1996–97 Chester City F.C. season

April 2022 Chester City 1996–97 Kevin Ratcliffe Deva Stadium Football LeagueThird Division 6th FA Cup Round 3 Football League Cup Round 1 Football League Trophy Round 1 Andy Milner (12) Andy Milner (14) 4,005 vs Wigan Athletic (5 April) 1,540 vs Cardiff City (26 November) 2,26320th in divisionhttp://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm English attendances archive EFS 21 June 2016 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 season was the 59th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire. Also, it was the second season spent in the Third Division, after the relegation from the Second Division in 1995. 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 1996–97 Football League Third Division y Third Division CHE Results summary 11 8 4 30 16 7 8 8 25 27 rsssf.com October 2021 Results by matchday table b Round Result L /D /W /L /W /W /D /W /L /W /D /D /W /L /L /W /D /L /L /W /D /W /W /D /D /L /D /L /W /W /D /W /W /D /D /W /D /D /D /W /L /D /L /W /W /L Position 15/17/13/17/8/5/7/5/6/6/8/7/7/8/11/9/10/13/13/13/12/7/5/7/8/10/11/14/10/9/8/7/7/6/4/4/4/5/5/5/5/5/7/6/4/6 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 yellow2 red2 11v11.com December 2021 Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance17 AugustBrighton & Hove AlbionAL1–2Murphy5,26324 AugustCambridge UnitedHD1–1Rimmer1,92327 AugustSwansea CityHW2–0Shelton, Milner1,94631 AugustWigan AthleticAL2–4Milner, Noteman3,8547 SeptemberLincoln CityHW4–1Rimmer (2), Davidson, Noteman (pen)1,80210 SeptemberRochdaleAW1–0Shelton1,77414 SeptemberTorquay UnitedAD0–02,34121 SeptemberScunthorpe UnitedHW1–0Fisher28 SeptemberHartlepool UnitedAL0–21,9011 OctoberNorthampton TownHW2–1Flitcroft, Noteman2,04212 OctoberScarboroughAD0–01,79115 OctoberLeyton OrientAD0–03,11519 OctoberExeter CityHW2–1Helliwell, Milner1,94126 OctoberHereford UnitedHL1–3Noteman2,30129 OctoberCarlisle UnitedAL1–3Noteman4,1872 NovemberDoncaster RoversAW1–0Jackson1,5349 NovemberHull CityHD0–02,08522 NovemberColchester UnitedHL1–2Whelan2,02826 NovemberCardiff CityHL0–11,54030 NovemberHereford UnitedAW2–1Norton (o.g.), Flitcroft2,2103 DecemberFulhamHD1–1Reid (pen)1,76214 DecemberDarlingtonHW2–1McDonald (2)2,07321 DecemberBarnetAW2–1Noteman (pen), McDonald1,58111 JanuaryHartlepool UnitedHD0–01,88514 JanuaryRochdaleHD0–01,67918 JanuaryNorthampton TownAL1–5Noteman4,43428 JanuaryLincoln CityAD0–02,3301 FebruaryHull CityAL0–12,5134 FebruaryMansfield TownAW2–0Flitcroft, McDonald1,6888 FebruaryDoncaster RoversHW6–0Milner (4), Alsford, Jones2,34714 FebruaryColchester UnitedAD0–03,85518 FebruaryScunthorpe UnitedAW2–0Flitcroft, Priest1,52422 FebruaryMansfield TownHW1–0Noteman2,38525 FebruaryCarlisle UnitedHD1–1Noteman2,7501 MarchFulhamAD1–1Priest5,7808 MarchBarnetHW1–0Campbell (o.g.)2,29111 MarchTorquay UnitedHD0–02,06415 MarchDarlingtonAD1–1Milner2,34822 MarchCambridge UnitedAD2–2Rimmer, Milner3,04429 MarchBrighton & Hove AlbionHW2–1Woods, Milner3,61331 MarchSwansea CityAL1–2Alsford6,2845 AprilWigan AthleticHD1–1Flitcroft4,00512 AprilCardiff CityAL0–14,07919 AprilScarboroughHW1–0Milner2,31126 AprilExeter CityAW5–1Davidson, McDonald (2), Milner, Flitcroft4,3003 MayLeyton OrientHL0–13,622 Play-off DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance11 MaySwansea CityHD0–05,10414 MayAL0–310,027 FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round16 NovemberStalybridge Celtic (5)HW3–0Rimmer (2), Milner3,151Second round7 DecemberBoston United (6)HW1–0Milner3,344Third round4 JanuaryMiddlesbrough (1)AL0–618,684 League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg20 AugustCarlisle United (4)AL0–14,042First round second leg3 SeptemberHL1–3Noteman1,947 Football League Trophy 1996–97 Football League Trophy RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round10 DecemberHull City (4)AL1–3McDonald553 Season statistics Nat Nationality Player Total League FACup LeagueCup FLTrophy A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals GoalkeepersENG Wayne Brown 2 – 2 – – – – – – –ENG Neil Cutler 5 – 5 – – – – – – –ENG Chris Knowles 3 – 2 – – – 1 – – –SCO Ronnie Sinclair 44 – 39 – 3 – 1 – 1 – Field playersENG Sam Aiston 16 – 16 – – – – – – –ENG Julian Alsford 51 2 45 2 3 – 2 – 1 –ENG Greg Brown 0+2 – 0+1 – 0+1 – – – – –ENG Ross Davidson 46 2 42 2 2 – 1 – 1 –ENG Neil Fisher 25+10 1 19+10 1 3 – 2 – 1 –ENG David Flitcroft 35+3 6 32+2 6 2 – 0+1 – 1 –ENG Martin Giles 0+1 – – – 0+1 – – – – –ENG Ian Helliwell 8+1 1 8+1 1 – – – – – –ENG Peter Jackson 37 1 32 1 2 – 2 – 1 –NIR Iain Jenkins 46 – 41 – 3 – 1 – 1 –WAL Jonathan Jones 3+15 1 3+15 1 – – – – – –ENG Rod McDonald 25 7 24 6 – – – – 1 1ENG Andy Milner 45+9 14 40+8 12 3 2 2 – 0+1 –ENG John Murphy 6+7 1 4+7 1 – – 2 – – –ENG Kevin Noteman 32+8 10 30+5 9 2+1 – 0+1 1 0+1 –ENG Chris Priest 35+2 2 32+2 2 2 – – – 1 –ENG Shaun Reid 29 1 29 1 – – – – – –ENG Nick Richardson 11 – 9 – – – 2 – – –ENG Dave Rogers 6+2 – 4+1 – 0+1 – 2 – – –ENG Stuart Rimmer 28+4 6 22+4 4 3 2 2 – 1 –ENG Gary Shelton 21+4 2 18+4 2 1 – 2 – – –IRL Gary Tallon 1 – 1 – – – – – – –ENG Spencer Whelan 20+10 1 19+7 1 1+2 – – – 0+1 –ENG Matt Woods 14+14 1 10+13 1 3 – 0+1 – 1 – Own goals – 2 – 2 – – – – – – Total 54 61 48 55 3 4 2 1 1 1 References Sumner Chas 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010 1 November 2011 Yore Publications 978-0956984821 Chester City CHESTERC 1996-97 Category:English football clubs 1996–97 season