News from Deva Stadium February 2025

Chester FC are saddened to hear of the recent death of former full back Bryn Jones who made 30 Football League appearances for the club between 1964 and 1967. Bryn will be remembered for an incident on New Year’s Day 1966 when he and fellow full back Ray Jones ended up in Chester Royal Infirmary together after both suffered a broken leg in the league match against Aldershot at Sealand Road.

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25 February 2025
BLUES DRAW AT OXFORD
Chester and Oxford City fought out a 0-0 draw last night. The game saw very few chances with Tom Peers having the best opening for Chester in the first half that was saved by Laurie Walker in the home goal, while at the other end Jayden Carbon missed the chance of the game after beating two defenders and drawing our goalkeeper Jimmy Storer he slipped his shot just wide of the post.

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23 February 2025
TURNER RECALLED
Forward Dan Turner has been recalled from his loan spell at former club Leamington. He is available for Tuesday night’s trip to Oxford City, kick-off 19.45hrs.

BLUES REMAIN TOP
Tom Peers scored the only goal of the game as Chester beat Farsley Celtic on Saturday. Problems with the pitch at Farsley saw the match take place at the home of Buxton FC. It was Peers’ 16th goal of the season and came in the 26th minute from close rang following a Nathan Woodthorpe cross.

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21 February 2025
MIDFIELDER SIGNS ON LOAN
The signings are coming thick and fast! The Blues have today agreed a loan signing of 19-year-old holding midfielder Taelor O’Kane from AFC Fylde until the end of the season. He has made 20 appearances for Fylde this season.

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20 February 2025
DEFENDER SIGNS ON LOAN
Chester have signed Boston United central defender Tom Leak on loan until the end of the season. The 24-year-old has previously been promoted from the National League North with both Kidderminster Harriers and Boston United.

18 February 2025
POLLOCK JOINS MOORS
Defender Ben Pollock has left Chester to sign for Spennymoor Town for an undisclosed fee. The Blues signed him from the same club in the summer. Pollock made 13+5 appearances during his time here.

15 February 2025
GEORGE DAVIES 1927-2025

George Davies, who played 35 league games for Chester between 1956 and 1957, has sadly passed away at the grand age of 97. Playing as a wing back at Sealand Road he made 35 league appearances between 1956 and 1957 and, gifted with a powerful shot, was the club's regular penalty taker with three of his four league goals coming from the spot. After leaving the game he was a familiar figure in Hoole where he worked as a window cleaner.

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CONVINCING WIN FOR BLUES
Two goals from Tom Peers on his 100th appearance and goals from Harrison Burke and Kurt Willoughby gave the Blues a fine 4-0 over Rushall Olympic on Saturday. Willoughby’s goal was the club’s 1,000th league goal since they reformed. Chester gave a debut to recent signing Jack Lambert, there was also an an appearance from the bench late on for Scott Burgess through he was forced off after just four minutes through injury.

14 February 2025
MIDFIELDER LAMBERT SIGNS
Chester have signed midfielder Jake Lambert on a contract until the end of the season. The 25-year-old has recently been released by Kidderminster Harriers and had previously played for Darlington. He is available for tomorrow’s home match against Rushall Olympic.

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12 February 2025
BLUES MUST SETTLE FOR A POINT
Chester and Kidderminster Harriers were forced to settle for a point each following the 1-1 at Deva Stadium last night. The Blues came out of the traps fast and got off to a wonderful start with Harrison Burke heading home from a Declan Weeks corner after just six minutes. Weeks almost doubled the lead minutes later as his volley from the edge of the area flew just wide.

Harriers gradually came back into the game and equalised through Ashley Hemmings just after the half hour, prodding the ball home from close range after the Blues defence failed to clear a Caleb Richards cross.

Midfielder Jack Bainbridge was forced off midway through the second period with an injury as both sides failed to create any great chances of note in the second period. The result leaves Chester one point clear at the top ahead of Saturday’s visit from Rushall Olympic, kick-off 15.00hrs.

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10 February 2025
SOUTH SHILEDS END UNBEATEN RUN
A below par performance from Chester, especially in the first half, saw their fine eleven match unbeaten run come to an and 2-0 at South Shields on Saturday. Goals either side of the break from Kyle Crossley and Paul Blackett saw off the Blues. Following a poor first half the Blues rallied a bit following the break, Connell Rawlinson both saw efforts cleared off the line. Nathan Woodthorpe saw an effort fly just over before Blackett’s strike sealed the points for the home side.

6 February 2025
CALUM WINS AWARD
Manager Calum McIntyre had been named National League North Manager of the Month for January. The award comes following a run of six wins and a draw in that period that has seen the Blues reach the top of the table. It is the third time McIntrye has won the award after also scooping the prize back in the month's of November 2022 and October 2023.

3 February 2025
FIN ROBERTS GOAL SEALS AWAY WIN
On-loan striker Fin Roberts grabbed the only goal of the game as Chester battled to a gritty 1-0 at Peterborough Sports on Saturday. The only goal of the game came on 25 minutes as Harrison Burke's thorough ball sent Tom Peers away down the right and he crossed for the unmarked Roberts to convert from close range.

Connell Rawlinson headed a Ryan Fryatt effort off the line before Roberts missed a great chance to add his second goal as, sent clean through one-on-one with Peter Crook but saw his chipped effort clear both the ‘keeper and the crossbar.

Fryatt had another effort cleared off the line, this time by Connor Woods, as The Turbines had the better of the chances in the second half but the Blues defence held firm to preserve another crucial three points and complete the double over their opponents.

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