1988–89 Chester City F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was the 51st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester City
1988–89 season
ManagerHarry McNally
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Third Division
8th
FA CupRound 2
Football League CupRound 2
Associate Members' CupGroup
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carl Dale (22)

All:
Carl Dale (24)
Highest home attendance8,236 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (25 March)
Lowest home attendance1,805 vs Mansfield Town (26 October)
Average home league attendance3,081
23rd in division[1]

Also, it was the third season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1986. 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 26 14 6 96 49 +47 92 Division Champions, promoted
2 Sheffield United 46 25 9 12 93 54 +39 84 Promoted
3 Port Vale 46 24 12 10 78 48 +30 84 Promoted through play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Fulham 46 22 9 15 69 67 +2 75 Participated in play-offs
5 Bristol Rovers 46 19 17 10 67 51 +16 74
6 Preston North End 46 19 15 12 79 60 +19 72
7 Brentford 46 18 14 14 66 61 +5 68
8 Chester City 46 19 11 16 64 61 +3 68
9 Notts County 46 18 13 15 64 54 +10 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 46 16 16 14 58 54 +4 64
11 Bristol City 46 18 9 19 53 55 2 63
12 Swansea City 46 15 16 15 51 53 2 61 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1989–90 First round
13 Bury 46 16 13 17 55 67 12 61
14 Huddersfield Town 46 17 9 20 63 73 10 60
15 Mansfield Town 46 14 17 15 48 52 4 59
16 Cardiff City 46 14 15 17 44 56 12 57
17 Wigan Athletic 46 14 14 18 55 53 +2 56
18 Reading 46 15 11 20 68 72 4 56
19 Blackpool 46 14 13 19 56 59 3 55
20 Northampton Town 46 16 6 24 66 76 10 54
21 Southend United 46 13 15 18 56 75 19 54 Relegated
22 Chesterfield 46 14 7 25 51 86 35 49
23 Gillingham 46 12 4 30 47 81 34 40
24 Aldershot 46 8 13 25 48 78 30 37
Source:
Notes:
  1. Port Vale won the play-offs and were promoted.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 19 11 16 64 61  +3 49 12 6 5 38 18  +20 7 5 11 26 43  −17

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDWWLDWLWDDLDDWLWLWWWWLLLWWWWLLDDDDLDWWLLLWWWLL
Position1162896766813131411131113119846798775788989998778988778
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
27 August Blackpool H D1–1 Johnson 3,496
3 September Port Vale A W2–1 Woodthorpe, Johnson 4,213
10 September Bristol City H W2–0 Lightfoot, Dale 2,823
17 September Sheffield United A L1–6 Lightfoot 8,675
20 September Preston North End A D3–3 Dale (2), Johnson 5,415
24 September Huddersfield Town H W3–0 Newhouse, Johnson (pen), Tucker (o.g.) 3,319
1 October Reading A L1–3 Woodthorpe 4,376
5 October Brentford H W3–2 Jakub, Barrow, Dale 2,004
9 October Notts County A D2–2 Benjamin, Barrow 5,772
15 October Cardiff City H D0–0 2,796
22 October Bristol Rovers A L1–4 Benjamin 3,811
26 October Mansfield Town H D0–0 1,805
29 October Aldershot A D1–1 Hawtin 1,862
5 November Swansea City H W3–1 Dale (2), Abel 2,263
8 November Bury A L1–2 Newhouse 2,497
12 November Chesterfield H W3–1 Hewitt (o.g.), Dale (2) 2,099
26 November Southend United H L2–4 Johnson (2) 2,050
3 December Gillingham A W2–0 Dale, Johnson 3,329
17 December Bolton Wanderers A W1–0 Dale 4,318
26 December Wigan Athletic H W1–0 Lightfoot 3,262
31 December Northampton Town H W2–1 Dale, Abel 2,733
2 January Wolverhampton Wanderers A L1–3 Johnson 21,901
7 January Fulham A L1–4 Lightfoot 4,196
14 January Port Vale H L1–2 Dale 4,891
21 January Bristol City A W1–0 Johnson 9,586
4 February Reading H W3–0 Dale (2), Hinnigan 2,354
11 February Brentford A W1–0 Dale 5,748
18 February Notts County H W1–0 Johnson 3,157
28 February Mansfield Town A L0–2 2,796
4 March Bristol Rovers H L0–2 3,082
11 March Swansea City A D1–1 Dale 4,311
15 March Aldershot H D1–1 Dale 2,038
18 March Blackpool A D1–1 O'Keefe 2,795
25 March Wolverhampton Wanderers H D1–1 Abel 8,236
27 March Wigan Athletic A L0–3 3,132
1 April Bolton Wanderers H D0–0 3,225
5 April Fulham H W7–0 Hinnigan, Woodthorpe, O'Keefe (pen), Graham, Dale (3) 2,121
8 April Northampton Town A W2–0 Lightfoot, O'Keefe (pen) 2,845
15 April Huddersfield Town A L1–3 Painter 6,109
19 April Sheffield United H L0–1 4,282
22 April Preston North End H L0–1 4,617
29 April Chesterfield A W2–1 Dale, Lightfoot 3,529
1 May Bury H W2–0 Barrow, Lightfoot 2,110
5 May Gillingham H W2–0 Dale, O'Keefe (pen) 2,106
9 May Cardiff City A L0–2 3,002
13 May Southend United A L0–1 4,089

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 19 November Burnley (4) A W2–0 Dale, Benjamin 8,475
Second round 10 December Huddersfield Town (3) A L0–1 6,295

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 30 August Bolton Wanderers (3) A L0–1 3,535
First round second leg 7 September H W3–1 Lightfoot, Winstanley (o.g.), Barrow 3,784
Second round first leg 28 September Nottingham Forest (1) A L0–6 11,958
Second round second leg 12 October H L0–4 4,747

Associate Members' Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 13 December Sheffield United (3) A D2–2 Benjamin, Dale 2,981
21 December Wrexham (4) H L1–2 Hinnigan 3,887

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
AM
Cup
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Billy Stewart 54 46242
Field players
Graham Abel 483 403142
Graham Barrow 424 3532312
Ian Benjamin 24+44 18+4221221
Gary Bennett 3+8 2+51+3
Barry Butler 39+1 34+1212
Carl Dale 43+424 38+322211+121
David Glenn 24+1 17+1142
Milton Graham 20+41 20+41
Craig Hawtin 3+11 310+1
Joe Hinnigan 45+13 38+122321
Joe Jakub 501 421242
Steve Johnson 43+310 35+310242
Tony Kelly 7 52
Martin Lane 23 23
Chris Lightfoot 36+68 31+571410+1
Sean Lundon 5+2 5+10+1
Aidan Newhouse 15+152 14+1121+30+1
Eamonn O'Keefe 11+34 11+34
Robbie Painter 5+41 5+310+1
Colin Woodthorpe 523 443242
Darren Wynne 0+6 0+6
Own goals 3 21
Total 5472 4664224323

References

  1. "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.

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