1992–93 Chester City F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was the 55th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester City
1992–93 season
ManagerHarry McNally
Graham Barrow
StadiumDeva Stadium
Football League
Second Division
24th
(relegated)
FA CupRound 1
Football League CupRound 1
Football League TrophyGroup
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stuart Rimmer (20)

All:
Stuart Rimmer (20)
Highest home attendance5,237 vs Stoke City (3 October)
Lowest home attendance1,614 vs Bournemouth (9 March)
Average home league attendance3,035
23rd in division[1]

Also, it was the seventh season spent in the Third Division, which was renamed the Second Division before the season started, 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 Football League Trophy.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stoke City (C, P) 46 27 12 7 73 34 +39 93 Promotion to the First Division
2 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 27 9 10 80 41 +39 90
3 Port Vale 46 26 11 9 79 44 +35 89 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 West Bromwich Albion (O, P) 46 25 10 11 88 54 +34 85
5 Swansea City 46 20 13 13 65 47 +18 73
6 Stockport County 46 19 15 12 81 57 +24 72
7 Leyton Orient 46 21 9 16 69 53 +16 72
8 Reading 46 18 15 13 66 51 +15 69
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 20 9 17 63 59 +4 69
10 Bradford City 46 18 14 14 69 67 +2 68
11 Rotherham United 46 17 14 15 60 60 0 65
12 Fulham 46 16 17 13 57 55 +2 65
13 Burnley 46 15 16 15 57 59 −2 61
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 16 12 18 59 64 −5 60
15 Huddersfield Town 46 17 9 20 54 61 −7 60
16 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 42 60 −18 54
17 Bournemouth 46 12 17 17 45 52 −7 53
18 Blackpool 46 12 15 19 63 75 −12 51
19 Exeter City 46 11 17 18 54 69 −15 50
20 Hull City 46 13 11 22 46 69 −23 50
21 Preston North End (R) 46 13 8 25 65 94 −29 47 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Mansfield Town (R) 46 11 11 24 52 80 −28 44
23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 10 11 25 43 72 −29 41
24 Chester City (R) 46 8 5 33 49 102 −53 29
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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 8 5 33 49 102  −53 29 6 2 15 30 47  −17 2 3 18 19 55  −36

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
15 August Bradford City A L 1–3 Bishop 5,780
22 August Hull City A D 1–1 Rimmer 4,906
29 August Preston North End A L 3–4 Bishop, Rimmer, Morton 4,471
1 September Hartlepool United A L 0–2 3,061
5 September Burnley H W 3–0 Morton, Lightfoot, Comstive 4,981
12 September Leyton Orient A L 3–4 Barrow, Rimmer, Ryan 4,158
15 September Mansfield Town H L 1–2 Rimmer 3,326
19 September Stockport County H L 0–3 3,627
26 September Port Vale A L 0–2 6,392
3 October Stoke City H D 1–1 Bishop 5,237
10 October Plymouth Argyle A L 0–2 7,182
17 October Bolton Wanderers H D 2–2 Ryan, Comstive (pen) 3,394
24 October Fulham A L 0–1 3,753
31 October Brighton & Hove Albion H W 2–1 Rimmer, Morton 2,735
3 November Rotherham United A D 3–3 Rimmer, Pugh (2) 4,188
7 November Swansea City H W 3–2 Lightfoot, Pugh (2) 2,861
21 November Exeter City A L 0–2 2,452
28 November Wigan Athletic H L 1–2 Rimmer (pen) 2,395
12 December Reading H L 0–3 2,011
19 December Huddersfield Town A W 2–0 Rimmer, Kelly 4,626
26 December West Bromwich Albion A L 0–2 15,209
28 December Blackpool H L 1–2 Barrow 3,787
2 January Leyton Orient H L 1–3 Bishop 2,510
9 January Mansfield Town A L 0–2 2,659
16 January Port Vale H L 1–2 Pugh 4,367
22 January Stockport County A L 0–2 4,427
26 January Preston North End H L 2–4 Rimmer (2, 1pen) 2,901
30 January Hull City H W 3–0 Rimmer (2), Bishop 2,232
6 February Bradford City H L 2–5 Rimmer, Bishop 2,594
13 February Burnley A L 0–5 9,434
20 February Hartlepool United H W 1–0 Rimmer (pen) 1,912
27 February Plymouth Argyle H L 1–2 Rimmer 2,163
6 March Stoke City A L 0–4 14,534
9 March Bournemouth H W 1–0 Abel 1,614
13 March Swansea City A L 2–4 Rimmer (2) 4,056
19 March Rotherham United H L 1–2 Thompson 2,265
23 March Wigan Athletic A W 2–1 Comstive, Rimmer 1,861
27 March Exeter City H L 0–3 2,047
3 April Bournemouth A D 0–0 2,829
7 April Reading A L 0–1 3,754
10 April West Bromwich Albion H L 1–3 Morton 4,812
13 April Blackpool A L 0–2 5,078
17 April Huddersfield Town H L 0–2 3,019
24 April Bolton Wanderers A L 0–5 8,514
1 May Fulham H L 2–3 Rimmer, Thompson 2,016
8 May Brighton & Hove Albion A L 2–3 Thompson, Rimmer 6,247

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 14 November Altrincham (5) H D 1–1 Ryan 4,033
First round replay 25 November A L 0–2 3,000

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 18 August Stockport County (3) A D 1–1 Comstive 2,785
First round second leg 25 August H L 1–2 Bishop 4,505

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 5 December Chesterfield (3) H L 0–1 1,276
15 December Stockport County (2) A L 0–2 2,064

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 Keeley 4 4
  Billy Stewart 48 42 2 2 2
Field players
  Graham Abel 32+6 1 28+5 1 2 2 0+1
  Arthur Albiston 25+1 23+1 2
  Graham Barrow 36+1 2 32+1 2 2 2
  Eddie Bishop 28+4 7 25+4 6 2 1 1
  Barry Butler 34+1 30+1 1 1 2
  Mark Came 19 17 2
  Paul Comstive 31+2 4 26+2 3 2 2 1 1
  Shaun Garnett 9 9
  Craig Goodwin 3+4 3+2 0+1 0+1
  John Kelly 26+8 1 24+7 1 1 1+1
  Chris Lightfoot 45 2 39 2 2 2 2
  Marc Limbert 12+2 12+2
  Neil Morton 22+9 4 20+7 4 0+1 0+1 2
  Roger Preece 28 23 2 2 1
  David Pugh 40 5 35 5 2 2 1
  Stuart Rimmer 47 20 43 20 2 2
  Darren Ryan 9+14 3 5+12 2 1+1 1 2 1+1
  David Thompson 35+9 3 30+9 3 2 2 1
  Paul Wheeler (footballer) 12+3 12+3
  Spencer Whelan 27+5 24+4 1 1+1 1
Total 52 52 46 49 2 1 2 2 2 0

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.