The 1978–79 season was the 41st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. 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 DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance19 AugustSouthend UnitedAW1–0Edwards4,22323 AugustWalsallHW2–1Phillips, Mellor (pen)4,25726 AugustExeter CityHW3–0Mellor (pen), Edwards (2)3,4312 SeptemberHull CityAL0–35,3258 SeptemberPeterborough UnitedHD1–1Edwards4,50612 SeptemberColchester UnitedAL1–2Phillips2,31116 SeptemberGillinghamAL0–14,74323 SeptemberSwansea CityHW2–0Mellor, Edwards8,58327 SeptemberSwindon TownHW2–0Delgado, Oakes3,31130 SeptemberBuryAD1–1Edwards4,0567 OctoberWatfordHW2–1Edwards, Phillips6,46813 OctoberTranmere RoversAL2–6Edwards, Mellor5,58718 OctoberPlymouth ArgyleHD0–03,92121 OctoberOxford UnitedAD0–03,90828 OctoberBrentfordHW3–1Edwards (3)4,3014 NovemberChesterfieldAL1–3Raynor5,01511 NovemberHull CityHW2–1Edwards (2)4,24918 NovemberExeter CityAW1–0Mellor3,9859 DecemberSheffield WednesdayAD0–08,87223 DecemberBlackpoolAL0–34,10626 DecemberCarlisle UnitedHL1–2Walker4,69013 JanuaryPeterborough UnitedAL1–2Edwards4,44517 JanuaryColchester UnitedHD2–2Henderson, Phillips2,33930 JanuaryShrewsbury TownAL0–16,6933 FebruarySwindon TownAL0–26,03610 FebruaryBuryHD1–1Henderson3,16021 FebruaryGillinghamHD1–1Jeffries2,42124 FebruaryTranmere RoversHD1–1Raynor (pen)4,37527 FebruarySwansea CityAD2–2Henderson, Raynor (pen)7,9833 MarchOxford UnitedHW4–1Oakes, Jones, Phillips, Edwards2,4767 MarchLincoln CityHW5–1Henderson (3), Edwards, Phillips2,58510 MarchBrentfordAL0–66,42014 MarchRotherham UnitedHL0–12,47321 MarchSouthend UnitedHL0–12,10824 MarchWalsallAL1–2Oakes2,79528 MarchChesterfieldHW3–0Jones, Livermore, Phillips1,80431 MarchMansfield TownHD1–1Edwards2,2057 AprilLincoln CityAD0–03,48913 AprilBlackpoolHW4–2Oakes, Phillips (pen), Henderson, Edwards4,43914 AprilCarlisle UnitedAD1–1Phillips5,30916 AprilShrewsbury TownHD0–06,24921 AprilRotherham UnitedAW1–0Edwards2,89324 AprilPlymouth ArgyleAD2–2Raynor, Edwards4,68628 AprilSheffield WednesdayHD2–2Mellor, Phillips4,2002 MayWatfordAL0–112,1675 MayMansfield TownAL0–24,173

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round25 NovemberRuncorn (NPL)HD1–1Phillips5,421First round replay28 NovemberAW5–0Mellor (2), Jones, Phillips, Howat4,441Second round16 DecemberDarlington (4)AL1–2Mellor2,491

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg12 AugustPort Vale (4)AW3–0Edwards (2), Phillips2,805First round second leg16 AugustHD1–1Livermore (pen)3,741Second round30 AugustCoventry City (1)HW2–1Edwards, Mellor8,598Third round4 OctoberNorwich City (1)HL0–28,749

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFourth round10 JanuaryBangor City (NPL)HD0–01,100Fourth round replay23 JanuaryAW1–0EdwardsFifth round14 FebruaryOswestry Town (SFL)HW4–3Felix, Edwards, Phillips, Leggett (o.g.)438Semifinal4 AprilWrexham (2)HL0–17,275

Season statistics Player Total League FACup LeagueCup WelshCup Goalkeepers Brian Lloyd 52 – 41 – 3 – 4 – 4 – Grenville Millington 5 – 5 – – – – – – – Field players David Burns 8+2 – 7+2 – – – – – 1 – Bob Delgado 21 1 15 1 2 – 4 – – – Ian Edwards 47 25 39 20 – – 4 3 4 2 Gary Felix 9 1 8 – – – – – 1 1 Peter Henderson 27 7 25 7 – – – – 2 – Ian Howat 9 1 5 – 3 1 – – 1 – Derek Jeffries 50 1 40 1 3 – 4 – 3 – Brynley Jones 31+4 3 26+3 2 2 1 0+1 – 3 – Doug Livermore 49 2 39 1 3 – 4 1 3 – Ian Mellor 28+3 10 21+2 6 3 3 4 1 0+1 – Mark Nickeas 41+1 – 33+1 – 3 – 1 – 4 – Alan Oakes 45 4 37 4 2 – 4 – 2 – Ronnie Phillips 50+1 14 40 10 3 2 3+1 1 4 1 Paul Raynor 45+1 4 36+1 4 3 – 4 – 2 – Ian Rush 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Trevor Storton 57 – 46 – 3 – 4 – 4 – Peter Sutcliffe 14+3 – 11+3 – – – – – 3 – Jim Walker 38+3 – 31+1 1 0+2 – 4 – 3 – Own goals – 1 – – – – – – – 1 Total 57 75 46 57 3 7 4 6 4 5

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