The 1937–38 season was the seventh season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's seventh consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Football League

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance28 AugustHalifax TownHD1–1Wrightson8,3282 SeptemberCarlisle UnitedAW3–1Sargeant, Wrightson (2)11,3774 SeptemberTranmere RoversAD0–014,6188 SeptemberCarlisle UnitedHW1–0Chambers5,37211 SeptemberYork CityHW4–3Wrightson (2), Smith, Horsman7,28418 SeptemberBradford CityAD2–2Wrightson (2)6,01025 SeptemberSouthportHW2–1Gale, Sargeant (pen.)7,40128 SeptemberAccrington StanleyAD0–06,4422 OctoberDoncaster RoversAL1–2Chambers16,3919 OctoberRochdaleHW4–1Sargeant (2), Wrightson, Sanders5,91316 OctoberHartlepools UnitedAW1–0Wrightson5,95523 OctoberLincoln CityHD1–1Wrightson6,50730 OctoberHull CityAD2–2McCreary, Wrightson11,3836 NovemberNew BrightonHL1–2McCreary6,92413 NovemberGatesheadAL1–3Wrightson13,17020 NovemberOldham AthleticHD3–3Wrightson, Horsman, Gale6,3544 DecemberPort ValeHW7–2Horsman, Howarth, Chambers, Sargeant, Sanders (2), Johnson (o.g.)3,84911 DecemberOldham AthleticAL2–3Smith, Sanders5,28318 DecemberBarrowHW3–1Sanders (2), Gale3,20125 DecemberRotherham UnitedHL2–3Chambers, Horsman6,10527 DecemberRotherham UnitedAL1–4Wrightson (pen.)11,3941 JanuaryHalifax TownAD1–1Gale6,59415 JanuaryTranmere RoversHD1–1Smith5,04326 JanuaryYork CityAL0–43,38029 JanuaryBradford CityHW3–1Chambers, Sargeant, Roberts3,3205 FebruarySouthportAD2–2Sargeant, Chambers5,19812 FebruaryDoncaster RoversHW4–0Sanders, Sargeant (3, 1pen.)5,18819 FebruaryRochdaleAL0–45,72826 FebruaryHartlepools UnitedHW6–0Sargeant (4, 1pen.), Sanders, Roberts3,7235 MarchLincoln CityAD1–1Sargeant10,15712 MarchHull CityHL1–3Sargeant6,86419 MarchNew BrightonAL0–44,62926 MarchGatesheadHW2–1Chambers (2, 1pen.)3,1546 AprilCrewe AlexandraAL0–13,3129 AprilDarlingtonHW3–2Roberts, Gale (2)3,02415 AprilWrexhamHW2–1Cresswell, Gale10,89216 AprilPort ValeAD2–2Gale (2)6,69518 AprilWrexhamAL1–3Gale11,48023 AprilCrewe AlexandraHL0–33,37927 AprilDarlingtonAL1–2Walters4,35930 AprilBarrowAW2–0Trevis, Sanders3,3247 MayAccrington StanleyHW3–1Gale, Sanders, Chambers1,940

FA Cup

Chester along with Millwall and Notts County were given a bye to the Third round.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceThird round8 JanuaryLeeds United (1)AL1–3Gale9,800

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceSeventh round 23 FebruaryNew Brighton (3N)HW5–1Sanders (2) Sargeant (3)1,081Quarterfinal 9 MarchShrewsbury Town (ML)HD0–03,600Quarterfinal replay2 AprilAL1–2Chambers8,000

Season statistics Player Total League FACup WelshCup Goalkeepers Bert Gray 35 – 32 – 1 – 2 – Eric Mansley 5 – 4 – – – 1 – Robert Middleton 6 – 6 – – – – – Field players Tom Alderson 5 – 5 – – – – – David Beynon 2 – 1 – – – 1 – Bill Chambers 28 9 24 9 1 – 3 – Ted Common 45 – 41 – 1 – 3 – Frank Cresswell 5 1 5 1 – – – – George Deakin 1 – 1 – – – – – Robert Done 40 – 37 – 1 – 2 – John Edwards 1 – 1 – – – – – Tom Feeney 5 – 5 – – – – – Arthur Gale 18 12 16 11 1 1 1 – Ernie Hall 4 – 4 – – – – – Bill Horsman 44 4 40 4 1 – 3 – Harold Howarth 44 1 40 1 1 – 3 – John Lloyd 1 – 1 – – – – – Bernard McCarthy 1 – 1 – – – – – Pat McCarthy 2 – 2 – – – – – John McCreary 40 3 36 2 1 – 3 1 Syd Roberts 17 3 17 3 – – – – Bob Sanders 19 12 16 10 – – 3 2 Charlie Sargeant 29 19 26 16 1 – 2 3 Clement Smith 29 3 26 3 1 – 2 – Bos Trevis 19 1 16 1 – – 3 – John Turner 1 – 1 – – – – – Trevor Walters 38 1 36 1 1 – 1 – Arthur Wilson 1 – 1 – – – – – Paddy Wrightson 21 14 21 14 – – – – Own goals – 1 – 1 – – – – Total 46 84 42 77 1 1 3 6

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