| 1993–94 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Graham Barrow |
| Stadium | Deva Stadium |
| Football League Third Division | 2nd (promoted) |
| FA Cup | Round 3 |
| Football League Cup | Round 1 |
| Football League Trophy | Round 3 |
| Top goalscorer | League: David Pugh (12) All: Chris Lightfoot (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,638 vsPreston North End (27 December) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,195 vsScunthorpe United (11 September) |
| Average home league attendance | 3,191 9th in division[1] |
The1993–94 season was the 56th season of competitiveassociation football inthe Football League played byChester City, an English club based inChester,Cheshire.
Also, it was the first season spent in theThird Division, after the relegation from the Second Division in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in theFA Cup, theFootball League Cup and theFootball League Trophy.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town(C, P) | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 79 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Chester City(P) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 74 | |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra(P) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 73 | |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers(O, P) | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 70 | Qualification for theThird Division play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 67 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 16 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 13 November | Bradford City(3) | A | D | 0–0 | 6,204 | |
| First round replay | 30 November | H | W | 1–0 | Lightfoot | 3,707 | |
| Second round | 4 December | Hull City(3) | H | W | 2–0 | Preece,Leonard | 4,333 |
| Third round | 8 January | Plymouth Argyle(3) | A | L | 0–1 | 9,170 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round first leg | 17 August | Sunderland(2) | A | L | 1–3 | Rimmer | 9,484 |
| First round second leg | 24 August | H | D | 0–0 | 2,903 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 28 September | Blackpool(3) | A | W | 2–1 | Rimmer,Lightfoot | 2,633 |
| 19 October | Crewe Alexandra(4) | H | D | 2–2 | Greenall,Came | 2,370 | |
| Second round | 7 December | Rotherham United(3) | H | W | 1–0 | Lightfoot | 1,553 |
| Third round | 11 January | Lincoln City(4) | A | L | 0–1 | 1,733 |
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 | John Bagnall | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
 | David Felgate | 41 | – | 34 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
 | Steve McIlhargey | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Billy Stewart | 9 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
| Graham Barrow | 10+3 | – | 10+3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eddie Bishop | 12+13 | 1 | 9+9 | 1 | 0+3 | – | 2 | – | 1+1 | – |
| Mark Came | 39 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 1 |
| Darren Donnelly | 0+10 | – | 0+9 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | – | – |
| David Flitcroft | 4+4 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colin Greenall | 52 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 1 |
| Joe Jakub | 45+1 | – | 35+1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – |
 | Iain Jenkins | 38+6 | – | 30+4 | – | 4 | – | 0+2 | – | 4 | – |
| Graham Lancashire | 10+1 | 7 | 10+1 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mark Leonard | 36+4 | 10 | 28+4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| Chris Lightfoot | 47 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 |
| Roger Preece | 48+1 | 3 | 38+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – |
| David Pugh | 44+1 | 12 | 36+1 | 12 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Stuart Rimmer | 33+11 | 10 | 26+9 | 8 | 2+1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| David Thompson | 48+1 | 6 | 40+1 | 6 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| Paul Wheeler | 31+2 | 7 | 23+2 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| Spencer Whelan | 23+2 | – | 22 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – |
| Own goals | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 52 | 78 | 42 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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.