# 1992–93 Chester City F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was the 55th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the seventh season spent in the Third Division, which was renamed the Second Division before the season started, 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 Football League Trophy.

## Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stoke City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 93 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 90 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 89 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 85 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 73 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 72 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | |
| 8 | Reading | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 69 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 69 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 68 | |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 65 | |
| 12 | Fulham | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 65 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 61 | |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 | |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 60 | |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 54 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 53 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 51 | |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 50 | |
| 20 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 50 | |
| 21 | Preston North End (R) | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 65 | 94 | −29 | 47 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Mansfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 44 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 41 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 24 | Chester City (R) | 46 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 49 | 102 | −53 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### 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 | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 August | Bradford City | A | L | 1–3 | Bishop | 5,780 |
| 22 August | Hull City | A | D | 1–1 | Rimmer | 4,906 |
| 29 August | Preston North End | A | L | 3–4 | Bishop, Rimmer, Morton | 4,471 |
| 1 September | Hartlepool United | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,061 |
| 5 September | Burnley | H | W | 3–0 | Morton, Lightfoot, Comstive | 4,981 |
| 12 September | Leyton Orient | A | L | 3–4 | Barrow, Rimmer, Ryan | 4,158 |
| 15 September | Mansfield Town | H | L | 1–2 | Rimmer | 3,326 |
| 19 September | Stockport County | H | L | 0–3 | | 3,627 |
| 26 September | Port Vale | A | L | 0–2 | | 6,392 |
| 3 October | Stoke City | H | D | 1–1 | Bishop | 5,237 |
| 10 October | Plymouth Argyle | A | L | 0–2 | | 7,182 |
| 17 October | Bolton Wanderers | H | D | 2–2 | Ryan, Comstive (pen) | 3,394 |
| 24 October | Fulham | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,753 |
| 31 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | W | 2–1 | Rimmer, Morton | 2,735 |
| 3 November | Rotherham United | A | D | 3–3 | Rimmer, Pugh (2) | 4,188 |
| 7 November | Swansea City | H | W | 3–2 | Lightfoot, Pugh (2) | 2,861 |
| 21 November | Exeter City | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,452 |
| 28 November | Wigan Athletic | H | L | 1–2 | Rimmer (pen) | 2,395 |
| 12 December | Reading | H | L | 0–3 | | 2,011 |
| 19 December | Huddersfield Town | A | W | 2–0 | Rimmer, Kelly | 4,626 |
| 26 December | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 0–2 | | 15,209 |
| 28 December | Blackpool | H | L | 1–2 | Barrow | 3,787 |
| 2 January | Leyton Orient | H | L | 1–3 | Bishop | 2,510 |
| 9 January | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,659 |
| 16 January | Port Vale | H | L | 1–2 | Pugh | 4,367 |
| 22 January | Stockport County | A | L | 0–2 | | 4,427 |
| 26 January | Preston North End | H | L | 2–4 | Rimmer (2, 1pen) | 2,901 |
| 30 January | Hull City | H | W | 3–0 | Rimmer (2), Bishop | 2,232 |
| 6 February | Bradford City | H | L | 2–5 | Rimmer, Bishop | 2,594 |
| 13 February | Burnley | A | L | 0–5 | | 9,434 |
| 20 February | Hartlepool United | H | W | 1–0 | Rimmer (pen) | 1,912 |
| 27 February | Plymouth Argyle | H | L | 1–2 | Rimmer | 2,163 |
| 6 March | Stoke City | A | L | 0–4 | | 14,534 |
| 9 March | Bournemouth | H | W | 1–0 | Abel | 1,614 |
| 13 March | Swansea City | A | L | 2–4 | Rimmer (2) | 4,056 |
| 19 March | Rotherham United | H | L | 1–2 | Thompson | 2,265 |
| 23 March | Wigan Athletic | A | W | 2–1 | Comstive, Rimmer | 1,861 |
| 27 March | Exeter City | H | L | 0–3 | | 2,047 |
| 3 April | Bournemouth | A | D | 0–0 | | 2,829 |
| 7 April | Reading | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,754 |
| 10 April | West Bromwich Albion | H | L | 1–3 | Morton | 4,812 |
| 13 April | Blackpool | A | L | 0–2 | | 5,078 |
| 17 April | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 3,019 |
| 24 April | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0–5 | | 8,514 |
| 1 May | Fulham | H | L | 2–3 | Rimmer, Thompson | 2,016 |
| 8 May | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | L | 2–3 | Thompson, Rimmer | 6,247 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 14 November | Altrincham (5) | H | D | 1–1 | Ryan | 4,033 |
| First round replay | 25 November | Altrincham (5) | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,000 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round first leg | 18 August | Stockport County (3) | A | D | 1–1 | Comstive | 2,785 |
| First round second leg | 25 August | Stockport County (3) | H | L | 1–2 | Bishop | 4,505 |

## Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Group stage | 5 December | Chesterfield (3) | H | L | 0–1 | | 1,276 |
| Group stage | 15 December | Stockport County (2) | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,064 |

## 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 Keeley | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Billy Stewart | 48 | – | 42 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Graham Abel | 32+6 | 1 | 28+5 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0+1 | – |
| | Arthur Albiston | 25+1 | – | 23+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Graham Barrow | 36+1 | 2 | 32+1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Eddie Bishop | 28+4 | 7 | 25+4 | 6 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | Barry Butler | 34+1 | – | 30+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| | Mark Came | 19 | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Paul Comstive | 31+2 | 4 | 26+2 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | Shaun Garnett | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Craig Goodwin | 3+4 | – | 3+2 | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – |
| | John Kelly | 26+8 | 1 | 24+7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1+1 | – |
| | Chris Lightfoot | 45 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| | Marc Limbert | 12+2 | – | 12+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Neil Morton | 22+9 | 4 | 20+7 | 4 | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | 2 | – |
| | Roger Preece | 28 | – | 23 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | David Pugh | 40 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | Stuart Rimmer | 47 | 20 | 43 | 20 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Darren Ryan | 9+14 | 3 | 5+12 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1+1 | – |
| | David Thompson | 35+9 | 3 | 30+9 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| | Paul Wheeler (footballer) | 12+3 | – | 12+3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Spencer Whelan | 27+5 | – | 24+4 | – | 1 | – | 1+1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Total | 52 | 52 | 46 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |