Match reports from Pre-season 2025/26

Saturday 26 July
Glentoran 1 Chester 1
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: TBA Half Time: 0-1
Booked: -.

Glentoran: Mills, Cooney (Connolly), Jane, Larmour, Amos, Russell, Thomson, Singleton, Palmer, Jenkins, Hoban. Subs: Trialist (GK), Farley, Burton, Pattisson, Ferris, Johnson, Weatherup, O'Neil, Smyth, Evidence, Douglas.
Chester: Benjamin, Kelly-Evans, Jones (Roberts 46), Leak, Woodthorpe, Bainbridge, Burgess (Weeks 46), Shrimpton, Mottley-Henry (Peers 46), Zanzala (Rosenblatt 77), Woods. Sub not used: Davies.
Referee: TBA.

A first goal for Offrande Zanzala who gives Chester a first half lead at Glentoran. The home side strike back through Josep Thomspn five minutes after the break as Chester conclude their successful three day trainnig break in Belfast with a draw at Glentoran.

Tuesday 22 July
Colwyn Bay 0 Chester 1
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: TBA Half Time: 0-0
Booked: -.

Colwyn Bay: Trialist A, Aron Williams (Peake 57), Forde (Atkins 70), Sirrell (Kargbo 57), Roberts, Owen, Cummings, Nash (Hill 70), Edwards (Hart 70), Robels (Sirrell 70), Arron Williams (Davies 70). Subs not used: McCoona, Hoban, Attewell, Rowlands.
Chester: Benjamin (Davies75), Roberts, Rawlinson, Trialist A, Trialist B, Mottley-Henry, Trialist C (Zanzala 63), Trialist D, Trialist E (Burgess 75), Rosenblatt (Murphy 63), Trialist F. Subs not used: Trialist G, Deakin.
Referee: TBA.

A second pre-season goal for Oskar Rosenblatt as a Chester team, containing many trialists, win at Colwyn Bay.

Saturday 19 July
Chester 0 Salford City 3
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 965 Half Time: 0-2
Booked: -.

Chester: Benjamin, Kelly-Evans (Roberts 61), Rawlinson (Trialist B 46), Leak, Woodthorpe, Bainbridge (Rosenblatt 75), Trialist A (Burgess 46), Shrimpton, Peers, Zanzala (Mottley-Henry 61), Woods. Subs not used: Davies, Murphy.
Salford City: Craven, Ashley, Woodburn, Grant, Bird, Edwards, Mnoga, Cesay, Oluwo, Garbutt, Longelo. Subs: Ayina, Berkoe, Stockton, Austerfield, Malcolm, Wilson, Henderson, Butt, Lara, Bairstow.
Referee: Darren Rogers.

A debut in goal for Lewys Benjamin as the Blues are beaten by Salford in their first home friendly.

Tuesday 15 July
Runcorn Linnets 1 Chester 2
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: TBA Half Time: 1-1
Booked: -.

Runcorn Linnets: Passant, Ferguson (Crane 84), Rain (Dwyer 84), Doyle (Trialist A 84), Rooney, Foulds, Wall (Lee 84), Mcloughlin, Bakkor (Brooke 62), Miller (Stephens 80), Arsan (Trialist B 84).
Chester (first half): Brown, Trialist A, Jones, Leak, Kelly-Evans, Bainbridge, Trialist B, Trialist C, Trialist D, Mottley-Henry, Rosenblatt.
Chester (second half): Brown, Roberts, Briscoe (Murphy 53), Rawlinson, Woodthorpe, Shrimpton, Weeks, Burgess, Peers, Zanzala, Woods.
Referee: TBA

Goals from Oskar Rosenblatt and Connor Woods bring victory at Runcorn Linnets.

Saturday 12 July
Bury 3 Chester 1
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 1,678 (274 Chester) Half Time: 1-0
Booked: -.

Bury: Allen, Trialist A, Duxbury, Walker, Chambers, Spooner, Robinson, Fogerty, Pedro, Evans, Stephanie. Subs: Trialist B, Saunders, Gomes, Lloyd, Carroll, Glyn, James, Trialist C.
Chester (first half): Brown, Kelly-Evans, Jones, Briscoe, Roberts, Bainbridge, Burgess, Murphy, Zanzala, Woods, Trialist A.
Chester (second half): Brown, Deakin, Leak, Rawlinson, Woodthorpe, Trialist B, Weeks, Shrimpton, Mottley-Henry, Peers, Rosenblatt.
Referee: TBA

Chester open their pre-season with a 3-1 defeat at a sweltering Gigg Lane.

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