Year Formed:
1885
Turned Professional:
1902
Previous Names:
Chester (until 1983)
Chester City (1983-2010)
Record League Victory:
12-0 v York City (1.2.36)
Record Cup Victory: (Football
League only)
6-1 v Darlington (FA Cup 25/11/33)
Most League Points:
(Football League only)
56 (2 for a win 1946/47,
1964/65)
84 (3 for a win 1985/86)
Most League Points:
(Non League only)
100 (3 for a win 2011/12)
Most League Goals Scored
In A Season:
119 (1964/5)
Highest League Scorer In
A Season:
36 Dick Yates (1946/47)
Club Leading Scorers: (Football
League only)
135 Stuart Rimmer
87 Gary Talbot
73 Frank Wrightson
69 Elfed Morris
68 Mike Metcalf
64 Albert Burgess
63 Gary Bennett
63 Joe Mantle
57 Frank Cresswell
54 Derek Draper
Most Capped Player:
13 Billy Lewis (Wales)
35 Angus
Eve (Trinidad & Tobago)
(Note:11 caps were awarded while playing for
Chester the other 24 were awarded while on long term loan to Joe Public
(Trinidad) although Chester continued to hold his registration).
Complete list of Full
and semi-pro internationals
Most League Appearances: (Football
League only)
406 Ray
Gill (1951-62)
399 Ron Hughes (1951-61)
396 Trevor Storton (1974-84)
363 Eric Lee (1946-57)
361 Stuart Rimmer (1984-98)
322 Derek Draper (1969-77)
317 Billy Stewart (1986-96)
303 Tommy Astbury (1946-55)
299 Nigel Edwards (1968-78)
296 Graham Abel (1985-93)
296 Billy Foulkes (1948-52)
Most FA Cup Appearances:
23 Trevor Storton
22 Graham Abel
Record Transfer Fee Received:
£300,000 Ian Rush to Liverpool
Record Transfer Fee Paid:
£100,000 Gregg Blundell
from Doncaster Rovers
Highest Attendance:
20,500 (FA Cup Replay v Chelsea
at Sealand Road 15/1/52)
Lowest Attendance:
409 (Leyland Daf Trophy v
Bury at Moss Rose, Macclesfield 27/11/90)
League Placing:
1919 1931 Cheshire League
1931 Elected to Division 3 North (replacing Nelson following
a second ballot)
1958 1975 Division 4
1975 1982 Division 3
1982 1986 Division 4
1986 1992 Division 3
1992 1993 Division 2
1993 1999 Division 3
2000 Relegated to Conference
2000 2004 Conference
2004 2009 Division 3
2010 2010 Conference (Chester City expelled)
2010 2011 Northern Premier League Division One
North (as Chester FC)
2011 2012 Northern Premier League Premier Division
2012 2013 Conference North
2013 2018 Conference
2019 2023 Conference North
Previous Grounds:
1885-98 Faulkner Street
1898-99 The Old Showground
1901-06 Whipcord Lane
1906-90 Sealand Road
1990-92 Moss Rose, Macclesfield (ground share)
1992 Deva Stadium
Previous Managers:
Complete list
of Managers
Player
of the Season:
1973/74 Chris Dunleavy
1974/75 Trevor Storton
1975/76 Grenville Millington
1976/77 —
1977/78 Brian Lloyd
1978/79 Derek Jeffries
1979/80 —
1980/81 Grenville Millington
1981/82 Grenville Millington
1982/83 John Thomas
1983/84 Andy Holden
1984/85 Andy Holden
1985/86 Bobby Coy
1986/87 Milton Graham
1987/88 Graham Abel
1988/89 Carl Dale
1989/90 —
1990/91 Chris Lightfoot
1991/92 Chris Lightfoot
1992/93 Billy Stewart
1993/94 Colin Greenall
1994/95 Roger Preece
1995/96 Peter Jackson
1996/97 Ronnie Sinclair
1997/98 Nick Richardson
1998/99 Ross Davidson
1999/00 Luke Beckett
2000/01 Paul Beesley
2001/02 Gary Brabin
2002/03 Scott Guyett
2003/04 —
2004/05 Paul Carden
2005/06 Stewart Drummond
2006/07 John Danby
2007/08 Paul Linwood
2008/09 —
2009/10 —
2010/11 George Horan
2011/12 Matty McNeil
2012/13 George Horan
2013/14 Lewis Turner
2014/15 —
2015/16 Ross Hannah
2016/17 Sam Hughes
2017/18 —
2018/19 Gary Stopforth
2019/20 —
2020/21 —
2021/22 Matty Williams
2022/23 Declan Weeks
2023/24 Harrison Burke
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