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CHESTER CITY |
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CHESTER CITY |
"The Blues" Deva Stadium, Bumpers Lane, Chester ch1 4lt Sponsor: Saunders Honda Nationwide League Division Three
Formed in 1885; Turned professional in 1902.
The club was called Chester until 1983.
Chester City has not had a glorious past record of success. Here are all of the significant achievements in the history of the side:
Best football league results:
1935-36 Division Three North Runners Up
1985-86 Division 4 Runners Up
1993-94 Division 3 Runners Up
FA Cup results:
1908, 1933, 1947 Welsh Cup Winners
1974-75 Football League Cup Semi-Finalists (Lost on aggregate to Aston Villa 4-5)
1976-77, 1979-80 reached FA Cup 5th Round
1977 Debenhams Cup Winners (Won over Port Vale on aggregate 4&endash;3 )
FINAL LEAGUE POSITIONS 1984-2000
Season
Division
Points
W
D
L
F
A
Points
Place
Leading scorer
1984-85
4
46
15
9
22
60
72
54
16th
S.Rimmer 14
1985-86
4
46
23
15
8
83
50
84
2nd
S.Rimmer 16
1986-87
3
46
13
17
16
61
59
56
15th
G.Bennett 13
1987-88
3
46
14
16
16
51
62
58
15th
S.Rimmer 24
1988-89
3
46
19
11
16
64
61
68
8th
C.Dale 22
1989-90
3
46
13
15
18
43
55
54
16th
C.Dale 9
1990-91
3
46
14
9
23
46
58
51
19th
C.Dale 10
1991-92
3
46
14
14
18
56
59
56
18th
S.Rimmer 13
1992-93
2
46
8
5
33
49
102
29
24th
S.Rimmer 20
1993-94
3
42
21
11
10
69
46
74
2nd
D.Pugh 12
1994-95
2
46
6
11
29
37
84
29
23rd
A.Milner 8
1995-96
3
46
18
16
12
72
53
70
8th
S.Rimmer/C.Priest 13
1996-97
3
46
18
16
12
55
43
70
6th
A.Milner 12
1997-98
3
46
17
10
19
60
61
61
14th
G.Bennett 11
1998-99
3
15
1999-00
*2000-01 season relegated from the Football League to the Nationwide Football Conference league.
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Here's Stuart Rimmer in action!
All time leading Chester City scorer with 134 goals
But because of chronic financial woes Rimmer has been transferred |
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Chester (approximately 100,000 population) is located in Cheshire, near the River Dee, very close to the Welsh border. It is about 20Kms south of Liverpool.
Chester City's great football rival is Wrexham ("The Robins"). Wrexham is currently in the Nationwide Division 2. Cheshire has another important football team, Crewe Alexandra ("The Railwaymen"), currently in the Nationwide First Division. |
CHESTER CITY WEBSITES:
http://www.sillysausage.demon.co.uk
http://www.football.nationwide.co.uk/clubpage/default.asp?myteam=0&team=55
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OTHER SPORTS RELATED WEBSITES:
www.nd.edu/~tmandell/finishestable.html
www.inthecrease.com
www.ballparks.com
http://soccertimes.com
www.wiffleball.com
www.totalsports.com
www.msnbc.com