Chester City F.C.

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Chester City
Full nameChester City Football Club
Nickname(s)The Seals
The Blues
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885) (as Chester F.C.)
Dissolved10 March 2010
GroundDeva Stadium, Chester, England
Capacity6,500 (5,500 seated)

Chester City Football Club was an association football team from Chester, England, that played in a variety of leagues between 1885 and 2010. The club played its home games at Sealand Road from 1906 to 1991 and moved to the Deva Stadium in 1992 after playing two seasons of home games at Macclesfield Town's Moss Rose. Chester held cross-border derby matches with Welsh club Wrexham.

The club was founded in August 1885 and entered The Combination five years later. They won the Combination title in 1908–09 and were admitted into the Lancashire Combination in 1910, gaining promotion out of Division Two in 1910–11. They entered the Cheshire County League in 1919 and were crowned champions three times: 1921–22, 1925–26 and 1926–27. Chester were elected into the Football League in 1931 and remained in the Third Division North until they were placed in the Fourth Division in 1958. Promoted in 1974–75, they were relegated in 1982 and changed name from Chester to Chester City the following year. City were promoted out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86 and regained their third tier status in 1993–94 after being relegated the previous season.

Chester City were relegated out of the Football League in 2000, but managed to regain their Football League status after winning the

Welsh Premier League.[5][6] With the official winding-up of Chester City, supporters immediately began organising the formation of a new phoenix club.[7] The resulting new club, Chester F.C.
, was officially established in May 2010.

History

Further information: History of Chester City F.C.
For a statistical breakdown by season, see List of Chester City F.C. seasons.

Formation and early years

Chester F.C. was founded in 1885 as an amalgamation of Chester Rovers and Old King's Scholars F.C. and initially played their home games at Faulkner Street.[8]

After a few years of playing only friendly and occasional cup matches, Chester joined

the Football League, in place of Nelson F.C.[8]

1930s to 1970s

Chester F.C. playing in front of the south stand at Sealand Road in September 1983.

Throughout the 1930s Chester never finished outside of the top ten in Division Three North.[8] During this period Chester recorded their biggest win in the FA Cup, beating Fulham 5–0 in 1933, and in 1936, they recorded their highest league victory; beating York City 12–0.[8]

The period also saw Chester win the

Second World War. Although the 1946–47 brought a third-place finish and another Welsh Cup triumph, grim times lay ahead. No top half placings would be achieved until the lower divisions were merged in 1958, when Chester were placed in Division Four
. They would still have to wait another six years until they finished above halfway in a league table.

Chester's fortunes began to take a turn for the better after the surprise appointment of

Football League
games alone, though they missed out on promotion.

Apart from missing out on promotion by just a point in

Football League team to have never won promotion – they finally broke their duck by finishing fourth in Division Four and pipping Lincoln City to promotion by the narrowest of goal averages. Ken Roberts
had the honour of being the first Chester manager to win promotion in the Football League, although much credit went to inspirational coach Brian Green.

Chart of Chester's annual table positions in the League.

That season also saw Chester reach the

Brian Little's late goal in the second leg at Villa Park
sealed a 5–4 win for eventual cup winners Villa.

Chester began to consolidate their position in the

Second Division leaders Newcastle United from the FA Cup a year later. One of the goalscorers was homegrown teenager Ian Rush,[9] who would move for £300,000 to Liverpool at the end of the season[9]
and go on to be one of the most famous Welsh strikers in history.

Chester City

Chester City moved to the Deva Stadium in 1992.

After Rush departed the goals dried up for Chester and they were back in the basement by 1982. Two years later they finished bottom of the entire

Football League but were comfortably re-elected. By this point the club was known as Chester City, having added the suffix in 1983. A future star playing for Chester during this period was full back Lee Dixon, who went on to win several major honours with Arsenal and was capped 22 times by England.[10]

Thanks to the signing of players including

John Kelly and Stuart Rimmer, and astute management of Harry McNally, Chester returned to the Third Division in 1986. Three years later they narrowly missed out on a play-off spot as McNally worked miracles on a limited budget, but further bad times lay ahead. In 1990, Chester were moved out of their Sealand Road home and temporarily shared Macclesfield's Moss Rose ground. Despite regularly attracting tiny crowds, Chester defied the odds to avoid relegation from Division Three in both 1990–91 and 1991–92. They returned to the city, the new brand new Deva Stadium in 1992 in the renamed Division Two after a Football League restructure. The first competitive match at the Deva Stadium took place on 25 August 1992 against Stockport County, with the visitors running out 2–1 victors. The following Saturday saw the first League game at the new home of Chester City, which saw the Blues overcome Burnley 3–0. The Deva Stadium is notable for being right on the England–Wales border: the pitch is in Wales, but the entrance and part of the club offices are in England.[11]

Chester suffered a landslide relegation in their first season back in Chester, before winning promotion straight back as Division Three runners-up. The unexpected resignation of manager Graham Barrow and the departure of several key players in the close-season of 1994 left Chester with a threadbare squad, and they were comfortably relegated back to Division Three in 1995. They would stay there for five years, suffering a play-off semi-final defeat to Swansea City in 1997.[12]

Financial problems and demise

Chester City at the Deva Stadium, 2007.

Under owner Mark Guterman, Chester entered

Football League status on 6 May 2000 on goal difference after losing to Peterborough United.[13]

The first season in the

Mark Wright appointed as manager and Chester avoided relegation in 2002. A year later they qualified for the Conference play-offs, but missed out on promotion by losing a penalty shoot-out to Doncaster Rovers.[14]

Starting the

the Football League with a 1–0 victory over Scarborough in the penultimate match of the season.[15]
It was the club's first national league title. The day before the start of the 2004–05 season
Mark Wright resigned.[16] Ray Mathias was left as the caretaker charge and by the end of August, Chester were bottom of the League. New manager, Ian Rush, helped the club avoid relegation, but was criticised by opposing managers for using "long ball" tactics.[17] Rush resigned in April 2005 after chairman Stephen Vaughan dismissed assistant manager Mark Aizlewood without Rush's knowledge.[18]

In April 2005,

Simon Davies replaced him after a spell as caretaker manager.[22] Survival was clinched in the penultimate game of the season after a 0–0 draw with Stockport County. They ended their season at 22nd, their lowest position at the time since returning to the Football League in 2004–05
.

A poor start to 2008–09 saw Davies sacked in November 2008 with the club out of all cup competitions and struggling in the league table.[23] Mark Wright returned for his third spell as manager on a non-contract basis.[24] Beset by an ongoing transfer embargo,[25] Chester continued to struggle throughout the remainder of the campaign, and a 2–1 home defeat by Darlington on the final day of the season sealed Chester's demise and a return to non-league football after five years back in The Football League.[26] Two weeks after the final match the club entered administration.[27]

The following month, creditors voted in favour of a rescue package by Stephen Vaughan's family,

Conference National with a 10-point deduction.[29] He was replaced as manager by Mick Wadsworth.[30]

In the summer of 2009 Chester City was placed into the hands of administrators with debts of £7 million, inclusive of Stephen Vaughan's £5.5 million investments,[31] which incurred a 10-point penalty. This in turn was increased to a 25-point penalty once the HMRC overturned a cva.[32] A potential buyer emerged over the summer, when local fan Mike David Green sought to create a consortium with northern businessman Andy Jinks. However, any potential deal fell through due to Jinks's commitment issues. A new buyer was found for the club on 26 May 2009 in the shape of Chester City FC (2004) Ltd,[33] a company set up by former chairman Stephen Vaughan and his family. The Football Association withheld the transfer of the affiliation membership from Chester City Football Club to Chester City Football Club 2004 Ltd, and on the eve of the new season stopped Chester City FC playing the first game of the 2009/2010 season away at Grays Athletic.[34] This came less than 24 hours after the Football Conference released an "interim" press release stating Chester could take their place in the fifth tier of English football.[35] The club reluctantly cut back on the Centre of Excellence youth training scheme by retaining only their youth team. Fans waited at the Deva Stadium for a meeting with Stephen Vaughan and other board representatives to find out the truth regarding the future[36] and showed their support for the club by meeting in the city at the time that they should be kicking off the new season.

Chester City FC issued a press release on 10 August 2009 describing the meetings that took place between the club, FA and Football Conference regarding the transfer of the FA membership at the beginning of the 2009–2010 season. They confirmed that the home match versus Gateshead FC had also been called off by the Football Conference, and that the FA had asked the other clubs to vote on whether Chester City should be allowed to continue in the division.[37] The press release ended: We have now been informed that we must again await an FA decision which will be taken at some time on Thursday [13 August 2009] and can do no more than publicly express our ever increasing frustration with the entire process.[38] The FA granted the transfer of membership to Chester City Football Club 2004 Ltd at 16:00 on 13 August 2009.

On the pitch, Mick Wadsworth was sacked after a bad start to the season, during which he branded the club's atmosphere even worse than that of the original Gretna F.C., which he had managed during the club's final months of existence in 2008. Jim Harvey replaced Wadsworth and managed an immediate upturn in form, which gave fans some slim hope that the club might still survive in the Conference National. However, dwindling attendances, a pitch protest and continued financial problems meant that the playing squad was gradually released to cut the wage bill though, and Chester's improved form did not last. Harvey was himself sacked in January 2010 by Morrell Maison, the club's new director of football, who then installed himself as the new manager. He oversaw what was arguably the club's lowest moment when just 518 people turned up to see the team beaten 1–0 by lower-league Fleetwood Town in the FA Trophy. By this point Chester were well adrift at the bottom of the table, and results did not improve. What proved to be the club's final match was a 2–1 home defeat against Ebbsfleet United.

On 9 February 2010, Chester City failed to fulfil a fixture at

Football Conference
suspended Chester for seven days, during which their fixtures were suspended.

The suspension was to allow them to put their finances in order and respond to the charge of breaking five separate Conference rules. The breaches include the abandoned game against Forest Green and the cancelling of a game due to an unpaid police bill.

Football Conference
board on 18 February, it was recommended that Chester be expelled from the league because the members of the board "failed to be convinced" that the club would fulfil its fixtures. The decision ultimately rested with the other member clubs. An independent valuation at the time valued the club at just £1.

At this point Chester remained anchored to the bottom of the

Welsh Premier League,[43] but the club was formally wound up in the High Court the following day.[44] The club's supporters' group, City Fans United (CFU), announced that they were looking to reform in the lower divisions of the English football hierarchy, with a CFU spokesman claiming the club would play football once again in the pre-season.[6]

Falling attendances had done the club no favours during its final few years. The club's average attendance had stood at nearly 3,000 in the 2005–06 season, but in the relegation season of three years later it fell below the 2,000 mark. In the club's final season, attendances average less than 1,300; the lowest attendance on 19 January was a mere 425 (the lowest league attendance in the club's history in any division) and the attendance at the club's final home game on 6 February was 460.[44]

On 25 March 2010 it was announced that CFU's new club would be called

Northern Premier League Division One North
, three tiers below where Chester City had been prior to their collapse. Three successive promotions took Chester F.C. into the Conference Premier in 2013.

Colours and badge

Chester's original home colours

Chester's original colours were red and white, and these colours were used until the club temporarily disbanded in 1899.[46] The colours were changed to green and white, in 1901 when the club moved to Whipcord Lane.[46] Various combinations were used until the outbreak of the First World War; these included green shirts and white shorts, green and white stripes and green and white halves.[46] In 1919 the colours changed again, with their new dark green shirts earning Chester the nickname the Ivies.[46] 1920 saw another change of colours, this time to black and white, which earned Chester the nickname Magpies.[46] Black and White remained the colours until 1930, when they were changed to blue and white stripes.[46] For the next thirty years the colours remained unchanged, with the exception of the 1952–53 season, when Chester adopted white shirts and black shorts.[46]

The colours were changed yet again in the 1959–60 season, when it became green shirts and socks with gold trim and white shorts.[46] 1962 saw Chester revert to blue and white stripes, albeit with a much thinner blue stripe, and blue shorts instead of the previous black ones.[46] The 1968–69 season saw Chester change to an all-sky blue kit, which remained for four years.[46] In the 1972–73 season the club again reverted to blue and white stripes, and in 1974 the seals badge appeared on the kit for the first time.[46] A shirt sponsorship first appeared on Chester's kit in the 1982–83 season.[46] The blue and white and seals badge disappeared in the 1983–84 season, as the re -named Chester City F.C. changed to blue shirts and white shorts.[46] The shirt became predominately blue in the 1988–89 season for the final season at Sealand Road.[46] The first season at the Deva Stadium saw the colours change to a blue shirt with white speckles.[46] The colours returned to blue and white stripes the following season.[46] From 1995, the club appeared in blue and white stripes of varying thickness and shades.[46]

In the 1958–59 season the city's coat of arms was augmented onto the shirt.[46] During the early to mid-1960s, the supporters association badge was used.[47] From 1974–75 to 1982–83, the club used the seals badge. The design was picked from a competition held by a local newspaper, with the winner coming from the school of art in Handbridge.[47] The club's final crest was an adaptation of the City of Chester crest.[47]

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1976–83 Umbro None
1979–82 Barratt
1982–83 OkOK
1983–84 Bukta Chester Engineering
1984–89 Hobott None
1986–87 Chester Motor Auctions
1987–1991 Greenall's
1989–92 Ribero
1991–92 Trident Metals
1992–95 En-s Corbett's
1995–96 Le Coq Sportif
1996–97 Saunder's Honda
1997–98 Errea
1998–2000 Super League
2000–01 Socca Gap
2001–02 Vilma Red Square
2002–04 Pentagon
2004–05 Prostar truetone
2005–08 Nike UK Sameday & Sekur Mortgages
2008–09 Prostar Cestrian Trading & ASH Waste Services
2009–10 Vandanel Anderson & Co. Solicitors

Reserve and youth teams

Chester's reserve team played in the

Central League Division One West until 2007–08
but after that point only staged friendly matches.

The club's youth set-up was enjoying its most fruitful spell since the late 1990s, with several products having graduated to the senior ranks. The youth team competed in the Youth Alliance North West Conference, while they were hoping to emulate their achievements in

Tottenham Hotspur
.

Chester's

Conference National, although most players remained at the club, with several, such as James Owen, Jack Rea and Lloyd Ellams
playing in the senior side in the club's final season.

Managerial history

Source:[48]

Rivals

Main article: Cross-border derby

Chester had a long-running rivalry with

Conference National
after Chester followed Wrexham out of the Football League, resulting in a 0–0 draw before the club was recently dissolved.

Tranmere Rovers and Crewe Alexandra were traditionally strong rivals but Chester had not met either in a league game since the early 1990s. In recent times, a growing rivalry developed between Chester and Shrewsbury Town, following a series of controversial meetings. In November 2006, a large brawl broke out between players of both sides at the end of Chester's 2–1 defeat at Gay Meadow.[49]

Following an alleged biting incident on Stockport County striker Liam Dickinson, by Sean Hessey, commenced a short-lived rivalry with their Cheshire rivals.

Macclesfield Town were county rivals with Chester.

Player records

Most Football League appearances
# Name Years Apps Goals
1 England Ray Gill 1951–1962 406 3
2 Wales Ron Hughes 1951–1962 399 21
3 England Trevor Storton 1974–1984 396 17
4 England Eric Lee 1946–1957 363 10
5 England Stuart Rimmer 1985–1988; 1991–1998 361 135
6 Wales Derek Draper 1968–1977 322 54
7 England Billy Stewart 1986–1994; 1995–1996 317 0
8 Wales Tommy Astbury 1946–1955 303 38
9 Wales Nigel Edwards 1968–1978; 1982–1983 299 16
10= England Graham Abel 1985–1993 296 30
10= Wales Billy Foulkes 1948–1952; 1956–1961 296 37
Most Football League goals
# Name Years Apps Goals
1 England Stuart Rimmer 1985–1988; 1991–1998 361 135
2 England Gary Talbot 1963–1967; 1968–1968 154 83
3
Frank Wrightson
 1935–1938 89 73
4 Wales Elfed Morris 1963–1968 167 69
5 England Mike Metcalf 1963–1968 221 68
6 England Cam Burgess 1948–1951 111 64
7=
Gary Bennett
 1985–1988; 1990–1992; 1997–1999 254 63
7= England Joe Mantle 1932–1935 74 63
9 England Frank Cresswell 1931–1934; 1935–1938 173 57
10 Wales Derek Draper 1968–1977 322 54

Other player records

  • Most league goals in a season – 36 Dick Yates (1946–47)
  • Record signing – £150,000 Kevin Ellison (2007)
  • Record sale – £300,000 Ian Rush (1980)
  • Most consecutive league appearances – 133 John Danby (2006–2009)
  • Oldest league appearance – 40 yrs, 101 days Stan Pearson (April 1959)
  • Youngest league appearance – 15 yrs, 350 days Aidan Newhouse (May 1988)
  • Most capped player – 35
    Trinidad & Tobago; (home nations) – 13 Billy Lewis, Wales

Honours

League

  • Football League Division 3 North
Runners-up (1): 1935–36
Runners-up (1): 1993–94
Runners-up (1): 1985–86
  • Football Conference
Winners (1): 2003–04
Winners (3): 1921–22, 1925–26, 1926–27
Runners-up (1): 1930–31
Winners (1): 1908–09
Runners-up (5): 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08

Cup

Winners (3): 1908, 1933, 1947
Runners-up (10): 1909, 1910, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1970
Winners (2): 1936, 1937
Runners-up (1): 1946
Winners (1): 2001
Winners (1): 1977
  • Conference Championship Shield
Runners-up (1): 2001
Winners (1):':' 1957

International players

Appearances and goals
Years Nationality Name Apps Goals
1887–1892 Wales
Sam Jones
(Wales international
) 		— —
1888–1891 Wales Robert Lee Roberts
(Wales international) 		— —
1889–1891
1895–1896 		Wales Ben Lewis
(Wales international) 		— —
1892–1898 Wales Billy Lewis
(Wales international) 		— —
1907–1914 Wales
Billy Matthews
(Wales international
) 		— —
1938–1955 Wales Tommy Astbury
(Wales international) 		303 38
1948–1951
1956–1961 		Wales Billy Foulkes
(Wales international) 		118 14
1957–1959 England Stan Pearson
(England international) 		57 16
1961–1964 Republic of Ireland Peter Fitzgerald
(Republic of Ireland international) 		80 12
1978–1980 Wales Ian Rush
(Wales International) 		34 18
1983–1986 Wales Andy Holden (footballer)
(Wales International) 		100 16
1984–1985 England Lee Dixon
(England international) 		57 1
1986–1996 England
England semi-pro international
) 		317 0
1991–1993 Scotland Arthur Albiston
(Scotland international) 		68 10
1993–1998 Northern Ireland Iain Jenkins
(Northern Ireland international) 		195 1
1995–1996 England Cyrille Regis
(England international) 		29 7
1999–2000 Trinidad and Tobago Angus Eve
(Trinidad and Tobago international) 		14 0
2006 Ghana Derek Asamoah
(Ghana international) 		17 8
2006 Luxembourg
Stephane Gillet
(Luxembourg international
) 		8 0
2006–2007 Spain Roberto Martínez
(Belgium national coach) 		31 3

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