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For the current Chester first-team squad, see Chester F.C. § Current squad.

Chester Football Club is an association football club based in Chester, England. They are currently members of the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, and play at the Deva Stadium.[1]

The club was founded in 2010 following the liquidation of Chester City.[2] In its inaugural season it won the Division One North of the Northern Premier League, then won the Northern League Premier Division in 2011–12 and the Conference North in 2012–13. Chester returned to the National League North following relegation in 2017–18.

The club's first team have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more first-team matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his Chester career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of matches played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches.

Key

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  • The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of league appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
  • Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 7 May 2023, the final match of Chester's 2022–23 season. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
  • Players shown in bold are currently registered for the club.
  • League appearances and goals comprise those in the Northern Premier League and the Football Conference/National League.
  • Other appearances and goals comprise those in the FA Cup, FA Trophy, Cheshire Senior Cup and the Northern Premier League League Cup.

Players with 100 or more appearances

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Statistics are correct up to the end of the 2023-24 season. Please do not update current players stats until the seasons ends or player leaves the club.

№ Name Nat. Pos Date of birth Joined Left League appearances Other appearances Total appearances Notes Refs
Date From Date To Starts Subs Total Goals Starts Subs Total Goals Starts Subs Total Goals
1 Craig Mahon Republic of Ireland MF 1989-06-21 2013-05-29[3] Vauxhall Motors 2020-01-24[4] Altrincham 156 59 215 16 19 5 24 2 175 64 239 18 [5]
2 Anthony Dudley England FW 1996-09-15 2018-07-26[6] Salford City 2023-05-26[7] Radcliffe 105 36 141 32 21 8 29 3 126 44 170 35 on loan till 2019-06-14[8] [9]
3 Kevin Roberts England DF 1989-08-17 2019-05-24[10] Wrexham 136 8 144 6 22 2 24 1 158 10 168 7 [11]
4 Declan Weeks Wales MF 1995-11-15 2020-09-29[12] Kidderminster Harriers 137 3 140 26 21 2 23 — 158 5 163 26 [13]
5 George Horan England DF 1982-02-18 2010-07-09[14] Droylsden 2014-06-13[15] Connah's Quay Nomads 138 — 138 18 19 2 21 2 157 2 159 20 [16]
6 Simon Grand England DF 1984-02-23 2018-07-20[17] AFC Fylde 2022-05-20[18] Charnock Richard 115 6 121 9 19 — 19 — 134 6 140 9 [19]
7 George Glendon England MF 1995-05-03 2019-08-30 Carlisle United 100 9 109 22 20 1 21 1 120 10 130 23 [20]
8 John Rooney England MF 1990-12-17 2013-11-28 Bury 2016-06-07 Wrexham 104 8 112 26 14 2 16 3 118 10 128 29 on loan till 2014-01-13 [21]
9 Matty Williams England DF 2000-09-17 2021-06-23 Accrington Stanley 108 4 112 7 13 2 15 1 121 6 127 8 [22]
10 John Danby England GK 1983-09-20 2011-06-09[23] Eastwood Town 2014-08-20[24] Bradford (Park Avenue) 99 1 100 — 15 — 15 — 114 1 115 — [25]
11 Iain Howard England FW 1987-11-27 2010-06-19 Ashton United 2013-05-17 Stockport County 64 31 95 27 12 7 19 8 76 38 114 35 [26]
12 Ryan Astles England DF 1994-07-01 2016-01-08 Northwich Victoria 2018-05-10[27] Southport 102 1 103 7 10 — 10 — 112 1 113 7 [28]
13 Danny Livesey England DF 1984-12-31 2018-07-27[6] Salford City 2022-05-01[29] retired 82 4 86 11 18 3 21 2 100 7 107 13 on loan till 2019-05-16[30] [31]
14 Tom Shaw England MF 1986-12-01 2015-06-02 Alfreton Town 2018-01-21[32] Tamworth 84 13 97 12 7 1 8 — 91 14 105 12 [33]
15 Harrison Burke England MF 2002-09-13 2019-07-01 youth team 75 10 85 8 13 3 16 3 88 13 101 11 [34]

Players with fewer than 100 appearances

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Main articles: List of Chester F.C. players (25–99 appearances) and List of Chester F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "The Swansway Chester Stadium". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ Gibson, Owen (6 May 2010). "Chester FC on the rise". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Vauxhall Motors winger Craig Mahon makes Chester FC switch". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Blues legend Craig Mahon joins on Altrincham". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ "C. Mahon". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Blues make double loan swoop for Dudley and Livesey from Salford". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Thank you, Duds!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Blues fend off interest to sign Anthony Dudley". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  9. ^ "A. Dudley". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Kevin Roberts returns to Chester!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  11. ^ "K. Roberts". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Chester FC sign Declan Weeks". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  13. ^ "D. Weeks". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Neil Young completes signing of centre-back George Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Nomads land ex-Blues captain Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  16. ^ "G. Horan". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Chester FC make Grand swoop for Simon". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Chester FC Retained List 2021/22". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  19. ^ "S. Grand". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  20. ^ "G. Glendon". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  21. ^ "J. Rooney". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  22. ^ "M. Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  23. ^ "John Danby turns down higher league rivals to sign for Blues". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Blues confirm Danby departure". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  25. ^ "J. Danby". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  26. ^ "I. Howard". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Ryan Astles departs the Club to join Southport". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  28. ^ "R. Astles". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Danny Livesey to retire at end of the season". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  30. ^ "Danny Livesey to join the Blues from Salford City". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  31. ^ "D. Livesey". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  32. ^ "Tom Shaw joins Tamworth on 18-month contract". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  33. ^ "T. Shaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  34. ^ "H. Burke". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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