The 1963–64 season was the 26th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the sixth 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

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance24 AugustOxford UnitedHL0–26,00828 AugustBarrowHW2–0Arrowsmith (o.g.), Corbishley5,45431 AugustWorkingtonAD1–1Read2,9027 SeptemberNewport CountyHW3–0Corbishley, Bades, Talbot5,3629 SeptemberBarrowAD2–2Talbot (2)3,44114 SeptemberStockport CountyAL0–16,13421 SeptemberBradford Park AvenueHW1–0Corbishley5,56928 SeptemberChesterfieldAL0–16,1342 OctoberRochdaleHW2–0Lee, Humes5,2205 OctoberDoncaster RoversHD1–1Lee6,2147 OctoberDarlingtonAL0–13,06212 OctoberExeter CityHW2–0Talbot, Lee6,96616 OctoberDarlingtonHL0–18,10319 OctoberSouthportAW2–0Morris, Corbishley3,69023 OctoberBrighton & Hove AlbionHD0–08,39826 OctoberGillinghamHW1–0Humes8,39529 OctoberBrighton & Hove AlbionAD0–011,9992 NovemberLincoln CityAL2–3Morris (2)5,5239 NovemberBradford CityHW3–0Morris, Corbishley (pen.), Lee7,83523 NovemberCarlisle UnitedHW4–2Talbot (4)8,22330 NovemberTorquay UnitedAL0–54,07514 DecemberOxford UnitedAL1–2Lee5,28321 DecemberWorkingtonHW2–1Lee (2)4,37026 DecemberHartlepools UnitedAL0–25,53128 DecemberHartlepools UnitedHW2–1Read, Talbot6,3171 JanuaryTranmere RoversAD3–3Talbot, Corbishley (pen.), Morris8,50411 JanuaryNewport CountyAW1–0Metcalf3,98318 JanuaryStockport CountyHW2–1Morris (2)5,40325 JanuaryHalifax TownHW5–2Corbishley (pen.), Talbot, Read, Metcalf (2)6,2531 FebruaryBradford Park AvenueAL0–46,0718 FebruaryChesterfieldHW4–2Talbot (2), Morris, Metcalf6,27215 FebruaryDoncaster RoversAL2–3Metcalf, Talbot6,55422 FebruaryExeter CityAL0–36,57929 FebruarySouthportHW5–0Metcalf, Talbot (3), Bennion6,1874 MarchRochdaleAL0–12,3227 MarchGillinghamAL1–2Talbot5,2749 MarchAldershotAL1–2Read2,95113 MarchLincoln CityHW3–1Talbot (2), Bennion5,07721 MarchBradford CityAD1–1Bennion4,40527 MarchYork CityAL0–14,43728 MarchTranmere RoversHL0–27,40830 MarchYork CityHD1–1Metcalf4,3264 AprilCarlisle UnitedAL1–3Talbot6,94011 AprilTorquay UnitedHW2–1Talbot, Metcalf4,72718 AprilHalifax TownAL0–13,22725 AprilAldershotHW2–0Talbot, Humes4,105

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round16 NovemberBlyth Spartans (NEL)HW3–2Lee (2), Morris9,366Second round7 DecemberBarrow (4)HL0–18,373

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round4 SeptemberRochdale (4)AD1–1Corbishley (pen.)2,919First round replay18 SeptemberHL2–5Pritchard, Humes5,073

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFifth round29 JanuaryBorough United (Welsh League (North))HW5–1Morris (3), Talbot, Lee7,369Quarterfinal19 FebruaryCardiff City (2)AL1–3Talbot3,281

Season statistics Player Total League FACup LeagueCup WelshCup Goalkeepers Frank Adams 10 – 8 – – – 2 – – – Reg Barton 6 – 6 – – – – – – – Dennis Reeves 36 – 32 – 2 – – – 2 – Field players Brian Bades 17 1 15 1 2 – – – – – Stan Bennion 21 3 20 3 – – 1 – – – John Butler 51 – 45 – 2 – 2 – 2 – Colin Corbishley 46 8 41 7 2 – 1 1 2 – John Currie 2 – 2 – – – – – – – George Evans 28 – 25 – – – 2 – 1 – John Evans 31 – 27 – 2 – – – 2 – Peter Fitzgerald 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Bernard Fleming 21 – 18 – – – 2 – 1 – Andy Haddock 14 – 12 – 1 – 1 – – – Peter Hauser 26 – 22 – 2 – 2 – – – Jimmy Humes 25 4 22 3 1 – 1 1 1 – Ray Jones 14 – 14 – – – – – – – Garth Lee 30 10 27 7 2 2 – – 1 1 Jimmy McGill 9 – 7 – – – 2 – – – George McGowan 15 – 3 – – – 1 – – – Mike Metcalf 26 8 24 8 – – – – 2 – John Molyneux 27 – 23 – 2 – 2 – – – Elfed Morris 28 12 24 8 2 1 – – 2 3 Alan Pritchard 3 1 2 – – – 1 1 – – David Read 36 4 32 4 – – 2 – 2 – Malcolm Starkey 23 – 21 – – – – – 2 – Gary Talbot 36 25 32 23 2 – – – 2 2 Gil Wheaton 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Own goals – 1 – 1 – – – – – – Total 52 77 46 65 2 3 2 3 2 6

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