Chester F.C.

Chester Football Club is an association football club based in Chester, Cheshire, England. They are currently members of the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, and play at the Deva Stadium.

This article is about the club formed in 2010. For the club known as Chester F.C. from 1885 to 1983, see Chester City F.C.

Chester
Full nameChester Football Club
Nickname(s)The Seals, The Blues, City
Founded2010 (2010)
GroundDeva Stadium
Capacity6,500 (4,170 seated)
OwnerCity Fans United
ChairmanAndrew Morris
ManagerAnthony Johnson & Bernard Morley (joint managers)
LeagueNational League North
2019–20National League North, 6th of 22
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded in 2010 following the winding-up of Chester City.[1] In its inaugural season it competed in Division One North of the Northern Premier League, following a successful appeal to the Football Association against its initial placement in the North West Counties League. After winning this division, it then won the Northern League Premier Division in 2011–12 and the Conference North in 2012–13.

History

Background

The original Chester FC was founded in 1885 and joined the Football League before the 1931–32 season. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. They were members of the Football League, predominantly in its fourth tier but occasionally in its third tier, until 2000 when the club was relegated to the Football Conference. They returned to the Football League after winning the Conference title in 2004.[2] Following relegation back to the Conference in 2009, the club hit financial difficulties. These financial difficulties led to the season starting with a 25-point deduction, following the Inland Revenue overturning a proposed CVA. Chester City were eventually wound up on 10 March 2010.

City Fans United (CFU) had been formed in October 2009, following growing disquiet among fans with the running of Chester City, who at that point were already in deep financial trouble.[3] Only a month after the official formation of CFU, fans staged an on-pitch protest about Chester City's ownership, leading to the abandonment of the game against Eastbourne Borough at a point when Chester were leading 3–2.[4] Following a vote of its membership, CFU in January 2010 called for a boycott of Chester City,[5] after the dismissal of the then manager Jim Harvey, which led to CFU expressing its "disappointment, shock, and anger" at the decision.[6] The group then began preparations in February 2010 to form a phoenix club for the following season just weeks before Chester City FC was wound up.[7]

Following the official winding up of Chester City in March 2010, a ballot was held to choose the name for the new club. Over 1,000 people participated in the ballot and 70% voted for the name Chester FC, which had been the old club's name for its first 98 years.[8] The club received the support of Cheshire West and Chester Council, which granted the lease of the Deva Stadium (subsequently renamed the Exacta Stadium as part of a sponsorship arrangement), Chester City's former ground, to Chester FC in May 2010.[9]

Establishment

Chester FC started competing in the 2010–11 season. The FA initially recommended that they should be placed in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division,[10] a decision that the club appealed against.[11] On 18 June 2010, the FA made a statement[12] saying that Chester would instead be placed a step higher and would play in the Northern Premier League Division One North, the 8th tier of the English football league system. The club was formally relaunched on 20 May 2010, when Neil Young and Gary Jones were announced as the first manager and assistant of the club.[13] A pre-season friendly played at Colwyn Bay on 10 July 2010 was the first fixture for the new club, the match resulting in a 2–1 victory for Colwyn Bay. The team's first home friendly was played against Aberystwyth Town, which the Blues won 3–0.[14]

2010–11 season

The club's first league match was on 24 August 2010, away at Warrington Town.[15] Rob Hopley scored the first ever goal for the club in the 6th minute, but the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[16] Chester played their first home game against Trafford and won 6–0, Michael Wilde scoring a hat-trick.[17] In September, Chester lost their first game after a 2–1 home defeat to Chorley.[18]

Chester went top of their division for the first time following a 2–1 win at Cammell Laird in October,[19] before equalling their record win when they beat Ossett Albion 6–0 in January 2011, and recording their ninth consecutive away win at Trafford in the same month.[20] After their win at promotion rivals Skelmersdale in March, the Blues went 12 points clear at the top of the league,[21] but a number of draws and defeats led to this margin being cut to just a single point by 16 April.[22]

Second-placed Skelmersdale then dropped points, to leave Chester three points clear with one remaining game, and a goal difference eight ahead of their chasing rivals.[23] In a wild finale to the season, Chester were promoted by only a single point of goal difference, as the Blues went down to a shock 2–1 defeat at Garforth Town, while Skelmersdale thrashed Ossett Albion 7–2, with two goals from Ossett striker Danny Toronczak the difference between promotion and the playoffs for Chester.[24]

Chester were ineligible to compete in either the FA Trophy and FA Cup during their inaugural season due to FA rules requiring a minimum of one season of prior football before playing in the Trophy, and two years before playing in the Cup.

2011–12 season

Following Chester's promotion to the NPL Premier Division, form was initially variable, with two losses in their first six league fixtures. However, form, particularly defensively, improved greatly, with no goals conceded in September, and the 1–0 win against Chasetown was their seventh successive clean sheet in the league. This run ended after a 1–1 draw away at Buxton in the next match, but only after they established a new Chester City/Chester FC record of 781 minutes without conceding across eight games in all competitions.

Chester's form was strong through November and December, with a run of five consecutive victories, resulting in Chester going top of the table after the 1–0 win against Ashton United, a position the club held at the end of the year, finishing 2011 with a stormy 1–1 draw at second placed Northwich Victoria, a game that saw three dismissals.[25] They were not to be caught again in the league during the season. During the calendar year 2011, Chester were unbeaten in home league fixtures. Chester's last loss of the season came in their 2–1 home defeat to Hednesford on 21 January. After that point, the team went on a 16-match unbeaten run, including a period of eight consecutive victories encompassing the entirety of March.

On 9 April 2012, Chester gained their second successive promotion, after a late goal from Matty McGinn in the game against second-placed Northwich gave the club a 1–1 draw and the point they needed to see off the challenge with three games remaining. The game was watched by a crowd of 5,009, which was not only a record for the reformed club, but also the highest gate ever recorded in the seventh tier of English football. At the conclusion of the season, Chester finished with 100 points, 17 clear of second-placed Northwich, having scored 102 goals along the way, and conceded only 29.

In the FA Trophy, Chester went on an extended run, winning through three qualifying rounds to reach the first round proper, where they recorded a 5–1 away victory against North Ferriby United. They bowed out of the competition in the second round in an away tie against Conference Premier side Ebbsfleet United, losing 3–2. As this was only the club's second season, they remained ineligible for the FA Cup.

2012–13 season

Chester began the 2012–13 season as second favourites with bookmakers for the Conference North title. Their start to the season justified those predictions, as they won their first seven matches, a club record for Chester FC and also surpassing Chester City's best start to the season. Included in that run were victories over pre-season favourites F.C. Halifax Town and a 4–0 drubbing of previously unbeaten Guiseley. Despite this, the club only sat in second place in the division, as Brackley Town also won each of their first seven games. The run came to an end with a 3–2 defeat at Boston United in Chester's eighth match. After two more victories, against Stalybridge Celtic and Bishop's Stortford, Chester went to the top of the table for the first time due to a 1–1 draw with Bradford Park Avenue. Following this draw, Chester then went on a run of twelve consecutive league victories, including a 3–2 win at Brackley. This run came to an end with a goalless draw, again against Bradford PA on 5 January, which was also the first league match of the season in which Chester failed to score. Chester were promoted to the Conference Premier following their 1–0 win at home to Boston United.

In the FA Cup, Chester FC's first ever match was a 1–1 draw away at Gainsborough Trinity in the second qualifying round. Chester won the replay at the Exacta Stadium 2–1 with goals from Dominic Collins and Levi Mackin. Chester's third qualifying round tie, at home to FC Halifax Town, was marred by crowd trouble, and finished in a 1–1 draw. Chester exited the FA Cup following a 3–1 win by Halifax at The Shay in the replay. The FA Trophy proved less successful for Chester than in the previous season, as the Blues failed to win a single match, exiting in a replay at Worksop Town.

On 6 April 2013, Chester were confirmed as champions of the Conference North, beating Boston United 1–0 at the Exacta through a Lewis Turner header, winning a third successive title, and in doing so, becoming the first club in English football history to achieve three successive promotions. Three promotions in their first three years means that Chester will play their next season's football in the Conference Premier, the level from which their predecessors Chester City were expelled in 2010.

Chester set several league records for the Conference North in this prolific season: most wins (34), fewest defeats (3), most points (107), most goals scored (103), best goal difference (+71) and also the longest unbeaten streak (30 games).

2013–14 season

As expected, for the 2013–14 season, Chester remained as a semi-professional club, despite the presence of a number of full-time clubs in the Conference Premier.[26] Before the season, bookmakers had high expectations for the Blues, with bookmakers making them eighth favourites for the Conference title.[27] However, the season started with the Blues in terrible form, with five consecutive defeats, including a 2–0 home defeat to fellow part-timers Woking after the visitors played the entire second half with ten men. Their losing run ended with a 2–0 away win against arch rivals Wrexham.[28] This was the first Cross-border derby match since Chester had reformed.

However, by the end of December Chester were still in the relegation zone with only 4 wins and had been knocked out of the FA Cup and FA Trophy both after defeats in starting matches. On 8 January manager Neil Young left Chester by mutual consent after three and a half seasons.[29] Neil's assistant manager Gary Jones was put in charge while the club sought for a new manager. 18 January saw Steve Burr presented as the new manager after a consideration of 53 applications for the post received by Chester. Chester finished the season in 21st place and were relegated on goal difference. However, they were reprieved on 10 June after Hereford United, the team who finished above Chester in 20th place, were expelled from the Conference Premier for financial irregularities.[30]

2014–15 season

Chester remained in the Conference Premier for the 2014–15 season, after being allowed to stay in the league due to the expulsion of Hereford United. Chester started the season by recording only one win in the month of August and were also beaten 5–0 on the opening day of the season against Barnet. Chester gradually started to pick their form up over a 4-month period and at the turn of the year Chester had a 4–0 win over Lincoln City. At this point, Chester were hovering around the Play Off positions.

Chester's form dipped slightly throughout February, March and the start of April, leading to them slipping down the table away from the Play Off places. Some of these loses featured heavy defeats at the hands of Bristol Rovers and Forest Green Rovers in early April. However, they ended the season on a high by winning their final 3 games. Chester, in the final game of the season, came back from losing 3–1, to beat Nuneaton Town 5–3. Chester ended the season in 12th place with 63 points.

2015-19 seasons

Chester F.C. played in the National league (originally named Conference Premier) for the duration of their 2015-16 season, where they picked up 8 wins and 6 draws from their first 23 matches to position themselves at 14th for the first half of the season. However, a dip in form saw Chester pick up 11 losses in their remaining fixtures. Three wins in the final three games of the season though saw Chester finish in 17th in the Conference Premier with 54 points. At the end of the season, manager Steve Burr stepped down as manager, and was replaced by Marcus Bignot.[31] Chester F.C. also participated in the 2015-16 FA Trophy, but were knocked out in the fourth qualifying round following a 1-0 defeat to Altrincham FC.[32]

Chester's form declined even more in the 2016-17 season where their 14-10-22 record saw them sit at 19th at the end of the season with 52 points; just 4 above the relegation zone.[33] In addition, similar to the season prior, Chester were knocked out of the fourth qualifying round in the Fa Trophy following a 1-0 defeat to Southport FC.[34]

Chester's fortune in the National league finally turned sour in the 2017-18 season. In January, Chester were on the brink of being dissolved, as they revealed that they needed to raise £50,000 in the short term in order to stay afloat.[35] Many fans chipped in to help Chester's cause, including a £1,000,000 donation from donor Stuart Murphy, which ensured that the club would survive in the English football league.[36] However, following a 2-0 defeat to Tranmere Rovers, Chester were relegated from the National league.[37] Ultimately, Chester finished the season with an 8-13-25 record. Their 23rd place finish with 37 points lead them to be demoted to the National League North.[38] At the end of the season, manager Marcus Bignot left the club with mutual consent, and was replaced by joint managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley.[39] In the FA Trophy, Chester were eliminated in the fourth qualifying round, following a 2-0 loss to Kid'minster.[40] Chester also gained Swansway Group as a new sponsor in the 2017-18 season, which resulted in their stadium gaining the nickname, the Swansway Chester Stadium (commonly known as the Deva Stadium).[41]

Chester had a promising start to their 2018-19 season in the National League North, as they gained 7 wins from their first 15 matches.[42] In the same period of time though, Chester suffered one of their heaviest defeats in decades; losing 8-1 to Blyth Spartans.[43] Nevertheless, player Gary Roberts received player of the month in October 2018 for his accomplishments with Chester.[44] Overall, Chester achieved a solid 16-14-12 record, which elevated them to 9th on the table with 62 points. In fact, Chester were just 3 points off a playoff promotion spot.[45] In the FA Cup, Chester were defeated 4-3 in the third qualifying round by Dunston UTS.[46] Chester also gained Intilery as a sponsor in the 2018-19 season.[47]

Crest and colours

Crest

The crest was designed by Martin Huxley, a Chester-based graphic artist and Chester F.C. fan,[48] who described the symbols in the crest thus: "The Wolf dates back to when William the Conqueror's nephew, Hugh d'Avranches was appointed the Earl of Chester. He had the nickname 'Lupus', the Latin translation for 'wolf'. The crown refers to Chester being a royalist City. Badge variations make it unclear whether the leaves are laurel, a recognised symbol of victory, or oak, a significant (and common) tree in Chester. Oak has long been used in the Cheshire Regiment's logo, reference to saving King George II's life beneath an oak tree at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743."[48]

In keeping with the club's crest, Chester's mascot is a friendly wolf called 'Big Lupus'.[49]

Colours

Chester play in blue and white top with black shorts and blue socks, similar to their predecessors Chester City. For their first two seasons their shirts were made by sportswear company Joma; from the 2012–13 season the kit was made by Puma until a new 3 year kit deal with Kappa was made in 2019, while since reformation the club's kit has been sponsored by MBNA.[50][51] The Blues' away shirt colour has changed on an bi-annual basis, having been purple in their first season,[50] yellow in 2011–12,[52] and green in 2012–13. The new home kit was chosen by the fans and the away kit was designed by a Junior Blue via a competition.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2010–2012 Joma MBNA
2012–2015 Puma
2015–2020 MBNA & Skywheels Group
2020- Kappa MBNA

Stadium
Chester's home ground is Deva Stadium

Chester F.C. play at the Deva Stadium, the home of their predecessor. The stadium is currently named as the 1885 Arena due to a sponsorship deal. It has a capacity of 6,500 with 4,170 seated.

The stadium was leased to the club by Cheshire West and Chester Council.[9] The stadium is located in the Sealand Road Industrial Estate and straddles the England-Wales border.[53] The pitch and three stands are in Wales (Flintshire) with the east stand in England.[54]

The highest home league attendance at the Deva Stadium was in April 2012 against Northwich Victoria, with a crowd of 5,009.

Rivals
Main article: Cross-border derby

The main rivals of Chester F.C. are Welsh neighbours Wrexham, as was the case for their predecessor. Also like their predecessors Chester still have a rivalry with Cheshire neighbours Macclesfield Town. Following their relegation from the Football league at the end of the 2014/15 season, Chester F.C. also briefly resumed its rivalry with Tranmere Rovers. Despite the clubs not meeting yet the traditional rivalries with Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town are believed to still exist. In the early years of the reformed Chester they met other Cheshire rivals of whom they hadn't met many times before or probably won't ever meet again. The clubs included Vauxhall Motors, Witton Albion, Warrington Town, Nantwich Town, and Northwich Victoria. On Chester's way back to the Conference Premier they also formed a smaller rivalry with Chorley and Southport.

Players

Current squad
As of 23 May 2020[55]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Jon Worsnop
— GK  WAL Louis Gray
— DF  ENG Simon Grand
— DF  ENG Danny Livesey
— DF  ENG Kevin Roberts
— DF  ENG Jamie Morgan
— MF  ENG George Glendon
— MF  ENG Gary Roberts
— MF  ENG Bradley Jackson
— MF  ENG John Johnston
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG Matty Hughes
— FW  ENG Danny Elliott
— FW  ENG George Waring
— FW  ENG Anthony Dudley
— FW  ENG Lloyd-Marsh Hughes
— MF  ENG Brad Bauress
— MF  ENG Declan Weeks
— MF  ENG Luke Clark
— MF  ENG Paddy Lacey
— MF  ENG Ethan Cartwright


International appearances

The following table shows players who have received an international cap while playing for the club (including substitutions) arranged alphabetically by nation in descending order:

Years Player Nation Appearances Goals Ref.
2010, 2011–2013 Antoni Sarcevic England C 1 1 [56]
2014–2015 Kingsley James England C 3 1 [57][58][59]
2014–2016 Ben Heneghan England C 3 0 [59][60][61]
2013–2014 Danny Higginbotham Gibraltar 1 0 [62]
2015 Jamie McDonagh Northern Ireland U21s 1 0 [63]
2015 Oli McBurnie Scotland U19s 3 1 [64][65][66]
2017 James Alabi England C 2 0
2018 Tom Crawford England C 1 0

Most league appearances and goals
As of 24 January 2020

The following table shows players who have made 50 league appearances or more for the club (including substitutions) and players who have scored 25 league goals or more for the club (including penalties) in descending order:

Years Player Appearances Years Player Goals
2013–2020 Craig Mahon2152010–2012 Michael Wilde41
2010–2014 George Horan1372015–2016, 2017–2018 Ross Hannah31
2013–2014, 2014–2016 John Rooney1122010–2013 Iain Howard27
2011–2014 John Danby1002013–2014, 2014–2016 John Rooney26
2010–2013 Iain Howard932011–2012 Chris Simm25
2015–2018 Tom Shaw84
2015–2017 Johnny Hunt
2014–2016 Ben Heneghan80
2014–2016 Jon Worsnop
2013–2015 Michael Kay75
2014–2016 Craig Hobson72
2011, 2011–2013 Matty McGinn70
2014–2017 Kane Richards69
2011–2014 Ashley Williams
2010–2013 Robbie Booth67
2010–2012 Michael Wilde66
2016–2017 Ryan Lloyd63
2010, 2011–2013 Antoni Sarcevic
2016–2018 Ryan Astles62
2011–2013 Wes Baynes61
2015–2016 Ryan Higgins
2015–2018 Jordan Chapell60
2011–2012 Chris Simm59
2012–2014 Paul Linwood
2016–2017 James Alabi58
2015–2017 Sam Hughes55
2010–2012 Michael Taylor52
2013, 2013–2014 Lewis Turner50

Management

Current management and coaching staff
Name Role
Bernard Morley Manager
Anthony Johnson Manager

Managerial history
As of 24 July 2019.
Name From To Played Won Drawn Lost Win % Honours
Neil Young 20 May 2010 8 January 2014 182114353362.64 NPL Division One North Champions 2010–11
Supporters Direct Cup Winners 2011
NPL Premier Division Champions 2011–12
Peter Swales Shield Winners 2012
Cheshire Senior Cup Winners 2012–13
Conference North Champions 2012–13
Gary Jones (caretaker) 8 January 2014 18 January 2014 1100100.00
Steve Burr 18 January 2014 7 April 2016 12545265436.00
Jon McCarthy (caretaker) 7 April 2016 7 May 2016 430175.00
Jon McCarthy 7 May 2016 6 Sep 2017 5816152727.59
Marcus Bignot 20 Sep 2017 11 Apr 2018 35692017.10
Calum McIntyre (caretaker) 11 Apr 2018 15 May 2018 310233.33
Anthony Johnson & Bernard Morley 15 May 2018 Present 49 19 15 15 38.77
Supporters Direct Shield Winners 2019

Includes all league and cup competitions

Performance

League standings
Year League Level Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer Goals FA Cup FA Trophy Cheshire Senior Cup Average home attendance
2010–11 NPL Division One North 8 44 29 10 5 107 36 +71 97 1st of 23
Promoted		 Michael Wilde 36 N/A N/A Round 2 2,382
2011–12 NPL Premier Division 7 42 31 7 4 102 29 +73 100 1st of 22
Promoted		 Chris Simm 15 N/A Round 2 Round 2 2,789
2012–13 Conference North 6 42 34 5 3 103 32 +71 107 1st of 22
Promoted		 Nathan Jarman 14 Round Q3 Round Q3 Winners 2,579
2013–14 Conference Premier 5 46 12 15 19 49 70 −21 51 21st of 24
Reprieved*		 Gareth Seddon 7 Round Q4 Round 1 Round 2 2,366
2014–15 Conference Premier 5 46 19 6 21 64 76 −12 63 12th of 24 John Rooney 11 Round 2 Round 1 Preliminary Round 2,189
2015–16 National League 5 46 14 12 20 67 71 −4 54 17th of 24 Ross Hannah 23 Round Q4 Round 3 Semi-Final 2,199
2016–17 National League 5 46 14 10 22 63 71 −8 52 19th of 24 James Alabi 17 Round Q4 Round 2 Round 1 2,031
2017–18 National League 5 46 8 13 25 42 79 −37 37 23rd of 24
Relegated		 James Akintunde
Ross Hannah		 8 Round Q4 Round 2 Preliminary Round 1,827
2018–19 National League North 6 42 16 14 12 60 62 −2 62 9th of 24 Anthony Dudley 11 Round Q2 Round Q3 Quarter-Final 1,838

*Chester were later reprieved due to Hereford United's financial irregularities.

Honours

The list of honours achieved by Chester is as follows:

League

Cups

Other trophies

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