1991–92 Chester City F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was the 54th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester City
1991–92 season
ManagerHarry McNally
StadiumMoss Rose
Football League
Third Division
18th
FA CupRound 2
Football League CupRound 2
Associate Members' CupRound 1
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stuart Rimmer (13)

All:
Stuart Rimmer (15)
Highest home attendance4,895 vs Birmingham City (11 April)
Lowest home attendance871 vs Exeter City (11 February)
Average home league attendance1,857
24th in division[1]

Also, it was the sixth 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Bradford City 46 13 19 14 62 61 +1 58
17 Preston North End 46 15 12 19 61 72 −11 57
18 Chester City 46 14 14 18 56 59 −3 56
19 Swansea City 46 14 14 18 55 65 −10 56
20 Exeter City 46 14 11 21 57 80 −23 53
Source: [citation needed]

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 14 14 18 56 59  −3 56 10 6 7 34 29  +5 4 8 11 22 30  −8

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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ResultWLWLLDLLLDLWLWLLDDLLDDLLDDWDWWWDLWLWDWDDLLDWWW
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Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
17 August Fulham H W 2–0 Lightfoot, Bennett 1,444
23 August Wigan Athletic A L 1–2 Rimmer 2,637
31 August Swansea City H W 2–0 Abel, Morton 1,162
4 September Huddersfield Town A L 0–2 5,321
7 September Bournemouth H L 0–1 1,117
14 September Bradford City A D 1–1 Bishop 4,843
17 September Birmingham City A L 2–3 Bishop, Rimmer 8,154
21 September West Bromwich Albion H L 1–2 Barrow 3,895
28 September Torquay United A L 2–3 Bishop, Rimmer 2,062
5 October Stoke City H D 0–0 4,212
12 October Leyton Orient A L 0–1 4,049
18 October Stockport County A W 4–0 Bennett (3), Rimmer 4,838
26 October Bolton Wanderers H L 0–1 1,867
2 November Preston North End H W 3–2 Rimmer (2), Bishop 1,219
5 November Peterborough United A L 0–2 2,810
9 November Hull City A L 0–1 4,305
23 November Reading H D 2–2 Rimmer, Abel 1,124
30 November Exeter City A D 0–0 3,235
14 December Shrewsbury Town H L 1–4 Morton 1,016
26 December Swansea City A L 0–3 4,098
28 December Fulham A D 2–2 Abel (2, 1 pen) 3,708
1 January Huddersfield Town H D 0–0 3,504
4 January Darlington H L 2–5 Comstive, Tait (o.g.) 1,020
11 January Hartlepool United A L 0–1 3,088
18 January Brentford H D 1–1 Butler 1,447
8 February Bolton Wanderers A D 0–0 6,609
11 February Exeter City H W 5–2 Butler (2), Rimmer, Abel (pen), Comstive 871
15 February Shrewsbury Town A D 2–1 Rimmer, Lightfoot 2,807
18 February Wigan Athletic H W 1–0 Rimmer 1,065
22 February Hartlepool United H W 2–0 Butler (2) 1,072
25 February Bury A W 2–1 Lightfoot, Bennett 2,283
29 February Darlington A D 1–1 Rimmer 2,579
3 March Brentford A L 0–2 6,869
7 March Bury H W 3–1 Bennett (2), Abel 1,228
10 March Peterborough United H L 2–4 Butler, Abel (pen) 1,063
14 March Preston North End A W 3–0 Rimmer, Bennett (2) 3,909
21 March Hull City H D 1–1 Comstive 1,269
24 March Stockport County H W 3–2 Abel (2, 1 pen), Bennett 3,747
28 March Reading A D 0–0 2,813
31 March Bradford City H D 0–0 1,149
3 April Bournemouth A L 0–2 5,974
11 April Birmingham City H L 0–1 4,895
18 April West Bromwich Albion A D 1–1 Abel (pen) 10,137
20 April Torquay United H W 2–0 Rimmer, Lightfoot 1,317
25 April Stoke City A W 1–0 Bennett 18,474
2 May Leyton Orient H W 1–0 Barrow 2,008

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 16 November Guiseley (7) H W 1–0 Barrow 1,851
Second round 7 December Crewe Alexandra (4) A L 0–2 5,299

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 20 August Lincoln City (4) H W 1–0 Barrow 1,018
First round second leg 28 August A L 3–4 Bennett, Rimmer (2) 2,170
Second round first leg 25 September Manchester City (1) A L 1–3 Bennett 10,987
Second round second leg 8 October H* L 0–3 4,146

Associate Members' Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 19 November Crewe Alexandra (4) A L 1–2 Lightfoot 1,779
7 January Darlington (3) H W 2–1 Morton, Bennett 416
First round 21 January Rotheram United (4) A L 0–3 2,543

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
  Barry Siddall 12 9 1 1 1
  Billy Stewart 43 37 1 3 2
Field players
  Graham Abel 48+4 10 40+4 10 2 3 3
  Arthur Albiston 51 44 2 4 1
  Andy Allen 0+1 0+1
  Graham Barrow 49 4 40 2 2 1 4 1 3
  Gary Bennett 48+3 14 40+2 11 2 4 2 2+1 1
  Eddie Bishop 28 4 21 4 2 4 1
  Barry Butler 42+8 6 36+5 6 2 2+2 2+1
  Paul Comstive 31 3 28 3 1 2
  Brian Croft 24+15 18+14 1 2+1 3
  Chris Lightfoot 53 5 44 4 2 4 3 1
  Paul McGuinness 5+6 3+4 2+2
  Neil Morton 15+26 3 12+22 2 0+2 1+1 2+1 1
  David Nolan 2 1 1
  Roger Preece 28+3 26+3 2
  David Pugh 38+2 33+2 4 1
  Stuart Rimmer 52 15 44 13 2 3 2 3
  Spencer Whelan 36+2 30+2 2 3 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 55 65 46 56 2 1 4 5 3 3

References

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  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.