1970–71 Chester F.C. season
Chester 1970–71 football season
The 1970–71 season was the 33rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester , an English club based in Chester , Cheshire .
Also, it was the 13th 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 .
^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup .
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAv
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
46
24
7
15
69
55
1.255
55
17
2
4
42
18
36
7
5
11
27
37
19
Results by matchday
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Result W W L W D W W W W L W W L L W L L L W L L W W L D W W W L W D W L D W W D D W L W D W L L W Position 5 2 7 4 9 7 5 5 2 5 1 1 2 5 3 5 6 7 6 9 11 8 8 10 9 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Matches
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
15 August
Brentford
A
W
2–1
Woodall , Tarbuck
6,480
22 August
Colchester United
H
W
2–1
Draper , Cheetham
5,447
29 August
Workington
A
L
0–1
3,907
2 September
Lincoln City
H
W
1–0
Tarbuck
4,709
12 September
York City
A
D
1–1
Webber
3,021
19 September
Exeter City
H
W
3–1
Draper , Woodall , Hawkins
4,337
23 September
Cambridge United
H
W
2–1
Tarbuck , Draper
5,982
26 September
Newport County
A
W
1–0
Draper
1,827
30 September
Southport
H
W
1–0
Tarbuck
6,749
3 October
Aldershot
H
L
1–2
Cheetham (pen.)
5,069
7 October
Grimsby Town
H
W
5–0
Webber (2), Groves , Turner (2)
4,596
10 October
Barrow
A
W
4–1
Tarbuck (2), Groves , Kennedy
2,326
17 October
Brentford
H
L
1–2
Tarbuck
5,834
20 October
Northampton Town
A
L
1–3
Webber
6,232
24 October
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
H
W
4–2
Webber (2), Tarbuck , Draper
5,702
31 October
Peterborough United
A
L
0–1
5,355
7 November
Oldham Athletic
H
L
0–1
7,367
11 November
Crewe Alexandra
A
L
3–6
Draper , Loyden , Cheetham (pen.)
5,000
14 November
Scunthorpe United
A
W
2–0
Loyden , Cheetham (pen.)
3,099
28 November
Hartlepool
H
L
0–1
4,361
5 December
Darlington
A
L
1–5
McHale
3,527
18 December
Colchester United
A
W
1–0
Draper
4,342
26 December
Stockport County
H
W
3–0
Tarbuck , Loyden , Groves
5,816
9 January
Southport
A
L
0–2
3,180
16 January
Northampton Town
H
D
2–2
Tarbuck , Loyden
4,032
23 January
Notts County
H
W
2–1
Loyden , Tarbuck
5,835
30 January
Hartlepool
A
W
2–0
Green (o.g.), Loyden
1,191
6 February
Darlington
H
W
2–1
Tarbuck , Loyden
4,714
13 February
Notts County
A
L
1–2
McHale
10,545
20 February
Crewe Alexandra
H
W
1–0
Tarbuck
5,585
22 February
Southend United
A
D
1–1
Loyden
5,550
27 February
Peterborough United
H
W
2–0
Loyden (2)
4,223
6 March
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
A
L
1–3
Tarbuck
8,691
8 March
Cambridge United
A
D
1–1
Tarbuck
3,576
13 March
Scunthorpe United
H
W
2–0
Tarbuck (2)
3,738
17 March
Southend United
H
W
2–0
Loyden , Webber
3,870
20 March
Oldham Athletic
A
D
1–1
Webber
10,117
27 March
Grimsby Town
A
D
2–2
Webber , Loyden
2,591
3 April
Workington
H
W
1–0
Loyden
3,921
9 April
Aldershot
A
L
0–1
4,923
10 April
Stockport County
A
W
1–0
Edwards
2,174
12 April
York City
H
D
1–1
Turner
7,898
17 April
Barrow
H
W
2–1
Tarbuck , Loyden
4,440
24 April
Exeter City
A
L
1–3
Webber
4,024
28 April
Lincoln City
A
L
0–2
3,086
1 May
Newport County
H
W
2–1
Loyden , McHale
2,646
FA Cup
League Cup
Welsh Cup
Season statistics
Notes
References
Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821 .
Chester at the Football Club History Database
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