1985–86 Chester City F.C. season

The 1985–86 season was the 48th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester City
1985–86 season
ManagerHarry McNally
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
2nd
(promoted)
FA CupRound 1
Football League CupRound 2
Associate Members' CupGroup
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stuart Rimmer (16)

All:
Stuart Rimmer (21)
Highest home attendance5,010 vs Port Vale (1 January)
Lowest home attendance1,429 vs Hartlepool United (26 August)
Average home league attendance2,922
6th in division[1]

Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Fourth Division after the relegation from the Third Division in 1982. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swindon Town 46 32 6 8 82 43 +39 102 Division Champions, promoted
2 Chester City 46 23 15 8 83 50 +33 84 Promoted
3 Mansfield Town 46 23 12 11 74 47 +27 81
4 Port Vale 46 21 16 9 67 37 +30 79
5 Orient 46 20 12 14 79 64 +15 72
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 23 15 8 83 50  +33 84 15 5 3 44 16  +28 8 10 5 39 34  +5

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDLDWWWWDWWWLDDWWWWDDDWLWDWWWWLDDLDLWWDDWLWDWWL
Position11202113975743354642111111122111121222222222222222
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
17 August Halifax Town H D 1–1 Rimmer 1,750
24 August Peterborough United A L 0–3 2,667
26 August Hartlepool United H D 1–1 Rimmer (pen) 1,429
31 August Tranmere Rovers A W 3–2 Holden, Burgess (o.g.), Rimmer 1,703
7 September Hereford United H W 1–0 Houghton 1,720
14 September Torquay United A W 3–0 Houghton, Rimmer (2) 1,111
21 September Crewe Alexandra H W 4–0 Rimmer (pen), Gage, Bennett (2) 2,369
28 September Stockport County A D 2–2 Bennett (2) 1,801
2 October Mansfield Town H W 1–0 Rimmer (pen) 2,127
5 October Burnley H W 4–0 Rimmer, Graham, Kelly, Bennett 3,005
12 October Preston North End A W 6–3 Rimmer (4, 1 pen), Kelly, Greenough 4,073
19 October Swindon Town H L 0–1 3,109
22 October Northampton Town A D 2–2 Graham, Murray 2,323
26 October Wrexham A D 1–1 Coy 3,500
2 November Aldershot H W 1–0 Rimmer (pen) 2,180
6 November Colchester United H W 4–0 Greenough, Rimmer (2), Abel 2,809
9 November Exeter City A W 3–1 Greenough, Houghton (2) 1,888
23 November Orient H W 3–0 Kelly (2), Rimmer 2,653
29 November Southend United A D 1–1 Houghton 3,525
7 December Aldershot A D 1–1 Richardson (pen) 1,528
14 December Scunthorpe United H D 1–1 Kelly 2,657
21 December Peterborough United H W 2–1 Holden, Bennett 2,331
26 December Cambridge United A L 2–3 Richardson, Bennett 2,395
1 January Port Vale H W 4–1 Houghton (2), Richardson (pen), Bennett 5,010
8 January Hartlepool United A D 1–1 Abel 3,891
11 January Tranmere Rovers H W 1–0 Graham 3,700
17 January Halifax Town A W 2–1 Houghton (2) 1,473
25 January Torquay United H W 3–1 Richardson (2), Bennett 2,808
1 February Hereford United A W 2–0 Bennett (2, 1 pen) 3,255
5 February Northampton Town H L 2–3 Richardson (pen), Chard (o.g.) 3,304
15 February Rochdale H D 1–1 Richardson (pen) 3,232
22 February Crewe Alexandra A D 2–2 Kelly, Richardson (pen) 3,271
1 March Stockport County H L 1–2 Richardson 2,919
4 March Mansfield Town A D 0–0 3,957
8 March Burnley A L 0–1 3,690
15 March Preston North End H W 2–0 Wright, Kelly 3,062
22 March Wrexham H W 2–1 Richardson, Bennett 4,791
29 March Port Vale A D 1–1 Greenough 4,490
31 March Cambridge United H D 1–1 Houghton 2,893
4 April Colchester United A W 3–2 Johnson, Glenn, Greenough 2,281
8 April Swindon Town A L 2–4 Johnson (2, 1 pen) 12,630
12 April Exeter City H W 2–1 Lane, Johnson (pen) 2,899
19 April Orient A D 0–0 2,617
26 April Southend United H W 2–0 Bennett, Johnson (pen) 4,453
29 April Rochdale A W 2–1 Kelly, Johnson 1,963
3 May Scunthorpe United A L 0–2 2,256

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 16 November Bury (3) A L 0–2 3,424

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 28 August Tranmere Rovers (4) A W 3–1 Rimmer (3, 1 pen) 2,207
First round second leg 4 September H D 0–0 2,384
Second round first leg 25 September Coventry City (1) H L 1–2 Rimmer (pen) 4,863
Second round second leg 9 October A L 2–7 Murray, Rimmer (pen) 5,504

Associate Members' Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 20 January Rochdale (4) A L 0–1 1,164
Second round 22 January Wigan Athletic (3) H L 0–2 1,375

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
AM
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  John Butcher 39 34 1 3 1
  Ray Cashley 10 9 1
  David Kaye 4 3 1
Field players
  Graham Abel 25 2 23 2 2
  Ian Bailey 1+1 1+1
  Earl Barrett 12 12
  Gary Bennett 46+3 13 40+3 13 1 3 2
  John Bramhall 4 4
  David Brett 7+3 5+2 1 1+1
  Barry Butler 12+4 10+4 2
  Bobby Coy 50 1 44 1 1 4 1
  Brian Croft 2+1 0+1 2
  Steve Fox 1 1
  Wakeley Gage 21 1 17 1 1 3
  David Glenn 37+1 1 33 1 0+1 4
  Milton Graham 41+1 3 37+1 3 1 3
  Ricky Greenough 33+5 5 28+5 5 1 2 2
  Lee Harley 0+1 0+1
  Andy Holden 13 2 10 2 3
  Peter Houghton 38+3 10 34+3 10 1 3
  Steve Johnson 10 6 10 6
  John Kelly 48 8 43 8 1 4
  Martin Lane 50 1 44 1 1 4 1
  David Murray 5+3 2 3+3 1 1 1 1
  Richie Palmer 1 1
  Ian Richardson 27 10 27 10
  Stuart Rimmer 23 21 18 16 1 4 5
  Mark Sconce 3+1 1+1 2
  Mick Speight 12 10 1 1
  Colin Woodthorpe 2 2
  Billy Wright 6 1 6 1
Own goals 2 2
Total 53 89 46 83 1 4 6 2

References

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  1. ^ "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 at the Football Club History Database