News from Deva Stadium June 2024

30 June 2024
OVER £100,000 RAISED BY FANS
The club have announced that the final total for this year’s Boost The Budget fund raised by supporters stands at £106,008. All pledgers and contributors will be contacted during the season as to how they may claim their rewards.

28 June 2024
DEFENDER JOINS FROM GATESHEAD
Defender Jordan Hunter has signed for Chester from National League side Gateshead on a one year contract. Hunter, 24, has previously played for South Shields and is predominantly a right sided full back.

24 June 2024
BLUES SIGN MIDFIELDER
Chester have announced the signing of 30-years-old midfielder Mitch Hancox who was recently released by Altrincham. He has Football League experience having previously played for Birmingham City, Crawley Town and Milton Keynes Dons.

16 June 2024
NEW DEAL FOR WILLIAMS

Defender Matty Williams has signed a new one year contract at Chester. The 23-year-old joined Chester in the pre-season of 2021 after impressing during a trial spell with the club. Since then he has gone on to make 121+6 first team appearances, scoring eight goals during that time.

Manager Calum McIntyre told the official club website: “Matty has been a really popular player at the club and an important part of the group and I’m really pleased we have secured his services for another season.”

“Like all young players, Matty has ambitions to play further up the pyramid. I hope this something he can do with us. He is someone I enjoy working with, have enjoyed seeing develop and believe has an important role to play in the next 12 months.”

12 June 2024
BLUES SIGN FORWARD
The squad building continues as Chester announce the signing of 25-year-old forward Dan Turner from fellow National League North side Brackley Town. Turner scored five goals in 30 appearances for The Saints last season having joined them last summer from relegated Leamington for an undisclosed fee where he scored 13 goals in 36 matches during 2022-23.

• Transfer activity

11 June 2024
BARRY BUTLER 1962-2024

Barry Butler, a stalwart in Harry McNally’s side of the 1980s and early 1990s has sadly passed away at the age of 62 after a long struggle with dementia.

The ultimate utility player Barry played 268 league games for Chester in every position including goalkeeper. Popular with his team mates, it took time for him to win over the supporters, but his wholehearted approach was gradually recognised and he turned into a cult hero during his later years at the club.

• Obituary

GOALKEEPER SIGNS
With Wyll Stanway joining Barrow last month Chester have moved to sign 28-year-ols goalkeeper Cam Mason from Curzon Ashton on a one year deal. As a youth he played for Oldham Athletic, before joining Chesterfield in July 2013. Mason made over 150 appearances for the Nash after joining them in 2014, he was there longest serving player before leaving to join Southport in July 2021.

10 June 2024
NEW FIXTURES
The National League have announced that the fixtures for next season will be released on Wednesday 10 July, the new season will kick-off on Saturday 10 August. The final fixtures of the league campaign will take place on Saturday 26 April 2025.

5 June 2024
POTTERS VISIS THE DEVA
Chester have announced that Stoke City will send a side for a pre-season friendly on Thursday 11 July, kick-off 19.45hrs.

• Pre-season friendlies

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