0–2 3,629
29 September Huddersfield Town A W2–1 Simpson (2) 7,747
10 October Oxford United H D2–2 Phillips, Sutcliffe 2,008
17 October Wimbledon A L0–1 1,659
21 October Chesterfield H L0–2 2,329
24 October Plymouth Argyle A L1–5 Jones 2,646
31 October Reading H L2–3 Phillips, Needham 1,765
3 November Burnley A L0–1 3,455
7 November Preston North End A W1–0 Storton 5,181
14 November Exeter City H L0–2 2,125
28 November Brentford A L0–1 5,200
2 December Doncaster Rovers H D1–1 Cooke 1,555
5 December Southend United H D1–1 Cooke 1,388
26 December Newport County A W1–0 Ludlam 4,908
19 January Portsmouth H W3–2 Sutcliffe, Jones, Simpson 1,444
23 January Bristol Rovers H D1–1 Simpson 2,040
30 January Millwall A L1–2 Cooke 3,250
3 February Lincoln City A L0–3 2,120
6 February Gillingham H D0–0 1,543
9 February Walsall A L1–2 Henderson 3,668
13 February Doncaster Rovers A L3–4 Henderson, Simpson (2) 4,098
20 February Huddersfield Town H W3–1 Henderson, Cooke, Simpson 3,120
27 February Oxford United A L1–3 Cooke 5,049
9 March Chesterfield A W5–3 Simpson (2), Raynor, Henderson (2) 4,291
13 March Plymouth Argyle H L0–3 1,988
17 March Burnley H L0–1 3,261
20 March Reading A L1–4 Simpson 3,093
27 March Preston North End H L0–1 2,842
31 March Wimbledon H D1–1 Simpson 1,359
3 April Exeter City A L0–3 2,498
10 April Newport County H L0–2 1,451
13 April Carlisle United A L0–3 5,340
17 April Southend United A L0–2 3,427
21 April Bristol City H D0–0 1,034
24 April Brentford H L1–2 Storton 1,304
27 April Swindon Town A L0–3 3,848
1 May Portsmouth A L0–2 6,196
5 May Fulham H L0–2 1,174
8 May Lincoln City H L1–2 Jones 1,176
15 May Bristol City A L0–1 3,934
19 May Carlisle United H L0–1 2,535

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 21 November Penrith (NFL) A L0–1 2,700

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 8 September Plymouth Argyle (3) H D1–1 Jones 1,690
First round second leg 15 September A L0–1 2,348

Football League Group Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 15 August Bury (4) A W2–1 Simpson, Jones 1,504
18 August Shrewsbury Town (2) A L0–1 1,567
22 August Bolton Wanderers (2) H L1–2 Burns 1,291

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
FLGC
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
WalesPhil Harrington 10 10
WalesGrenville Millington 42 36123
Field players
John Allen 15+7 15+7
WalesPaul Blackwell 21+2 21+2
EnglandDavid Burns 31+31 29+3111
WalesTerry Cooke 13+35 11+250+12
EnglandJohn Cottam 33+4 30+321+1
EnglandMark Dean 4 4
EnglandPeter Henderson 285 285
EnglandBrian Hornsby 4 4
WalesIan Howat 5+4 3+20+120+1
WalesBrynley Jones 39+15 33+1312131
EnglandSteve Ludlam 391 331123
EnglandPaul Needham 331 271123
EnglandAlan Oakes 301 25123
EnglandTrevor Phillips 21+42 17+4213
EnglandPaul Raynor 461 401123
EnglandGary Simpson 38+413 33+4121221
EnglandTrevor Storton 482 422123
EnglandPeter Sutcliffe 35+12 32+1212
WalesMike Williams 2 2
EnglandPeter Zelem 351 31113
Own goals
Total 5240 463612133

References

  1. "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

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
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