| 1991–92 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Harry McNally |
| Stadium | Moss Rose |
| Football League Third Division | 18th |
| FA Cup | Round 2 |
| Football League Cup | Round 2 |
| Associate Members' Cup | Round 1 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stuart Rimmer (13) All: Stuart Rimmer (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,895 vsBirmingham City (11 April) |
| Lowest home attendance | 871 vsExeter City (11 February) |
| Average home league attendance | 1,857 24th in division[1] |
The1991–92 season was the 54th season of competitiveassociation football inthe Football League played byChester City, an English club based inChester,Cheshire.
Also, it was the sixth season spent in theThird Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1986. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in theFA Cup, theFootball League Cup and theAssociate Members' Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 58 | Qualification for theSecond Division[a] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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.