1993–94 Chester City F.C. season

Chester City
1993–94 season
ManagerGraham Barrow
StadiumDeva Stadium
Football League
Third Division		2nd
(promoted)
FA CupRound 3
Football League CupRound 1
Football League TrophyRound 3
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Pugh (12)
All:
Chris Lightfoot (14)
Highest home attendance5,638 vs Preston North End (27 December)
Lowest home attendance2,195 vs Scunthorpe United (11 September)
Average home league attendance3,191
9th in division[1]

The 1993–94 season was the 56th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the first season spent in the Third Division, after the relegation from the Second Division in the previous season. 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

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shrewsbury Town 42 22 13 7 63 39 +24 79 Division Champions, promoted
2 Chester City 42 21 11 10 69 46 +23 74 Promoted
3 Crewe Alexandra 42 21 10 11 80 61 +19 73
4 Wycombe Wanderers[a] 42 19 13 10 67 53 +14 70 Promoted through play-offs
5 Preston North End 42 18 13 11 79 60 +19 67 Participated in play-offs
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league

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
42 21 11 10 69 46  +23 74 13 5 3 35 18  +17 8 6 7 34 28  +6

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
ResultLLWWLLWDLWWWDWWWLWWDDLDWDDDWWWDWWLWWDWDWLL
Position16201310131513131612108643353334766655332221111112222
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
14 August Doncaster Rovers H L 0–1 2,752
21 August Wycombe Wanderers A L 0–1 5,607
28 August Chesterfield H W 3–1 Lightfoot, Rimmer, Thompson 2,283
31 August Lincoln City A W 3–0 Pugh, Leonard, Rimmer 4,038
4 September Rochdale A L 0–2 3,063
11 September Scunthorpe United H L 0–2 2,195
18 September Scarborough A W 1–0 Leonard 1,510
25 September Carlisle United H D 0–0 2,911
2 October Wigan Athletic A L 3–6 Leonard (pen), Wheeler (2) 1,889
9 October Darlington A W 2–1 Rimmer, Wheeler (pen) 1,767
16 October Shrewsbury Town H W 1–0 Rimmer 3,052
23 October Mansfield Town A W 4–0 Wheeler (3), Rimmer 2,545
30 October Torquay United H D 1–1 Bishop 2,563
2 November Bury H W 3–0 Lightfoot (2), Rimmer 2,540
6 November Hereford United A W 5–0 Anderson (o.g.), Wheeler, Lightfoot (2), Pugh 2,092
20 November Northampton Town H W 1–0 Pugh 2,650
27 November Crewe Alexandra A L 1–2 Lightfoot 4,749
11 December Wycombe Wanderers H W 3–1 Rimmer, Leonard, Pugh 3,195
17 December Doncaster Rovers A W 4–3 Leonard (3), Pugh 1,914
27 December Preston North End A D 1–1 Nebbeling (o.g.) 12,790
1 January Colchester United A D 0–0 3,170
15 January Shrewsbury Town A L 0–3 5,365
22 January Darlington H D 0–0 2,777
29 January Torquay United A W 3–1 Greenall, Flitcroft, Thompson 2,959
1 February Lincoln City H D 1–1 Lancashire 2,648
5 February Mansfield Town H D 1–1 Lancashire 2,664
12 February Walsall A D 1–1 Pugh (pen) 4,602
19 February Chesterfield A W 2–1 Lancashire, Leonard 2,847
25 February Rochdale H W 3–1 Pugh (2, 1 pen), Rimmer 3,472
1 March Gillingham H W 1–0 Pugh 3,128
5 March Scunthorpe United A D 1–1 Lightfoot 2,669
12 March Scarborough H W 4–1 Thompson (3), Came 2,882
15 March Walsall H W 2–1 Lightfoot, Thompson 3,324
19 March Carlisle United A L 0–1 4,193
26 March Wigan Athletic H W 2–1 Pugh (pen), Preece 3,542
2 April Preston North End H W 3–2 Lancashire (2), Leonard 5,638
4 April Gillingham A D 2–2 Pugh, Green (o.g.) 3,165
9 April Colchester United H W 2–1 Lightfoot (2) 3,394
16 April Bury A D 1–1 Lancashire 3,142
23 April Hereford United H W 3–1 Pugh, Lancashire, Preece 3,845
30 April Northampton Town A L 0–1 6,432
7 May Crewe Alexandra H L 1–2 Lightfoot 5,550

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 13 November Bradford City (3) A D 0–0 6,204
First round replay 30 November H W 1–0 Lightfoot 3,707
Second round 4 December Hull City (3) H W 2–0 Preece, Leonard 4,333
Third round 8 January Plymouth Argyle (3) A L 0–1 9,170

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 17 August Sunderland (2) A L 1–3 Rimmer 9,484
First round second leg 24 August H D 0–0 2,903

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 28 September Blackpool (3) A W 2–1 Rimmer, Lightfoot 2,633
19 October Crewe Alexandra (4) H D 2–2 Greenall, Came 2,370
Second round 7 December Rotherham United (3) H W 1–0 Lightfoot 1,553
Third round 11 January Lincoln City (4) A L 0–1 1,733

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup 		League
Cup 		FL
Trophy
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England John Bagnall 1 – – – – – – – 1 –
Wales David Felgate 41 – 34 – 4 – – – 3 –
Scotland Steve McIlhargey 1 – 1 – – – – – – –
England Billy Stewart 9 – 7 – – – 2 – – –
Field players
England Graham Barrow 10+3 – 10+3 – – – – – – –
England Eddie Bishop 12+13 1 9+9 1 0+3 – 2 – 1+1 –
England Mark Came 39 2 30 1 3 – 2 – 4 1
England Darren Donnelly 0+10 – 0+9 – – – 0+1 – – –
England David Flitcroft 4+4 1 4+4 1 – – – – – –
England Colin Greenall 52 2 42 1 4 – 2 – 4 1
Scotland Joe Jakub 45+1 – 35+1 – 4 – 2 – 4 –
Northern Ireland Iain Jenkins 38+6 – 30+4 – 4 – 0+2 – 4 –
England Graham Lancashire 10+1 7 10+1 7 – – – – – –
England Mark Leonard 36+4 10 28+4 9 3 1 2 – 3 –
England Chris Lightfoot 47 14 37 11 4 1 2 – 4 2
England Roger Preece 48+1 3 38+1 2 4 1 2 – 4 –
England David Pugh 44+1 12 36+1 12 4 – 2 – 2 –
England Stuart Rimmer 33+11 10 26+9 8 2+1 – 2 1 3+1 1
England David Thompson 48+1 6 40+1 6 3 – 2 – 3 –
Wales Paul Wheeler 31+2 7 23+2 7 4 – – – 4 –
England Spencer Whelan 23+2 – 22 – 1+1 – – – 0+1 –
Own goals – 3 – 3 – – – – – –
Total 52 78 42 69 4 3 2 1 4 5

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.