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31
May 2017
HANNAH RETURNS TO CHESTER
Striker Ross Hannah has signed a two year deal at
Chester. Hannah was the Blues’ top scorer
in 2015/16 with 22 goals before signing for Barrow,
however the Bluebirds released the player after
he’d scored five goals in 32 appearances last
season.
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May 2017
BLUES SIGN DEFENDER
Chester have signed Macclesfield Town full-back
Andy Halls on a one year contract. The 25-year-old
defender turned town a new offer from the Silkmen.
He recently captained the Cheshire side in their
FA Trophy Final defeat to York City.
15
May 2017
BOGEY SIDE PROMOTED Forest
Green Rovers’s 3-1 Wembley play-off victory
over Tranmere Rovers at the weekend saw the Gloucestershire
team promoted to the Football League for the first
time, and ensures two more derby games with Tranmere
for another season. Chester will be glad to see
the back of Forest Green Rovers having lost the
last ten matches with them, you have to go back
to August 2003 for our last victory!
With FC Halifax Town defeating Chorley in the Conference
North play-off, and Ebbsfleet United beating Chelmsford
Town in the South the line-up of the National League
for next season is now complete. Chester’s
opponents next season will be:
AFC Fylde, Aldershot Town, Barrow AFC, Boreham Wood,
Bromley, Dagenham & Redbridge, Dover Athletic,
Eastleigh, Ebbsleet United, FC Halifax Town, Gateshead,
Guiseley, Hartlepool United, Leyton Orient, Macclesfield
Town, Maidenhead United, Maidstone United, Solihull
Moors, Sutton United, Torquay United, Tranmere Rovers,
Woking and Wrexham.
BELL
SIGNS ON LOAN
Gateshead forward Nyal Bell has signed a six month
loan deal at Chester that keeps him at the club
until January 2018. The 20-year-old former Rochdale
player has previously had a spell with Chester in
the 2015/16 season. He scored two goals in nine
games with The Heed last season.
2
May 2017
SOLIHULL STRIKER SIGNS
Chester have signed 22-year-old Solihull
Moors striker Harry White. He scores 12 goals for
Moors last season including goals against Chester
in both matches over the Christmas period. White
told the Chester Chronicle: “I’ve always
looked at Chester as a club I’d like to play
for as it’s a big club. At Solihull last year,
even though I enjoyed my time there, I thought I
was ready to move on. The training there was part
time and I felt that to progress I needed to get
to better training. That was a big reason for me
to come here. I’m buzzing for it, it’s
a club I’ve always looked at playing for.
I’ve played against them a few times and it’s
a great club to be at and I can’t wait to
get going even though the season has just finished.”
SIX RELEASED BY BLUES
Chester have released six players as they
prepare to rebuild the squad for next season. Those
players departing are Elliott Durrell, Johnny Hunt,
Blaine Hudson, Kane Richards, Ross Killock and Kieran
Evans.
Durrell made 45+5 appearances last season and was
the second top scorer with nine goals. Hunt was
voted the Players Player of the Season at Saturday’s
awards night after making 36+3 appearances last
season. Richards made 47+29 appearances for Chester
over the last two seasons, scoring 13 goals. Killock
suffered from injury this year which resulted in
just two appearances from the bench in his second
spell with Chester. Kieran Evans wa restricted to
just one Cheshire Cup appearance in 2016/17.
Also departing are loan players Liam Roberts and
Theo Vassell who return to their parent club Walsall.
NEW ROLE FOR SHAW
Midfielder Tom Shaw has been named as player/assistant
manager to Jon McCarthy. Chris Iwelumo, who joined
the club last November as McCarthy’s assistant,
has been offered the position of coaching the Blues’
strikers.
TRIO SIGN NEW DEALS
Craig Mahon, Ryan Astles and James Akintunde
have signed new deals. Midfielder Mahon first joined
the club in 2013/14 and has signed a two year deal.
Both Astles and Akintunde have signed new one year
deals.
Meanwhile Nathan Brown, Tom Crawford and James Jones
have all been offered their first professional contracts
having come through the youth academy programme
at Chester.
AWARDS NIGHT
The end of season
Awards Evening took place at the Crown Plaza hotel
on Saturday night following the final game of the
season against Boreham Wood. The full list of winners
in the night is as follows:
CFU Player of the Season: Sam
Hughes
Away Travel Player of the Season: Sam
Hughes
Players Player of the
Season: Johnny Hunt
Football Writers Player
of the Season: Tom
Shaw
Womens Player of the
Season: Jamie-Lee
McDowell
Youth Player of the Season:
Nathan Brown
Community Award:
Evan Horwood
Golden Boot:
James Alabi
Goal of the Season: Elliott
Durrell (at Boreham Wood)
Clubman of the Year:
group winners –
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