2008–09 Chester City F.C. season
Lowest home attendance | 1,235 vs Rotherham United (10 March) |
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Average home league attendance | 1,972 22nd in division[1] |
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Season summary
In 2007–08, Chester finished the season in 22nd place, only one spot above the relegation zone, on just 47 points from the 46 matches. Chester began the 2008–09 season with a squad of only 22 players and a transfer embargo, including youth team players given professional contracts just prior to the season.
Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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20 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 47 | |
21 | Bournemouth
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46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 46[a] | |
22 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 41 | |
23 | Chester City (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 37 | Relegated to Conference National |
24 | Luton Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 26[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 47 | −28 |
Results by matchday
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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9 August | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | L | 0–6 | 1,434 | |
16 August | Wycombe Wanderers | H | L | 0–2 | 1,419 | |
23 August | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–3 | Ellison | 3,462 |
30 August | Barnet | H | W | 5–1 | Ellison, Lowe (2), Linwood, Roberts | 1,295 |
6 September | Bury | H | D | 1–1 | Mozika | 2,327 |
13 September | Grimsby Town | A | W | 3–1 | Ellison (3) | 2,950 |
21 September | Shrewsbury Town | H | D | 1–1 | McManus | 2,891 |
27 September | Luton Town | A | D | 1–1 | McManus | 5,731 |
4 October | Lincoln City | H | L | 0–2 | 1,962 | |
11 October | Chesterfield | A | D | 1–1 | Linwood | 3,042 |
19 October | Port Vale | H | L | 1–2 | Lowe | 3,102 |
21 October | Rochdale | A | L | 1–6 | McArdle (o.g.) | 2,162 |
25 October | Gillingham | A | L | 0–2 | 4,852 | |
28 October | Brentford | H | W | 3–0 | Lowe (2), Roberts | 1,301 |
1 November | Exeter City | A | L | 0–2 | 4,448 | |
15 November | Morecambe | H | L | 1–2 | Johnson | 1,647 |
22 November | Aldershot Town | H | L | 0–1 | 1,653 | |
25 November | Darlington | A | W | 2–1 | Lowe, Kelly | 2,416 |
6 December | AFC Bournemouth | A | L | 0–1 | 4,154 | |
13 December | Notts County | H | W | 2–0 | Lowe, Roberts | 1,767 |
20 December | Bradford City | A | D | 0–0 | 12,092 | |
26 December | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 2–0 | Lowe (2) | 2,223 |
28 December | Macclesfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Lowe | 2,219 |
13 January | Luton Town | H | D | 2–2 | Lowe (pen), Ellison | 1,652 |
17 January | Chesterfield | H | L | 1–3 | Mozika | 1,806 |
24 January | Lincoln City | A | D | 1–1 | Barry | 3,760 |
27 January | Port Vale | A | L | 0–3 | 4,448 | |
31 January | Gillingham | H | L | 0–1 | 1,541 | |
3 February | Rochdale
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H | L | 0–2 | 1,357 | |
7 February | Brentford | A | L | 0–3 | 4,719 | |
14 February | Morecambe | A | L | 1–3 | Wilson | 1,795 |
17 February | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–1 | 6,133 | |
21 February | Exeter City | H | D | 0–0 | 1,649 | |
28 February | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | D | 2–2 | Mannix, Roberts | 1,416 |
3 March | Wycombe Wanderers | A | L | 0–2 | 3,713 | |
7 March | Barnet | A | L | 1–3 | Ellison | 2,085 |
10 March | Rotherham United | H | L | 1–5 | Ellison | 1,235 |
14 March | Grimsby Town | H | D | 1–1 | Lowe | 2,836 |
21 March | Bury | A | D | 1–1 | Lowe | 3,049 |
28 March | Bradford City | H | D | 0–0 | 2,735 | |
4 April | Notts County | A | W | 2–1 | Mannix, Lowe | 4,025 |
11 April | Macclesfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | 2,248 | |
13 April | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 1–0 | Lowe (pen) | 1,100 |
18 April | AFC Bournemouth | H | L | 0–2 | 3,349 | |
25 April | Aldershot Town | A | D | 2–2 | Lowe, Ellams | 3,100 |
2 May | Darlington | H | L | 1–2 | Miller (o.g.) | 1,945 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 8 November | Millwall (3) | H | L | 0–3 | 1,932 |
Football League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 12 August | Leeds United (3) | H | L | 2–5 | Lowe (2) | 3,644 |
Football League Trophy
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
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Second round | 7 October | Morecambe (4) | H | L | 1–1 (p.1–3) |
Ellison | 926 |
Season statistics
Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
FL Trophy | |||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
John Danby | 44 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
James Spencer | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Field players | |||||||||||
Anthony Barry | 41+5 | 1 | 38+5 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Paul Butler | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Tony Dinning | 3+1 | – | 3+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Lloyd Ellams | 2+2 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Kevin Ellison | 42 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | |
Jay Harris | 25+8 | – | 24+7 | – | 1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | |
Mark Hughes | 27+1 | – | 25+1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Eddie Johnson | 8+3 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Ben Jones | 2+13 | – | 2+13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Shaun Kelly | 23+5 | 1 | 23+4 | 1 | – | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | |
Paul Linwood | 46 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Ryan Lowe | 47+1 | 18 | 45 | 16 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 0+1 | – | |
David Mannix | 11+3 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
Paul McManus | 7+3 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Damien Mozika | 24+1 | 2 | 21+1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
James Owen | 4+3 | – | 4+3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Richie Partridge | 17+13 | – | 15+13 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Kristian Platt | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Kevin Roberts | 46 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
Glenn Rule | 18+4 | – | 18+4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Paul Rutherford | 5+15 | – | 5+14 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Paul Smith | 0+5 | – | 0+5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Paul Taylor | 2+8 | – | 2+7 | – | – | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | |
Stephen Vaughan | 7+1 | – | 7+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
James Vaughan | 45 | – | 42 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Laurence Wilson | 36+1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 49 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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- ^ "Manager Simon Davies sacked". chester-city.co.uk. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 8 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Chester reappoint Wright as boss". BBC Sport. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
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Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications.
External links
- Chester City at the Football Club History Database