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1989–90 Chester City F.C. season

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Chester City
1989–90 season
ManagerHarry McNally
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
16th
FA CupRound 2
Football League CupRound 1
Associate Members' CupArea quarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carl Dale (8)

All:
Carl Dale
Graham Abel (8)
Highest home attendance4,210 vs Tranmere Rovers (20 April)
Lowest home attendance1,722 vs Leyton Orient (6 January)
Average home league attendance2,459
24th in division[1]

The 1989–90 season was the 52nd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the fourth 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
14 Leyton Orient 46 16 10 20 52 56 −4 58
15 Mansfield Town 46 16 7 23 50 65 −15 55
16 Chester City 46 13 15 18 43 55 −12 54
17 Swansea City 46 14 12 20 45 63 −18 54
18 Wigan Athletic 46 13 14 19 48 64 −16 53
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 13 15 18 43 55  −12 54 11 7 5 30 23  +7 2 8 13 13 32  −19

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLDWLDLDLLDWLDWWLDLDDWLWDLWLWDDWWLLDLWDWLLLDWWL
Position2319141716192021222221212220161918222024202119152015151212139101517151715151416181919181616
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
19 August Mansfield Town H L 0–2 2,293
26 August Brentford A D 1–1 Dale 5,153
2 September Crewe Alexandra H W 2–1 Newhouse, Abel 2,170
9 September Swansea City A L 1–2 Newhouse 2,738
15 September Notts County H D 3–3 Newhouse (pen), Lightfoot, Croft 2,383
23 September Preston North End A L 0–5 5,230
26 September Reading A D 1–1 Lundon 4,296
30 September Fulham H L 0–2 2,135
7 October Bury H L 1–4 Lundon 2,168
13 October Cardiff City A D 1–1 Newhouse 3,675
17 October Birmingham City H W 4–0 Croft, Pugh, Painter, Butler 1,882
21 October Bolton Wanderers A L 0–1 6,496
28 October Bristol Rovers H D 0–0 2,618
31 October Leyton Orient A W 3–0 Painter, Abel (pen), Butler 3,979
4 November Huddersfield Town H W 2–1 Painter, Reeves 2,660
11 November Rotherham United A L 0–5 5,216
24 November Walsall H D 1–1 Abel (pen) 2,507
2 December Shrewsbury Town A L 0–2 2,905
15 December Tranmere Rovers A D 0–0 5,594
26 December Wigan Athletic H D 0–0 3,165
30 December Blackpool H W 2–0 Barrow, Abel 2,404
1 January Northampton Town A L 0–1 3,823
6 January Leyton Orient H W 1–0 Painter 1,722
12 January Brentford H D 1–1 Pugh 2,294
20 January Mansfield Town A L 0–1 2,257
26 January Swansea City H W 1–0 Dale 2,150
30 January Bristol City A L 0–1 8,769
3 February Preston North End H W 3–1 Woodthorpe, Butler, Croft 2,499
10 February Notts County A D 0–0 5,077
13 February Crewe Alexandra A D 0–0 4,260
17 February Shrewsbury Town H W 1–0 Abel 2,500
24 February Walsall A W 1–1 Butler 3,315
3 March Bristol City H L 0–3 2,496
6 March Fulham A L 0–1 3,824
9 March Reading H D 1–1 Dale 1,978
17 March Bury A L 0–1 2,851
20 March Cardiff City H W 1–0 Dale 1,866
24 March Birmingham City A D 0–0 7,584
31 March Bolton Wanderers H W 2–0 Cowdrill (o.g.), Dale 2,738
7 April Bristol Rovers A L 1–2 Reeves 6,589
14 April Northampton Town H L 0–1 2,234
16 April Wigan Athletic A L 0–1 2,277
20 April Tranmere Rovers H D 2–2 Dale, Pugh 4,210
24 April Blackpool A W 3–1 Gore (o.g.), Dale (2) 3,724
28 April Rotherham United H W 2–0 Bennett, Abel 3,827
5 May Huddersfield Town A L 1–4 Abel 3,514

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 18 November Macclesfield Town (5) A D 1–1 Painter 4,200
First round replay 21 November H W 3–2 Abel (pen), Butler, Croft 4,202
Second round 9 December Blackpool (3) A L 0–3 4,099

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 22 August Crewe Alexandra (3) A L 0–4 3,200
First round second leg 29 August H L 0–2 1,758

Associate Members' Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 7 November Tranmere Rovers (3) A L 0–1 10,559
28 November Rochdale (4) H D 0–0 1,222
Group play-off 20 December Rochdale (4) A W 2–1 Lightfoot (2) 787
First round 16 January Blackpool (3) A W 1–0 Newhouse 1,433
Area quarterfinal 6 February Tranmere Rovers (3) A L 0–3 4,183

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
England Billy Stewart 56 46 3 2 5
Field players
England Graham Abel 50 8 41 7 3 1 2 4
England Graham Barrow 33+1 1 28 1 1+1 4
England Gary Bennett 8 1 8 1
England Barry Butler 54 5 44 4 3 1 2 5
Wales Brian Croft 49+4 4 41+3 3 3 1 1 4+1
Wales Carl Dale 33+4 8 27+4 8 2 2 2
England Michael Danzey 0+2 0+2
Australia Ross Greer 4 2 1 1
England David Hamilton 34+2 26+2 3 1 4
England Mick Hayde 0+1 0+1
England Joe Hinnigan 16+1 14+1 1 1
Wales Kevin Hulme 4 4
England Martin Lane 46 36 3 2 5
England Chris Lightfoot 44+3 3 38+2 1 2 1 3+1 2
England Sean Lundon 8+6 2 5+6 2 3
England Derek Nassari 0+1 0+1
England Aidan Newhouse 19+7 5 15+3 4 0+2 2 2+2 1
Republic of Ireland Eamonn O'Keefe 1+2 1+2
England Robbie Painter 25+16 5 19+13 4 3 1 1+1 2+2
England Neil Parsley 6 6
England David Pugh 38+5 3 31+4 3 2+1 2 3
England Alan Reeves 32+2 2 28+2 2 1 1 2
England Karl Senior 0+1 0+1
England Colin Woodthorpe 56 1 46 1 3 2 5
Wales Darren Wynne 0+6 0+6
Own goals 2 2
Total 56 50 46 43 3 4 2 0 5 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.