The 2007–08 season was the 66th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Bobby Williamson Simon Davies |
| Stadium | Deva Stadium |
| Football League Two | 22nd |
| FA Cup | Round 1 |
| Football League Cup | Round 1 |
| Football League Trophy | Round 2 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Ellison (11) All: Kevin Ellison (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,849 vs Wrexham (9 March) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,566 vs Bradford City (12 March) |
| Average home league attendance | 2,479 20th in division[1] |
Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Football League Two, after the promotion from the Football Conference in 2004. 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 49 | |
| 21 | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 48 | |
| 22 | Chester City | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 47 | |
| 23 | Mansfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 42 | Relegation to 2008–09 Conference National |
| 24 | Wrexham (R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 40 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | −8 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
editMatches
edit| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August | Chesterfield | H | D | 0–0 | 3,183 | |
| 18 August | Rochdale | A | W | 2–1 | Grant, Ellison | 3,243 |
| 25 August | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | W | 4–0 | Yeo (2), Murphy (2) | 2,098 |
| 1 September | Rotherham United | A | D | 1–1 | Roberts | 4,036 |
| 7 September | Morecambe | H | L | 0–1 | 3,199 | |
| 15 September | Bury | A | W | 2–0 | Butler, Hughes | 2,539 |
| 22 September | Brentford | H | L | 0–2 | 2,453 | |
| 29 September | Macclesfield Town | A | W | 2–1 | Murphy, Wilson | 2,647 |
| 2 October | Grimsby Town | A | W | 2–1 | Murphy, Ellison | 3,479 |
| 7 October | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 3–1 | Partridge, Murphy, Yeo | 3,057 |
| 12 October | Hereford United | H | D | 1–1 | Yeo | 3,430 |
| 20 October | Stockport County | A | W | 2–1 | Partridge (2) | 5,566 |
| 27 October | Wycombe Wanderers | H | D | 2–2 | Holroyd, Murphy | 2,598 |
| 2 November | Lincoln City | A | W | 1–0 | Dinning (pen) | 3,960 |
| 6 November | Bradford City | A | L | 1–2 | Ellison | 13,211 |
| 17 November | Milton Keynes Dons | H | L | 0–2 | 3,102 | |
| 25 November | Wrexham | A | D | 2–2 | Roberts, Linwood | 7,687 |
| 4 December | Barnet | H | W | 3–0 | Partridge, Ellison (2) | 1,858 |
| 8 December | Peterborough United | H | L | 1–2 | Hughes | 2,291 |
| 22 December | Bury | H | W | 2–1 | Hughes, Ellison | 2,260 |
| 26 December | Morecambe | A | L | 3–5 | Ellison (2), Holroyd | 3,419 |
| 29 December | Brentford | A | L | 0–3 | 4,323 | |
| 1 January | Grimsby Town | H | L | 0–2 | 2,255 | |
| 5 January | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 3–3 | Holroyd (2), Wilson | 1,311 |
| 12 January | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | 2,092 | |
| 19 January | Notts County | A | L | 0–1 | 3,774 | |
| 26 January | Rotherham United | H | L | 0–1 | 2,536 | |
| 29 January | Rochdale | H | L | 0–4 | 2,131 | |
| 2 February | Chesterfield | A | D | 1–1 | Murphy | 3,701 |
| 9 February | Accrington Stanley | H | L | 2–3 | Butler, Murphy | 1,957 |
| 12 February | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | L | 2–6 | Roberts, Murphy | 1,328 |
| 16 February | Notts County | H | L | 0–1 | 1,798 | |
| 23 February | Mansfield Town | A | W | 3–1 | Ellison (2), Dinning (pen) | 2,362 |
| 1 March | Milton Keynes Dons | A | L | 0–1 | 8,172 | |
| 4 March | Darlington | A | L | 0–1 | 3,294 | |
| 9 March | Wrexham | H | L | 0–2 | 3,849 | |
| 12 March | Bradford City | H | L | 0–1 | 1,566 | |
| 15 March | Barnet | A | L | 1–3 | Hughes | 1,663 |
| 22 March | Darlington | H | W | 2–1 | Rutherford, Partridge | 1,759 |
| 24 March | Peterborough United | A | L | 0–1 | 6,457 | |
| 5 April | Hereford United | A | D | 2–2 | Sandwith, Ellison (pen) | 3,210 |
| 12 April | Lincoln City | H | L | 1–2 | McManus | 2,089 |
| 19 April | Wycombe Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | 5,497 | |
| 26 April | Shrewsbury Town | A | D | 0–0 | 6,417 | |
| 29 April | Stockport County | H | D | 0–0 | 3,060 | |
| 3 May | Macclesfield Town | H | D | 0–0 | 2,396 |
FA Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 10 November | Bradford City (4) | A | L | 0–1 | 4,069 |
Football League Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 14 August | Nottingham Forest (3) | H | L | 0–0 (p.2–4) |
2,720 |
Football League Trophy
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 4 September | Crewe Alexandra (3) | H | W | 1–1 (p.4–2) |
Partridge | 2,126 |
| Second round | 9 October | Carlisle United (3) | A | L | 2–4 | Partridge, Holroyd | 2,414 |
Season statistics
edit| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 |
John Danby | 50 | – | 46 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| |
Gavin Ward | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
| |
Phil Bolland | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Paul Butler | 38 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| |
Neil Carroll | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Tony Dinning | 22 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| |
Kevin Ellison | 39 | 11 | 36 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| |
Tony Grant | 18+4 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| |
Jamie Hand | 1+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| |
Chris Holroyd | 14+13 | 5 | 14+11 | 4 | – | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | 1 |
 |
Mark Hughes | 43+4 | 4 | 39+4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| |
Shaun Kelly | 7+3 | – | 7+3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Craig Lindfield | 5+2 | – | 5+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Paul Linwood | 46 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| |
Nathan Lowndes | 10+5 | – | 8+4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0+1 | – |
| |
Simon Marples | 18 | – | 16 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| |
Paul McManus | 10+11 | 1 | 9+10 | 1 | 0+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Andy Mitchell | 0+4 | – | 0+4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
John Murphy | 40 | 9 | 39 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Sean Newton | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Phillip Palethorpe | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Richie Partridge | 36+2 | 7 | 34+2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
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Kevin Roberts | 30+9 | 3 | 30+7 | 3 | – | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – |
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Glenn Rule | 2+3 | – | 2+2 | – | – | – | – | – | 0+1 | – |
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Paul Rutherford | 10+16 | 1 | 10+13 | 1 | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – |
| |
Kevin Sandwith | 13+10 | 1 | 12+10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| |
James Vaughan | 31+1 | – | 29+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
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John Welsh | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| |
Laurence Wilson | 44 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| |
Simon Yeo | 11+14 | 4 | 7+14 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Total | 50 | 54 | 46 | 51 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- Chester City at the Football Club History Database