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class="mw-page-title-main">Chester City F.C.</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B2%B4%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%9C%ED%8B%B0_FC" title="체스터 시티 FC – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="체스터 시티 FC" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_City_Football_Club" title="Chester City Football Club – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Chester City Football Club" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_City_FC" title="Chester City FC – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Chester City FC" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" 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For the re-formed club, see <a href="/wiki/Chester_F.C." title="Chester F.C.">Chester F.C.</a></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football club</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Chester City</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chester_City_FC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Chester_City_FC.svg/180px-Chester_City_FC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Chester_City_FC.svg/270px-Chester_City_FC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Chester_City_FC.svg/360px-Chester_City_FC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="314" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data">Chester City Football Club</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">The Seals<br />The Blues</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1885<span class="noprint">; 139 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1885</span>)</span> (as Chester F.C.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">10 March 2010</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Ground</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Deva_Stadium" title="Deva Stadium">Deva Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; 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text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Away_colours" title="Away colours">Away colours</a></b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Chester City Football Club</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> team from <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a>, England, that played in a variety of leagues between 1885 and 2010. The club played its home games at <a href="/wiki/Sealand_Road" title="Sealand Road">Sealand Road</a> from 1906 to 1991 and moved to the <a href="/wiki/Deva_Stadium" title="Deva Stadium">Deva Stadium</a> in 1992 after playing two seasons of home games at <a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_Town_F.C." title="Macclesfield Town F.C.">Macclesfield Town</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Moss_Rose" title="Moss Rose">Moss Rose</a>. Chester held <a href="/wiki/Cross-border_derby" title="Cross-border derby">cross-border derby</a> matches with Welsh club <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C." title="Wrexham A.F.C.">Wrexham</a>. </p><p>The club was founded in August 1885 and entered <a href="/wiki/The_Combination" title="The Combination">The Combination</a> five years later. They won the Combination title in 1908–09 and were admitted into the <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Combination" title="Lancashire Combination">Lancashire Combination</a> in 1910, gaining promotion out of Division Two in 1910–11. They entered the <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_County_League" title="Cheshire County League">Cheshire County League</a> in 1919 and were crowned champions three times: 1921–22, 1925–26 and 1926–27. Chester were elected into the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a> in 1931 and remained in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_North" title="Football League Third Division North">Third Division North</a> until they were placed in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Fourth_Division" title="Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a> in 1958. Promoted in 1974–75, they were relegated in 1982 and were renamed Chester City the following year. City were promoted out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86 and regained their third tier status in 1993–94 after being relegated the previous season. </p><p>Chester City were relegated out of the Football League in 2000, but managed to regain their Football League status after winning the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(division)" title="National League (division)">Conference</a> title in 2003–04. Relegated back into non-League football in 2009, Chester City was placed into <a href="/wiki/Administration_(law)" title="Administration (law)">administration</a>. <a href="/wiki/HM_Revenue_%26_Customs" class="mw-redirect" title="HM Revenue & Customs">HM Revenue & Customs</a> served a demand a £ 29,000 Winding-up order on the club in January 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Conference National subsequently suspended Chester – which had been put up for sale – for breaching its financial rules and for cancelling matches. A month after the winding-up order was served the club was expelled from the league, with all its results for that season expunged and future fixtures cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2010, Chester was formally wound up after unsuccessfully trying to join the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh Premier League">Welsh Premier League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-refname_windup_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refname_windup-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the official winding-up of Chester City, supporters immediately began organising the formation of a new <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_club_(sports)" title="Phoenix club (sports)">phoenix club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The resulting new club, <a href="/wiki/Chester_F.C." title="Chester F.C.">Chester F.C.</a>, was officially established in May 2010. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Chester_City_F.C." title="History of Chester City F.C.">History of Chester City F.C.</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a statistical breakdown by season, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chester_City_F.C._seasons" title="List of Chester City F.C. seasons">List of Chester City F.C. seasons</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation_and_early_years">Formation and early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation and early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chester F.C. was founded in 1885 as an amalgamation of Chester Rovers and Old King's Scholars F.C. and initially played their home games at Faulkner Street.<sup id="cite_ref-history_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a few years of playing only friendly and occasional cup matches, Chester joined <a href="/wiki/The_Combination" title="The Combination">The Combination</a> League in 1890.<sup id="cite_ref-history_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1898 the club moved to The Old Showground, but were forced to leave a year later when the ground was demolished to make way for housing, leaving the club temporarily disbanded.<sup id="cite_ref-history_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1901, however, they moved to Whipcord Lane;<sup id="cite_ref-history_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> again, their stay was only brief, as they moved out in 1906. Their new stadium on Sealand Road, called simply <a href="/wiki/Sealand_Road" title="Sealand Road">The Stadium</a>, became their first long-term home and provided them with their first league success, as they won the Combination League in 1909.<sup id="cite_ref-history_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1910, Chester moved to the <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Combination" title="Lancashire Combination">Lancashire Combination</a> League and stayed there until after <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, when they became founder members of the <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_County_League" title="Cheshire County League">Cheshire County League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-history_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hewitt_(footballer)" title="Charlie Hewitt (footballer)">Charlie Hewitt</a> was appointed manager in 1930, and in 1931 Chester were elected into the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a>, replacing <a href="/wiki/Nelson_F.C." title="Nelson F.C.">Nelson</a><sup id="cite_ref-history_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1930s_to_1970s">1930s to 1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1930s to 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sealand_Road_-geograph-1224050.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sealand_Road_-geograph-1224050.jpg/220px-Sealand_Road_-geograph-1224050.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sealand_Road_-geograph-1224050.jpg/330px-Sealand_Road_-geograph-1224050.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sealand_Road_-geograph-1224050.jpg/440px-Sealand_Road_-geograph-1224050.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>Chester F.C. playing in front of the south stand at <a href="/wiki/Sealand_Road" title="Sealand Road">Sealand Road</a> in September 1983.</figcaption></figure> <p>Throughout the 1930s Chester never finished outside of the top ten in Division Three North.<sup id="cite_ref-history_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this period Chester recorded their biggest win in the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>, beating <a href="/wiki/Fulham_F.C." title="Fulham F.C.">Fulham</a> 5–0 in 1933, and in 1936, they recorded their highest league victory; beating <a href="/wiki/York_City_F.C." title="York City F.C.">York City</a> 12–0.<sup id="cite_ref-history_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The period also saw Chester win the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Cup" title="Welsh Cup">Welsh Cup</a> for the second time after beating growing rivals <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C." title="Wrexham A.F.C.">Wrexham</a> at Sealand Road in May 1933 and successive <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_North" title="Football League Third Division North">Third Division North</a> Cup wins. Unfortunately, the side was to be split up by the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. Although the <a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_in_English_football" title="1946–47 in English football">1946–47</a> brought a third-place finish and another <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Cup" title="Welsh Cup">Welsh Cup</a> triumph, grim times lay ahead. No top half placings would be achieved until the lower divisions were merged in 1958, when Chester were placed in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Fourth_Division" title="Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a>. They would still have to wait another six years until they finished in the top half of the league. </p><p>Chester's fortunes began to take a turn for the better after the surprise appointment of <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South African</a> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hauser_(footballer)" title="Peter Hauser (footballer)">Peter Hauser</a> as manager in 1963, who put Chester in contention for promotion from the Fourth Division. In <a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_in_English_football" title="1964–65 in English football">1964–65</a> all five forwards managed 20 goals – a unique achievement – as Chester scored 119 in the league, though they missed out on promotion. </p><p>Apart from missing out on promotion by just a point in <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_in_English_football" title="1970–71 in English football">1970–71</a> the next few years were largely uneventful. Chester kicked off the <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_in_English_football" title="1974–75 in English football">1974–75</a> season as the only <a href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">Football League</a> team to have never won promotion – they finally broke their duck by finishing fourth in Division Four and pipping <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_City_F.C." title="Lincoln City F.C.">Lincoln City</a> to promotion by the narrowest of goal averages. <a href="/wiki/Ken_Roberts_(footballer,_born_1936)" title="Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1936)">Ken Roberts</a> had the honour of being the first Chester manager to win promotion in the Football League, although much credit went to inspirational coach Brian Green. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chester_City_FC_League_Performance.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Chester_City_FC_League_Performance.svg/220px-Chester_City_FC_League_Performance.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Chester_City_FC_League_Performance.svg/330px-Chester_City_FC_League_Performance.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Chester_City_FC_League_Performance.svg/440px-Chester_City_FC_League_Performance.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="947" data-file-height="596" /></a><figcaption>Chart of Chester's annual table positions in the League.</figcaption></figure> <p>That season also saw Chester reach the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Cup">Football League Cup</a> semi-finals. After beating Walsall, Blackpool and Preston North End, Chester hosted Football League champions <a href="/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C." title="Leeds United F.C.">Leeds United</a> in round four. Two goals from <a href="/wiki/John_James_(English_footballer_born_1948)" class="mw-redirect" title="John James (English footballer born 1948)">John James</a> and one from <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Storton" title="Trevor Storton">Trevor Storton</a> gave Chester a 3–0 win that is regarded as one of the greatest shocks in the competition's history. In the next round a goal from James meant <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a> were defeated in a home replay to set up a semi–final tie with <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>. <a href="/wiki/Brian_Little_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Little (footballer)">Brian Little</a>'s late goal in the second leg at <a href="/wiki/Villa_Park" title="Villa Park">Villa Park</a> sealed a 5–4 win for eventual cup winners Villa. </p><p>Chester began to consolidate their position in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division" title="Football League Third Division">Third Division</a> and enjoyed runs to the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> fifth round in both 1976–77 and 1979–80 under former <a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a> midfielder <a href="/wiki/Alan_Oakes" title="Alan Oakes">Alan Oakes</a>. They achieved their best position since the lower divisions were re-organised in the late 1950s by finishing fifth in 1978, missing out on promotion (in the pre-play-off era) by just two points. Chester were also one of just two sides to win the short-lived <a href="/wiki/Debenhams_Cup" title="Debenhams Cup">Debenhams Cup</a>, a competition competed for by the two sides from outside the top two divisions to go farthest in the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>. They beat <a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale</a> 4–3 on aggregate in 1977 to win their first English national trophy. Chester also continued their giant killing exploits by knocking <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Division_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Division One">First Division</a> <a href="/wiki/Coventry_City_F.C." title="Coventry City F.C.">Coventry City</a> out of the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Cup">League Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_in_English_football" title="1978–79 in English football">1978–79</a> and <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Division_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Division Two">Second Division</a> leaders <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a> from the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> a year later. One of the goalscorers was homegrown teenager <a href="/wiki/Ian_Rush" title="Ian Rush">Ian Rush</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-rush_interview_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rush_interview-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who would move for £300,000 to <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> at the end of the season<sup id="cite_ref-rush_interview_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rush_interview-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and go on to be one of the most famous Welsh strikers in history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chester_City">Chester City</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chester City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ccfcstadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Ccfcstadium.jpg/220px-Ccfcstadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Ccfcstadium.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="225" /></a><figcaption>Chester City moved to the <a href="/wiki/Deva_Stadium" title="Deva Stadium">Deva Stadium</a> in 1992.</figcaption></figure> <p>After Rush departed the goals dried up for Chester and they were back in the basement by 1982. Two years later they finished bottom of the entire <a href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">Football League</a> but were comfortably re-elected. By this point the club was known as Chester City, having added the suffix in 1983. A future star playing for Chester during this period was full back <a href="/wiki/Lee_Dixon" title="Lee Dixon">Lee Dixon</a>, who went on to win several major honours with <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> and was capped 22 times by <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thanks to the signing of players including <a href="/wiki/Milton_Graham" title="Milton Graham">Milton Graham</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Kelly_(footballer_born_1960)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Kelly (footballer born 1960)">John Kelly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Rimmer" title="Stuart Rimmer">Stuart Rimmer</a>, and astute management of <a href="/wiki/Harry_McNally" title="Harry McNally">Harry McNally</a>, Chester returned to the Third Division in 1986. Three years later they narrowly missed out on a play-off spot as McNally worked miracles on a limited budget, but further bad times lay ahead. In 1990, Chester moved out of their <a href="/wiki/Sealand_Road" title="Sealand Road">Sealand Road</a> home and temporarily shared <a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_Town_F.C." title="Macclesfield Town F.C.">Macclesfield</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Moss_Rose" title="Moss Rose">Moss Rose</a> ground. Despite regularly attracting tiny crowds, Chester defied the odds to avoid relegation from <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division" title="Football League Third Division">Division Three</a> in both 1990–91 and 1991–92. They returned to the city, moving to the new Deva Stadium in 1992 in the renamed <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Division Two</a> after a Football League restructure. The first competitive match at the Deva Stadium took place on 25 August 1992 against <a href="/wiki/Stockport_County_F.C." title="Stockport County F.C.">Stockport County</a>, with the visitors running out 2–1 victors. The following Saturday saw the first League game at the new home of Chester City, which saw the Blues overcome Burnley 3–0. The Deva Stadium is notable for being right on the England–Wales border: the pitch is in Wales, but the entrance and part of the club offices are in England.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chester suffered a landslide relegation in their first season back in Chester, before winning promotion straight back as Division Three runners-up. The unexpected resignation of manager <a href="/wiki/Graham_Barrow" title="Graham Barrow">Graham Barrow</a> and the departure of several key players in the close season of 1994 left Chester with a threadbare squad, and they were comfortably relegated back to Division Three in 1995. They would stay there for five years, suffering a play-off semi-final defeat to <a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_A.F.C." title="Swansea City A.F.C.">Swansea City</a> in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Financial_problems_and_demise">Financial problems and demise</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Financial problems and demise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ccfc.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Ccfc.jpg/250px-Ccfc.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Ccfc.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="225" /></a><figcaption>Chester City at the <a href="/wiki/Deva_Stadium" title="Deva Stadium">Deva Stadium</a>, 2007.</figcaption></figure> <p>Under owner Mark Guterman, Chester entered <a href="/wiki/Administration_(British_football)" title="Administration (British football)">administration</a> in October 1998. The club consolidated their position in <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division" title="Football League Third Division">Third Division</a> under <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ratcliffe" title="Kevin Ratcliffe">Kevin Ratcliffe</a> in 1998–99 and were bought by the American <a href="/wiki/Terry_Smith_(American_football,_born_1959)" title="Terry Smith (American football, born 1959)">Terry Smith</a> in July 1999. Ratcliffe resigned the following month and Smith took over as manager, overseeing just four league wins in as many months in charge. <a href="/wiki/Ian_Atkins" title="Ian Atkins">Ian Atkins</a> was brought in as manager, but Chester lost their 69-year <a href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">Football League</a> status on 6 May 2000 on goal difference after losing to <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_United_F.C." title="Peterborough United F.C.">Peterborough United</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first season in the <a href="/wiki/Football_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Conference">Football Conference</a> saw Chester finish 8th, but the campaign was overshadowed by continuing off-field problems. By the summer of 2001, Chester were in grave danger of going out of business and the appointment of the owner's friend <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Hill_(footballer)" title="Gordon Hill (footballer)">Gordon Hill</a> as manager was deeply unpopular with fans. The arrival of new chairman <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Vaughan_Sr." title="Stephen Vaughan Sr.">Stephen Vaughan</a> in September 2001 saw <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer_born_1963)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Wright (footballer born 1963)">Mark Wright</a> appointed as manager and Chester avoided relegation in 2002. A year later they qualified for the Conference play-offs, but missed out on promotion by losing a penalty shoot-out to <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C." title="Doncaster Rovers F.C.">Doncaster Rovers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_in_English_football" title="2003–04 in English football">2003–04</a> season as favourites to win the <a href="/wiki/Football_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Conference">Football Conference</a>, Chester suffered just four defeats during the campaign, winning the title and promotion back to <a href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">the Football League</a> with a 1–0 victory over <a href="/wiki/Scarborough_F.C." title="Scarborough F.C.">Scarborough</a> in the penultimate match of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the club's first national league title. The day before the start of the 2004–05 season <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer_born_1963)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Wright (footballer born 1963)">Mark Wright</a> resigned.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Mathias" title="Ray Mathias">Ray Mathias</a> was left as the caretaker charge and by the end of August, Chester were bottom of the League. New manager <a href="/wiki/Ian_Rush" title="Ian Rush">Ian Rush</a> helped the club avoid relegation, but was criticised by opposing managers for using "long ball" tactics.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rush resigned in April 2005 after chairman Stephen Vaughan dismissed assistant manager <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aizlewood" title="Mark Aizlewood">Mark Aizlewood</a> without Rush's knowledge.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2005, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Curle" title="Keith Curle">Keith Curle</a> took over. A series of poor results saw Chester fall from fourth to bottom in <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Two">Football League Two</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer_born_1963)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Wright (footballer born 1963)">Mark Wright</a> surprisingly returned to the club and a run of five successive wins late in the season secured another campaign in the Football League. The 2006–07 season was most notable for the club's reinstatement in the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> after <a href="/wiki/Bury_F.C." title="Bury F.C.">Bury</a>, who had beaten Chester 3–1 in a second round replay, were thrown out for fielding an ineligible player, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Turnbull_(footballer,_born_1987)" title="Stephen Turnbull (footballer, born 1987)">Stephen Turnbull</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wright was sacked in April 2007, being replaced by Scotsman <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Williamson" title="Bobby Williamson">Bobby Williamson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williamson was sacked as manager in March 2008, after Chester had won only one of their last fourteen games.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Club coach <a href="/wiki/Simon_Davies_(footballer_born_1974)" class="mw-redirect" title="Simon Davies (footballer born 1974)">Simon Davies</a> replaced him after a spell as caretaker manager.<sup id="cite_ref-Chester_appoint_Davies_as_manager_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chester_appoint_Davies_as_manager-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Survival was clinched in the penultimate game of the season after a 0–0 draw with <a href="/wiki/Stockport_County_F.C." title="Stockport County F.C.">Stockport County</a>. They ended their season at 22nd, their lowest position at the time since returning to the Football League in <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_in_English_football" title="2004–05 in English football">2004–05</a>. </p><p>A poor start to 2008–09 saw Davies sacked in November 2008 with the club out of all cup competitions and struggling in the league table.<sup id="cite_ref-Manager_Simon_Davies_sacked_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manager_Simon_Davies_sacked-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Wright returned for his third spell as manager on a non-contract basis.<sup id="cite_ref-Chester_reappoint_Wright_as_boss_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chester_reappoint_Wright_as_boss-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beset by an ongoing transfer embargo,<sup id="cite_ref-Chester_stuck_with_transfer_embargo_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chester_stuck_with_transfer_embargo-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chester continued to struggle throughout the remainder of the campaign, and a 2–1 home defeat by <a href="/wiki/Darlington_F.C." title="Darlington F.C.">Darlington</a> on the final day of the season sealed Chester's demise and a return to non-league football after five years back in The Football League.<sup id="cite_ref-Chester_City_1_Darlington_2_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chester_City_1_Darlington_2-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two weeks after the final match the club entered administration.<sup id="cite_ref-Chester_enter_administration_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chester_enter_administration-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following month, creditors voted in favour of a rescue package by Stephen Vaughan's family,<sup id="cite_ref-Chester_come_out_of_administration_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chester_come_out_of_administration-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ahead of the <a href="/wiki/Football_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Conference">Football Conference</a> board's AGM where the club was accepted into the <a href="/wiki/Conference_National" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference National">Conference National</a> with a 10-point deduction.<sup id="cite_ref-Manager_Mark_Wright_leaves_by_mutual_consent_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manager_Mark_Wright_leaves_by_mutual_consent-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was replaced as manager by <a href="/wiki/Mick_Wadsworth" title="Mick Wadsworth">Mick Wadsworth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chester_appoint_Wadsworth_as_boss_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chester_appoint_Wadsworth_as_boss-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the summer of 2009 Chester City was placed into the hands of administrators with debts of £7 million, inclusive of Stephen Vaughan's £5.5 million investments,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which incurred a 10-point penalty. This in turn was increased to a 25-point penalty once the <a href="/wiki/HM_Revenue_and_Customs" title="HM Revenue and Customs">HMRC</a> overturned a <a href="/wiki/Company_voluntary_arrangement" title="Company voluntary arrangement">cva</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A potential buyer emerged over the summer, when local fan Mike David Green sought to create a consortium with northern businessman Andy Jinks. However, any potential deal fell through due to Jinks's commitment issues. A new buyer was found for the club on 26 May 2009 in the shape of <i>Chester City FC (2004) Ltd</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a company set up by former chairman Stephen Vaughan and his family. The Football Association withheld the transfer of the affiliation membership from Chester City Football Club to Chester City Football Club 2004 Ltd, and on the eve of the new season stopped Chester City FC playing the first game of the 2009/2010 season away at Grays Athletic.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This came less than 24 hours after the Football Conference released an "interim" press release stating Chester could take their place in the fifth tier of English football.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club reluctantly cut back on the Centre of Excellence youth training scheme by retaining only their youth team. Fans waited at the Deva Stadium for a meeting with Stephen Vaughan and other board representatives to find out the truth regarding the future<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and showed their support for the club by meeting in the city at the time that they should be kicking off the new season. </p><p>Chester City FC issued a press release on 10 August 2009 describing the meetings that took place between the club, FA and Football Conference regarding the transfer of the FA membership at the beginning of the 2009–2010 season. They confirmed that the home match versus Gateshead FC had also been called off by the Football Conference, and that the FA had asked the other clubs to vote on whether Chester City should be allowed to continue in the division.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The press release ended: <i>We have now been informed that we must again await an FA decision which will be taken at some time on Thursday [13 August 2009] and can do no more than publicly express our ever increasing frustration with the entire process</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The FA granted the transfer of membership to Chester City Football Club 2004 Ltd at 16:00 on 13 August 2009. </p><p>On the pitch, Mick Wadsworth was sacked after a bad start to the season, during which he branded the club's atmosphere even worse than that of the original <a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C." title="Gretna F.C.">Gretna F.C.</a>, which he had managed during the club's final months of existence in 2008. <a href="/wiki/Jim_Harvey" title="Jim Harvey">Jim Harvey</a> replaced Wadsworth and managed an immediate upturn in form, which gave fans some slim hope that the club might still survive in the Conference National. However, dwindling attendances, a pitch protest and continued financial problems meant that the playing squad was gradually released to cut the wage bill though, and Chester's improved form did not last. Harvey was himself sacked in January 2010 by Morrell Maison, the club's new director of football, who then installed himself as the new manager. He oversaw what was arguably the club's lowest moment when just 518 people turned up to see the team beaten 1–0 by lower-league Fleetwood Town in the FA Trophy. By this point Chester were well adrift at the bottom of the table, and results did not improve. What proved to be the club's final match was a 2–1 home defeat against <a href="/wiki/Ebbsfleet_United_F.C." title="Ebbsfleet United F.C.">Ebbsfleet United</a>. </p><p>On 9 February 2010, Chester City failed to fulfil a fixture at <a href="/wiki/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C." title="Forest Green Rovers F.C.">Forest Green Rovers</a>. It was reported by the BBC that the players refused to get on the team bus and that the players had also threatened twice to strike following non-payment of wages.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three days later, the <a href="/wiki/Football_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Conference">Football Conference</a> suspended Chester for seven days, during which their fixtures were suspended. </p><p>The suspension was to allow them to put their finances in order and respond to the charge of breaking five separate Conference rules. The breaches include the abandoned game against Forest Green and the cancelling of a game due to an unpaid police bill.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a meeting of the <a href="/wiki/Football_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Conference">Football Conference</a> board on 18 February, it was recommended that Chester be expelled from the league because the members of the board "failed to be convinced" that the club would fulfil its fixtures. The decision ultimately rested with the other member clubs. An independent valuation at the time valued the club at just £1. </p><p>At this point Chester remained anchored to the bottom of the <a href="/wiki/Conference_National" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference National">Conference National</a> on −3 points.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club was expelled following a vote at a general meeting between the member clubs of the league on 26 February at <a href="/wiki/Nene_Park" title="Nene Park">Nene Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-expel_2_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-expel_2-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The results for the season so far were expunged from the record. On 9 March the club submitted an application to join the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh Premier League">Welsh Premier League</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the club was formally wound up in the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice">High Court</a> the following day.<sup id="cite_ref-woundup_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-woundup-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club's supporters' group, City Fans United (CFU), announced that they were looking to reform in the lower divisions of the English football hierarchy, with a CFU spokesman claiming the club would play football once again in the pre-season.<sup id="cite_ref-refname_windup_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refname_windup-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Falling attendances had done the club no favours during its final few years. The club's average attendance had stood at nearly 3,000 in the 2005–06 season, but in the relegation season of three years later it fell below the 2,000 mark. In the club's final season, attendances average less than 1,300; the lowest attendance on 19 January was a mere 425 (the lowest league attendance in the club's history in any division) and the attendance at the club's final home game on 6 February was 460.<sup id="cite_ref-woundup_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-woundup-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 25 March 2010 it was announced that CFU's new club would be called <a href="/wiki/Chester_F.C." title="Chester F.C.">Chester F.C.</a>, and would play at the old club's <a href="/wiki/Deva_Stadium" title="Deva Stadium">Deva Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club began playing in July 2010 in time for the 2010–11 season, and was placed in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Premier_League_Division_One_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Premier League Division One North">Northern Premier League Division One North</a>, three tiers below where Chester City had been prior to their collapse. Three successive promotions took Chester F.C. into the Conference Premier in 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Colours_and_badge">Colours and badge</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Colours and badge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tright" style=""><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px"><div class="thumbimage noresize" style="width:120px;"> <div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #DD0000;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/47px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/62px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #DD0000;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #DD0000;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #FFFFFF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #FFFFFF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">Chester's original home colours</div></div></div> <p>Chester's original colours were red and white, and these colours were used until the club temporarily disbanded in 1899.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The colours were changed to green and white, in 1901 when the club moved to Whipcord Lane.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various combinations were used until the outbreak of the First World War; these included green shirts and white shorts, green and white stripes and green and white halves.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1919 the colours changed again, with their new dark green shirts earning Chester the nickname the <i>Ivies</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1920 saw another change of colours, this time to black and white, which earned Chester the nickname <i>Magpies</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Black and White remained the colours until 1930, when they were changed to blue and white stripes.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the next thirty years the colours remained unchanged, with the exception of the <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_in_English_football" title="1952–53 in English football">1952–53</a> season, when Chester adopted white shirts and black shorts.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The colours were changed yet again in the <a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_in_English_football" title="1959–60 in English football">1959–60</a> season, when it became green shirts and socks with gold trim and white shorts.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1962 saw Chester revert to blue and white stripes, albeit with a much thinner blue stripe, and blue shorts instead of the previous black ones.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_in_English_football" title="1968–69 in English football">1968–69</a> season saw Chester change to an all-sky blue kit, which remained for four years.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_in_English_football" title="1972–73 in English football">1972–73</a> season the club again reverted to blue and white stripes, and in 1974 the seals badge appeared on the kit for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A shirt sponsorship first appeared on Chester's kit in the <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_in_English_football" title="1982–83 in English football">1982–83</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The blue and white and seals badge disappeared in the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_in_English_football" title="1983–84 in English football">1983–84</a> season, as the re -named Chester City F.C. changed to blue shirts and white shorts.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shirt became predominately blue in the <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_in_English_football" title="1988–89 in English football">1988–89</a> season for the final season at Sealand Road.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first season at the <a href="/wiki/Deva_Stadium" title="Deva Stadium">Deva Stadium</a> saw the colours change to a blue shirt with white speckles.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The colours returned to blue and white stripes the following season.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1995, the club appeared in blue and white stripes of varying thickness and shades.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_in_English_football" title="1958–59 in English football">1958–59</a> season the city's coat of arms was augmented onto the shirt.<sup id="cite_ref-colours_46-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colours-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the early to mid-1960s, the supporters association badge was used.<sup id="cite_ref-crest_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crest-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_in_English_football" title="1974–75 in English football">1974–75</a> to <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_in_English_football" title="1982–83 in English football">1982–83</a>, the club used the seals badge. The design was picked from a competition held by a local newspaper, with the winner coming from the school of art in Handbridge.<sup id="cite_ref-crest_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crest-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club's final crest was an adaptation of the City of Chester crest.<sup id="cite_ref-crest_47-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crest-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shirt_sponsors_and_manufacturers">Shirt sponsors and manufacturers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Shirt sponsors and manufacturers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Period </th> <th>Kit manufacturer </th> <th>Shirt sponsor </th></tr> <tr> <td>1976–83 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Umbro" title="Umbro">Umbro</a> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979–82 </td> <td>Barratt </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982–83 </td> <td>OkOK </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983–84 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bukta" title="Bukta">Bukta</a> </td> <td>Chester Engineering </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984–89 </td> <td rowspan="3">Hobott </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986–87 </td> <td>Chester Motor Auctions </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987–1991 </td> <td rowspan="2">Greenall's </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989–92 </td> <td rowspan="2">Ribero </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991–92 </td> <td>Trident Metals </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992–95 </td> <td>En-s </td> <td rowspan="2">Corbett's </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–96 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Le_Coq_Sportif" title="Le Coq Sportif">Le Coq Sportif</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996–97 </td> <td rowspan="3">Saunder's Honda </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997–98 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erre%C3%A0" title="Erreà">Errea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998–2000 </td> <td>Super League </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–01 </td> <td>Socca </td> <td>Gap </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001–02 </td> <td rowspan="2">Vilma </td> <td>Red Square </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002–04 </td> <td>Pentagon </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–05 </td> <td>Prostar </td> <td>truetone </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–08 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td> <td>UK Sameday & Sekur Mortgages </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–09 </td> <td>Prostar </td> <td>Cestrian Trading & ASH Waste Services </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009–10 </td> <td>Vandanel </td> <td>Anderson & Co. Solicitors </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reserve_and_youth_teams">Reserve and youth teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reserve and youth teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chester's reserve team played in the <a href="/wiki/Central_League_(England)" title="Central League (England)">Central League</a> Division One West until <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_in_English_football" title="2007–08 in English football">2007–08</a> but after that point only staged friendly matches. </p><p>The club's youth set-up was enjoying its most fruitful spell since the late 1990s, with several products having graduated to the senior ranks. The youth team competed in the Youth Alliance North West Conference, while they were hoping to emulate their achievements in <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_in_English_football" title="2006–07 in English football">2006–07</a> of reaching the <a href="/wiki/FA_Youth_Cup" title="FA Youth Cup">FA Youth Cup</a> fourth round, when they surprisingly<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> knocked out <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur" class="mw-redirect" title="Tottenham Hotspur">Tottenham Hotspur</a>. </p><p>Chester's <a href="/wiki/Center_of_excellence" title="Center of excellence">Centre of Excellence</a> was officially closed down at the start of the 2009–2010 season, due to the club's relegation to the <a href="/wiki/Conference_National" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference National">Conference National</a>, although most players remained at the club, with several, such as <a href="/wiki/James_Owen_(footballer)" title="James Owen (footballer)">James Owen</a>, Jack Rea and <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Ellams" title="Lloyd Ellams">Lloyd Ellams</a> playing in the senior side in the club's final season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managerial_history">Managerial history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Managerial history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Selection committee (prior to 1930)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hewitt_(footballer)" title="Charlie Hewitt (footballer)">Charlie Hewitt</a> (May 1930 – Apr 1936)</li> <li>Harry Mansley (caretaker, Apr – Jun 1936)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Raisbeck" title="Alex Raisbeck">Alex Raisbeck</a> (Jun 1936 – May 1938)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Brown_(footballer,_born_1890)" title="Frank Brown (footballer, born 1890)">Frank Brown</a> (May 1938 – May 1953)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Louis_Page" title="Louis Page">Louis Page</a> (May 1953 – May 1956)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Harris_(footballer,_born_1917)" title="John Harris (footballer, born 1917)">John Harris</a> (Jun 1956 – Apr 1959)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stan_Pearson" title="Stan Pearson">Stan Pearson</a> (Apr 1959 – Nov 1961)</li> <li>Selection committee (Nov 1961 – Jan 1962)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lambton" title="Bill Lambton">Bill Lambton</a> (Jan 1962 – Jul 1963)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hauser_(footballer)" title="Peter Hauser (footballer)">Peter Hauser</a> (Aug 1963 – Feb 1968)</li> <li>Selection committee (Feb – Mar 1968)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Roberts_(footballer,_born_1936)" title="Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1936)">Ken Roberts</a> (Mar 1968 – Sep 1976)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Oakes" title="Alan Oakes">Alan Oakes</a> (Sep 1976 – Mar 1982)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Sear" title="Cliff Sear">Cliff Sear</a> (caretaker, Mar – Jun 1982)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Sear" title="Cliff Sear">Cliff Sear</a> (Jun – Nov 1982)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Sainty_(footballer)" title="John Sainty (footballer)">John Sainty</a> (Nov 1982 – Nov 1983)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Storton" title="Trevor Storton">Trevor Storton</a> (caretaker, Nov 1963 – Jan 1984)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Sear" title="Cliff Sear">Cliff Sear</a> (caretaker, Jan 1984)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_McGrath_(footballer,_born_1938)" title="John McGrath (footballer, born 1938)">John McGrath</a> (Jan – Dec 1984)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mick_Speight" title="Mick Speight">Mick Speight</a> (caretaker, Dec 1984 – Mar 1985)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mick_Speight" title="Mick Speight">Mick Speight</a> (Mar – Jul 1985)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Harry_McNally" title="Harry McNally">Harry McNally</a> (Jul 1985 – Oct 1992)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Graham_Barrow" title="Graham Barrow">Graham Barrow</a> (caretaker, Oct – Nov 1992)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Graham_Barrow" title="Graham Barrow">Graham Barrow</a> (Nov 1992 – Jun 1994)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pejic" title="Mike Pejic">Mike Pejic</a> (Jul 1994 – Jan 1995)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Mann" title="Derek Mann">Derek Mann</a> (caretaker, Jan – Mar 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Mann" title="Derek Mann">Derek Mann</a> (Mar – Apr 1995)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ratcliffe" title="Kevin Ratcliffe">Kevin Ratcliffe</a> (caretaker, Apr – May 1995)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ratcliffe" title="Kevin Ratcliffe">Kevin Ratcliffe</a> (May 1995 – Aug 1999)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Smith_(American_football,_born_1959)" title="Terry Smith (American football, born 1959)">Terry Smith</a> (Aug 1999 – Jan 2000)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ian_Atkins" title="Ian Atkins">Ian Atkins</a> (Jan – May 2000)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Graham_Barrow" title="Graham Barrow">Graham Barrow</a> (May 2000 – Jun 2001)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Hill_(footballer)" title="Gordon Hill (footballer)">Gordon Hill</a> (Jun – Oct 2001)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Mungall" title="Steve Mungall">Steve Mungall</a> (caretaker, Oct 2001)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Mungall" title="Steve Mungall">Steve Mungall</a> (Oct – Dec 2001)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Owen_Brown_(footballer)" title="Owen Brown (footballer)">Owen Brown</a> (caretaker, Dec 2001)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer,_born_1963)" title="Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)">Mark Wright</a> (Jan 2002 – Aug 2004)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Mathias" title="Ray Mathias">Ray Mathias</a> (caretaker, Aug 2004)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ian_Rush" title="Ian Rush">Ian Rush</a> (Aug 2004 – Apr 2005)</li> <li>David Bell (caretaker, Apr 2005)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Curle" title="Keith Curle">Keith Curle</a> (Apr 2005 – Feb 2006)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer,_born_1963)" title="Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)">Mark Wright</a> (Feb 2006 – Apr 2007)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Simon_Davies_(footballer,_born_1974)" title="Simon Davies (footballer, born 1974)">Simon Davies</a> (caretaker, Apr 2007)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Williamson" title="Bobby Williamson">Bobby Williamson</a> (May 2007 – Mar 2008)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Simon_Davies_(footballer,_born_1974)" title="Simon Davies (footballer, born 1974)">Simon Davies</a> (caretaker, Mar – Apr 2008)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Simon_Davies_(footballer,_born_1974)" title="Simon Davies (footballer, born 1974)">Simon Davies</a> (Apr – Nov 2008)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Allison" title="Wayne Allison">Wayne Allison</a> (caretaker, Nov 2008)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer,_born_1963)" title="Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)">Mark Wright</a> (Nov 2008 – Jun 2009)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mick_Wadsworth" title="Mick Wadsworth">Mick Wadsworth</a> (Jun – Sept 2009)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(footballer)" title="Tim Ryan (footballer)">Tim Ryan</a> / Billy Gerrard (caretaker, Sep – Oct 2009)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Harvey" title="Jim Harvey">Jim Harvey</a> (Oct 2009 – Jan 2010)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> Morrell Maison (caretaker, Jan 2010 – Mar 2010)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivals">Rivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Rivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cross-border_derby" title="Cross-border derby">Cross-border derby</a></div> <p>Chester had a long-running rivalry with <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C." title="Wrexham A.F.C.">Wrexham</a>. The clubs were just 12 miles apart but separated by the border between England and Wales. Wrexham edged the English–Welsh <a href="/wiki/Local_derby" class="mw-redirect" title="Local derby">derby</a> with 30 victories to Chester's 26 in <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a> meetings. Between 1986 and 2005, the sides were in the same division in just one season (<a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_in_English_football" title="1994–95 in English football">1994–95</a>) but they were then <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Two">Football League Two</a> opponents in the three campaigns from <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_in_English_football" title="2005–06 in English football">2005–06</a> to <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_in_English_football" title="2007–08 in English football">2007–08</a>. In <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_in_English_football" title="2009–10 in English football">2009–10</a> the sides clashed again in the <a href="/wiki/Conference_National" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference National">Conference National</a> after Chester followed Wrexham out of the Football League, resulting in a 0–0 draw before the club was recently dissolved. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tranmere_Rovers_F.C." title="Tranmere Rovers F.C.">Tranmere Rovers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crewe_Alexandra_F.C." title="Crewe Alexandra F.C.">Crewe Alexandra</a> were traditionally strong rivals but Chester had not met either in a league game since the early 1990s. In recent times, a growing rivalry developed between Chester and <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C." title="Shrewsbury Town F.C.">Shrewsbury Town</a>, following a series of controversial meetings. In November 2006, a large brawl broke out between players of both sides at the end of Chester's 2–1 defeat at <a href="/wiki/Gay_Meadow" title="Gay Meadow">Gay Meadow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following an alleged biting incident on <a href="/wiki/Stockport_County_F.C." title="Stockport County F.C.">Stockport County</a> striker <a href="/wiki/Liam_Dickinson" title="Liam Dickinson">Liam Dickinson</a>, by <a href="/wiki/Sean_Hessey" title="Sean Hessey">Sean Hessey</a>, commenced a short-lived rivalry with their Cheshire rivals. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_Town_F.C." title="Macclesfield Town F.C.">Macclesfield Town</a> were county rivals with Chester. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_records">Player records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Player records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Chester_City_F.C." title="Special:EditPage/Chester City F.C.">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Most Football League appearances </caption> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Gill" title="Ray Gill">Ray Gill</a> </td> <td>1951–1962 </td> <td>406 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Hughes_(footballer,_born_1930)" title="Ron Hughes (footballer, born 1930)">Ron Hughes</a> </td> <td>1951–1962 </td> <td>399 </td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Storton" title="Trevor Storton">Trevor Storton</a> </td> <td>1974–1984 </td> <td>396 </td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Lee_(footballer)" title="Eric Lee (footballer)">Eric Lee</a> </td> <td>1946–1957 </td> <td>363 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Rimmer" title="Stuart Rimmer">Stuart Rimmer</a> </td> <td>1985–1988; 1991–1998 </td> <td>361 </td> <td>135 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Derek_Draper_(footballer)" title="Derek Draper (footballer)">Derek Draper</a> </td> <td>1968–1977 </td> <td>322 </td> <td>54 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Stewart_(footballer,_born_1965)" title="Billy Stewart (footballer, born 1965)">Billy Stewart</a> </td> <td>1986–1994; 1995–1996 </td> <td>317 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Astbury" title="Tommy Astbury">Tommy Astbury</a> </td> <td>1946–1955 </td> <td>303 </td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Edwards_(footballer)" title="Nigel Edwards (footballer)">Nigel Edwards</a> </td> <td>1968–1978; 1982–1983 </td> <td>299 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10= </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Graham_Abel" title="Graham Abel">Graham Abel</a> </td> <td>1985–1993 </td> <td>296 </td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10= </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Foulkes" title="Billy Foulkes">Billy Foulkes</a> </td> <td>1948–1952; 1956–1961 </td> <td>296 </td> <td>37 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Most Football League goals </caption> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Rimmer" title="Stuart Rimmer">Stuart Rimmer</a> </td> <td>1985–1988; 1991–1998 </td> <td>361 </td> <td>135 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Talbot" title="Gary Talbot">Gary Talbot</a> </td> <td>1963–1967; 1968–1968 </td> <td>154 </td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Wrightson" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Wrightson">Frank Wrightson</a> </td> <td>1935–1938 </td> <td>89 </td> <td>73 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Elfed_Morris" title="Elfed Morris">Elfed Morris</a> </td> <td>1963–1968 </td> <td>167 </td> <td>69 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Metcalf" title="Mike Metcalf">Mike Metcalf</a> </td> <td>1963–1968 </td> <td>221 </td> <td>68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cam_Burgess" title="Cam Burgess">Cam Burgess</a> </td> <td>1948–1951 </td> <td>111 </td> <td>64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7= </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Bennett_(footballer_born_1962)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Bennett (footballer born 1962)">Gary Bennett</a> </td> <td>1985–1988; 1990–1992; 1997–1999 </td> <td>254 </td> <td>63 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7= </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mantle" title="Joe Mantle">Joe Mantle</a> </td> <td>1932–1935 </td> <td>74 </td> <td>63 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Cresswell" title="Frank Cresswell">Frank Cresswell</a> </td> <td>1931–1934; 1935–1938 </td> <td>173 </td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Derek_Draper_(footballer)" title="Derek Draper (footballer)">Derek Draper</a> </td> <td>1968–1977 </td> <td>322 </td> <td>54 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_player_records">Other player records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Other player records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Most league goals in a season – 36 <a href="/wiki/Dick_Yates" title="Dick Yates">Dick Yates</a> (1946–47)</li> <li>Record signing – £150,000 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ellison_(footballer)" title="Kevin Ellison (footballer)">Kevin Ellison</a> (2007)</li> <li>Record sale – £300,000 <a href="/wiki/Ian_Rush" title="Ian Rush">Ian Rush</a> (1980)</li> <li>Most consecutive league appearances – 133 <a href="/wiki/John_Danby_(footballer)" title="John Danby (footballer)">John Danby</a> (2006–2009)</li> <li>Oldest league appearance – 40 yrs, 101 days <a href="/wiki/Stan_Pearson" title="Stan Pearson">Stan Pearson</a> (April 1959)</li> <li>Youngest league appearance – 15 yrs, 350 days <a href="/wiki/Aidan_Newhouse" title="Aidan Newhouse">Aidan Newhouse</a> (May 1988)</li> <li>Most capped player – 35 <a href="/wiki/Angus_Eve" title="Angus Eve">Angus Eve</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_%26_Tobago_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Trinidad & Tobago national football team">Trinidad & Tobago</a>; (home nations) – 13 <a href="/wiki/Billy_Lewis_(footballer,_born_1864)" title="Billy Lewis (footballer, born 1864)">Billy Lewis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>League</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Division_3_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Division 3 North">Third Division North</a> (level 3) <ul><li>Runners-up: <a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_Football_League_Third_Division_North" class="mw-redirect" title="1935–36 Football League Third Division North">1935–36</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Fourth_Division" title="Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a> / <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division" title="Football League Third Division">Third Division</a> (level 4) <ul><li>Runners-up: <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Football_League_Fourth_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1985–86 Football League Fourth Division">1985–86</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1993–94 Football League Third Division">1993–94</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Conference">Football Conference</a> (level 5) <ul><li>Champions: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Football_Conference" title="2003–04 Football Conference">2003–04</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_County_League" title="Cheshire County League">Cheshire County League</a> <ul><li>Champions: <a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_in_English_football" title="1921–22 in English football">1921–22</a>, <a href="/wiki/1925%E2%80%9326_in_English_football" title="1925–26 in English football">1925–26</a>, <a href="/wiki/1926%E2%80%9327_in_English_football" title="1926–27 in English football">1926–27</a></li> <li>Runners-up: <a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_in_English_football" title="1930–31 in English football">1930–31</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Combination" title="The Combination">The Combination</a> <ul><li>Champions: <a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_in_English_football" title="1908–09 in English football">1908–09</a></li> <li>Runners-up: <a href="/wiki/1903%E2%80%9304_in_English_football" title="1903–04 in English football">1903–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/1904%E2%80%9305_in_English_football" title="1904–05 in English football">1904–05</a>, <a href="/wiki/1905%E2%80%9306_in_English_football" title="1905–06 in English football">1905–06</a>, <a href="/wiki/1906%E2%80%9307_in_English_football" title="1906–07 in English football">1906–07</a>, <a href="/wiki/1907%E2%80%9308_in_English_football" title="1907–08 in English football">1907–08</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b>Cup</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Cup" title="Welsh Cup">Welsh Cup</a> <ul><li>Winners: 1908, 1933, 1947</li> <li>Runners-up: 1909, 1910, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1970</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_North_Cup" title="Football League Third Division North Cup">Third Division North Cup</a> <ul><li>Winners: 1936, 1937</li> <li>Runners-up: 1946</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conference_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference League Cup">Conference League Cup</a> <ul><li>Winners: 2001</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debenhams_Cup" title="Debenhams Cup">Debenhams Cup</a> <ul><li>Winners: 1977</li></ul></li> <li>Conference Championship Shield <ul><li>Runners-up: <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_in_English_football" title="2001–02 in English football">2001</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Senior_Cup" title="Lancashire Senior Cup">Lancashire Senior Cup</a> <ul><li>Winners: 1957</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_players">International players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester_City_F.C.&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: International players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Appearances and goals </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Years </td> <td>Nationality </td> <th>Name </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td>1887–1892 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Jones_(footballer_born_1866)" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel Jones (footballer born 1866)">Sam Jones</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales international</a>) </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1888–1891 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lee_Roberts" title="Robert Lee Roberts">Robert Lee Roberts</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales international</a>) </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1889–1891<br />1895–1896 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Lewis_(footballer)" title="Benjamin Lewis (footballer)">Ben Lewis</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales international</a>) </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1892–1898 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Lewis_(footballer,_born_1864)" title="Billy Lewis (footballer, born 1864)">Billy Lewis</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales international</a>) </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1907–1914 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Robert_William_Matthews" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert William Matthews">Billy Matthews</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales international</a>) </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938–1955 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Astbury" title="Tommy Astbury">Tommy Astbury</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales international</a>) </td> <td align="center">303 </td> <td align="center">38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948–1951 <br />1956–1961 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Foulkes" title="Billy Foulkes">Billy Foulkes</a><br /> (<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales international</a>) </td> <td align="center">118 </td> <td align="center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957–1959 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Pearson" title="Stan Pearson">Stan Pearson</a><br /> (<a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England international</a>) </td> <td align="center">57 </td> <td align="center">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961–1964 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Fitzgerald_(footballer)" title="Peter Fitzgerald (footballer)">Peter Fitzgerald</a> <br /> (<a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Republic of Ireland national football team">Republic of Ireland international</a>) </td> <td align="center">80 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978–1980 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Rush" title="Ian Rush">Ian Rush</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales International</a>) </td> <td align="center">34 </td> <td align="center">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983–1986 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Andy_Holden_(footballer)" title="Andy Holden (footballer)">Andy Holden (footballer)</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales International</a>) </td> <td align="center">100 </td> <td align="center">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984–1985 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Dixon" title="Lee Dixon">Lee Dixon</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England international</a>) </td> <td align="center">57 </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986–1996 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Stewart_(footballer,_born_1965)" title="Billy Stewart (footballer, born 1965)">Billy Stewart</a><br /> (<a href="/wiki/England_C_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="England C national football team">England semi-pro international</a>) </td> <td align="center">317 </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991–1993 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Albiston" title="Arthur Albiston">Arthur Albiston</a><br /> (<a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland international</a>) </td> <td align="center">68 </td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993–1998 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Iain_Jenkins" title="Iain Jenkins">Iain Jenkins</a><br /> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland international</a>) </td> <td align="center">195 </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–1996 </td> <td align="center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" 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href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_Chester_F.C._season" title="1936–37 Chester F.C. season">1936–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_Chester_F.C._season" title="1937–38 Chester F.C. season">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_Chester_F.C._season" title="1938–39 Chester F.C. season">1938–39</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_Chester_F.C._season" title="1946–47 Chester F.C. season">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Chester_F.C._season" title="1947–48 Chester F.C. season">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Chester_F.C._season" title="1948–49 Chester F.C. season">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_Chester_F.C._season" title="1949–50 Chester F.C. season">1949–50</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Chester_F.C._season" title="1950–51 Chester F.C. season">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Chester_F.C._season" title="1951–52 Chester F.C. season">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Chester_F.C._season" title="1952–53 Chester F.C. season">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Chester_F.C._season" title="1953–54 Chester F.C. season">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_Chester_F.C._season" title="1954–55 Chester F.C. season">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Chester_F.C._season" title="1955–56 Chester F.C. season">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Chester_F.C._season" title="1956–57 Chester F.C. season">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Chester_F.C._season" title="1957–58 Chester F.C. season">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Chester_F.C._season" title="1958–59 Chester F.C. season">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Chester_F.C._season" title="1959–60 Chester F.C. season">1959–60</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Chester_F.C._season" title="1960–61 Chester F.C. season">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Chester_F.C._season" title="1961–62 Chester F.C. season">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_Chester_F.C._season" title="1962–63 Chester F.C. season">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_Chester_F.C._season" title="1963–64 Chester F.C. season">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_Chester_F.C._season" title="1964–65 Chester F.C. season">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_Chester_F.C._season" title="1965–66 Chester F.C. season">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Chester_F.C._season" title="1966–67 Chester F.C. season">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Chester_F.C._season" title="1967–68 Chester F.C. season">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_Chester_F.C._season" title="1968–69 Chester F.C. season">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Chester_F.C._season" title="1969–70 Chester F.C. season">1969–70</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Chester_F.C._season" title="1970–71 Chester F.C. season">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Chester_F.C._season" title="1971–72 Chester F.C. season">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Chester_F.C._season" title="1972–73 Chester F.C. season">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Chester_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Chester F.C. season">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Chester_F.C._season" title="1974–75 Chester F.C. season">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Chester_F.C._season" title="1975–76 Chester F.C. season">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Chester_F.C._season" title="1976–77 Chester F.C. season">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Chester_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Chester F.C. season">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Chester_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Chester F.C. season">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Chester_F.C._season" title="1979–80 Chester F.C. season">1979–80</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Chester_F.C._season" title="1980–81 Chester F.C. season">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Chester_F.C._season" title="1981–82 Chester F.C. season">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Chester_F.C._season" title="1982–83 Chester F.C. season">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1983–84 Chester City F.C. season">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1984–85 Chester City F.C. season">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1985–86 Chester City F.C. season">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Chester City F.C. season">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1987–88 Chester City F.C. season">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1988–89 Chester City F.C. season">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1989–90 Chester City F.C. season">1989–90</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1990–91 Chester City F.C. season">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1991–92 Chester City F.C. season">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1992–93 Chester City F.C. season">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1993–94 Chester City F.C. season">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1994–95 Chester City F.C. season">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1995–96 Chester City F.C. season">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1996–97 Chester City F.C. season">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1997–98 Chester City F.C. season">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1998–99 Chester City F.C. season">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1999–2000 Chester City F.C. season">1999–2000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2000–04 (Non-league)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="2004–05 Chester City F.C. season">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="2005–06 Chester City F.C. season">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="2006–07 Chester City F.C. season">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="2007–08 Chester City F.C. season">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="2008–09 Chester City F.C. season">2008–09</a></li> <li>2009–10 (Non-league)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Chester_City_F.C._–_managers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#2080DF; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 silver,inset -1px -1px 0 silver; width: 87%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hewitt_(footballer)" title="Charlie Hewitt (footballer)">Hewitt</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1930</span>–36)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_Mansley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry Mansley (page does not exist)">Mansley</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1936</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Raisbeck" title="Alex Raisbeck">Raisbeck</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1936</span>–38)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Brown_(footballer,_born_1890)" title="Frank Brown (footballer, born 1890)">F. Brown</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1938</span>–53)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Page" title="Louis Page">Page</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1953</span>–56)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Harris_(footballer,_born_1917)" title="John Harris (footballer, born 1917)">Harris</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1956</span>–59)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Pearson" title="Stan Pearson">Pearson</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1959</span>–61)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lambton" title="Bill Lambton">Lambton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1962</span>–63)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hauser_(footballer)" title="Peter Hauser (footballer)">Hauser</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1963</span>–68)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Roberts_(footballer,_born_1936)" title="Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1936)">Roberts</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1968</span>–76)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Oakes" title="Alan Oakes">Oakes</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1976</span>–82)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Sear" title="Cliff Sear">Sear</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1982</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Sainty_(footballer)" title="John Sainty (footballer)">Sainty</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1982</span>–83)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Storton" title="Trevor Storton">Storton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1983</span>–84)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Sear" title="Cliff Sear">Sear</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_McGrath_(footballer,_born_1938)" title="John McGrath (footballer, born 1938)">McGrath</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mick_Speight" title="Mick Speight">Speight</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>–85)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Harry_McNally" title="Harry McNally">McNally</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1985</span>–92)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Graham_Barrow" title="Graham Barrow">Barrow</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1992</span>–94)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pejic" title="Mike Pejic">Pejic</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1994</span>–95)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Mann" title="Derek Mann">Mann</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1995</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ratcliffe" title="Kevin Ratcliffe">Ratcliffe</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1995</span>–99)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Smith_(American_football,_born_1959)" title="Terry Smith (American football, born 1959)">Smith</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1999</span>–2000)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Atkins" title="Ian Atkins">Atkins</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2000</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Graham_Barrow" title="Graham Barrow">Barrow</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2000</span>–01)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Hill_(footballer)" title="Gordon Hill (footballer)">Hill</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2001</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Mungall" title="Steve Mungall">Mungall</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2001</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Andy_Porter_(footballer,_born_1968)" title="Andy Porter (footballer, born 1968)">Porter</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dean_Spink" title="Dean Spink">Spink</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2001</span>–02)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Owen_Brown_(footballer)" title="Owen Brown (footballer)">O. Brown</a> & Lewer</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2002</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer,_born_1963)" title="Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)">Wright</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2002</span>–04)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Mathias" title="Ray Mathias">Mathias</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2004</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Rush" title="Ian Rush">Rush</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2004</span>–05)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Bell_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dave Bell (football manager) (page does not exist)">Bell</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2005</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Curle" title="Keith Curle">Curle</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2005</span>–06)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer,_born_1963)" title="Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)">Wright</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2006</span>–07)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Davies_(footballer,_born_1974)" title="Simon Davies (footballer, born 1974)">Davies</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2007</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Williamson" title="Bobby Williamson">Williamson</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2007</span>–08)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Davies_(footballer,_born_1974)" title="Simon Davies (footballer, born 1974)">Davies</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2008</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(footballer,_born_1963)" title="Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)">Wright</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2008</span>–09)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mick_Wadsworth" title="Mick Wadsworth">Wadsworth</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2009</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(footballer)" title="Tim Ryan (footballer)">Ryan</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2009</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Harvey" title="Jim Harvey">Harvey</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2009</span>–10)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morrell_Maison&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morrell Maison (page does not exist)">Maison</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2010</span>)</span></span></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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(1879)">Bootle</a></i> (1892–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burton_Swifts_F.C." title="Burton Swifts F.C.">Burton Swifts</a></i> (1892–1901)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burton_United_F.C." title="Burton United F.C.">Burton United</a></i> (1901–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Burton Wanderers F.C.">Burton Wanderers</a></i> (1894–97)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Darwen_F.C._(1870)" title="Darwen F.C. (1870)">Darwen</a></i> (1891–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainsborough_Trinity_F.C." title="Gainsborough Trinity F.C.">Gainsborough Trinity</a> (1896–1912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossop_North_End_A.F.C." title="Glossop North End A.F.C.">Glossop North End</a> (1898–1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Leeds_City_F.C." title="Leeds City F.C.">Leeds City</a></i> (1905–19)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Loughborough_F.C." title="Loughborough F.C.">Loughborough</a></i> (1895–1900)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_Ironopolis_F.C." title="Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C.">Middlesbrough Ironopolis</a></i> (1893–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Brighton_Tower_F.C." title="New Brighton Tower F.C.">New Brighton Tower</a></i> (1898–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwich_Victoria_F.C." title="Northwich Victoria F.C.">Northwich Victoria</a> (1892–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_Town_F.C._(1878)" title="Rotherham Town F.C. (1878)">Rotherham Town</a></i> (1893–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wimbledon_F.C." title="Wimbledon F.C.">Wimbledon</a></i> Became <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Dons_F.C." title="Milton Keynes Dons F.C.">Milton Keynes Dons</a> (1977–92, 2000–04)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Third tier (1920–present)<br /> North/South (1921–1958)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aberdare_Athletic_F.C." title="Aberdare Athletic F.C.">Aberdare Athletic</a></i> (1921–27)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashington_A.F.C." title="Ashington A.F.C.">Ashington</a> (1921–29)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bury_F.C." title="Bury F.C.">Bury</a> (1894–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_City_A.F.C." title="Durham City A.F.C.">Durham City</a> (1921–28)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Town_F.C." title="Merthyr Town F.C.">Merthyr Town</a> (1920–30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_F.C." title="Nelson F.C.">Nelson</a> (1921–31)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Brighton_A.F.C." title="New Brighton A.F.C.">New Brighton</a></i> (1923–51)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_County_F.C." title="Rotherham County F.C.">Rotherham County</a></i> (1919–25)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gateshead_A.F.C." title="Gateshead A.F.C.">South Shields</a></i> (1919–30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stalybridge_Celtic_F.C." title="Stalybridge Celtic F.C.">Stalybridge Celtic</a> (1921–23)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thames_A.F.C." title="Thames A.F.C.">Thames</a></i> (1930–32)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wigan_Borough_F.C." title="Wigan Borough F.C.">Wigan Borough</a></i> (1921–31)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fourth tier (by election, 1958–1987)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Accrington_Stanley_F.C._(1891)" title="Accrington Stanley F.C. 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