2004–05 Chester City F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was the 63rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester City
2004–05 season
ManagerIan Rush
StadiumDeva Stadium
Football League Two20th
FA CupRound 3
Football League CupRound 1
Football League TrophyArea Quarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Branch (11)

All:
Michael Branch (13)
Highest home attendance3,803 vs Swansea City (2 October)
Lowest home attendance1,643 vs Cheltenham Town (1 February)
Average home league attendance2,812
21st in division[1]

Also, it was the first season spent in the Football League Two, after the promotion from the Football Conference in 2004. 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
18 Grimsby Town 46 14 16 16 51 52 −1 58
19 Notts County 46 13 13 20 46 62 −16 52
20 Chester City 46 12 16 18 43 69 −26 52
21 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 16 19 48 53 −5 49
22 Rushden & Diamonds 46 10 14 22 42 63 −21 44
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2009. Source: 2004–05 League Two
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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 12 16 18 43 69  −26 52 7 8 8 25 33  −8 5 8 10 18 36  −18

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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ResultDLLDLLWWDDDDWWWLDDLLDLDDWLDDLLWWLLLDLWDWLWDLLW
Position11192324242424202121201919181417151419191919191919191920202019192121212121212119212020202020
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
7 August Notts County A D 1–1 Rapley 6,423
10 August Wycombe Wanderers H L 0–2 2,881
14 August Mansfield Town H L 0–3 2,648
21 August Bury A D 1–1 Branch 2,870
28 August Darlington H L 0–3 2,392
30 August Boston United A L 1–3 Branch (pen) 2,698
4 September Macclesfield Town H W 1–0 Collins 2,913
11 September Scunthorpe United A W 2–1 Bolland, Ellison 4,203
18 September Cambridge United H D 0–0 2,771
25 September Lincoln City A D 1–1 Ellison 3,985
2 October Swansea City H D 1–1 Rapley 3,803
8 October Cheltenham Town A D 0–0 3,670
16 October Rushden & Diamonds A W 1–0 Drummond 2,735
23 October Grimsby Town H W 2–1 Branch (2) 3,233
26 October Kidderminster Harriers H W 3–0 Branch, Davies, Ellison 2,968
30 October Yeovil Town A L 1–4 Clare (pen) 5,741
6 November Leyton Orient H D 1–1 Belle 3,125
19 November Northampton Town A D 1–1 Ellison 5,625
27 November Oxford United H L 1–3 Ellison 2,791
7 December Bristol Rovers A L 1–4 Ellison 5,524
11 December Shrewsbury Town H D 1–1 Branch (pen) 3,219
17 December Southend United A L 0–1 4,837
26 December Scunthorpe United H D 1–1 Ellison 3,216
28 December Rochdale A D 2–2 Ellison, Branch 3,724
1 January Macclesfield Town A W 2–1 Drummond, Ellison 3,076
3 January Lincoln City H L 0–1 2,839
15 January Cambridge United A D 0–0 3,185
22 January Rochdale H D 0–0 2,985
29 January Swansea City A L 0–3 8,989
1 February Cheltenham Town H L 0–3 1,643
5 February Rushden & Diamonds H W 3–1 Atieno, Hessey, O'Neill 2,340
12 February Kidderminster Harriers A W 1–0 Drummond 2,779
19 February Yeovil Town H L 0–2 3,072
22 February Grimsby Town A L 0–1 3,144
26 February Shrewsbury Town A L 0–5 4,859
5 March Southend United H D 2–2 Walsh, Davies 2,396
12 March Wycombe Wanderers A L 2–4 Branch (2, 1 pen) 8,124
19 March Notts County H W 3–2 Drummond, Branch (2) 2,324
25 March Mansfield Town A D 0–0 3,437
28 March Bury H W 2–1 Lowe (2) 3,107
2 April Darlington A L 0–1 3,778
9 April Boston United H W 2–1 Booth, Lowe 2,040
16 April Bristol Rovers H D 2–2 Drummond (2) 2,475
23 April Leyton Orient A L 0–2 3,192
30 April Northampton Town H L 0–2 3,455
7 May Oxford United A W 1–0 Lowe 5,055

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 13 November Stafford Rangers (6) A W 2–0 Belle, Rapley 2,492
Second round 4 December Halifax Town (5) A W 3–1 Branch (2, 1 pen), Rapley 4,497
Third round 8 January AFC Bournemouth (3) A L 1–2 Ellison 7,653

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 24 August Sunderland (2) H L 0–3 11,450

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 28 September Sheffield Wednesday (3) A W 2–1 Ellison, Hope 7,640
Second round 2 November Rochdale (4) H W 1–0 Hessey 1,419
Quarterfinal 30 November Wrexham (3) H L 0–1 5,028

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
FL
Trophy
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
  Wayne Brown 26 23 1 1 1
  Colin Doyle 1 1
  Chris Mackenzie 26+1 23+1 2 1
Field players
  Eddie Anaclet 0+1 0+1
  Taiwo Atieno 3+1 1 3+1 1
  David Bayliss 10 9 1
  Cortez Belle 19+6 2 17+5 1 1+1 1 1
  Phil Bolland 48 1 42 1 2 1 3
  Robbie Booth 10+6 1 7+4 1 1+1 2+1
  Michael Branch 33+3 13 31+2 11 1 2 1 0+1
  Michael Brown 12+7 11+7 1
  Paul Carden 42+5 36+4 3 0+1 3
  Daryl Clare 5+4 1 3+4 1 1 1
  Danny Collins 13 1 12 1 1
  Ben Davies 41+8 2 38+6 2 2 0+1 1+1
  Stewart Drummond 48+3 6 44+1 6 2 1 1+2
  Darren Edmondson 28+1 26+1 2
  Kevin Ellison 30 11 24 9 3 1 1 2 1
  George Elokobi 4+1 4+1
  Robbie Foy 13 13
  Andy Harris 13+11 9+10 1+1 3
  Sean Hessey 37+3 2 31+3 1 3 1 2 1
  Ian Hillier 7+1 7+1
  Richard Hope 29+4 1 26+2 2 1+2 1
  Ryan Lowe 8 4 8 4
  Gavin Lynch 0+2 0+1 0+1
  Kevin McIntyre 14+2 9+1 1+1 1 3
  Alan Navarro 4 3 1
  Joe O'Neill 5+6 1 5+6 1
  Andrew Nicholas 5 5
  Kevin Rapley 16+11 4 12+9 2 1+2 2 3
  Carl Regan 4+2 4+2
  Ashley Sestanovich 3+4 3+4
  Darryn Stamp 3+2 2+2 1
  Stephen Vaughan 20+7 14+7 2 1 3
  Michael Walsh 2+4 1 2+3 1 0+1
  Andy Watson 1 1
  Shaun Whalley 0+5 0+3 0+2
Total 53 52 46 43 3 6 1 3 3

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.