2006–07 Chester City F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was the 65th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester City
2006–07 season
ManagerMark Wright
StadiumDeva Stadium
Football League Two18th
FA CupRound 3
Football League CupRound 1
Football League TrophyRound 2
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jonathan Walters (9)

All:
Jonathan Walters (10)
Highest home attendance4,206 vs Wrexham (20 August)
Lowest home attendance1,527 vs Boston United (5 December)
Average home league attendance2,473
20th in division[1]

Also, it was the third 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
16 Hereford United 46 14 13 19 45 53 −8 55
17 Mansfield Town 46 14 12 20 58 63 −5 54
18 Chester City 46 13 14 19 40 48 −8 53
19 Wrexham 46 13 12 21 43 65 −22 51
20 Accrington Stanley 46 13 11 22 70 81 −11 50
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

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 13 14 19 40 48  −8 53 7 9 7 23 23  0 6 5 12 17 25  −8

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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ResultWWLLDLLDLWDWDDWLLDLWWWLLWWLDDWDWLDDLLLWLDLDLDL
Position32712121316161915161413131016161516151410141515101412111012111212121414141313141617171818
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
5 August Accrington Stanley H W 2–0 Broughton, Blundell 3,779
8 August Bury A W 3–1 Walters (2), Woodthorpe (o.g.) 2,719
12 August Hereford United A L 0–2 3,834
20 August Wrexham H L 1–2 Hand 4,206
26 August Torquay United A D 2–2 Broughton, Martínez 2,541
1 September Swindon Town H L 0–2 3,382
9 September Wycombe Wanderers A L 0–1 4,277
12 September Notts County H D 0–0 1,818
16 September Grimsby Town H L 0–2 1,957
23 September Milton Keynes Dons A W 2–1 Westwood, Walters 5,476
26 September Macclesfield Town A D 1–1 Sandwith 2,022
30 September Bristol Rovers H W 2–0 Sandwith, Martínez 2,151
6 October Walsall H D 0–0 3,241
14 October Rochdale A D 0–0 3,149
20 October Hartlepool United H W 2–1 Westwood, Walters 2,580
28 October Barnet A L 0–1 2,301
3 November Darlington A L 0–1 3,630
17 November Stockport County H D 1–1 Walters 3,624
25 November Shrewsbury Town A L 1–2 Blundell 4,464
5 December Boston United H W 3–1 Blundell (2), Walters 1,527
9 December Lincoln City H W 4–1 Blundell, Walters, Martínez, Wilson 2,142
16 December Peterborough United A W 2–0 Walters, Arber (o.g.) 4,491
26 December Macclesfield Town H L 0–3 3,365
30 December Milton Keynes Dons H L 0–3 2,271
1 January Notts County A W 2–1 Walters, Westwood 4,019
9 January Grimsby Town A W 2–0 Artell, Blundell 3,012
13 January Wycombe Wanderers H L 0–1 2,336
20 January Bristol Rovers A D 0–0 5,694
27 January Mansfield Town H D 1–1 Steele 2,129
3 February Accrington Stanley A W 1–0 Linwood 1,900
18 February Wrexham A D 0–0 6,801
21 February Bury H W 1–0 Yeo 1,642
24 February Swindon Town A L 0–1 5,462
27 February Hereford United H D 1–1 Yeo 1,842
2 March Torquay United H D 1–1 Bennett 1,996
6 March Mansfield Town A L 1–2 Maylett 2,366
10 March Walsall A L 0–1 5,282
16 March Rochdale H L 0–1 2,179
24 March Barnet H W 2–0 Bolland, Hand 1,591
30 March Hartlepool United A L 0–3 6,059
6 April Darlington H D 1–1 Yeo 1,942
9 April Stockport County A L 0–2 5,719
15 April Shrewsbury Town H D 0–0 3,296
21 April Boston United A L 0–1 1,752
28 April Peterborough United H D 1–1 Yeo 1,905
5 May Lincoln City A L 0–2 5,267

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 11 November Clevedon Town A W 4–1 Wilson, Hand, Walters, Blundell 2,261
Second round 2 December Bury A D 2–2 Steele (2) 3,428
Second round replay 12 December H L 1–3 Wilson 2,810
Chester were reinstated in the FA Cup after Bury were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[2]
Third round 6 January Ipswich Town H D 0–0 4,330
Third round replay 16 January A L 0–1 11,732

Football League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 22 August Leeds United (2) A L 0–1 10,013

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 31 October Stockport County (4) H W 3–0 Hand, Blundell, Wilson 1,229
Second round 29 November Chesterfield (3) A L 4–4
(p.1–3)
Blundell, Wilson, Linwood, Bolland 2,414

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
  John Danby 54 46 5 1 2
Field players
  Graham Allen 2+1 2+1
  David Artell 49+1 1 42+1 1 5 1 1
  Dean Bennett 31+7 1 27+5 1 2+2 2
  Gregg Blundell 27+7 9 21+6 6 3+1 1 1 2 2
  Phil Bolland 29+3 2 23+3 1 4 2 1
  Drewe Broughton 10+5 2 9+5 2 1
  Royce Brownlie 3+1 3+1
  Glenn Cronin 1+3 1+3
  Jamie Hand 50 4 43 2 5 1 1 1 1
  Sean Hessey 27+4 22+4 3 2
  Chris Holroyd 7+18 7+15 0+1 0+1 0+1
  Alan Kearney 4+2 4+2
  Shaun Kelly 0+2 0+2
  Paul Linwood 36+5 2 33+4 1 1+1 1 1 1
  Simon Marples 28+6 24+6 3 1
  Roberto Martínez 38 3 31 3 5 1 1
  Brad Maylett 3+2 1 3+2 1
  Alex Meechan 2+6 2+6
  Jermaine McSporran 0+1 0+1
  Ricky Ravenhill 1+2 1+2
  Paul Rutherford 6+5 6+3 0+1 0+1
  Kevin Sandwith 31+5 2 27+5 2 3 1
  Ryan Semple 2+4 0+3 1+1 1
  Lee Steele 13+11 3 11+9 1 1+2 2 1
  James Vaughan 5+2 5+1 0+1
  Stephen Vaughan 24+1 20 2+1 1 1
  Jonathan Walters 30+3 10 24+2 9 5 1 1 0+1
  Ashley Westwood 25 3 21 3 2 1 1
  Laurence Wilson 42+7 5 34+7 1 5 2 1 2 2
  Simon Yeo 14+1 4 14+1 4
Own goals 2 2
Total 54 54 46 40 5 7 1 2 7

References

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  1. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Chester take Bury's FA Cup place". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

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.