1988–89 Chester City F.C. season

Chester City
1988–89 season
ManagerHarry McNally
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division		8th
FA CupRound 2
Football League CupRound 2
Associate Members' CupGroup
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carl Dale (22)
All:
Carl Dale (24)
Highest home attendance8,236 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (25 March)
Lowest home attendance1,805 vs Mansfield Town (26 October)
Average home league attendance3,081
23rd in division[1]

The 1988–89 season was the 51st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the third 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

Main article: 1988–89 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Preston North End 46 19 15 12 79 60 +19 72 Participated in play-offs
7 Brentford 46 18 14 14 66 61 +5 68
8 Chester City 46 19 11 16 64 61 +3 68
9 Notts County 46 18 13 15 64 54 +10 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 46 16 16 14 58 54 +4 64
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 11 16 64 61  +3 68 12 6 5 38 18  +20 7 5 11 26 43  −17

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDWWLDWLWDDLDDWLWLWWWWLLLWWWWLLDDDDLDWWLLLWWWLL
Position1162896766813131411131113119846798775788989998778988778
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
27 August Blackpool H D 1–1 Johnson 3,496
3 September Port Vale A W 2–1 Woodthorpe, Johnson 4,213
10 September Bristol City H W 2–0 Lightfoot, Dale 2,823
17 September Sheffield United A L 1–6 Lightfoot 8,675
20 September Preston North End A D 3–3 Dale (2), Johnson 5,415
24 September Huddersfield Town H W 3–0 Newhouse, Johnson (pen), Tucker (o.g.) 3,319
1 October Reading A L 1–3 Woodthorpe 4,376
5 October Brentford H W 3–2 Jakub, Barrow, Dale 2,004
9 October Notts County A D 2–2 Benjamin, Barrow 5,772
15 October Cardiff City H D 0–0 2,796
22 October Bristol Rovers A L 1–4 Benjamin 3,811
26 October Mansfield Town H D 0–0 1,805
29 October Aldershot A D 1–1 Hawtin 1,862
5 November Swansea City H W 3–1 Dale (2), Abel 2,263
8 November Bury A L 1–2 Newhouse 2,497
12 November Chesterfield H W 3–1 Hewitt (o.g.), Dale (2) 2,099
26 November Southend United H L 2–4 Johnson (2) 2,050
3 December Gillingham A W 2–0 Dale, Johnson 3,329
17 December Bolton Wanderers A W 1–0 Dale 4,318
26 December Wigan Athletic H W 1–0 Lightfoot 3,262
31 December Northampton Town H W 2–1 Dale, Abel 2,733
2 January Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 1–3 Johnson 21,901
7 January Fulham A L 1–4 Lightfoot 4,196
14 January Port Vale H L 1–2 Dale 4,891
21 January Bristol City A W 1–0 Johnson 9,586
4 February Reading H W 3–0 Dale (2), Hinnigan 2,354
11 February Brentford A W 1–0 Dale 5,748
18 February Notts County H W 1–0 Johnson 3,157
28 February Mansfield Town A L 0–2 2,796
4 March Bristol Rovers H L 0–2 3,082
11 March Swansea City A D 1–1 Dale 4,311
15 March Aldershot H D 1–1 Dale 2,038
18 March Blackpool A D 1–1 O'Keefe 2,795
25 March Wolverhampton Wanderers H D 1–1 Abel 8,236
27 March Wigan Athletic A L 0–3 3,132
1 April Bolton Wanderers H D 0–0 3,225
5 April Fulham H W 7–0 Hinnigan, Woodthorpe, O'Keefe (pen), Graham, Dale (3) 2,121
8 April Northampton Town A W 2–0 Lightfoot, O'Keefe (pen) 2,845
15 April Huddersfield Town A L 1–3 Painter 6,109
19 April Sheffield United H L 0–1 4,282
22 April Preston North End H L 0–1 4,617
29 April Chesterfield A W 2–1 Dale, Lightfoot 3,529
1 May Bury H W 2–0 Barrow, Lightfoot 2,110
5 May Gillingham H W 2–0 Dale, O'Keefe (pen) 2,106
9 May Cardiff City A L 0–2 3,002
13 May Southend United A L 0–1 4,089

FA Cup

Main article: 1988–89 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 19 November Burnley (4) A W 2–0 Dale, Benjamin 8,475
Second round 10 December Huddersfield Town (3) A L 0–1 6,295

League Cup

Main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 30 August Bolton Wanderers (3) A L 0–1 3,535
First round second leg 7 September H W 3–1 Lightfoot, Winstanley (o.g.), Barrow 3,784
Second round first leg 28 September Nottingham Forest (1) A L 0–6 11,958
Second round second leg 12 October H L 0–4 4,747

Associate Members' Cup

Main article: 1988–89 Associate Members' Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 13 December Sheffield United (3) A D 2–2 Benjamin, Dale 2,981
21 December Wrexham (4) H L 1–2 Hinnigan 3,887

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup 		League
Cup 		AM
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Billy Stewart 54 – 46 – 2 – 4 – 2 –
Field players
England Graham Abel 48 3 40 3 1 – 4 – 2 –
England Graham Barrow 42 4 35 3 2 – 3 1 2 –
England Ian Benjamin 24+4 4 18+4 2 2 1 2 – 2 1
England Gary Bennett 3+8 – 2+5 – – – 1+3 – – –
England Barry Butler 39+1 – 34+1 – 2 – 1 – 2 –
Wales Carl Dale 43+4 24 38+3 22 2 1 1+1 – 2 1
England David Glenn 24+1 – 17+1 – 1 – 4 – 2 –
England Milton Graham 20+4 1 20+4 1 – – – – – –
England Craig Hawtin 3+1 1 3 1 0+1 – – – – –
England Joe Hinnigan 45+1 3 38+1 2 2 – 3 – 2 1
Scotland Joe Jakub 50 1 42 1 2 – 4 – 2 –
England Steve Johnson 43+3 10 35+3 10 2 – 4 – 2 –
England Tony Kelly 7 – 5 – – – 2 – – –
England Martin Lane 23 – 23 – – – – – – –
England Chris Lightfoot 36+6 8 31+5 7 1 – 4 1 0+1 –
England Sean Lundon 5+2 – 5+1 – – – 0+1 – – –
England Aidan Newhouse 15+15 2 14+11 2 – – 1+3 – 0+1 –
Republic of Ireland Eamonn O'Keefe 11+3 4 11+3 4 – – – – – –
England Robbie Painter 5+4 1 5+3 1 – – – – 0+1 –
England Colin Woodthorpe 52 3 44 3 2 – 4 – 2 –
Wales Darren Wynne 0+6 – 0+6 – – – – – – –
Own goals – 3 – 2 – – – 1 – –
Total 54 72 46 64 2 2 4 3 2 3

References

  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.