There’s only a few days left before the deadline for this season’s competition. Forms are available to download in Acrobat format here. There is a guaranteed first prize of £100 with runners-up cash prizes also. Please note that the competition is open to anyone, Exiles member or not, and money remaining after paying out the prizes will be put back into the football club through sponsorship – so please support us to support the club. The closing date for receipt of entries is 30 September. You may send as many entries as you like and cost of each entry is just £1.00. Weekly competition updates appear on this website.

The shirts bear an embroidered (14,000 stitches) full colour club crest with the legend ‘Chester City Exiles 1983-2003’ underneath. They are ideal for both Exiles members and Chester supporters in general.

The under 10s entertained Blacon Youth and came away 2-1 winners in a very physical game. Dean Clarke was instrumental in most things Connor Evans and Jaques Humphries getting the all important goals. In defence Alex Williamson needed to be at his best and proves to be a great signing .

The under 11s were not shot-shy away at Blacon and knocked in nine with none in reply, Ross Sumner again on the scoresheet with three followed by Matty Pierce (2) Harrison Ryle (2) James Pierce (1) and an own goal.

The under 13s went goal crazy at home against Waverton and with the visitors winning the previous week 10-0 a good game looked on the cards. The Blues started very quickley and 2-0 up after 15 mins thanks to James Owen and then ran riot winning 13-0 with further goals from Tom Poynton (3) Chris Newman (2) Mike Gawthorpe (2) Dominic Auty (2) and Chris Bailey (1).

The under 14s went two goals better and scored 15 without reply, Mark Brennan getting six with further goals from Canice O'Mahony (4) Les McCoy (2) Dave McCully (1) Kennedy Tattler Ashes (1) and Shaun Turner (1).

The under 15s played away at Chester Nomads and returned with a 1-1 draw as they get used to life in the under 16s league, David Hogan getting the Blues goal.

The under 16s had no trouble in despatching Helsby winning 9-0 with goals from Gary Johnson (3) Bill Whippe (3) Thomas Hancock (2) and Shaun Shannon (1).

Three of the junior teams players were called up to Iain Jenkins youth team last week and faced Darlington College in the F.A Youth Cup at the Deva stadium Alex Owen (under 14), keeper Reece Robbins (under 16s) and Kyle Jones under 16s well done to them.

Dear Football Supporter

You will be aware of The FA's decision not to make tickets available to England fans for next month's European Championship qualifier in Turkey. Given the unfortunate recent history between our countries, we have taken this difficult decision to ensure that this important match passes off as smoothly and as safely as possible for everyone concerned.

The FA, supported by the Government, the Police and UEFA, urges anyone thinking of travelling to Istanbul and who might be considering purchasing black market tickets NOT to do so. The Turkish authorities are not expecting our supporters to be present and there will be no segregation in the Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul for England supporters.

The England team has worked extremely hard to secure pole position in Group 7 and, throughout this qualifying campaign, the vast majority of England fans have provided the team with fantastic support. We are extremely grateful for this. However, due to a number of unsavoury incidents involving some England supporters home and away, UEFA have made it very clear that any further trouble could lead to the team's expulsion from the tournament.

We realise that our policy will prevent some fans from pursuing their hobby. We also realise that our stance penalises innocent fans. However, we are doing all we can to protect the wider interests of the game. The England team is as important to the millions of fans who watch matches on TV as it is to the thousands who watch the team live.

Please do not put our country in a position where our players' and coaches' efforts are undermined by problems off the pitch. Please ensure we do not have to face the shame and indignity of expulsion from a major tournament. On behalf of The FA and all of the England players and coaches, please respect our request for England fans not travel to Istanbul.

Thank you for your support and co-operation.

Smith’s departure from our club was welcomed, and Stephen Vaughan’s record in re-establishing a sense of pride and purpose to CCFC speaks for itself.

From a position where relegation from the Nationwide Conference looked certain we are now serious contenders for a place back in the Football League.

The stadium has been refurbished, debts cleared, and we now have a platform for a secure future.

We will all remember those dark days when even the most loyal supporters felt it necessary to boycott matches in a last-ditch effort to save our club.

Under Stephen Vaughan, the club has gone from strength to strength. The way in which the supporters have been welcomed, informed and involved, speaks volumes for the open manner in which Mr Vaughan has conducted his affairs since his arriavel at the Deva Stadium.

When compared to the way that supporters were treated under the Smith regime, it is clear where our loyalties lie.

City chairman Steve Vaughan told reporter Tony Flood: “I have already paid of around £1 million of debts left when Smith sold the club to me two years ago – and now he is trying to get another £300,000 for an alleged loan from him to the club of £270,000 (plus interest and costs). Yet we knew nothing about it until after the original judgment was passed in October 2001. That was because the club's registered office was changed to Smith’s home address in Chester and so the correspondence went to him instead of us. His father Gerald, who was a director of the club, told the court that the money was owed to his son, and the original judgment was passed without us able to dispute it.”

The football club has come on leaps and bounds in the two years since Smith’s departure, the team and ground are being transformed under the current chairman Steve Vaughan and this news has come as a bolt out of the blue.

City’s general manager David Burford told the paper: “The club almost went under during Smith’s two years in charge which brought protests, demonstrations and boycotts from fans. Now he is causing a massive millstone to be placed around Chester’s neck which could sink the club. City don’t have £300,000. On Monday we tried to have the court judgment overturned, but the judge felt it would be an abuse of the process of the court to overturn something that happened two years ago. The reason for the delay was because we did not think Terry Smith would enforce the judgment, but he did so in June of this year.”

As the new season started all the junior teams got of to a flyer as the under 9s got the ball rolling with a 5-1 at home to Westminster Park, in a game dominated by missed chances the Blues were soon in front with Adam Howell knocking in two, soon followed by Owen Smith with two more and a fifth from Ben Ritherford. Timmy Newman hit the bar and the post but failed to get on the score sheet as the Park keeper kept the score down.


The Under 9 side before they beat Westminster Park

The under 10s traveled away to Upton and scored seven without reply with a good all round performance with a strong defensive display from Alex Williamson.

In the under 11 age group the blues went goal crazy winning 17-1 as they soon acclimatised themselves to 11-a-side football against local rivals Newton Athletic. Scorers for the blues were Mark Thomas, Ross Sumner, Sean Williams, James Pierce, Matty Pierce, Jamie Finley, James Huxley and Harrison Ryle.

The under 12s also played Newton away and ran out 7-0 winners with Alex Magee, Dale Grey, Steve Carr and Jack Rae on target.

The under 13s who won the double last year entertained the runners up from last year and produced a great second half display winning 7-3. Chris Newman was given too much space on the left and on three occasions the Pulford keeper could only parry his shot into the path of second half sub James Dixon who bagged his hat-trick, other goals came from Mark Davies, James Owen and Lewis Humphreys who bagged two which capped a good performance from him.

The under 14s entertained Tattenhall and soon got there noses in front through Les McCoy with Mark Brennan adding a second before the half. In the second half Brownrigg in the Tattenhall goal produced a string of fine saves to deny the blues but with further goals from Steve Harding and a Les McCoy hat-trick Chester were never in danger and ended the game 5-1 winners.

Mark Newman

Hopefully things will clear up before the end of the week when the side have to make their third long distance journey on the trot. Following successive trips to Exeter and Gravesend, the Blues face a Margate side still playing their home games in exile at Dover Athletic’s Crabble Ground.