The 1975–76 season was the 38th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the first season spent in the Third Division after the promotion in the previous season. 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 DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance16 AugustCrystal PalaceAL0–213,00923 AugustSouthend UnitedHD1–1Daniels4,78130 AugustMansfield TownAD1–1Redfern6,1646 SeptemberGrimsby TownHL1–2Owen4,09213 SeptemberBrighton & Hove AlbionAL0–67,92420 SeptemberPeterborough UnitedHD1–1Crossley4,06324 SeptemberColchester UnitedHW1–0Owen3,95427 SeptemberHalifax TownAL2–5Owen, Whitehead2,2404 OctoberHereford UnitedHL0–14,14411 OctoberAldershotHW1–0Storton3,37518 OctoberWalsallAL0–14,14621 OctoberSheffield WednesdayHW1–0Owen6,24825 OctoberCardiff CityHD1–1Pugh5,3481 NovemberShrewsbury TownAL0–24,5674 NovemberRotherham UnitedAW1–0Lennard4,2828 NovemberMillwallHW3–1Redfern, Lennard, Owen4,81115 NovemberPort ValeAW1–0Lennard3,90829 NovemberChesterfieldAD1–1Storton4,3386 DecemberGillinghamHD2–2Owen, Edwards4,45120 DecemberSwindon TownHW2–1Delgado, Storton3,67426 DecemberWrexhamAD1–1Lennard10,48627 DecemberPreston North EndHW3–0Pugh, John McMahon (o.g.), Owen8,13710 JanuaryMansfield TownHD1–1Delgado4,62317 JanuaryPeterborough UnitedAL0–38,67424 JanuaryBrighton & Hove AlbionHW3–0Pugh, Redfern, Owen5,09931 JanuarySheffield WednesdayAL0–27,5587 FebruaryRotherham UnitedHW3–1Redfern (pen), Lennard, Loska4,57314 FebruaryMillwallAL0–14,96521 FebruaryPort ValeHW1–0Redfern (pen)5,70724 FebruaryColchester UnitedAL0–13,53428 FebruaryCardiff CityAL0–210,0006 MarchShrewsbury TownHW1–0Owen5,91610 MarchHereford UnitedAL0–57,10313 MarchAldershotAD1–1Edwards3,83116 MarchWalsallHD1–1Edwards4,05920 MarchChesterfieldHW2–1Redfern (pen), Owen4,01827 MarchGillinghamAL0–24,98330 MarchSwindon TownAL1–2Owen5,1177 AprilHalifax TownHW2–1Storton, Redfern3,36910 AprilGrimsby TownAL0–24,64416 AprilBuryHD0–05,04517 AprilWrexhamHL1–3Draper6,55319 AprilPreston North EndAD0–06,71923 AprilSouthend UnitedAL0–23,55327 AprilBuryAL0–13,7484 MayCrystal PalaceHW2–1Crossley (2)6,702

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round22 NovemberDarlington (4)AD0–02,620First round replay26 NovemberHW2–0Moore, Redfern5,238Second round13 DecemberShrewsbury Town (3)AL1–3Edwards6,061

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg20 AugustWrexham (3)AL0–38,267First round second leg27 AugustHD0–06,346

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFourth round3 JanuaryKidderminster Harriers (CCL)HW8–1Edwards, Loska, Daniels, Owen, Mason, Lennard (2), Crossley1,332Fifth round16 FebruaryWrexham (3)AD0–03,787Fifth round replay26 FebruaryHW2–1Delgado, Owen4,734Semifinal23 MarchCardiff City (3)HD0–03,743Semifinal replay1 AprilAL0–14,207

Season statistics Player Total League FACup LeagueCup WelshCup Goalkeepers Mike Craven 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Grenville Millington 50 – 40 – 3 – 2 – 5 – Barry Watling 5 – 5 – – – – – 1 – Field players Paul Crossley 26+8 4 22+6 3 0+2 – – – 4 1 Barney Daniels 11+2 2 8+1 1 – – 1+1 – 2 1 Bill Dearden 2 – 2 – – – – – – – Bob Delgado 35+2 3 28+2 2 3 – – – 4 1 Derek Draper 44 1 37 1 2 – 2 – 3 – Chris Dunleavy 29+2 – 23+2 – – – 2 – 4 – Nigel Edwards 45+1 5 36+1 3 3 1 2 – 4 1 John James 2 – 1 – – – 1 – – – Dave Lennard 48+2 7 39+2 5 3 – 2 – 4 2 Tony Loska 45 2 37 1 3 – 1 – 4 1 Stuart Mason 34+2 1 29+1 – 2 – 1 – 2+1 1 Reg Matthewson 8 – 7 – – – 1 – – – Gary Moore 20+4 1 17+3 – 2 1 – – 1+1 – Mark Nickeas 4 – 3 – – – – – 1 – Terry Owen 48+1 13 40 11 3 – 0+1 – 5 2 Graham Pugh 51+2 3 42+2 3 3 – 2 – 4 – Paul Raynor 1 – – – – – – – 1 – Jimmy Redfern 42 8 37 7 3 1 1 – 1 – Ian Seddon 7+3 – 5+3 – – – 2 – – – Trevor Storton 47 4 40 4 3 – 1 – 3 – Norman Whitehead 11+3 1 7+3 1 – – 1 – 3 – Own goals – 1 – 1 – – – – – – Total 56 56 46 43 3 3 2 – 5 10

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