News from Deva Stadium September 2024

30 September 2024
AWAY TIE FOR REPLAY WINNERS
The winners of tomorrow night’s replay between Chester and Stockton Town have been handed an away tie at Scarborough Athletic in the Fourth Round Qualifying of the FA Cup on Saturday 12 October.

29 September 2024
RAWLINSON SAVES BLUES BLUSHES
A Conell Rawlinson header in the final minute earned Chester a replay in their Third Round Qualifying of the FA Cup tie at Stockton Town. The replay will take place at Deva Stadium on Tuesday. Both sides had created, and missed chances, before The Anchors, who were making their first appearance at this stage of the competition, had taken the lead in the match with a long range effort from Stephen Thompson. With time running our for the Blues Rawlinson glanced home a header from a Declan Weeks cross to force the replay and break Stockton hearts.

24 September 2024
BLOW FOR WILLIAMS
Defender Matty Williams will miss the rest of the season after picking up a serious knee injury early in the recent home match against South Shields, the injury will require an operation at some point.

23 September 2024
VICTORY LIFTS BLUES
Chester came from behind to win 2-1 at Rushall Olympic on Saturday. The Pics had a man sent off early on but took the lead just before half-time from the penalty spot despite the Blues dominating for much of the game. An own goal saw Chester level on 64 minutes and five minutes later Charlie Caton found the net to bring all three points.

• Latest table after victory at Rushall

21 September 2024
YOUTH TEAM VICTORY
A goal from Oskar Rosenblatt gave the young Blues a 1-0 victory over South Liverpool in the First Qualifying Round of the FA Youth Cup on Wednesday night in front of a crowd of 271. The team have been handed a home tie against Irlam in the Second Qualifying Round to be played at Deva Stadium on Wednesday 2 October, kick-off 19.45hrs.

16 September 2024
AWAY TIE FOR CHESTER
Following the 3-0 victory over Hebburn Town on Saturday, Chester have been handed an away tie in the Third Round Qualifying of the FA Cup at Stockton Town. Stockton beat Marine 3-2 at home on Saturday to reach this round of the competition for the first time in their history. The tie is due to take place on Saturday 28 September.

11 September 2024
FA YOUTH CUP
Chester have been drawn at home to South Liverpool in the First Qualifying Round of the FA Youth Cup. The tie will take place at Deva Stadium on Wednesday 18 September, kick-off 19.45hrs.

9 September 2024
INJURY MARS BLUES VICTORY
The Blues continued their fine run of form with a 1-0 victory over South Shields on Saturday. The match was only two minutes old through when a knee injury to Matty Williams, making his first start of the season, saw the highly rated defender stretchered off to hospital.

The only goal of the game came in first half stoppage time as Tom Peers deflected a Declan Weeks shot past Myles Boney in the Shields goal. The Blues struck the woodwork three times in an entertaining second period, but couldn't extend their lead, the defence held firm though for another three points that lifts the club to fourth in the table.

Picture © Rick Matthews

Next Saturday they take a break from the league when they entertain another side from the north east, Hebburn Town, in the FA Cup, kick-off 15.00hrs.

5 September 2024
CATON ON TARGET AGAIN
Charlie Caton scored his sixth goal of the season on Tuesday night as Chester fought back for a hard earned point at Kidderminster Harriers.

After a fairly even opening period it was the home side that gained control for the remainder of the first half. Harriers missed a golden opportunity to open the scoring as substitute Jack Lambert missed from six yards but twenty minutes into the second period Tope Obadeyi headed the home side into the lead rising to meet Ashley Hemmings’ cross.

Chester were awarded a penalty on 75 minutes as substitute Matty Williams saw a goal bound header handled on the line by Hemmings, an action that saw the Harriers skipper red carded.

Caton stepped up to powerfully convert the spot-kick past ‘keeper Christian Dibble to secure the point.

2 September 2024
BACK TO BACK WINS
Chester followed their home with over Scarborough with another victory on Saturday over Peterborough Sports. Two goals in five minutes midway through the first half from Charlie Caton and Harrison Burke set the Blues on their way with Tom Peers adding a third goal to seal the three points 20 minutes from time. Chester gave a debut to 18-year-old on-loan goalkeeper Elyh Harrison.

HOME TIE FOR BLUES
Chester have been drawn at home to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hebburn Town in the Second Qualifying round of the FA Cup. The match is scheduled to take place on Saturday 14 September. The Hornets were crowned Division One East champions last season and won the FA Vase at Wembley Stadium in 2019/20.

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