The 1953–54 season was the 16th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
It was the club's 16th 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 DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance22 AugustHartlepools UnitedHD1–1Windle6,69526 AugustBarnsleyHD1–1Windle7,11729 AugustGatesheadAL1–2Travis8,0132 SeptemberBarnsleyAL0–39,9695 SeptemberWorkingtonHW3–0Coffin (2pens.), Pye5,7909 SeptemberDarlingtonAL0–14,87512 SeptemberScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedAL0–110,23416 SeptemberDarlingtonHD2–2Thomas, Travis3,99919 SeptemberYork CityHW3–1Travis, Smith, Windle5,57123 SeptemberBradford Park AvenueHL2–3Coffin (2, 1pen.)4,90626 SeptemberSouthportAW1–0Pye5,77030 SeptemberBradford Park AvenueAL0–55,3333 OctoberWrexhamHW2–1Thomas, Travis14,62710 OctoberBarrowAL1–2Thomas6,25817 OctoberBradford CityHW3–0Thomas, Coffin (pen.), Travis6,15024 OctoberChesterfieldAL0–48,22931 OctoberTranmere RoversHL1–2Hilton6,8247 NovemberHalifax TownAL1–1Windle3,29714 NovemberCarlisle UnitedHL0–15,10428 NovemberGrimsby TownHD1–1Molyneux5,3275 DecemberStockport CountyAL0–58,25212 DecemberRochdaleHW2–0Thomas, Travis3,57819 DecemberHartlepools UnitedAL0–25,48125 DecemberPort ValeAL0–115,32226 DecemberPort ValeHL0–110,97928 DecemberRochdaleAL0–47,2262 JanuaryGatesheadHW5–0Travis (3), Rolfe, Morrey4,1979 JanuaryMansfield TownAL1–2Morrey6,57216 JanuaryWorkingtonAL0–27,21223 JanuaryScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedHD0–05,1806 FebruaryYork CityAL1–2Morrey (pen.)3,96013 FebruarySouthportHW1–0Morrey4,80220 FebruaryWrexhamAL1–2Basford10,22527 FebruaryBarrowHD1–1Hilton3,0236 MarchBradford CityAL0–110,97113 MarchChesterfieldHD2–2Hilton, Lee4,40420 MarchTranmere RoversAL1–2Coffin6,77324 MarchMansfield TownHL0–21,66727 MarchHalifax TownHW3–1Morrey, Travis, Windle3,2073 AprilCarlisle UnitedAD1–1Travis2,32910 AprilAccrington StanleyHW3–0Rolfe (2), Windle4,03116 AprilCrewe AlexandraAL0–16,28717 AprilGrimsby TownAD0–07,33019 AprilCrewe AlexandraHW2–0Betteridge, Travis5,84624 AprilStockport CountyHL1–2Coffin3,54528 AprilAccrington StanleyAL0–14,687
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round21 NovemberStockport County (3N)AL2–4Molyneux, Windle12,363
Welsh Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFifth round13 JanuaryBrymbo SteelworksHW6–1Rolfe, Morrey (pen.), Morris, Smith, Travis766Quarterfinal3 MarchWrexham (3N)HW1–0Travis2,133Semifinal17 MarchNewport County (3S)ND2–2Travis (2)7,920Semifinal replay5 AprilNW2–0Basford, Hilton3,000Final21 AprilFlint Town United (WLN)NL0–215,584
Season statistics Player Total League FACup WelshCup Goalkeepers Bobby Jones 52 – 46 – 1 – 5 – Field players Tommy Astbury 19 – 16 – 1 – 2 – Jack Basford 13 2 10 1 – – 3 1 Mick Betteridge 9 1 8 1 – – 1 – Ken Brandon 1 – 1 – – – – – Norman Bullock 1 – 1 – – – – – Geoff Coffin 22 7 21 7 – – 1 – Ken Fletcher 19 1 16 – – – 3 1 Ray Gill 52 – 46 – 1 – 5 – Joe Hilton 24 4 20 3 1 – 3 1 Ron Hughes 45 – 39 – 1 – 5 – Eric Lee 51 1 46 1 1 – 4 – John Molyneux 18 2 15 1 1 1 2 – Bernard Morrey 20 6 17 5 – – 3 1 Sam Morris 12 1 11 – – – 1 1 Billy Pye 5 2 5 2 – – – – Jimmy Rolfe 20 4 17 3 – – 3 1 Harry Smith 11 2 10 1 – – 1 1 Fred Sutcliffe 32 – 28 – – – 4 – Johnny Thomas 32 5 29 5 1 – 2 – Don Travis 48 16 43 12 1 – 4 4 Phil Whitlock 24 – 23 – 1 – – – Bobby Williams 3 – 3 – – – – – Billy Windle 39 7 35 6 1 1 3 – Own goals – – – – – – – – Total 52 61 46 48 1 2 5 11
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