1998–99 Chester City F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was the 61st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
| 1998–99 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Kevin Ratcliffe |
| Stadium | Deva Stadium |
| Football League Third Division | 14th |
| FA Cup | Round 1 |
| Football League Cup | Round 2 |
| Football League Trophy | Round 1 |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Murphy (12) All: Luke Beckett (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,926 vs Swansea City (17 October) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,729 vs Torquay United (12 September) |
| Average home league attendance | 2,562 21st in division[1] |
Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Third Division, after the relegation from the Second Division in 1995. 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GS | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 50 | 47 | 63 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 54 | 58 | 61 |
| 14 | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 66 | 57 | 57 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 63 | 52 | 56 |
| 16 | Barnet | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 71 | 54 | 55 |
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results summary
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 57 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August | Leyton Orient | H | L | 0–2 | 2,541 | |
| 15 August | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D | 2–2 | Smith, Flitcroft (pen) | 2,703 |
| 23 August | Hull City | H | D | 2–2 | Flitcroft (pen), Crosby | 2,577 |
| 29 August | Southend United | A | W | 1–0 | Bennett | 4,241 |
| 1 September | Cambridge United | H | L | 0–3 | 2,199 | |
| 5 September | Exeter City | A | W | 1–0 | Richardson | 2,551 |
| 8 September | Peterborough United | A | L | 0–3 | 4,548 | |
| 12 September | Torquay United | H | W | 2–0 | Richardson, Murphy | 1,729 |
| 19 September | Carlisle United | A | D | 1–1 | Flitcroft | 2,971 |
| 26 September | Cardiff City | H | D | 2–2 | Priest, Thomas | 2,842 |
| 3 October | Scarborough | A | W | 4–2 | Priest, Thomas (2), Flitcroft | 1,832 |
| 11 October | Barnet | A | D | 0–0 | 2,236 | |
| 17 October | Swansea City | H | D | 1–1 | Murphy | 3,926 |
| 20 October | Hartlepool United | H | D | 1–1 | Woods | 2,182 |
| 31 October | Shrewsbury Town | H | D | 1–1 | Murphy | 3,699 |
| 7 November | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 1–2 | Murphy | 3,160 |
| 10 November | Halifax Town | A | L | 2–3 | Beckett, Murphy | 2,427 |
| 21 November | Rochdale | H | D | 1–1 | Wright | 2,495 |
| 28 November | Brentford | A | L | 1–2 | Davidson | 5,173 |
| 12 December | Darlington | H | W | 1–0 | Shelton | 2,011 |
| 18 December | Rotherham United | A | W | 4–2 | Priest, Conroy (2), Murphy | 2,696 |
| 26 December | Hull City | A | W | 2–1 | Flitcroft, Whitney (o.g.) | 6,695 |
| 28 December | Mansfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Reid | 3,320 |
| 2 January | Southend United | H | D | 1–1 | Murphy | 2,574 |
| 9 January | Leyton Orient | A | D | 2–2 | Murphy, Smith (pen) | 4,132 |
| 15 January | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 1–1 | Conroy | 3,869 |
| 23 January | Cambridge United | A | L | 1–2 | Crosby (pen) | 3,635 |
| 30 January | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–3 | 2,654 | |
| 6 February | Exeter City | H | D | 0–0 | 2,243 | |
| 13 February | Peterborough United | H | W | 1–0 | Murphy | 2,087 |
| 20 February | Torquay United | A | W | 3–0 | Beckett, Alsford, Cross | 2,384 |
| 23 February | Plymouth Argyle | A | L | 0–2 | 4,208 | |
| 27 February | Carlisle United | H | W | 2–1 | Richardson, Murphy | 2,450 |
| 5 March | Cardiff City | A | D | 0–0 | 7,526 | |
| 9 March | Scarborough | H | L | 1–3 | Beckett | 1,954 |
| 13 March | Scunthorpe United | H | L | 0–2 | 2,115 | |
| 20 March | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–2 | 2,903 | |
| 27 March | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 3–2 | Beckett (2), Murphy | 1,982 |
| 3 April | Swansea City | A | D | 1–1 | Beckett | 5,994 |
| 5 April | Barnet | H | W | 3–0 | Murphy, Crosby (pen), Beckett | 2,122 |
| 10 April | Hartlepool United | A | L | 0–2 | 2,413 | |
| 13 April | Brentford | H | L | 1–3 | Crosby (pen) | 1,766 |
| 17 April | Rochdale | A | L | 1–3 | Beckett | 1,712 |
| 24 April | Halifax Town | H | D | 2–2 | Priest, Beckett | 2,461 |
| 1 May | Darlington | A | W | 2–1 | Flitcroft, Beckett | 2,564 |
| 8 May | Rotherham United | H | D | 1–1 | Beckett | 3,792 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 11 November | Сardiff City (4) | A | L | 0–6 | 4,220 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round first leg | 11 August | Port Vale (2) | A | W | 2–1 | Beckett (2) | 3,478 |
| First round second leg | 18 August | H | D | 2–2 | Smith, Snijders (o.g.) | 2,461 | |
| Second round first leg | 15 September | Sunderland (2) | A | L | 0–3 | 20,618 | |
| Second round second leg | 22 September | H | L | 0–1 | 2,738 |
Football League Trophy
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 8 December | Hartlepool United (4) | H | L | 1–2 | Shelton | 960 |
Season statistics
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 | Wayne Brown | 26 | – | 23 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Neil Cutler | 26 | – | 23 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
| Sam Aiston | 12 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Julian Alsford | 9+1 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Luke Beckett | 25+4 | 13 | 24+4 | 11 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Gary Bennett | 6+3 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | – | – | 1+1 | – | – | – |
| Danny Carson | 1+1 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Mike Conroy | 11+4 | 3 | 11+4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Andy Crosby | 46 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| Jonathan Cross | 39+2 | 1 | 33+2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| Ross Davidson | 45 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Neil Fisher | 7+1 | – | 7+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| David Flitcroft | 48 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
 | Jonathan Jones | 2+8 | – | 2+6 | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – |
| Martyn Lancaster | 8+5 | – | 8+3 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – |
| Darren Moss | 5+2 | – | 5+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| John Murphy | 47+1 | 12 | 41+1 | 12 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| Chris Priest | 39 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Shaun Reid | 20+6 | 1 | 16+6 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Nick Richardson | 46+2 | 3 | 41+2 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| Andy Shelton | 7+17 | 2 | 5+17 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
 | Jorg Smeets | 1+2 | – | 1+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alex Smith | 37 | 3 | 32 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Rod Thomas | 4+5 | 3 | 3+3 | 3 | – | – | 1+2 | – | – | – |
| Matt Woods | 47+2 | 1 | 41+2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| Darren Wright | 8+13 | 1 | 6+12 | 1 | 1 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – |
| Own goals | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Total | 52 | 62 | 46 | 57 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
References
- "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
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