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| FOOTBALL LEAGUE
(Abandoned) |
| Aug 26 |
York City |
(A)
|
2-2
|
Pendergast, Warburton. |
6,518
|
| Aug 30 |
Doncaster
Rovers |
(H)
|
1-0
|
McGough. |
6,463
|
| Sep 2 |
Tranmere Rovers |
(H)
|
2-0
|
Law, McGough. |
6,618
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| REGIONAL LEAGUE
(WESTERN SECTION) |
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| Oct 21 |
Tranmere Rovers |
(A)
|
2-1
|
Yates, Astbury. |
5,000
|
| Oct 28 |
Manchester
United |
(H)
|
0-4
|
|
5,000
|
| Nov 11 |
Wrexham |
(A)
|
2-2
|
Leyfield, Dickinson. |
4,500
|
| Nov
18 |
Everton |
(H)
|
3-2
|
Sanders,
McMahon, og. |
6,000
|
| Nov 25 |
Stoke City |
(A)
|
0-2
|
|
2,000
|
| Dec
2 |
New
Brighton |
(H)
|
1-1
|
McGough. |
1,500
|
| Dec 9 |
Manchester City |
(A)
|
1-4
|
McMahon. |
3,000
|
| Dec
23 |
Stockport
County |
(H)
|
8-1
|
McMahon
(6), og, Sanders. |
800
|
| Jan 6 |
Crewe Alexandra |
(H)
|
1-0
|
Yates. |
n/a
|
| Jan
20 |
Liverpool |
(A)
|
1-1
|
Astbury. |
2,000
|
| Feb 24 |
Manchester United |
(A)
|
1-5
|
Howarth (p). |
6,000
|
| Mar
2 |
Port
Vale |
(H)
|
0-3
|
|
1,000
|
| Mar 9 |
Wrexham |
(H)
|
4-1
|
Yates, Astbury, Sanders,
Pendergast. |
1,400
|
| Mar
16 |
Everton |
(A)
|
0-5
|
|
n/a
|
| Mar 23 |
Stoke City |
(H)
|
3-3
|
Yates, Horsman, Sanders. |
3,830
|
| Mar
25 |
Tranmere
Rovers |
(H)
|
2-2
|
Horsman,
Yates. |
2,124
|
| Mar 30 |
New Brighton |
(A)
|
2-4
|
Yates (2). |
2,997
|
| Apr
6 |
Manchester
City |
(H)
|
0-3
|
|
2,500
|
| May 4 |
Port Vale |
(A)
|
1-3
|
og. |
n/a
|
| May
18 |
Liverpool |
(H)
|
4-0
|
McIntosh,
Astbury (2), Rogers. |
1,500
|
| May 25 |
Stockport County |
(A)
|
3-1
|
Simms, Astbury, Yates. |
750
|
| Jun
1 |
Crewe
Alexandra |
(A)
|
1-3
|
Yates. |
500
|
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| FOOTBALL
LEAGUE WAR CUP |
|
| Jan 13 |
Burnley [Rd1 1L] |
(H)
|
1-3
|
Yates. |
2,000
|
| Apr
13 |
Burnley
[Rd1 2L] |
(A)
|
0-3
|
|
2,458
|
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| WELSH
CUP |
|
| Apr 20 |
Shrewsbury Town [Rd4] |
(H)
|
4-2
|
og, Yates, Sanders, Astbury. |
1,000
|
| Apr
27 |
Wellington
[Rd6] |
(H)
|
1-3
|
Howarth
(p). |
n/a
|
| Chester
were given a bye in Round 5. |
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| Feb 15 |
Tranmere Rovers [Rd1 1L] |
(H)
|
2-0
|
Bremner, Young. |
1,000
|
| Feb 22 |
Tranmere Rovers
[Rd1 2L] |
(A)
|
2-9
|
White, Pendergast. |
1,900
|
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| FRIENDLIES |
|
|
|
|
| Aug 19 |
Wrexham* |
(A)
|
3-2
|
Law (2), Warburton. |
4,764
|
| Sep 16 |
Liverpool |
(H)
|
0-5
|
|
5,659
|
| Sep 23 |
Wrexham |
(A)
|
2-0
|
Astbury, Marsh. |
n/a
|
| Sep 30 |
Wrexham |
(H)
|
3-2
|
Horsman, Astbury,
Marsh. |
n/a
|
| Oct 7 |
West Bromwich Albion |
(H)
|
0-2
|
|
3,313
|
| Dec 16 |
Bury |
(H)
|
3-4
|
Howarth (p), Sanders,
Yates. |
1,500
|
| Dec 25 |
Birmingham |
(H)
|
1-1
|
Yates. |
n/a
|
| Dec 26 |
Tranmere Rovers |
(A)
|
3-6
|
og, Brown, Astbury. |
2,000
|
| Mar 27 |
Blackburn Rovers |
(H)
|
0-0
|
|
3,115
|
| Apr 10 |
Army X1** |
(H)
|
0-3
|
|
6,000
|
*Jubilee
Fund match.
**Cheshire Regiments Comfort Fund. |
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Notes:
The Football League programme for the 1939/40 season was abandoned
after three matches (at which time Chester were in 4th position
out of 22 teams). In October a normal League competition was organised
on a regional basis. Chester finishing 9th out of 12 teams. |
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