# 1989–90 Chester City F.C. season

The 1989–90 season was the 52nd 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 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 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 58 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 55 |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 54 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 54 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 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 | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 23 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 19 August | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 2,293 |
| 26 August | Brentford | A | D | 1–1 | Dale | 5,153 |
| 2 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 2–1 | Newhouse, Abel | 2,170 |
| 9 September | Swansea City | A | L | 1–2 | Newhouse | 2,738 |
| 15 September | Notts County | H | D | 3–3 | Newhouse (pen), Lightfoot, Croft | 2,383 |
| 23 September | Preston North End | A | L | 0–5 | | 5,230 |
| 26 September | Reading | A | D | 1–1 | Lundon | 4,296 |
| 30 September | Fulham | H | L | 0–2 | | 2,135 |
| 7 October | Bury | H | L | 1–4 | Lundon | 2,168 |
| 13 October | Cardiff City | A | D | 1–1 | Newhouse | 3,675 |
| 17 October | Birmingham City | H | W | 4–0 | Croft, Pugh, Painter, Butler | 1,882 |
| 21 October | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,496 |
| 28 October | Bristol Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | | 2,618 |
| 31 October | Leyton Orient | A | W | 3–0 | Painter, Abel (pen), Butler | 3,979 |
| 4 November | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 2–1 | Painter, Reeves | 2,660 |
| 11 November | Rotherham United | A | L | 0–5 | | 5,216 |
| 24 November | Walsall | H | D | 1–1 | Abel (pen) | 2,507 |
| 2 December | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,905 |
| 15 December | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,594 |
| 26 December | Wigan Athletic | H | D | 0–0 | | 3,165 |
| 30 December | Blackpool | H | W | 2–0 | Barrow, Abel | 2,404 |
| 1 January | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,823 |
| 6 January | Leyton Orient | H | W | 1–0 | Painter | 1,722 |
| 12 January | Brentford | H | D | 1–1 | Pugh | 2,294 |
| 20 January | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 2,257 |
| 26 January | Swansea City | H | W | 1–0 | Dale | 2,150 |
| 30 January | Bristol City | A | L | 0–1 | | 8,769 |
| 3 February | Preston North End | H | W | 3–1 | Woodthorpe, Butler, Croft | 2,499 |
| 10 February | Notts County | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,077 |
| 13 February | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 0–0 | | 4,260 |
| 17 February | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 1–0 | Abel | 2,500 |
| 24 February | Walsall | A | W | 1–1 | Butler | 3,315 |
| 3 March | Bristol City | H | L | 0–3 | | 2,496 |
| 6 March | Fulham | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,824 |
| 9 March | Reading | H | D | 1–1 | Dale | 1,978 |
| 17 March | Bury | A | L | 0–1 | | 2,851 |
| 20 March | Cardiff City | H | W | 1–0 | Dale | 1,866 |
| 24 March | Birmingham City | A | D | 0–0 | | 7,584 |
| 31 March | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 2–0 | Cowdrill (o.g.), Dale | 2,738 |
| 7 April | Bristol Rovers | A | L | 1–2 | Reeves | 6,589 |
| 14 April | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,234 |
| 16 April | Wigan Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | | 2,277 |
| 20 April | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 2–2 | Dale, Pugh | 4,210 |
| 24 April | Blackpool | A | W | 3–1 | Gore (o.g.), Dale (2) | 3,724 |
| 28 April | Rotherham United | H | W | 2–0 | Bennett, Abel | 3,827 |
| 5 May | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–4 | Abel | 3,514 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 18 November | Macclesfield Town (5) | A | D | 1–1 | Painter | 4,200 |
| First round replay | 21 November | Macclesfield Town (5) | H | W | 3–2 | Abel (pen), Butler, Croft | 4,202 |
| Second round | 9 December | Blackpool (3) | A | L | 0–3 | | 4,099 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round first leg | 22 August | Crewe Alexandra (3) | A | L | 0–4 | | 3,200 |
| First round second leg | 29 August | Crewe Alexandra (3) | H | L | 0–2 | | 1,758 |

## Associate Members' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Group stage | 7 November | Tranmere Rovers (3) | A | L | 0–1 | | 10,559 |
| Group stage | 28 November | Rochdale (4) | H | D | 0–0 | | 1,222 |
| Group play-off | 20 December | Rochdale (4) | A | W | 2–1 | Lightfoot (2) | 787 |
| First round | 16 January | Blackpool (3) | A | W | 1–0 | Newhouse | 1,433 |
| Area quarterfinal | 6 February | Tranmere Rovers (3) | A | L | 0–3 | | 4,183 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| | Billy Stewart | 56 | – | 46 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Graham Abel | 50 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – |
| | Graham Barrow | 33+1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1+1 | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| | Gary Bennett | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Barry Butler | 54 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – |
| | Brian Croft | 49+4 | 4 | 41+3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 4+1 | – |
| | Carl Dale | 33+4 | 8 | 27+4 | 8 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| | Michael Danzey | 0+2 | – | 0+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ross Greer | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | David Hamilton | 34+2 | – | 26+2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – |
| | Mick Hayde | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Joe Hinnigan | 16+1 | – | 14+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Kevin Hulme | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Martin Lane | 46 | – | 36 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | – |
| | Chris Lightfoot | 44+3 | 3 | 38+2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3+1 | 2 |
| | Sean Lundon | 8+6 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| | Derek Nassari | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Aidan Newhouse | 19+7 | 5 | 15+3 | 4 | 0+2 | – | 2 | – | 2+2 | 1 |
| | Eamonn O'Keefe | 1+2 | – | 1+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Robbie Painter | 25+16 | 5 | 19+13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | – | 2+2 | – |
| | Neil Parsley | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | David Pugh | 38+5 | 3 | 31+4 | 3 | 2+1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| | Alan Reeves | 32+2 | 2 | 28+2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| | Karl Senior | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Colin Woodthorpe | 56 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | – |
| | Darren Wynne | 0+6 | – | 0+6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 56 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |