1985–86 Chester City F.C. season

April 2022 Chester City 1985–86 Harry McNally Sealand Road Football LeagueFourth Division 2nd(promoted) FA Cup Round 1 Football League Cup Round 2 Associate Members' Cup Group Stuart Rimmer (16) Stuart Rimmer (21) 5,010 vs Port Vale (1 January) 1,429 vs Hartlepool United (26 August) 2,9226th in divisionhttp://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm English attendances archive EFS 21 June 2016 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 season was the 48th 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 Fourth Division after the relegation from the Third Division in 1982. 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 1985–86 Football League Fourth Division y Fourth Division CHE Results summary 15 5 3 44 16 8 10 5 39 34 rsssf.com November 2018 Results by matchday table b Round Result D /L /D /W /W /W /W /D /W /W /W /L /D /D /W /W /W /W /D /D /D /W /L /W /D /W /W /W /W /L /D /D /L /D /L /W /W /D /D /W /L /W /D /W /W /L Position 11/20/21/13/9/7/5/7/4/3/3/5/4/6/4/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/1/1/1/1/2/1/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com March 2019 Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance17 AugustHalifax TownHD1–1Rimmer1,75024 AugustPeterborough UnitedAL0–32,66726 AugustHartlepool UnitedHD1–1Rimmer (pen)1,42931 AugustTranmere RoversAW3–2Holden, Burgess (o.g.), Rimmer1,7037 SeptemberHereford UnitedHW1–0Houghton1,72014 SeptemberTorquay UnitedAW3–0Houghton, Rimmer (2)1,11121 SeptemberCrewe AlexandraHW4–0Rimmer (pen), Gage, Bennett (2)2,36928 SeptemberStockport CountyAD2–2Bennett (2)1,8012 OctoberMansfield TownHW1–0Rimmer (pen)2,1275 OctoberBurnleyHW4–0Rimmer, Graham, Kelly, Bennett3,00512 OctoberPreston North EndAW6–3Rimmer (4, 1 pen), Kelly, Greenough4,07319 OctoberSwindon TownHL0–13,10922 OctoberNorthampton TownAD2–2Graham, Murray2,32326 OctoberWrexhamAD1–1Coy3,5002 NovemberAldershotHW1–0Rimmer (pen)2,1806 NovemberColchester UnitedHW4–0Greenough, Rimmer (2), Abel2,8099 NovemberExeter CityAW3–1Greenough, Houghton (2)1,88823 NovemberOrientHW3–0Kelly (2), Rimmer2,65329 NovemberSouthend UnitedAD1–1Houghton3,5257 DecemberAldershotAD1–1Richardson (pen)1,52814 DecemberScunthorpe UnitedHD1–1Kelly2,65721 DecemberPeterborough UnitedHW2–1Holden, Bennett2,33126 DecemberCambridge UnitedAL2–3Richardson, Bennett2,3951 JanuaryPort ValeHW4–1Houghton (2), Richardson (pen), Bennett5,0108 JanuaryHartlepool UnitedAD1–1Abel3,89111 JanuaryTranmere RoversHW1–0Graham3,70017 JanuaryHalifax TownAW2–1Houghton (2)1,47325 JanuaryTorquay UnitedHW3–1Richardson (2), Bennett2,8081 FebruaryHereford UnitedAW2–0Bennett (2, 1 pen)3,2555 FebruaryNorthampton TownHL2–3Richardson (pen), Chard (o.g.)3,30415 FebruaryRochdaleHD1–1Richardson (pen)3,23222 FebruaryCrewe AlexandraAD2–2Kelly, Richardson (pen)3,2711 MarchStockport CountyHL1–2Richardson2,9194 MarchMansfield TownAD0–03,9578 MarchBurnleyAL0–13,69015 MarchPreston North EndHW2–0Wright, Kelly3,06222 MarchWrexhamHW2–1Richardson, Bennett4,79129 MarchPort ValeAD1–1Greenough4,49031 MarchCambridge UnitedHD1–1Houghton2,8934 AprilColchester UnitedAW3–2Johnson, Glenn, Greenough2,2818 AprilSwindon TownAL2–4Johnson (2, 1 pen)12,63012 AprilExeter CityHW2–1Lane, Johnson (pen)2,89919 AprilOrientAD0–02,61726 AprilSouthend UnitedHW2–0Bennett, Johnson (pen)4,45329 AprilRochdaleAW2–1Kelly, Johnson1,9633 MayScunthorpe UnitedAL0–22,256 FA Cup 1985–86 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round16 NovemberBury (3)AL0–23,424 League Cup 1985–86 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg28 AugustTranmere Rovers (4)AW3–1Rimmer (3, 1 pen)2,207First round second leg4 SeptemberHD0–02,384Second round first leg25 SeptemberCoventry City (1)HL1–2Rimmer (pen)4,863Second round second leg9 OctoberAL2–7Murray, Rimmer (pen)5,504 Associate Members' Cup 1985–86 Associate Members' Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round20 JanuaryRochdale (4)AL0–11,164Second round22 JanuaryWigan Athletic (3)HL0–21,375 Season statistics Nat Nationality Player Total League FACup LeagueCup AMCup A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals A Appearances G Goals GoalkeepersENG John Butcher 39 – 34 – 1 – 3 – 1 –ENG Ray Cashley 10 – 9 – – – – – 1 –ENG David Kaye 4 – 3 – – – 1 – – – Field playersENG Graham Abel 25 2 23 2 – – – – 2 – Ian Bailey 1+1 – – – – – – – 1+1 –ENG Earl Barrett 12 – 12 – – – – – – –ENG Gary Bennett 46+3 13 40+3 13 1 – 3 – 2 –ENG John Bramhall 4 – 4 – – – – – – –ENG David Brett 7+3 – 5+2 – – – 1 – 1+1 –ENG Barry Butler 12+4 – 10+4 – – – – – 2 –ENG Bobby Coy 50 1 44 1 1 – 4 – 1 –ENG Brian Croft 2+1 – 0+1 – – – – – 2 –ENG Steve Fox 1 – 1 – – – – – – –ENG Wakeley Gage 21 1 17 1 1 – 3 – – –ENG David Glenn 37+1 1 33 1 0+1 – 4 – – –ENG Milton Graham 41+1 3 37+1 3 1 – 3 – – –ENG Ricky Greenough 33+5 5 28+5 5 1 – 2 – 2 –ENG Lee Harley 0+1 – 0+1 – – – – – – –WAL Andy Holden 13 2 10 2 – – 3 – – –ENG Peter Houghton 38+3 10 34+3 10 1 – 3 – – –ENG Steve Johnson 10 6 10 6 – – – – – –ENG John Kelly 48 8 43 8 1 – 4 – – –ENG Martin Lane 50 1 44 1 1 – 4 – 1 –ENG David Murray 5+3 2 3+3 1 – – 1 1 1 – Richie Palmer 1 – – – – – – – 1 –ENG Ian Richardson 27 10 27 10 – – – – – –ENG Stuart Rimmer 23 21 18 16 1 – 4 5 – –WAL Mark Sconce 3+1 – 1+1 – – – – – 2 –ENG Mick Speight 12 – 10 – 1 – 1 – – –ENG Colin Woodthorpe 2 – – – – – – – 2 –ENG Billy Wright 6 1 6 1 – – – – – – Own goals – 2 – 2 – – – – – – Total 53 89 46 83 1 – 4 6 2 – References Sumner Chas 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010 1 November 2011 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