# 2006–07 Chester City F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was the 65th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the third 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 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 55 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 54 |
| 18 | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 53 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 51 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 50 |

### 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 | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 August | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 2–0 | Broughton, Blundell | 3,779 |
| 8 August | Bury | A | W | 3–1 | Walters (2), Woodthorpe (o.g.) | 2,719 |
| 12 August | Hereford United | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,834 |
| 20 August | Wrexham | H | L | 1–2 | Hand | 4,206 |
| 26 August | Torquay United | A | D | 2–2 | Broughton, Martínez | 2,541 |
| 1 September | Swindon Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 3,382 |
| 9 September | Wycombe Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,277 |
| 12 September | Notts County | H | D | 0–0 | | 1,818 |
| 16 September | Grimsby Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 1,957 |
| 23 September | Milton Keynes Dons | A | W | 2–1 | Westwood, Walters | 5,476 |
| 26 September | Macclesfield Town | A | D | 1–1 | Sandwith | 2,022 |
| 30 September | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 2–0 | Sandwith, Martínez | 2,151 |
| 6 October | Walsall | H | D | 0–0 | | 3,241 |
| 14 October | Rochdale | A | D | 0–0 | | 3,149 |
| 20 October | Hartlepool United | H | W | 2–1 | Westwood, Walters | 2,580 |
| 28 October | Barnet | A | L | 0–1 | | 2,301 |
| 3 November | Darlington | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,630 |
| 17 November | Stockport County | H | D | 1–1 | Walters | 3,624 |
| 25 November | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 1–2 | Blundell | 4,464 |
| 5 December | Boston United | H | W | 3–1 | Blundell (2), Walters | 1,527 |
| 9 December | Lincoln City | H | W | 4–1 | Blundell, Walters, Martínez, Wilson | 2,142 |
| 16 December | Peterborough United | A | W | 2–0 | Walters, Arber (o.g.) | 4,491 |
| 26 December | Macclesfield Town | H | L | 0–3 | | 3,365 |
| 30 December | Milton Keynes Dons | H | L | 0–3 | | 2,271 |
| 1 January | Notts County | A | W | 2–1 | Walters, Westwood | 4,019 |
| 9 January | Grimsby Town | A | W | 2–0 | Artell, Blundell | 3,012 |
| 13 January | Wycombe Wanderers | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,336 |
| 20 January | Bristol Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,694 |
| 27 January | Mansfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Steele | 2,129 |
| 3 February | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 1–0 | Linwood | 1,900 |
| 18 February | Wrexham | A | D | 0–0 | | 6,801 |
| 21 February | Bury | H | W | 1–0 | Yeo | 1,642 |
| 24 February | Swindon Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 5,462 |
| 27 February | Hereford United | H | D | 1–1 | Yeo | 1,842 |
| 2 March | Torquay United | H | D | 1–1 | Bennett | 1,996 |
| 6 March | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Maylett | 2,366 |
| 10 March | Walsall | A | L | 0–1 | | 5,282 |
| 16 March | Rochdale | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,179 |
| 24 March | Barnet | H | W | 2–0 | Bolland, Hand | 1,591 |
| 30 March | Hartlepool United | A | L | 0–3 | | 6,059 |
| 6 April | Darlington | H | D | 1–1 | Yeo | 1,942 |
| 9 April | Stockport County | A | L | 0–2 | | 5,719 |
| 15 April | Shrewsbury Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 3,296 |
| 21 April | Boston United | A | L | 0–1 | | 1,752 |
| 28 April | Peterborough United | H | D | 1–1 | Yeo | 1,905 |
| 5 May | Lincoln City | A | L | 0–2 | | 5,267 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 11 November | Clevedon Town | A | W | 4–1 | Wilson, Hand, Walters, Blundell | 2,261 |
| Second round | 2 December | Bury | A | D | 2–2 | Steele (2) | 3,428 |
| Second round replay | 12 December | Bury | H | L | 1–3 | Wilson | 2,810 |
| Chester were reinstated in the FA Cup after Bury were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. |||||||
| Third round | 6 January | Ipswich Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 4,330 |
| Third round replay | 16 January | Ipswich Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 11,732 |

## Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 22 August | Leeds United (2) | A | L | 0–1 | | 10,013 |

## Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 31 October | Stockport County (4) | H | W | 3–0 | Hand, Blundell, Wilson | 1,229 |
| Second round | 29 November | Chesterfield (3) | A | L | 4–4 (p.1–3) | Blundell, Wilson, Linwood, Bolland | 2,414 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| | John Danby | 54 | – | 46 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Graham Allen | 2+1 | – | 2+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | David Artell | 49+1 | 1 | 42+1 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Dean Bennett | 31+7 | 1 | 27+5 | 1 | 2+2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Gregg Blundell | 27+7 | 9 | 21+6 | 6 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 |
| | Phil Bolland | 29+3 | 2 | 23+3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| | Drewe Broughton | 10+5 | 2 | 9+5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Royce Brownlie | 3+1 | – | 3+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Glenn Cronin | 1+3 | – | 1+3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Jamie Hand | 50 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| | Sean Hessey | 27+4 | – | 22+4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Chris Holroyd | 7+18 | – | 7+15 | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – |
| | Alan Kearney | 4+2 | – | 4+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Shaun Kelly | 0+2 | – | 0+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Paul Linwood | 36+5 | 2 | 33+4 | 1 | 1+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| | Simon Marples | 28+6 | – | 24+6 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Roberto Martínez | 38 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Brad Maylett | 3+2 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Alex Meechan | 2+6 | – | 2+6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Jermaine McSporran | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ricky Ravenhill | 1+2 | – | 1+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Paul Rutherford | 6+5 | – | 6+3 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – |
| | Kevin Sandwith | 31+5 | 2 | 27+5 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Ryan Semple | 2+4 | – | 0+3 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Lee Steele | 13+11 | 3 | 11+9 | 1 | 1+2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| | James Vaughan | 5+2 | – | 5+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0+1 | – |
| | Stephen Vaughan | 24+1 | – | 20 | – | 2+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Jonathan Walters | 30+3 | 10 | 24+2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 0+1 | – |
| | Ashley Westwood | 25 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Laurence Wilson | 42+7 | 5 | 34+7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 |
| | Simon Yeo | 14+1 | 4 | 14+1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Total | 54 | 54 | 46 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 1 | – | 2 | 7 |