# 2004–05 Chester City F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was the 63rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the first 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 58 |
| 19 | Notts County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 52 |
| 20 | Chester City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 52 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 49 |
| 22 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 44 |

### 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 | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 August | Notts County | A | D | 1–1 | Rapley | 6,423 |
| 10 August | Wycombe Wanderers | H | L | 0–2 | | 2,881 |
| 14 August | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–3 | | 2,648 |
| 21 August | Bury | A | D | 1–1 | Branch | 2,870 |
| 28 August | Darlington | H | L | 0–3 | | 2,392 |
| 30 August | Boston United | A | L | 1–3 | Branch (pen) | 2,698 |
| 4 September | Macclesfield Town | H | W | 1–0 | Collins | 2,913 |
| 11 September | Scunthorpe United | A | W | 2–1 | Bolland, Ellison | 4,203 |
| 18 September | Cambridge United | H | D | 0–0 | | 2,771 |
| 25 September | Lincoln City | A | D | 1–1 | Ellison | 3,985 |
| 2 October | Swansea City | H | D | 1–1 | Rapley | 3,803 |
| 8 October | Cheltenham Town | A | D | 0–0 | | 3,670 |
| 16 October | Rushden & Diamonds | A | W | 1–0 | Drummond | 2,735 |
| 23 October | Grimsby Town | H | W | 2–1 | Branch (2) | 3,233 |
| 26 October | Kidderminster Harriers | H | W | 3–0 | Branch, Davies, Ellison | 2,968 |
| 30 October | Yeovil Town | A | L | 1–4 | Clare (pen) | 5,741 |
| 6 November | Leyton Orient | H | D | 1–1 | Belle | 3,125 |
| 19 November | Northampton Town | A | D | 1–1 | Ellison | 5,625 |
| 27 November | Oxford United | H | L | 1–3 | Ellison | 2,791 |
| 7 December | Bristol Rovers | A | L | 1–4 | Ellison | 5,524 |
| 11 December | Shrewsbury Town | H | D | 1–1 | Branch (pen) | 3,219 |
| 17 December | Southend United | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,837 |
| 26 December | Scunthorpe United | H | D | 1–1 | Ellison | 3,216 |
| 28 December | Rochdale | A | D | 2–2 | Ellison, Branch | 3,724 |
| 1 January | Macclesfield Town | A | W | 2–1 | Drummond, Ellison | 3,076 |
| 3 January | Lincoln City | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,839 |
| 15 January | Cambridge United | A | D | 0–0 | | 3,185 |
| 22 January | Rochdale | H | D | 0–0 | | 2,985 |
| 29 January | Swansea City | A | L | 0–3 | | 8,989 |
| 1 February | Cheltenham Town | H | L | 0–3 | | 1,643 |
| 5 February | Rushden & Diamonds | H | W | 3–1 | Atieno, Hessey, O'Neill | 2,340 |
| 12 February | Kidderminster Harriers | A | W | 1–0 | Drummond | 2,779 |
| 19 February | Yeovil Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 3,072 |
| 22 February | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,144 |
| 26 February | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–5 | | 4,859 |
| 5 March | Southend United | H | D | 2–2 | Walsh, Davies | 2,396 |
| 12 March | Wycombe Wanderers | A | L | 2–4 | Branch (2, 1 pen) | 8,124 |
| 19 March | Notts County | H | W | 3–2 | Drummond, Branch (2) | 2,324 |
| 25 March | Mansfield Town | A | D | 0–0 | | 3,437 |
| 28 March | Bury | H | W | 2–1 | Lowe (2) | 3,107 |
| 2 April | Darlington | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,778 |
| 9 April | Boston United | H | W | 2–1 | Booth, Lowe | 2,040 |
| 16 April | Bristol Rovers | H | D | 2–2 | Drummond (2) | 2,475 |
| 23 April | Leyton Orient | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,192 |
| 30 April | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 3,455 |
| 7 May | Oxford United | A | W | 1–0 | Lowe | 5,055 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 13 November | Stafford Rangers (6) | A | W | 2–0 | Belle, Rapley | 2,492 |
| Second round | 4 December | Halifax Town (5) | A | W | 3–1 | Branch (2, 1 pen), Rapley | 4,497 |
| Third round | 8 January | AFC Bournemouth (3) | A | L | 1–2 | Ellison | 7,653 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round first leg | 24 August | Sunderland (2) | H | L | 0–3 | | 11,450 |

## Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 28 September | Sheffield Wednesday (3) | A | W | 2–1 | Ellison, Hope | 7,640 |
| Second round | 2 November | Rochdale (4) | H | W | 1–0 | Hessey | 1,419 |
| Quarterfinal | 30 November | Wrexham (3) | H | L | 0–1 | | 5,028 |

## 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 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Colin Doyle | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Chris Mackenzie | 26+1 | – | 23+1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Eddie Anaclet | 0+1 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Taiwo Atieno | 3+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | David Bayliss | 10 | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Cortez Belle | 19+6 | 2 | 17+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Phil Bolland | 48 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| | Robbie Booth | 10+6 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 1+1 | – | – | – | 2+1 | – |
| | Michael Branch | 33+3 | 13 | 31+2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 0+1 | – |
| | Michael Brown | 12+7 | – | 11+7 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Paul Carden | 42+5 | – | 36+4 | – | 3 | – | 0+1 | – | 3 | – |
| | Daryl Clare | 5+4 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Danny Collins | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Ben Davies | 41+8 | 2 | 38+6 | 2 | 2 | – | 0+1 | – | 1+1 | – |
| | Stewart Drummond | 48+3 | 6 | 44+1 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1+2 | – |
| | Darren Edmondson | 28+1 | – | 26+1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Kevin Ellison | 30 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 |
| | George Elokobi | 4+1 | – | 4+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Robbie Foy | 13 | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Andy Harris | 13+11 | – | 9+10 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| | Sean Hessey | 37+3 | 2 | 31+3 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 |
| | Ian Hillier | 7+1 | – | 7+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Richard Hope | 29+4 | 1 | 26+2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1+2 | 1 |
| | Ryan Lowe | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Gavin Lynch | 0+2 | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Kevin McIntyre | 14+2 | – | 9+1 | – | 1+1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| | Alan Navarro | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Joe O'Neill | 5+6 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Andrew Nicholas | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Kevin Rapley | 16+11 | 4 | 12+9 | 2 | 1+2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – |
| | Carl Regan | 4+2 | – | 4+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ashley Sestanovich | 3+4 | – | 3+4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Darryn Stamp | 3+2 | – | 2+2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Stephen Vaughan | 20+7 | – | 14+7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| | Michael Walsh | 2+4 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Andy Watson | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Shaun Whalley | 0+5 | – | 0+3 | – | – | – | – | – | 0+2 | – |
| | Total | 53 | 52 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 |