|
|
28
May 2019
TWO MORE FRIENDLIES
Wigan Athletic are to visit Chester for a pre-season
friendly game on Saturday 6 July, kick-off 15.00hrs.
All proceeds of the game against the Championship
will go towards the King George V Sports Hub project
in Blacon.
The club commented: "We can confirm that all
proceeds from this fixture will be raising funds
for the proposed KGV Sports Hub. The Community Trust
is working in partnership with Cheshire West and
Chester Council to develop the £1.6 million
sports hub in Blacon which will feature a floodlit
3G pitch, grass pitches and clubhouse, creating
a top class facility for the community and Chester
FC. We are grateful to Wigan Athletic for agreeing
to this fixture in support of King George V Sports
Hub and encourage Latics fans to attend on the day
and help make this scheme a reality.”
Visiting Chester on the following Friday 12 July
are National League South side Dulwich Hamlet. The
Hamlet are on a mini tour in the north west during
the week. The game will kick-off at 19.45hrs.
S |
Jul
6 |
Wigan
Athletic |
|
|
(H) |
|
15.00 |
|
F |
Jul 12 |
Dulwich
Hamlet |
|
|
(H) |
|
19.45 |
|
Tu |
Jul 16 |
Carlisle
United |
|
|
(H) |
|
19.15 |
|
S |
Jul
20 |
Colne
FC |
|
|
(A) |
|
15.00 |
|
Tu |
Jul 23 |
1874
Northwich |
|
|
(A) |
|
19.45 |
|
S |
Jul
27 |
Trafford |
|
|
(A) |
|
15.00 |
|
Tu |
Jul 30 |
FC United
of Manchester |
|
|
(A) |
|
19.45 |
|
ROBERTS REJOINS CHESTER
|
Chester
have signed former player 29-year-old Kevin
Roberts on a one year contract. The right
back has played at Wrexham for the last
two seasons.
Roberts first played for the Blues under
manager Bobby Williamson in 2007 and went
on to make 81 appearances for Chester, scoring
7 goals in the process. He left Chester
following the demise of Chester City and
joined Cambridge United where he made nearly
130 appearances for the U’s.
He left Cambridge for FC Halifax Town in
2014 scoring 2 goals in 106 appearances
for the Shaymen. He joined Wrexham in 2017
and made 72 appearances for the Dragons.
Picture
of Kevin back in 2010 � Rick Matthews
|
24 May 2019
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES
Chester have announced two more away pre-season
friendlies against Colne FC on Tuesday 20 July and
FC United of Manchester on Tuesday 30 July.
BLUES SIGN DEFENDER
Chester have continued to build their squad for
next season by signing 23-year-old left back Joel
Taylor from Kidderminster Harriers. Taylor played
50 times for Harriers last season after signing
in 2017 from Stoke City.
Joint manager Bernard Morley
told the Chester Chronicle: “Joel Taylor is
someone who me and Jonno have admired for a couple
of seasons now and he’s someone who we are
delighted to have signed.” “When
we set out our list of targets he was someone
who was right up near the top of the list. As
soon as we knew that there was an opportunity
to speak to him we didn’t waste any time
and from the first time we met him he showed he
had the right attitude, the type of lad who fits
in to what we want to do.”
“He’s a great
left back at this level. He gets up and down and
he has a great engine and he can be a threat going
forward as well. It’s important we have quality
across the side and genuine competition for places,
and that is what Joel brings us in that position.”
20 May 2019
PLAYER OF THE SEASON
|
Gary Stopforth
was named CFU Player of the Season at Saturday’s
end of season awards night at the Mollington
Banastre Hotel. Stopforth made 25 appearances
for the Blues before an injury saw him sidelined
until the end of the season. He recently
signed a new one deal with the club. The
full list of award winners are:
CFU Player of
the Season: Gary
Stopforth
Players
Player of the Season:
Danny Livesey
Golden
Boot: Anthony
Dudley
Away Travel
Player of the Season:
Gary Roberts
Goal of
the Season:
Dan Mooney at Brackley Town (the second
goal)
Youth
Player of the Season:
Lloyd Marsh-Hughes
Seals
Live Player of the Season:
Anthony Dudley
Womens
Player of the Season:
Michelle Pasco
Clubman
of the Year:
Paul Bodman
Community
Trust Community Award: Cain
Noble and George Macready.
Picture
� Rick Matthews
|
NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH
The team allocation for next season’s league
has been provisionally drawn up and, subject to
appeal, will be confirmed at next month’s
league AGM.
Altrincham
AFC Telford
Alfreton,
Blyth Spartans
Boston United
Brackley Town
Bradford (Park Avenue)
Chester
Curzon Ashton
Darlington
Farsley Celtic
Gloucester City
Guiseley
Hereford
Kettering Town
Kidderminster Harriers
King’s Lynn Town
Leamington
Oxford City
Southport
Spennymoor Town
York City
17 May 2019
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES
Chester have announced their first of their pre-season
friendlies which begin with a home game against
League Two side Carlisle United on Tuesday 16 July,
kick-off 19.15hrs.
Tu |
Jul
16 |
Carlisle
United |
|
|
(H) |
|
19.15hrs |
|
Tu |
Jul
23 |
1874
Northwich |
|
|
(A) |
|
19.45hrs |
|
S |
Jul 27 |
Trafford |
|
|
(A) |
|
15.00hrs |
|
10 May 2019
ON THE BORDERLINE UPDATE PAGES
Club historian Chas Sumner has produced two PDF
updated stats pages for the 2018-19 season for those
who like to keep their copies of On The Borderline
updated. They can be downloaded from the links below.
Player details | Player
stats
7 May 2019
NEW CONTRACTS FOR WARING AND STOPFORTH
Forward George Waring has agreed a new one year
deal at Chester. The 24-year-old Chester born player
joined the Blues from Tranmere Rovers
in January and has scored five goals in 15 league
appearances since then.
Gary Stopforth has also agreed a new one year deal
with the club. The midfielder had an outstanding
first half of the season, scoring one goal in 20
appearances, before a knee injury, which was operated
on in January, forced him to miss the remainder
of the season.
Also signing on for another year are defender Matty
Waters and goalkeeper Theo Roberts.
3 May 2019
YOUNG DUO SIGN NEW DEALS
Matty Thomson and Iwan Murray have signed new one
year contracts at Chester. Both are products of
the successful youth academy system and broke through
into the first team last season.
Thompson made 8+3 league starts last season whilst
Murray made 6+6 league appearances scoring a goal
at Ashton United.
Meanwhile defender Bradley Jackson has also signed
a new one year deal at the club. Jackson arrived
at Chester in December with an initial deal that
took him to the end of the season, he made 19+2
league appearances last season.
FIRST CONTRACT FOR YOUNGSTERS
Both Cain Noble and Lloyd Marsh-Hughes have been
given their first professional one year contracts
with the Blues, both have progressed through the
youth academy.
2 May 2019
BLUES RELEASE ELEVEN
Eleven players have been
released by managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard
Morley after their contracts at the club had expired.
The players leaving Chester are: Jamal Crawford,
Alex Downes, George Green, Rhain Hellawell, Steven
Howson, Connor King, Sean McAllister, Ben McKenna,
Jon Moran, John Pritchard and Dominic Smalley.
Both Gary Roberts and Matty Hughes have been invited
back to train pre-season and will be signed on providing
their fitness levels are approved by the management.
The Chester born midfielder Roberts said: “There
is a deal on the table for me and I will be pulling
on a Chester shirt again next season provided I
do what we have agreed, and I have every intention
of doing that. I am playing for my hometown team,
a club I love and we're wanting to properly go at
it next season and I want to be a part of that.”
The club have confirmed they will run on a hybrid
model next season that will see the players training
four times a week as opposed to two which they have
been doing. This has been made viable through commercial
development and a small increase in the playing
budget that Stuart Murphy has funded.
Defender Steve Howson had already stated his desire
to retire from semi-pro football. The 33-year-old
defender was offered a new contract for next season
but told the Chester Chronicle: “It was a
tough decision because I love the game and love
playing and I would have loved to have been a part
of Chester for next season, but it is probably amateur
football for me now. You have to do what is right
for you and your family, though, and I think I would
have regretted it in the long term if I wouldn’t
have taken this job. I didn’t want to carry
on playing if I couldn’t give it my all because
that’s not me.” “I’ve
known Bernard and Jonno since I was a kid and
we’ve been through loads together. I was
offered another year to be a part of the squad,
maybe not to play as much but to do some coaching
and help out with the younger lads as there will
be a few more next year.” |
|
| | | |
|
LATEST NEWS |
GAME OFF The away match at Leamington on Tuesday has been postponed. |
more
» |
|
LAST
MATCH |
LATE BURKE GOAL SAVES BLUES A late Harrison Burke equaliser rescues a point for Chester at Warrington. |
more
» |
|
|
CLUB
HISTORY |
Everything you need to know about the club’s history, honours, records and kits. Complete list of fixtures from 1885 and much more. |
more
» |
|
SUPPORTERS |
EXILES BLOG
The Exiles have set up a blog to provide away match information and articles for Blues fans living away from Chester. You can read it here |
Exiles
» |
|
|
|