News from Deva Stadium August 2020

30 August 2020
RADCLIFFE DEFEAT
Chester opened their pre-season campaign with a 3-1 defeat at Radcliffe on Saturday. A number of trialist’s took part in the game which was a good work out for the Blues against a side playing their sixth warm-up game. Danny Elliott scored the consolation Chester goal in the last minute.

Manager Johnson told the Chester Chronicle: “I was delighted to see Danny Elliott get his goal as it is important for strikers to hit the back of the net in pre-season going into the campaign as it builds up the confidence.”

“He’s off the mark, took his goal well and he can build on that. I thought some other performances shone through as well, George Glendon looked sharp and John Johnston had a great game on the right hand side.”

“We’ve got a great squad, one we’re delighted with and we’ll get better and better as we progress.”

Picture © Rick Matthews

• More photos

25 August 2020
RADCLIFFE FRIENDLY
Chester travel to Northern Premier League side Radcliffe for a friendly match this Saturday 29 August at 15.00hrs. The match is ALL TICKET with a ground capacity of 300. Prices are Adult: £7.00, Concession: £5.00. Tickets are available to buy from Radcliffe Borough here.

SEASON TICKETS
With a new online ticketing system now in place, all existing season Ticket holders should have received an email inviting them to renew for the coming season.

23 August 2020
PRE-SEASON MATCHES
Chester have started putting together their programme of pre-season friendlies. The capacity and ticketing arrangements will be confirmed by the home club’s.

Aug 29

Radcliffe

(A)

15.00hrs

Sep 3

Cheadle Town

(A)

19.30hrs

Sep 5

Marine

(A)

15.00hrs

Sep 8

Glossop North End

(A)

19.45hrs

Sep 12

Buxton

(A)

15.00hrs

Sep 29

Padiham

(A)

19.30hrs

19 August 2020
SOCIALLY DISTANCED TEAM PICTURE

Photographer Rick Matthews was on hand yesterday to capture a socially distanced team photograph.

Fourth row: Anthony Dudley, George Waring, Danny Elliott, Simon Grand, Danny Livesey, Louis Gray, Jon Worsnop.
Third row: Joel Taylor, Kevin Roberts, Bradley Jackson, Gary Roberts.
Second row: John Johnston, George Glendon, Matty Hughes, Jamie Morgan, Lloyd Marsh-Hughes.
Front row: Bernard Morley (manager), Anthony Johnson (manager).

Picture © Rick Matthews

FA YOUTH CUP
Chester Youth Team have been given a home tie against Abbey Hey in the FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round. The match is due to be played in the week commencing Monday 7 September. Should the Blues win through, they will face Vauxhall Motors at home in the First Round Qualifying in the week commencing Monday 21 September.

17 August 2020
MATCHDAY AND SEASON TICKET PRICES
The club have announced matchday admission and season ticket prices for the forthcoming 2020/21 season. Existing season ticket holders will shortly be able to renew online. Due to social distancing restrictions season ticket holders may NOT be guaranteed to renew their exact same seat, the club will do their best to choose a seat as near to the existing one as possible.

Once sales to existing season ticket holders are complete, the club will assess how many can be then made available for general sale.

When both the season ticket renewal and general sales have closed, the club will be able to assess how many matchday tickets can be made available for non-season ticket holders. Matchday tickets will be available online only and the numbers will be restricted based on government guidelines regarding social distancing and the reduced ground capacity.

Members will also be able to renew their Legends Lounge membership online soon as well. Unfortunately there will be NO new Legends Lounge memberships available this season, it is renewals ONLY - due to social distancing space restrictions.

MATCHDAY PRICES
Standing: Harry McNally Terrace
Adults: £14.00
Concessions: £12.00
18-21yrs: £10.00
12-17yrs: £3.00
Under 12s: £Free

Seating: Deva East and West Stand’s
Adults: £17.00
Concessions: £14.00
18-21yrs: £12.00
12-17yrs: £3.00
Under 12s: £Free

Gary Talbot Legends Lounge
Adults £30.00.

SEASON TICKET’S
Season Ticket Holders will only be placed in the Harry McNally Terrace, East and West Stand’s (and not the South Stand). There are no season ticket’s available for the South Stand.

The South Stand is potentially reserved for Matchday Ticket’s (i.e. non Season Ticket holder’s) all Season Tickets and Matchday Ticket’s (when issued) are strictly non-transferable.

Standing: Harry McNally Terrace
Adult: £220 = 5 free games, saving £74
Concessions: £185 = 6 free games, saving £67
18-21yrs: £60 = 15 free games, saving £150
12-17yrs: £30 = 11 free games, saving £33
Under 12: £FREE = 21 free games.

Seating: Deva East and West Stand’s
Adult: £275 = 5 free games, saving £82
Concessions: £220 = 5 free games, saving £74
18-21yrs: £100 = 13 free games, saving £152
12-17yrs: £30 = 11 free games, saving £33
Under 12: £FREE = 21 free games.

Gary Talbot Legends Lounge membership
Adults: £30 per game or £545 = 3 free games, saving £85
Unfortunately there will be NO new Legends Lounge memberships available this season, it is renewals ONLY - due to social distancing space restrictions.

7 August 2020
CLUB ANNOUNCES CORPORATE PATRONS SCHEME
The club have announces a new four-level club patrons scheme aimed at businesses. The annual cost of the four levels is: Bronze £500+vat, Silver £1,000+vat, Gold £2,000+vat and Platinum £3,500+vat.

Depending on which scheme is chosen, benefits include amongst other things, match tickets, perimeter advertising, company branding and name shared on the football club social media, visits to the workplace by Chester players or management and a corporate members squad team photo.

• You can read more details here.

BURY APPLICATION REJECTED
An application by Bury to join the National League has been rejected. The FA announced today: “The Football Association can confirm that Bury FC’s application to join the National League System for the 2020/21 season has not been accepted by its Alliance Leagues Committee and this decision has now been ratified by The FA Council.”

6 August 2020
UPDATE FROM THE BOARD
The club board have issued a statement updating supporters with details of, amongst other things, the Boost the Budget fund which raised a staggering £116,000 towards next season’s playing budget.

The club have also announced that they expect a slight increase in season ticket and matchday admission prices next season to cover the extra costs required for Covid-19 appliance. A new online ticketing system has to also be in place for 2020/21 to allow for the purchase of season tickets, matchday tickets and car park passes without having to make a trip to the club office.

• You can read the full club statement here.

FRIENDLY CANCELLED
Chester’s scheduled pre-season game at Trafford on Saturday 22 August has been cancelled.

5 August 2020
DUO LEAVE CLUB
Captain Scott Burton and Gary Stopforth have both left the club after two season’s with the Blues. Burton made 34+7 appearances in a Blues shirt while midfielder Stopforth made 47+6 appearances, scoring one goal.

2 August 2020
TAYLOR MAKES NATIONAL TEAM
Defender Joel Taylor has been named in the National League North team of the season. The defender had also picked up the CFU Player of the Year award during the lockdown. The final chosen X1 to represent the league were:

Goalkeeper: Peter Jameson (York City).
Defender’s: Joel Taylor (Chester), Sean Newton (York City), Gareth Dean (Brackley Town), Shaun Densmore (Altrincham).
Midfielder’s: Chris Henderson (King’s Lynn Town), David Morgan (Southport), Josh Hancock (Altrincham).
Forward’s: Lee Ndlove (Brackley Town), Glenn Taylor (Spennymoor Town), Adam Marriott (King’s Lynn Town).

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