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.

Football League

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance15 AugustBrentfordAW2–1Woodall, Tarbuck6,48022 AugustColchester UnitedHW2–1Draper, Cheetham5,44729 AugustWorkingtonAL0–13,9072 SeptemberLincoln CityHW1–0Tarbuck4,70912 SeptemberYork CityAD1–1Webber3,02119 SeptemberExeter CityHW3–1Draper, Woodall, Hawkins4,33723 SeptemberCambridge UnitedHW2–1Tarbuck, Draper5,98226 SeptemberNewport CountyAW1–0Draper1,82730 SeptemberSouthportHW1–0Tarbuck6,7493 OctoberAldershotHL1–2Cheetham (pen.)5,0697 OctoberGrimsby TownHW5–0Webber (2), Groves, Turner (2)4,59610 OctoberBarrowAW4–1Tarbuck (2), Groves, Kennedy2,32617 OctoberBrentfordHL1–2Tarbuck5,83420 OctoberNorthampton TownAL1–3Webber6,23224 OctoberBournemouth and Boscombe AthleticHW4–2Webber (2), Tarbuck, Draper5,70231 OctoberPeterborough UnitedAL0–15,3557 NovemberOldham AthleticHL0–17,36711 NovemberCrewe AlexandraAL3–6Draper, Loyden, Cheetham (pen.)5,00014 NovemberScunthorpe UnitedAW2–0Loyden, Cheetham (pen.)3,09928 NovemberHartlepoolHL0–14,3615 DecemberDarlingtonAL1–5McHale3,52718 DecemberColchester UnitedAW1–0Draper4,34226 DecemberStockport CountyHW3–0Tarbuck, Loyden, Groves5,8169 JanuarySouthportAL0–23,18016 JanuaryNorthampton TownHD2–2Tarbuck, Loyden4,03223 JanuaryNotts CountyHW2–1Loyden, Tarbuck5,83530 JanuaryHartlepoolAW2–0Green (o.g.), Loyden1,1916 FebruaryDarlingtonHW2–1Tarbuck, Loyden4,71413 FebruaryNotts CountyAL1–2McHale10,54520 FebruaryCrewe AlexandraHW1–0Tarbuck5,58522 FebruarySouthend UnitedAD1–1Loyden5,55027 FebruaryPeterborough UnitedHW2–0Loyden (2)4,2236 MarchBournemouth and Boscombe AthleticAL1–3Tarbuck8,6918 MarchCambridge UnitedAD1–1Tarbuck3,57613 MarchScunthorpe UnitedHW2–0Tarbuck (2)3,73817 MarchSouthend UnitedHW2–0Loyden, Webber3,87020 MarchOldham AthleticAD1–1Webber10,11727 MarchGrimsby TownAD2–2Webber, Loyden2,5913 AprilWorkingtonHW1–0Loyden3,9219 AprilAldershotAL0–14,92310 AprilStockport CountyAW1–0Edwards2,17412 AprilYork CityHD1–1Turner7,89817 AprilBarrowHW2–1Tarbuck, Loyden4,44024 AprilExeter CityAL1–3Webber4,02428 AprilLincoln CityAL0–23,0861 MayNewport CountyHW2–1Loyden, McHale2,646

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round21 NovemberPreston North End (3)AD1–1Tarbuck15,023First round replay25 NovemberHW1–0Loyden11,164Second round12 DecemberCrewe Alexandra (4)HW1–0Turner9,353Third round2 JanuaryDerby County (1)HL1–2Webber15,882

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round19 AugustShrewsbury Town (3)HW2–1Cheetham, Pountney5,847Second round9 SeptemberNorwich City (2)AD0–011,081Second round replay16 SeptemberHL1–2Woodall7,474

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFifth round27 JanuaryRhyl (CCL)HD1–1Draper3,136Fifth round replay4 FebruaryAW2–0Turner, Webber1,698Quarterfinal17 FebruarySwansea City (3)HW2–1Edwards, Webber2,737Semifinal31 MarchCardiff City (2)AD0–05,522Semifinal replay19 AprilHL1–2Webber7,325

Season statistics Player Total League FACup LeagueCup WelshCup Goalkeepers Terry Carling 51 – 41 – 4 – 3 – 3 – John Taylor 7 – 5 – – – – – 2 – Field players Graham Birks 57 – 45 – 4 – 3 – 5 – Terry Bradbury 57 – 45 – 4 – 3 – 5 – Roy Cheetham 32+1 5 25+1 4 4 – 3 1 – – Derek Draper 56 8 44 7 4 – 3 – 5 1 Nigel Edwards 28+2 2 23+2 1 – – – – 5 1 Neil Griffiths 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Alan Groves 29+1 3 21+1 3 4 – 3 – 1 – Dennis Hawkins 6+1 1 6+1 1 – – – – – – Dave Kennedy 8+6 1 7+5 1 – – 0+1 – 1 – Eddie Loyden 36 16 28 15 4 1 – – 4 – Kevin McHale 40 3 32 3 4 – – – 4 – Dave Pountney 57 1 45 – 4 – 3 1 5 – Alan Tarbuck 57 19 46 18 4 1 3 – 4 – Graham Turner 58 5 46 3 4 1 3 – 5 1 Keith Webber 43+7 14 35+4 10 0+3 1 3 – 5 3 Brian Woodall 15+2 3 11+2 2 – – 3 1 1 – Own goals – 1 – 1 – – – – – – Total 58 82 46 69 4 4 3 3 5 6

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