# 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.
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

| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: rsssf.com

### Results by matchday

| 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 |

### Matches

| 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

| 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

| 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 | Lincoln City (4) | 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 | Manchester City (1) | H* | L | 0–3 | | 4,146 |

## Associate Members' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Group stage | 19 November | Crewe Alexandra (4) | A | L | 1–2 | Lightfoot | 1,779 |
| Group stage | 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

| Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | AM Cup | AM Cup |
| Nat | Player | 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 |