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Radcliffe
(A) | Cheadle
Town (A) | Marine
(A) | Glossop
North End (A) | Buxton
(A) | Vauxhall
Motors (A) | Trafford
(H) | Padiham
(A)
Tuesday
29 September Padiham
0 Chester 6
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 150 (estimate) Half Time: 0-1
Booked: -.
Chester (First half): Gray, Morgan, Livesey,
Grand, Taylor, Jackson, Trialist A, Glendon, Dudley, Elliott,
Waring.
Chester (Second half): Worsnop (Gray
50), G.Roberts, Trialist A, Grand, Morgan, Trialist B,
Weeks, Hughes, Trialist C, Marsh-Hughes, Goodwin.
A hat-trick from Lloyd Marsh-Hughes, along
with goals from John Johnstone, Trialist C from the penalty
spot and Will Goodwin complete Chester’s pre-season
with a 6-0 victory at Padiham.
Saturday
26 September
Chester 2 Trafford 0
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 0 Half Time: 0-0
Booked: -.
Chester: Worsnop, K.Roberts (G.Roberts
40), Livesey (Trialist B 70), Grand (K.Roberts 80), Taylor
(Morgan 70), Johnston (Trialist C 70), Trialist A (Trialist
D 70), Glendon (Trialist E 70), Jackson (Dudley 40 (Trialist
F 80)), Waring (Hughes 40 (Goodwin 80)), Elliott (Marsh-Hughes
80).
Goals from Danny Elliott and Will
Goodwin gave Chester a 2-0 home win in a behind-closed-doors
friendly against Trafford. The match was split into three
40 minute periods featuring several trialists and rotating
substitutions.
Tuesday
22 September
Vauxhall Motors 0 Chester 4
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 200 (estimate) Half Time: 0-3
Booked: -.
Chester: Gray (Worsnop 56), K.Roberts,
Livesey, Grand (Taylor 56), Morgan, Johnston (Elliott
56), Trialist A (Trialist D 56), Trialist B (Trialist
E 56), Trialist C, Waring (Glendon 56), Goodwin (Marsh-Hughes
56). Sub not used: Trialist F.
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John Johnston scored his first goal for the club in the
second minute and set up George Waring for Chester’s
second on 20 minutes. Simon Grand added the third just
after the half hour. Chester completde the scoring four
minutes from time through Trialist C as they ran out 4-0
winners at Vauxhall Motors.
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Saturday
12 September
Buxton 3 Chester 2
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 400 (estimate) Half Time: 1-0
Booked: -.
Chester: Gray, Morgan (K.Roberts 67),
Livesey, Grand, Taylor (Trialist E 76), Johnston, Glendon
(Trialist D 67), Trialist A (Goodwin 76), Dudley (Trialist
B 46), Waring (Trialist C 64), Elliott (Trialist F 76).
Subs not used: Worsnop, Trialist G, G.Roberts.
A
late goal at the Silverlands Stadium brought Chester a
3-2 defeat at Buxton on Saturday. The home side took the
lead through James Hurst five minutes before half-time.
George Waring equalised for the Blues three minutes into
the second period turning home a cross from Danny Elliott.
Buxton were awarded a penalty on 56 minutes following
a foul on Reece Styche by Simon Grand, Styche stepped
up to convert the spot-kick. Four minutes later Chester
were level again, this time it was Waring who set-up Elliott
who gave ex-Blue Grant Shenton no chance in the home goal.
Louis Gray made a great save to deny Diego De Girolamo
before Styche scored the winning goal, with the aid of
a deflection, five minutes from time.
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Tuesday
8 September
Glossop North End 0 Chester
1
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 248 Half Time: 0-1
Booked: -.
Chester:
Gray, G.Roberts, Livesey
(Trialist C 63), Grand, Taylor (Trialist B 63), Jackson
(Morgan 63), Glendon (Trialist D 63), Trialist A (Trialist
E 63), Johnston, Waring (Dudley 46), Marsh-Hughes (Elliott
46). Sub not used: Worsnop.
George Glendon scored the only goal of the game on six
minutes as Chester won at Glossop North End.
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Saturday
5 September
Marine 0 Chester 4
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 350 (estimated) Half Time: 0-2
Booked: -.
Chester (First half):
Gray, Morgan, K.Roberts,
Grand, Taylor, Johnston, Glendon, Trialist A, Jackson,
Dudley, Elliott.
Chester (Second half):
Gray, Morgan, K.Roberts,
Grand, Taylor (Trialist B 63), Trialist D, Trialist E,
G.Roberts, Trialist F, Elliott (Trialist C 63), Marsh-Hughes.
Chester
followed up Thursday’s emphatic victory at Cheadle
Town with a fine 4-0 victory at Northern Premier League
Division One North West side Marine, now managed by former
Blues favourite Neil Young. Once again the Blues management
ran the rule over a number of trialist’s through
the 90 minutes.
It took just ten minutes for the Blues (Greens) to open
the scoring with George Glendon intercepting a back pass
and beating home ‘keeper Bayleigh Passant to the
loose ball to set up Danny Elliott who had the simplest
of tasks steering the ball into the empty net.
Fine work by Trialist A and Bradley Jackson set up Elliott
again but the striker was unfortunate to see his effort
rebound off the crossbar into the hands of Passant.
John Johnston saw an effort saved by Passant before Chester
double their lead on the strike of half-time with Johnston
crossing for Anthony Dudley to volley home at the far
post – a goal of great quality.
Chester made several changes at the break with Lloyd Marsh-Hughes
and Gary Roberts joining thee action.
Louis Gray, who had had little to do in the opening period,
recovered well after a slip to save from Josh Hmami in
a rare Marine effort.
Chester added a third goal just after the hour mark as
a superb through ball by Elliott sent Marsh-Evans through
on goal and he clinically beat Passant.
On 64 minutes the scoring was completed with a great effort
from Trialist F whose shot from 25 yards out went in off
the post.
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Thursday
3 September Cheadle
Town 1 Chester 6
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 150 (estimated) Half Time: 1-2
Booked: -.
Chester (First half):
Gray, Trialist A, Trialist
B, Trialist C, Taylor, K.Roberts, Trialist D, Glendon,
Dudley, Jackson, Marsh-Hughes.
Chester (Second half):
Worsnop, Morgan, Livesey,
Grand, Trialist F, Trialist G, Trialist H, Johnston, G.Roberts,
Dudley (Trialist E 64), Elliott.
Chester fell behind to a third minute goal but struck
back with goals of their own from Lloyd Marsh-Hughes,
two trialist’s (C&H), two from Danny Elliott
and an own goal bring an emphatic 6-1 victory at Cheadle
Town.
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Saturday
29 August Radcliffe
3 Chester 1
Pre-season friendly
Attendance: 250 (estimated) Half Time: 1-0
Booked: -.
Chester (First half):
Gray, Morgan, Livesey, Trialist
A, Taylor, Trialist B, Trialist C, Trialist D, Johnston,
Marsh-Hughes, Goodwin.
Chester (Second half):
Worsnop, G.Roberts, K.Roberts,
Grand, Trialist F, Jackson, Glendon, Trialist G, Dudley,
Hughes, Elliott. Subs
Not Used: Trialist E, Waring.
Danny Elliott scored as last minute goal for Chester as
the Blues pre-season programme got underway with a defeat
at Radcliffe.
Managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley gave a game
to six trialist's as the Blues played a different eleven
in each half of the game. Radcliffe, playing their sixth
pre-season game, started the better as you’d expect.
Goalkeeper Louis Gray was called into action in the opening
minutes to save from Andy Owens. At the other end. John
Johnston saw an effort from a narrow angle saved from
Cam Belford in the home goal, the loose ball fell to Will
Goodwin who shot wide.
Gray was called into action again to make another fine
one-handed save this time to deny Louie Akpa-Akpro. Lloyd
Marsh-Hughes saw an effort saved before the home side
opened the scoring on 24 minutes with Luca Navarro placing
a shot past Gray from 18 yards.
Chester looked a better side after the break, both George
Glendon and Anthony Dudley saw efforts go wide before
Trialist F pulled a shot wide when well placed.
Radcliffe doubled their lead in 68 minutes through an
own goal from Trialist F defecting a free kick past Jon
Worsnop. Chester tried to hit back and Elliott saw a header
saved by Belford.
With four minutes remaining Radcliffe scored their third
as Akpa-Akpro rounded Worsnop in the Blues goal to set
up former Chester youth player Rhain Halliwell to score
with ease in front of an open goal.
Chester’s consolation goal came on the stroke of
full-time as Bradley Jackson ran at the home defence before
passing for Elliott to finally beat Belford with a shot
into the corner.
Manager Johnson told the Chester Chronicle: “I was
delighted to see Danny Elliott get his goal as it is important
for strikers to hit the back of the net in pre-season
going into the campaign as it builds up the confidence.”
“He’s off the mark, took
his goal well and he can build on that. I thought some
other performances shone through as well, George Glendon
looked sharp and John Johnston had a great game on the
right hand side.”
“We’ve got a great
squad, one we’re delighted with and we’ll
get better and better as we progress.”
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