The 1946–47 season was the ninth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's ninth 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 DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance31 AugustYork CityAD4–4Burden (2), Gledhill (o.g.), Hamilton7,0164 SeptemberDoncaster RoversHL1–3Burden4,6377 SeptemberTranmere RoversHW4–1Lee, Arthur, Yates (2)8,10010 SeptemberSouthportAW4–2Burden, Astbury, Yates (2)4,88914 SeptemberDarlingtonAD3–3Yates, Hamilton, Astbury8,18918 SeptemberWrexhamHW2–0Burden, Yates11,86621 SeptemberHull CityHW5–1Arthur, Hamilton, Burden (3)7,76625 SeptemberSouthportHW2–1Astbury, Yates5,80028 SeptemberGatesheadAW4–3Burden (2), Astbury, Yates4,8425 OctoberHartlepools UnitedHW2–1Astbury, Yates8,32312 OctoberCrewe AlexandraAW2–0Yates, Burden10,92326 OctoberStockport CountyAW3–0Yates, Hamilton, Astbury11,7382 NovemberOldham AthleticHW2–0Yates, Burden10,2569 NovemberBradford CityAD0–016,77516 NovemberBarrowHW3–0Yates (2), Burden7,87723 NovemberAccrington StanleyAW4–1Arthur, Hamilton, Yates, Astbury3,5837 DecemberHalifax TownAW2–1Burden, Yates3,83014 DecemberNew BrightonHW2–1Yates (2)5,94221 DecemberRochdaleAL1–2Yates7,73825 DecemberRotherham UnitedHD2–2Lee, Hamilton9,09626 DecemberRotherham UnitedAL1–3Burden18,00028 DecemberYork CityHW6–0Yates (3), Astbury (2), Selby7,3584 JanuaryTranmere RoversAL2–3Yates, Burden11,78718 JanuaryDarlingtonHD1–1Astbury8,2661 FebruaryGatesheadHL0–15,4548 FebruaryHartlepools UnitedAL1–5Yates4,46215 FebruaryCrewe AlexandraHW2–0Astbury, Yates3,9536 MarchHull CityAL0–110,36722 MarchBarrowAL0–15,50929 MarchAccrington StanleyHW3–1Burden (2), Hamilton3,2874 AprilLincoln CityHW3–0Lee, Burden (2)6,9215 AprilCarlisle UnitedAL2–3Lee, Burden6,8107 AprilLincoln CityAD2–2Yates, Burden8,78512 AprilHalifax TownHW2–0Burden (2)4,62719 AprilNew BrightonAW3–0Hamilton, Yates (2)7,00626 AprilRochdaleHW1–0Yates4,2783 MayDoncaster RoversAL0–317,01510 MayBradford CityHW3–0Burden, Yates (pen.), Astbury3,37617 MayOldham AthleticAL0–17,37824 MayStockport CountyHW3–0Brown, Burden, Yates4,56326 MayWrexhamAW4–0Yates (3), Burden18,74631 MayCarlisle UnitedHW4–0Yates (2, 1pen.), Lee, Burden4,037

FA Cup

Chester along with Cardiff City and Crystal Palace were given a bye to the Third round.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceThird round11 JanuaryPlymouth Argyle (2)HW2–0Astbury, Burden18,000Fourth round25 JanuaryStoke City (1)HD0–018,706Fourth round replay29 JanuaryAL2–3Hamilton, Yates22,683

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFifth round15 JanuaryBangor City (LC)AW5–3Yates, Isherwood, DaviesQuarterfinal13 FebruarySwansea Town (2)AW3–1Yates, Astbury (2)10,000Semifinal14 MayNewport County (2)HW3–2Burden, Yates, Astbury7,000Final5 JuneMerthyr Tydfil (SFL)ND0–027,000Final replay12 JuneNW5–1Burden (2), Astbury, Yates, Turner11,190

Season statistics Player Total League FACup WelshCup Goalkeepers Bill Rigby 1 – 1 – – – – – George Scales 46 – 40 – 3 – 3 – Jimmy MacLaren 3 – 1 – – – 2 – Field players Jackie Arthur 27 3 24 3 2 – 1 – Tommy Astbury 48 17 41 12 3 1 4 4 Joe Brown 2 1 2 1 – – – – Tommy Burden 48 32 42 28 3 1 3 3 Reg Butcher 37 – 30 – 3 – 4 – Doug Cole 15 – 13 – – – 2 – Maldwyn Davies 1 1 – – – – 1 1 Reg Dutton 1 – – – – – 1 – Ken Ellis 1 – 1 – – – – – Ivor Griffiths 1 – 1 – – – – – Bobby Hamilton 43 9 37 8 3 1 3 – Charles Higgins 13 – 11 – – – 2 – Dennis Isherwood 5 1 3 – – – 2 1 Des Lacey 2 – 1 – – – 1 – Eric Lee 44 5 38 5 3 – 3 – Stan Leonard 1 – 1 – – – – – Frank Marsh 45 – 38 – 3 – 4 – Dave McNeil 36 – 30 – 3 – 3 – John Mills 4 – 3 – – – 1 – Dennis Selby 6 1 5 1 1 – – – David Skinner 1 – – – – – 1 – George Summerbee 10 – 9 – – – 1 – Phil Turner 11 1 8 – – – 3 1 Trevor Walters 47 – 40 – 3 – 4 – Derek Williams 3 – 2 – – – 1 – Dick Yates 48 43 40 36 3 1 5 6 Own goals – 1 – 1 – – – – Total 50 115 42 95 3 4 5 16

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