1987–88 Chester City F.C. season
Round 1 | |
Top goalscorer | League: Stuart Rimmer (24) All: Stuart Rimmer (27) |
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Highest home attendance | 6,663 vs Sunderland (26 December) |
Lowest home attendance | 1,638 vs Gillingham (2 March) |
Average home league attendance | 2,663 21st in division[1] |
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Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 92 | 48 | +44 | 93 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 84 | |
3 | Walsall (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 82 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
4 | Notts County | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 81 | |
5 | Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 75 | |
6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 73 | |
7 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 72 | |
8 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 66 | |
9 | Fulham | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 66 | |
10 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 65 | |
11 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 65 | |
12 | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 62 | |
13 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 59 | |
14 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 59 | |
15 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 58 | |
16 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 58 | |
17 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 65 | 83 | −18 | 55 | |
18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 55 | |
19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 54 | |
20 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 74 | −10 | 53 | |
21 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 52 | Qualification for the Fourth Division play-offs |
22 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 50 | Relegation to the Fourth Division |
23 | York City (R) | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 48 | 91 | −43 | 33 | |
24 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 84 | −44 | 33 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 58 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −10 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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15 August | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–5 | 3,458 | |
22 August | Southend United | A | D | 2–2 | Graham, Parry | 2,369 |
29 August | York City | H | W | 1–0 | Rimmer (pen) | 2,010 |
31 August | Rotherham United | A | L | 2–5 | Rimmer (pen), Graham | 2,551 |
5 September | Aldershot | H | W | 4–1 | Croft, Rimmer (2, 1 pen), Bennett | 1,700 |
12 September | Blackpool | A | W | 1–0 | Rimmer | 4,035 |
16 September | Fulham | H | L | 1–2 | Graham | 2,469 |
19 September | Grimsby Town | H | W | 1–0 | Rimmer | 1,897 |
26 September | Sunderland | A | W | 2–0 | Rimmer, Croft | 12,760 |
29 September | Gillingham | A | W | 1–0 | Rimmer | 5,193 |
3 October | Notts County | H | L | 1–2 | Rimmer (pen) | 3,365 |
17 October | Bristol Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Rimmer, Bennett | 3,038 |
20 October | Brentford | A | D | 1–1 | Rimmer | 4,027 |
24 October | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | 2,453 | |
31 October | Preston North End | A | D | 1–1 | Rimmer (pen) | 5,657 |
4 November | Port Vale | H | W | 1–0 | Rimmer (pen) | 2,789 |
7 November | Walsall | H | D | 1–1 | Lightfoot | 3,269 |
21 November | Bristol City | A
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D | 2–2 | Rimmer (2, 1 pen) | 8,103 |
28 November | Chesterfield | H | D | 1–1 | Rimmer | 1,843 |
5 December | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Rimmer (pen) | 1,853 |
12 December | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | L | 0–1 | 6,738 | |
18 December | Bury | H | D | 4–4 | Bennett, Rimmer (2), Howlett | 1,772 |
26 December | Sunderland | H | L | 1–2 | Abel | 6,663 |
28 December | Wigan Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | 4,394 | |
1 January | York City | A | L | 0–2 | 2,686 | |
2 January | Blackpool | H | D | 1–2 | Bennett | 3,093 |
9 January | Southend United | H | D | 1–1 | Maddy | 2,065 |
16 January | Grimsby Town | A | L | 1–2 | Rimmer | 2,594 |
30 January | Rotherham United | H | W | 1–0 | Barrow | 2,059 |
6 February | Aldershot | A | L | 1–4 | Barrow | 2,578 |
13 February | Wigan Athletic | H | W | 1–0 | Rimmer (pen) | 3,088 |
20 February | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–2 | 4,285 | |
27 February | Notts County | A | L | 0–1 | 5,868 | |
2 March | Gillingham | H | W | 3–1 | Rimmer (3, 1 pen) | 1,638 |
5 March | Bristol Rovers | H | L | 0–3 | 2,067 | |
11 March | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Bennett (2, 1 pen) | 1,482 |
19 March | Preston North End | H | W | 1–0 | Bennett | 3,724 |
26 March | Mansfield Town | A | W | 2–1 | Lundon, Bennett | 2,918 |
2 April | Walsall | A | L | 0–1 | 4,978 | |
4 April | Bristol City | H | W | 1–0 | Bennett | 2,849 |
9 April | Port Vale | A | D | 1–1 | Lundon | 4,278 |
15 April | Fulham | A | L | 0–1 | 4,131 | |
23 April | Brentford | H | D | 1–1 | Barrow | 1,777 |
30 April | Chesterfield | A | D | 0–0 | 2,225 | |
2 May | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 2–2 | Abel, Barrow | 3,345 |
7 May | Bury | A | W | 1–0 | Bennett | 1,942 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 14 November | Runcorn (5 )
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H | L | 0–1 | 3,533 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round first leg | 18 August | Blackpool (3) | A | L | 0–2 | 3,114 | |
First round second leg | 26 August | H | W | 1–0 | Rimmer | 2,143 |
Associate Members' Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Group stage | 13 October | Carlisle United (4) | A | L | 1–2 | Rimmer | 1,418 |
28 October | Blackpool (3) | H | W | 2–1 | Rimmer, Bennett | 1,226 | |
First round | 19 January | Burnley (4) | A | L | 0–1 | 3,436 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
AM Cup | |||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Mike Astbury | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Billy Stewart | 31 | – | 27 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
Mike Stowell | 16 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
Field players | |||||||||||
Graham Abel | 51 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | |
Jason Banks | 2+1 | – | 1+1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Graham Barrow | 42 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
Gary Bennett | 44+3 | 11 | 41+2 | 10 | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |
Barry Butler | 19+1 | – | 15+1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | |
Tony Caldwell | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Brian Croft | 31+11 | 2 | 26+11 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
Derek Fazackerley | 49 | – | 43 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | |
David Glenn | 20+2 | – | 19+2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Milton Graham | 27+1 | 3 | 24+1 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
Ricky Greenough | 31+4 | – | 28+3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2+1 | – | |
Craig Hawtin | 3+2 | – | 3+1 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | |
Steve Hetzke | 17 | – | 14 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
Peter Houghton | 10+2 | – | 9+2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Gary Howlett | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Kevin Langley | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Chris Lightfoot | 16+1 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
John Lowey | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Sean Lundon | 24 | 2 | 22 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
Paul Maddy | 20+1 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | |
Steve Moore | 1+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Aidan Newhouse | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Robbie Painter | 0+2 | – | 0+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Mark Parry | 5+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Stuart Rimmer | 40 | 27 | 34 | 24 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Colin Woodthorpe | 40+1 | – | 34+1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | |
Own goals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 52 | 55 | 46 | 51 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
References
- ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.
- Chester City at the Football Club History Database