1990–91 Chester City F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was the 53rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester City
1990–91 season
ManagerHarry McNally
StadiumMoss Rose
Football League
Third Division
19th
FA CupRound 2
Football League CupRound 1
Associate Members' CupGroup
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carl Dale (10)

All:
Carl Dale (15)
Highest home attendance3,579 vs Stoke City (18 September)
Lowest home attendance631 vs Reading (5 March)
Average home league attendance1,630
24th in division[1]

Also, it was the fifth season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1986. 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
17 Preston North End 46 15 11 20 54 67 −13 56
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 14 10 22 61 68 −7 52
19 Chester City 46 14 9 23 46 58 −12 51
20 Swansea City 46 13 9 24 49 72 −23 48 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 First round
21 Fulham 46 10 16 20 41 56 −15 46
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 14 9 23 46 58  −12 51 10 3 10 27 27  0 4 6 13 19 31  −12

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLLWWDDLLWLWDWLLLDLWLLDWLWLLLWWWDLLLLDWDLLWDLWL
Position16221599914171415151512151617191919191919181918181819181817171818181818181819191818181819
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
25 August Bury A L 1–2 Pugh 2,628
1 September Exeter City H L 1–2 Abel (pen) 1,377
8 September Brentford A W 1–0 Painter 4,812
15 September Leyton Orient H W 2–0 Bennett, Painter 1,716
18 September Stoke City H D 1–1 Ellis 3,579
21 September Cambridge United A D 1–1 Butler 3,687
29 September Huddersfield Town H L 1–2 1,540
3 October Bradford City A L 1–2 Abel (pen) 5,519
6 October Tranmere Rovers A W 2–1 Pugh, Abel (pen) 6,642
13 October Grimsby Town H L 1–2 Dale 1,875
20 October Shrewsbury Town H W 3–2 Bennett, Morton, Dale 1,431
23 October Preston North End A D 0–0 5,465
27 October Crewe Alexandra A W 3–1 Morton (2), Pugh (pen) 4,262
3 November Bolton Wanderers H L 0–2 2,553
10 November Birmingham City H L 0–1 2,273
24 November Swansea City A L 0–1 3,361
1 December Bournemouth H D 0–0 1,103
15 December Mansfield Town A L 0–1 1,919
22 December Southend United H W 1–0 Dale 1,523
26 December Rotherham United A L 1–2 Butler 3,547
29 December Fulham A L 1–4 Dale 3,084
12 January Exeter City A D 1–1 Bishop 4,008
19 January Bury H W 1–0 Barrow 1,421
26 January Leyton Orient A L 0–1 3,437
2 February Stoke City A W 3–2 Dale, Bishop (2) 11,037
23 February Birmingham City A L 0–1 6,702
26 February Wigan Athletic H L 1–2 Bishop 914
2 March Bournemouth A L 0–1 4,669
5 March Reading H W 1–0 Butler 631
9 March Mansfield Town H W 1–0 Morton 1,157
12 March Bradford City H W 4–2 Morton, Dale (2), Lightfoot 1,303
16 March Huddersfield Town A D 1–1 Lightfoot 5,337
20 March Grimsby Town A L 0–2 6,012
23 March Tranmere Rovers H L 0–2 2,705
25 March Cambridge United H L 0–2 1,015
30 March Rotherham United H L 1–2 Butler 1,079
2 April Southend United A D 1–1 Bishop 6,190
6 April Fulham H W 1–0 Morton 1,047
13 April Reading A D 2–2 Painter, Bishop 2,707
16 April Wigan Athletic A L 0–2 2,131
20 April Shrewsbury Town A L 0–1 2,952
23 April Swansea City H W 2–1 Bennett, Butler 852
27 April Preston North End H D 1–1 Abel (pen) 1,351
30 April Brentford H L 1–2 Dale 1,275
4 May Crewe Alexandra H W 3–1 Morton, Dale (2) 3,126
11 May Bolton Wanderers A L 0–1 12,826

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 17 November Doncaster Rovers (4) H D 2–2 Bennett, Dale 1,749
First round replay 20 November A W 2–1 Dale, Painter 3,543
Second round 12 December Leek Town (6) A D 1–1 Dale 3,046
Second round replay 17 December H W 4–0 Bertschin, Dale, Abel (pen), Painter 2,420
Third round 12 December Bournemouth (3) H L 2–3 Croft (2) 1,833

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 28 August Preston North End (3) A L 0–2 3,503
First round second leg 4 September H W 5–1 Abel (pen), Croft (2), Ellis 1,009
Second round first leg 25 September Arsenal (1) H L 0–1 4,135
Second round second leg 9 October A L 0–5 22,902

Associate Members' Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 6 November Wigan Athletic (3) A L 0–4 1,800
27 November Bury (3) H W 2–0 Dale, Morton 409

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
  Fred Barber 8 8
  Billy Stewart 49 38 5 4 2
Field players
  Graham Abel 39 6 29 4 5 1 3 1 2
  Graham Barrow 27 1 20 1 3 4
  Gary Bennett 32+7 4 23+7 3 3 1 4 2
  Keith Bertschin 17+5 1 14+5 3 1
  Eddie Bishop 19 6 19 6
  David Brightwell 6 6
  Barry Butler 52+1 5 42+1 5 5 3 2
  Brian Croft 42+7 4 31+7 5 2 4 2 2
  Carl Dale 52+3 15 41+3 10 5 4 4 2 1
  Neil Ellis 17+11 2 13+8 1 1+1 2+2 1 1
  Martin Lane 49+2 38+2 5 4 2
  Chris Lightfoot 38+8 2 33+4 2 3+2 2+2
  Sean Lundon 5+1 4+1 1
  Neil Morton 36+4 8 31+3 7 2+1 1 2 1
  Robbie Painter 40+11 5 34+8 3 4+1 2 1+1 1+1
  Roger Preece 40 35 4 1
  David Pugh 41+4 3 33+4 3 3 3 2
  Alan Reeves 6+8 3+7 2 0+1 1
  Spencer Whelan 10+2 9+2 1
  Chris Withe 2 2
Own goals 2 1 1
Total 57 64 46 46 5 11 4 5 2 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.