Chester City 1993–94 football season
| 1993–94 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Graham Barrow |
| Stadium | Deva Stadium |
| Football League Third Division | 2nd (promoted) |
| FA Cup | Round 3 |
| Football League Cup | Round 1 |
| Football League Trophy | Round 3 |
| Top goalscorer | League: David Pugh (12) All: Chris Lightfoot (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,638 vs Preston North End (27 December) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,195 vs Scunthorpe United (11 September) |
| Average home league attendance | 3,191 9th in division |
| ← 1992–931994–95 → | |
The 1993–94 season was the 56th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the first season spent in the Third Division, after the relegation from the Second Division in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
Football League
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 79 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Chester City | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 74 | Promoted |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 73 | |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 70 | Promoted through play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 67 | Participated in play-offs |
Notes:
- New club in the league
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 16 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 0–1 | 2,752 | |
| 21 August | Wycombe Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | 5,607 | |
| 28 August | Chesterfield | H | W | 3–1 | Lightfoot, Rimmer, Thompson | 2,283 |
| 31 August | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–0 | Pugh, Leonard, Rimmer | 4,038 |
| 4 September | Rochdale | A | L | 0–2 | 3,063 | |
| 11 September | Scunthorpe United | H | L | 0–2 | 2,195 | |
| 18 September | Scarborough | A | W | 1–0 | Leonard | 1,510 |
| 25 September | Carlisle United | H | D | 0–0 | 2,911 | |
| 2 October | Wigan Athletic | A | L | 3–6 | Leonard (pen), Wheeler (2) | 1,889 |
| 9 October | Darlington | A | W | 2–1 | Rimmer, Wheeler (pen) | 1,767 |
| 16 October | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 1–0 | Rimmer | 3,052 |
| 23 October | Mansfield Town | A | W | 4–0 | Wheeler (3), Rimmer | 2,545 |
| 30 October | Torquay United | H | D | 1–1 | Bishop | 2,563 |
| 2 November | Bury | H | W | 3–0 | Lightfoot (2), Rimmer | 2,540 |
| 6 November | Hereford United | A | W | 5–0 | Anderson (o.g.), Wheeler, Lightfoot (2), Pugh | 2,092 |
| 20 November | Northampton Town | H | W | 1–0 | Pugh | 2,650 |
| 27 November | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–2 | Lightfoot | 4,749 |
| 11 December | Wycombe Wanderers | H | W | 3–1 | Rimmer, Leonard, Pugh | 3,195 |
| 17 December | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 4–3 | Leonard (3), Pugh | 1,914 |
| 27 December | Preston North End | A | D | 1–1 | Nebbeling (o.g.) | 12,790 |
| 1 January | Colchester United | A | D | 0–0 | 3,170 | |
| 15 January | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–3 | 5,365 | |
| 22 January | Darlington | H | D | 0–0 | 2,777 | |
| 29 January | Torquay United | A | W | 3–1 | Greenall, Flitcroft, Thompson | 2,959 |
| 1 February | Lincoln City | H | D | 1–1 | Lancashire | 2,648 |
| 5 February | Mansfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Lancashire | 2,664 |
| 12 February | Walsall | A | D | 1–1 | Pugh (pen) | 4,602 |
| 19 February | Chesterfield | A | W | 2–1 | Lancashire, Leonard | 2,847 |
| 25 February | Rochdale | H | W | 3–1 | Pugh (2, 1 pen), Rimmer | 3,472 |
| 1 March | Gillingham | H | W | 1–0 | Pugh | 3,128 |
| 5 March | Scunthorpe United | A | D | 1–1 | Lightfoot | 2,669 |
| 12 March | Scarborough | H | W | 4–1 | Thompson (3), Came | 2,882 |
| 15 March | Walsall | H | W | 2–1 | Lightfoot, Thompson | 3,324 |
| 19 March | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–1 | 4,193 | |
| 26 March | Wigan Athletic | H | W | 2–1 | Pugh (pen), Preece | 3,542 |
| 2 April | Preston North End | H | W | 3–2 | Lancashire (2), Leonard | 5,638 |
| 4 April | Gillingham | A | D | 2–2 | Pugh, Green (o.g.) | 3,165 |
| 9 April | Colchester United | H | W | 2–1 | Lightfoot (2) | 3,394 |
| 16 April | Bury | A | D | 1–1 | Lancashire | 3,142 |
| 23 April | Hereford United | H | W | 3–1 | Pugh, Lancashire, Preece | 3,845 |
| 30 April | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–1 | 6,432 | |
| 7 May | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 1–2 | Lightfoot | 5,550 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 13 November | Bradford City (3) | A | D | 0–0 | 6,204 | |
| First round replay | 30 November | H | W | 1–0 | Lightfoot | 3,707 | |
| Second round | 4 December | Hull City (3) | H | W | 2–0 | Preece, Leonard | 4,333 |
| Third round | 8 January | Plymouth Argyle (3) | A | L | 0–1 | 9,170 |
League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round first leg | 17 August | Sunderland (2) | A | L | 1–3 | Rimmer | 9,484 |
| First round second leg | 24 August | H | D | 0–0 | 2,903 |
Football League Trophy
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Trophy| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 28 September | Blackpool (3) | A | W | 2–1 | Rimmer, Lightfoot | 2,633 |
| 19 October | Crewe Alexandra (4) | H | D | 2–2 | Greenall, Came | 2,370 | |
| Second round | 7 December | Rotherham United (3) | H | W | 1–0 | Lightfoot | 1,553 |
| Third round | 11 January | Lincoln City (4) | A | L | 0–1 | 1,733 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 |
John Bagnall | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
 |
David Felgate | 41 | – | 34 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
 |
Steve McIlhargey | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Billy Stewart | 9 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
|
Graham Barrow | 10+3 | – | 10+3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Eddie Bishop | 12+13 | 1 | 9+9 | 1 | 0+3 | – | 2 | – | 1+1 | – |
|
Mark Came | 39 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 1 |
|
Darren Donnelly | 0+10 | – | 0+9 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | – | – |
|
David Flitcroft | 4+4 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Colin Greenall | 52 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 1 |
|
Joe Jakub | 45+1 | – | 35+1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – |
 |
Iain Jenkins | 38+6 | – | 30+4 | – | 4 | – | 0+2 | – | 4 | – |
|
Graham Lancashire | 10+1 | 7 | 10+1 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
Mark Leonard | 36+4 | 10 | 28+4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
|
Chris Lightfoot | 47 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 |
|
Roger Preece | 48+1 | 3 | 38+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – |
|
David Pugh | 44+1 | 12 | 36+1 | 12 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
|
Stuart Rimmer | 33+11 | 10 | 26+9 | 8 | 2+1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
|
David Thompson | 48+1 | 6 | 40+1 | 6 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – |
|
Paul Wheeler | 31+2 | 7 | 23+2 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – |
|
Spencer Whelan | 23+2 | – | 22 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – |
| Own goals | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 52 | 78 | 42 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
References
- "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.
- Chester City at the Football Club History Database
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