The 1951–52 season was the 14th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

It was the club's 14th 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 DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance18 AugustWrexhamHW2–1Gill, Burgess14,24422 AugustScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedHW3–1Burgess (2), Hilton7,04525 AugustYork CityAL2–4Hilton, Simpson (o.g.)8,09530 AugustScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedAD2–2Fletcher, Davies6,0421 SeptemberBradford CityHW1–0Burgess7,5285 SeptemberTranmere RoversHW4–1Foulkes (3), Fletcher8,0528 SeptemberHartlepools UnitedAL1–2Foulkes11,05311 SeptemberTranmere RoversAL1–3Hilton11,34415 SeptemberOldham AthleticHL1–2Fletcher10,23422 SeptemberDarlingtonAD1–1Fletcher5,30626 SeptemberWrexhamAL2–3Fletcher, Kirkpatrick12,21329 SeptemberGatesheadHL0–38,0726 OctoberBradford Park AvenueAL0–311,79513 OctoberHalifax TownHW5–1Kirkpatrick (2), Morement (2), Jones4,56920 OctoberMansfield TownAL1–3Windle9,55027 OctoberRochdaleHW4–0Astbury, Fletcher, Kirkpatrick (2)4,6283 NovemberAccrington StanleyAL2–4Coffin, Jones5,71210 NovemberCarlisle UnitedHW4–2Fletcher, Coffin, Jones, Twentyman (o.g.)6,08217 NovemberStockport CountyAD0–011,8221 DecemberBarrowAL0–16,1438 DecemberGrimsby TownHL0–34,95522 DecemberYork CityHL0–12,99825 DecemberChesterfieldAL0–210,03226 DecemberChesterfieldHW3–0Coffin (2), Fletcher (pen.)7,26229 DecemberBradford CityAL0–110,9925 JanuaryHartlepools UnitedHD3–3Greenwood, Fletcher (pen.), Windle4,90219 JanuaryOldham AthleticAL2–11Morement (pen.), Jones13,45823 JanuaryLincoln CityAL1–4Greenwood7,6822 FebruaryLincoln CityHL0–15,5379 FebruaryGatesheadAL0–15,41616 FebruaryBradford Park AvenueHW4–2Kirkpatrick (2), Travis, Windle5,69123 FebruarySouthportHW2–1Travis (2)6,6001 MarchHalifax TownAL1–4Windle6,9228 MarchMansfield TownHL1–5Travis5,13315 MarchRochdaleAW5–0Travis (2), Nelson Stiffle, Astbury, Kirkpatrick4,56122 MarchAccrington StanleyHW3–1Stiffle, Windle, Travis4,53329 MarchCarlisle UnitedAD0–04,3512 AprilDarlingtonHW2–0Greenwood, Travis2,5904 AprilStockport CountyHD0–05,60611 AprilCrewe AlexandraAW2–1Richardson, Kirkpatrick8,88612 AprilWorkingtonAD2–2Coffin, Astbury5,58414 AprilCrewe AlexandraHW2–0Spink, Kirkpatrick7,01319 AprilBarrowHD0–04,76723 AprilWorkingtonHD2–2Richardson, Windle3,31726 AprilGrimsby TownAL1–2Travis12,4343 MaySouthportAL0–12,316

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round24 NovemberAccrington Stanley (3N)AW2–1Fletcher, Kirkpatrick8,312Second round15 DecemberLeyton Orient (3S)HW5–2Astbury, Jones, Morement6,453Third round12 JanuaryChelsea (1)AD2–2Coffin, Greenwood42,954Third round replay16 JanuaryHL2–3(a.e.t.)Willense (o.g.), Coffin20,378

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFifth round2 JanuaryBangor City (CCL)HW3–1Fletcher (2), R. Evans (o.g.)1,500Quarterfinal6 FebruaryWrexham (3N)AD0–07,434Quarterfinal replay20 FebruaryAW0–24,178

Season statistics Player Total League FACup WelshCup Goalkeepers Bernard Port 6 – 6 – – – – – Harry Threadgold 47 – 40 – 4 – 3 – Field players Tommy Astbury 47 4 43 3 3 1 1 – Cam Burgess 7 4 7 4 – – – – Geoff Coffin 28 7 25 5 3 2 – – Joe Davies 6 1 6 1 – – – – Joe Feeney 5 – 5 – – – – – James Fletcher 28 12 23 9 4 1 1 2 Billy Foulkes 13 4 13 4 – – – – Ray Gill 47 1 42 1 2 – 3 – Peter Greenwood 19 4 12 3 4 1 3 – Joe Hilton 11 3 10 3 1 – – – Ron Hughes 6 – 6 – – – – – Bill Jones 34 5 29 4 2 1 3 – Roger Kirkpatrick 28 11 27 10 1 1 – – Eric Lee 40 – 33 – 4 – 3 – John Molyneux 43 – 36 – 4 – 3 – Ralph Morement 51 4 44 3 4 1 3 – Sam Morris 18 – 13 – 2 – 3 – Fred Richardson 7 2 7 2 – – – – Gerry Smyth 2 – 2 – – – – – Tony Spink 5 1 5 1 – – – – Nelson Stiffle 10 2 7 2 – – 3 – Don Travis 15 9 15 9 – – – – Phil Whitlock 16 – 13 – 2 – 1 – Bobby Williams 1 – 1 – – – – – Billy Windle 41 6 34 6 4 – 3 – John Yates 2 – 2 – – – – – Own goals – 6 – 2 – 3 – 1 Total 53 86 46 72 4 11 3 3

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