# 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.
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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 63 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 61 |
| 14 | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 57 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 56 |
| 16 | Barnet | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 55 |

### 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 | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |

### 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 | Port Vale (2) | 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 | Sunderland (2) | 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 | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| Nat | Player | 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 |