News from Deva Stadium June 2021

30 June 2021
ELTON VALE FRIENDLY
Saturday’s first pre-season friendly, away at Elton Vale is now pay on the gate. Adult tickets are priced at £5.00 and Under 16s £2.50. Gates open at 11.30 and the match will kick-off at 14.00hrs. Tickets can also be bought from Chester FC here.

23 June 2021
TWO MORE SIGNINGS
Chester have made two more signings today. Matty Williams, a 20-year-old central defender signs from Accrington Stanley, and has recently been playing on loan at Lancaster City. Matty impressed in the recent trial weekend held by the club. Also joining is 18-year-old forward Zack Clarke who was recently released by Stockport County and played in a friendly trial match for Chester recently.

BOOST THE BUDGET
After just a month since it started, the club are well on their way of reaching their £100,000 Boost The Budget target. The generous amount raised so far by supporters stands at a fantastic £87,546.

• Help Boost The Budget

22 June 2021
SPENCER WHELAN 1971-2021

Sad to report that former Chester City defender Spencer Whelan has died at the age on 49. He made 221+25 appearances for the Blues scoring ten goals between 1990/91-1997/98 before joining Shrewsbury Town.

• Obituary

STRIKER SIGNS
Chester have signed 28-year-old Jamaican-born forward Darren Stephenson. The striker spent last season at Curzon Ashton and was loaned out to FC Halifax Town when the National League North was declared null and void, scoring one goal in four appearances for The Shaymen. Stephenson has played for several clubs and tasted promotion success from the National League North with Stockport County back in 2019.

Joint manager Anthony Johnson told the club website: “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome Darren to the club. He’s someone me and Bern have been chasing for a number of years, so get him done along with the other new lads means we’ve got every player in we wanted to sign.”

“Darren is very quick and strong (Joel Taylor can attest to that from last season), gets a ridiculous number of assists but also has a keen eye for goal. He actually scored more goals than Akwasi Asante in the season Akwasi had his best ever season.”

• Summer signings

MACCLESFIELD FRIENDLY
Chester have arranged a pre-season friendly away at the newly reformed Macclesfield FC on Friday 23 July, kick-off 19.45hrs.

• Pre-season friendlies

15 June 2021
NEW SIGNING
The Blues have completed the signing of 25-year-old midfielder James Hardy. Stockport-born Hardy began his senior career at AFC Fylde where he made 91 appearances scoring 16 goals between 2015 and 2019. He signed for Walsall when his contract at Fylde ended and spent a season with the Saddlers, making 11 appearances. For last season, Hardy joined AFC Telford United and made 17 appearances, including two against Chester. As the season was declared null and void, Hardy left Telford and played for the remainder of the season in the National League at Altrincham.

SEASON TICKET RENEWALS
Chester have extended the deadline for Season Ticket renewals until 18.00hrs this Friday 18 June, following the announcement that the easing of Covid lockdown restrictions has been delayed by four weeks.

8 June 2021
FRIENDLY TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Tickets for the first pre-season friendly, away at Elton Vale on Saturday 3 July, are now on sale. Adult tickets are priced at £5.00 and Under 16s £2.50. Gates open at 11.30 and the match will kick-off at 14.00hrs. Tickets can be bought from Chester FC here.

5 June 2021
TWO MORE SIGNINGS
Chester have added to more players to their squad for the coming season. In comes 25-year-old defender Tom Cowan who ended last season at Curzon Ashton. Cowan turned professional in 2014 with Macclesfield Town, having come through their youth ranks. He made 50 appearances for the Silkmen before a period on loan at Chorley. He joined Stockport County in 2017 and remained there until he moved on to Guiseley in July 2020, he left Guiseley for Curzon Ashton in December of the same year.

Also joining the first team squad is 18-year-old midfielder Drew Lowe who has earned his first senior contract after coming through the Youth Academy team, having signed from Stoke City two years ago. Lowe scored the deciding penalty kick that brought Chester the Under-19’s the National League Alliance Cup for a second time in three years back in March.

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