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2007–08 Chester City F.C. season

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Chester City
2007–08 season
ManagerBobby Williamson
Simon Davies
StadiumDeva Stadium
Football League Two22nd
FA CupRound 1
Football League CupRound 1
Football League TrophyRound 2
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Ellison (11)

All:
Kevin Ellison (11)
Highest home attendance3,849 vs Wrexham (9 March)
Lowest home attendance1,566 vs Bradford City (12 March)
Average home league attendance2,479
20th in division[1]

The 2007–08 season was the 66th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Football League Two, after the promotion from the Football Conference in 2004. 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 13 10 23 49 70 −21 49
21 Notts County 46 10 18 18 37 53 −16 48
22 Chester City 46 12 11 23 51 68 −17 47
23 Mansfield Town (R) 46 11 9 26 48 68 −20 42 Relegation to 2008–09 Conference National
24 Wrexham (R) 46 10 10 26 38 70 −32 40
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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 12 11 23 51 68  −17 47 5 5 13 21 30  −9 7 6 10 30 38  −8

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDWWDLWLWWWDWDWLLDWLWLLLDLLLLDLLLWLLLLLWLDLLDDD
Position1442244654332224676668910911121213151515161517171718191919202020222122
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
11 August Chesterfield H D 0–0 3,183
18 August Rochdale A W 2–1 Grant, Ellison 3,243
25 August Dagenham & Redbridge H W 4–0 Yeo (2), Murphy (2) 2,098
1 September Rotherham United A D 1–1 Roberts 4,036
7 September Morecambe H L 0–1 3,199
15 September Bury A W 2–0 Butler, Hughes 2,539
22 September Brentford H L 0–2 2,453
29 September Macclesfield Town A W 2–1 Murphy, Wilson 2,647
2 October Grimsby Town A W 2–1 Murphy, Ellison 3,479
7 October Shrewsbury Town H W 3–1 Partridge, Murphy, Yeo 3,057
12 October Hereford United H D 1–1 Yeo 3,430
20 October Stockport County A W 2–1 Partridge (2) 5,566
27 October Wycombe Wanderers H D 2–2 Holroyd, Murphy 2,598
2 November Lincoln City A W 1–0 Dinning (pen) 3,960
6 November Bradford City A L 1–2 Ellison 13,211
17 November Milton Keynes Dons H L 0–2 3,102
25 November Wrexham A D 2–2 Roberts, Linwood 7,687
4 December Barnet H W 3–0 Partridge, Ellison (2) 1,858
8 December Peterborough United H L 1–2 Hughes 2,291
22 December Bury H W 2–1 Hughes, Ellison 2,260
26 December Morecambe A L 3–5 Ellison (2), Holroyd 3,419
29 December Brentford A L 0–3 4,323
1 January Grimsby Town H L 0–2 2,255
5 January Accrington Stanley A D 3–3 Holroyd (2), Wilson 1,311
12 January Mansfield Town H L 0–1 2,092
19 January Notts County A L 0–1 3,774
26 January Rotherham United H L 0–1 2,536
29 January Rochdale H L 0–4 2,131
2 February Chesterfield A D 1–1 Murphy 3,701
9 February Accrington Stanley H L 2–3 Butler, Murphy 1,957
12 February Dagenham & Redbridge A L 2–6 Roberts, Murphy 1,328
16 February Notts County H L 0–1 1,798
23 February Mansfield Town A W 3–1 Ellison (2), Dinning (pen) 2,362
1 March Milton Keynes Dons A L 0–1 8,172
4 March Darlington A L 0–1 3,294
9 March Wrexham H L 0–2 3,849
12 March Bradford City H L 0–1 1,566
15 March Barnet A L 1–3 Hughes 1,663
22 March Darlington H W 2–1 Rutherford, Partridge 1,759
24 March Peterborough United A L 0–1 6,457
5 April Hereford United A D 2–2 Sandwith, Ellison (pen) 3,210
12 April Lincoln City H L 1–2 McManus 2,089
19 April Wycombe Wanderers A L 0–1 5,497
26 April Shrewsbury Town A D 0–0 6,417
29 April Stockport County H D 0–0 3,060
3 May Macclesfield Town H D 0–0 2,396

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 10 November Bradford City (4) A L 0–1 4,069

Football League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 14 August Nottingham Forest (3) H L 0–0
(p.2–4)
2,720

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 4 September Crewe Alexandra (3) H W 1–1
(p.4–2)
Partridge 2,126
Second round 9 October Carlisle United (3) A L 2–4 Partridge, Holroyd 2,414

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
FL
Trophy
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England John Danby 50 46 1 1 2
England Gavin Ward 0+1 0+1
Field players
England Phil Bolland 3 2 1
Republic of Ireland Paul Butler 38 2 35 2 1 1 1
England Neil Carroll 1 1
England Tony Dinning 22 2 20 2 1 1
England Kevin Ellison 39 11 36 11 1 1 1
England Tony Grant 18+4 1 15+4 1 1 1 1
England Jamie Hand 1+1 0+1 1
England Chris Holroyd 14+13 5 14+11 4 0+1 0+1 1
Northern Ireland Mark Hughes 43+4 4 39+4 4 1 1 2
England Shaun Kelly 7+3 7+3
England Craig Lindfield 5+2 5+2
England Paul Linwood 46 1 42 1 1 1 2
England Nathan Lowndes 10+5 8+4 1 1 0+1
England Simon Marples 18 16 1 1
England Paul McManus 10+11 1 9+10 1 0+1 1
England Andy Mitchell 0+4 0+4
England John Murphy 40 9 39 9 1
England Sean Newton 2 2
England Phillip Palethorpe 0+1 0+1
Republic of Ireland Richie Partridge 36+2 7 34+2 5 2 2
England Kevin Roberts 30+9 3 30+7 3 0+1 0+1
England Glenn Rule 2+3 2+2 0+1
England Paul Rutherford 10+16 1 10+13 1 0+1 0+1 0+1
England Kevin Sandwith 13+10 1 12+10 1 1
England James Vaughan 31+1 29+1 1 1
England John Welsh 6 6
England Laurence Wilson 44 2 40 2 1 1 2
England Simon Yeo 11+14 4 7+14 4 1 1 2
Total 50 54 46 51 1 1 2 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.