1947–48 Chester F.C. season

The 1947–48 season was the tenth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's tenth 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 DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance23 AugustOldham AthleticHW2–1Yates, Best8,50528 AugustBarrowAL0–110,29330 AugustTranmere RoversAW3–2Colville, Burden, Astbury11,9503 SeptemberBarrowHD0–07,7516 SeptemberDarlingtonHD1–1Astbury7,94810 SeptemberCrewe AlexandraHW4–2Best, Marsh (pen.), Turner, Burden8,30013 SeptemberGatesheadAL1–2Burden5,98717 SeptemberCrewe AlexandraAL0–19,12420 SeptemberHartlepools UnitedHW2–0Turner, Hamilton7,14827 SeptemberRotherham UnitedAL1–2Turner14,2624 OctoberCarlisle UnitedHW4–1Geoff Coffin, Astbury (2), Burden7,91011 OctoberWrexhamAL1–2Marsh21,13118 OctoberHalifax TownHD0–06,40225 OctoberRochdaleAD2–2Turner, Best9,5821 NovemberNew BrightonHW4–2Astbury (2), Burden (2)7,7338 NovemberSouthportAL0–38,70215 NovemberLincoln CityHD1–1Best7,84922 NovemberAccrington StanleyAL0–13,6606 DecemberStockport CountyAL1–4Monks (o.g.)9,63020 DecemberOldham AthleticAL1–3Williamson (pen.)11,80726 DecemberYork CityAL0–210,43527 DecemberYork CityHL2–3Westwood, Astbury8,7543 JanuaryTranmere RoversHW4–0Astbury, Brown, Burden (2)8,72117 JanuaryDarlingtonAD1–1Westwood6,81631 JanuaryGatesheadHL2–3Turner, Burden6,7217 FebruaryHartlepools UnitedAL1–2Astbury6,35314 FebruaryRotherham UnitedHL2–3Astbury, Butcher9,99421 FebruaryCarlisle UnitedAL0–211,72028 FebruaryWrexhamHW4–1Best, Westwood, Williamson (2)16,1606 MarchHalifax TownAD1–1Kirkpatrick7,25613 MarchRochdaleHW2–1Westwood, Kirkpatrick6,42717 MarchHull CityHW4–1Best, Burden (2), Kirkpatrick6,08720 MarchNew BrightonAW1–0Best4,80626 MarchMansfield TownHL1–2Best11,20927 MarchSouthportHD0–07,36629 MarchMansfield TownAL1–2Burden12,7703 AprilLincoln CityAL2–4Hamilton, Westwood13,06610 AprilAccrington StanleyHW1–0Best5,81117 AprilHull CityAL1–2Turner24,13821 AprilBradford CityHW2–1Westwood (2)4,60424 AprilStockport CountyHD2–2Davies, Westwood3,8811 MayBradford CityAL2–3Best, Astbury3,774

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round29 NovemberBishop Auckland (NFL)HW3–1Yates (2), Burden8,300Second round13 DecemberTranmere Rovers (3N)AW1–0Burden14,132Third round10 JanuaryCrystal Palace (3S)AW1–0Burden22,084Fourth round24 JanuaryBlackpool (1)AL0–426,414

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFifth round14 JanuarySouth Liverpool (CCL)AL1–2Brown

Season statistics Player Total League FACup WelshCup Goalkeepers George Scales 22 – 20 – 2 – – – Jimmy MacLaren 25 – 22 – 2 – 1 – Field players Tommy Astbury 37 11 33 11 3 – 1 – Tommy Best 32 10 30 10 1 – 1 – Joe Brown 16 2 13 1 2 – 1 1 Tommy Burden 44 15 40 12 4 3 – – Reg Butcher 46 1 42 1 4 – – – Doug Cole 8 – 7 – – – 1 – Geoff Coffin 5 1 3 1 1 – 1 – Harry Colville 6 1 4 1 2 – – – Joe Davies 3 1 3 1 – – – – Bobby Hamilton 36 2 31 2 4 – 1 – Roger Kirkpatrick 11 3 10 3 – – 1 – Eric Lee 19 – 15 – 4 – – – Frank Marsh 32 2 31 2 – – 1 – Dave McNeil 43 – 39 – 4 – – – Phil Turner 19 6 19 6 – – – – Trevor Walters 35 – 33 – 1 – 1 – Raymond Westwood 18 8 16 8 2 – – – Fred Wilcox 20 – 16 – 3 – 1 – George Williamson 27 3 23 3 4 – – – Dick Yates 13 3 12 1 1 2 – – Own goals – 1 – 1 – – – – Total 47 70 42 64 4 5 1 1

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