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1986–87 Chester City F.C. season

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Chester City
1986–87 season
ManagerHarry McNally
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
15th
FA CupRound 4
Football League CupRound 1
Associate Members' CupArea semifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stuart Rimmer
Gary Bennett (13)

All:
Gary Bennett (22)
Highest home attendance4,000 vs Blackpool (27 December)
Lowest home attendance1,706 vs Chesterfield (19 December)
Average home league attendance2,710
18th in division[1]

The 1986–87 season was the 49th 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 promotion from the Fourth 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 Associate Members' Cup.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Doncaster Rovers 46 14 15 17 56 62 −6 57
14 Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 48 57 −9 57
15 Chester City 46 13 17 16 61 59 +2 56
16 Bury 46 14 13 19 54 60 −6 55
17 Chesterfield 46 13 15 18 56 69 −13 54
Source: [2]

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 13 17 16 61 56  +5 56 7 9 7 32 25  +7 6 8 9 29 31  −2

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDDDDLLWLDDDDDDLDWWLDDLWDWLWDDWWWLLWLWDLLWLLLWL
Position10161416202320212220202221212322201718181819182119201614181514111215111411121414121313161415
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
23 August Carlisle United H D 2–2 Holden (pen), Houghton 3,425
30 August Bury A D 1–1 Kelly 2,985
6 September Fulham H D 2–2 Greenough, Bennett 2,568
13 September Swindon Town A D 1–1 Barrow 5,669
16 September Bournemouth A L 0–2 3,027
27 September Darlington A L 0–1 1,902
1 October Doncaster Rovers H W 1–0 Holden (pen) 2,578
4 October Bristol City H L 0–3 2,796
11 October Newport County A D 2–2 Kelly (2) 2,119
15 October Gillingham H D 1–1 Greenough 2,169
18 October Mansfield Town H D 1–1 Rimmer (pen) 2,377
21 October York City A D 1–1 Rimmer (pen) 3,322
25 October Bolton Wanderers A D 1–1 Houghton 4,607
1 November Walsall H D 0–0 2,872
4 November Rotherham United A L 0–3 2,439
8 November Brentford H D 1–1 Bennett (pen) 2,016
22 November Bristol Rovers H W 3–1 Bennett (2), Croft 2,026
29 November Middlesbrough A W 2–1 Greenough, Abel 9,464
14 December Port Vale A L 1–2 Kelly 3,347
19 December Chesterfield H D 1–1 Bennett 1,706
26 December Wigan Athletic A D 2–2 Bennett (2) 4,187
27 December Blackpool H L 1–4 Barrow 4,002
24 January Fulham A W 5–0 Kelly (2), Graham, Barrow, Bennett 3,067
7 February Bournemouth H D 2–2 Kelly, Bennett 2,838
14 February Gillingham A W 2–1 Rimmer, Woodthorpe 4,467
17 February Notts County H L 1–2 Bennett 2,784
21 February Darlington H W 6–0 Barrow (2), Graham, Bennett (2), Rimmer 2,380
27 February Doncaster Rovers A D 1–1 Woodthorpe 2,176
7 March Bolton Wanderers H D 0–0 2,764
14 March Mansfield Town A W 3–2 Rimmer, Kelly, Graham 2,742
18 March York City H W 2–1 Walwyn (o.g.), Greenough 2,325
21 March Newport County H W 2–0 Houghton, Rimmer 2,561
25 March Bury H L 0–1 2,729
28 March Bristol City A L 0–1 8,230
1 April Swindon Town H W 2–0 Greenough, Rimmer 2,626
4 April Brentford A L 1–3 Kelly 3,496
11 April Rotherham United H W 1–0 Greenough 2,174
18 April Notts County A D 1–1 Rimmer 4,528
20 April Wigan Athletic H L 1–2 Rimmer 3,813
22 April Walsall A L 0–1 5,117
25 April Chesterfield A W 1–0 Rimmer 1,667
28 April Bristol Rovers A L 2–3 Greenough, Rimmer 2,323
2 May Middlesbrough H L 1–2 Rimmer 3,780
4 May Blackpool A L 0–1 2,069
6 May Carlisle United A W 2–0 Rimmer (pen), Bennett 1,287
9 May Port Vale H L 1–2 Graham 3,013

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 15 November Rotherham United (3) H D 1–1 Bennett (pen) 2,749
First round replay 18 November A D 1–1 Kelly 2,692
First round second replay 24 November H W 1–0 Croft 3,203
Second round 6 December Doncaster Rovers (3) H W 3–1 Bennett (pen), Graham, Houghton 3,821
Third round 10 January Wrexham (4) A W 2–1 Bennett (2) 9,265
Fourth round 31 January Sheffield Wednesday (1) H D 1–1 Kelly 8,146
Fourth round replay 4 February A L 1–3 Bennett 20,726

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 27 August Derby County (2) A W 1–0 Houghton 8,531
First round second leg 3 September H L 1–2 Bennett 4,012

Associate Members' Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 2 December Crewe Alexandra (4) A W 2–1 Kelly, Bennett 1,271
16 December Preston North End (4) H D 1–1 Bennett 1,125
First round 20 January Lincoln City (4) H D 1–1 Bennett 1,194
Won on penalties
Area quarterfinal 10 February Bolton Wanderers (3) A W 2–1 Bennett, Barrow 3,900
Area semifinal 23 March Wrexham (4) A W 3–1 Barrow, Fazackerkey (pen), Rimmer 5,662
Area final 8 April Mansfield Town (3) A L 0–2 7,679
15 April H W 1–0 Woodthorpe 8,187

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
AM
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England John Butcher 20 17 2 1
England Billy Stewart 42 29 5 2 6
Field players
England Graham Abel 57 1 41 1 7 2 7
England Graham Barrow 54 7 41 5 6 2 5 2
England Gary Bennett 40+8 23 26+7 13 7 5 1+1 1 6 4
England Barry Butler 60 44 7 2 7
England Brian Croft 13+17 2 10+11 1 1+3 1 2+3
England Derek Fazackerley 30 1 23 2 5 1
England David Glenn 2 1 1
England Milton Graham 58 5 42 4 7 1 2 7
England Ricky Greenough 57 7 44 7 5 1 7
Wales Andy Holden 8 2 8 2
England Peter Houghton 45+5 5 35+2 3 6 1 2 1 2+3
England Terry Howard 4 2 2
Republic of Ireland John Kelly 57 12 42 9 7 2 2 6 1
England Martin Lane 29 21 4 2 2
England Sean Lundon 19 12 5 2
England Ian Richardson 5+5 4+4 1+1
England Stuart Rimmer 42+8 14 34+4 13 2+3 6+1 1
Wales Mark Sconce 0+1 0+1
England Colin Woodthorpe 40+1 3 30 2 2+1 2 6 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 62 83 46 61 7 10 2 2 7 10

References

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  1. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "League Division Three end of season table for 1986–87 season". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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.