# 1990–91 Chester City F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was the 53rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the fifth 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 | Promotion or relegation |
| 17 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 56 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 52 | |
| 19 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 51 | |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 48 | Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 First round |
| 21 | Fulham | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 46 | |

### 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 | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 16 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 August | Bury | A | L | 1–2 | Pugh | 2,628 |
| 1 September | Exeter City | H | L | 1–2 | Abel (pen) | 1,377 |
| 8 September | Brentford | A | W | 1–0 | Painter | 4,812 |
| 15 September | Leyton Orient | H | W | 2–0 | Bennett, Painter | 1,716 |
| 18 September | Stoke City | H | D | 1–1 | Ellis | 3,579 |
| 21 September | Cambridge United | A | D | 1–1 | Butler | 3,687 |
| 29 September | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 1–2 | | 1,540 |
| 3 October | Bradford City | A | L | 1–2 | Abel (pen) | 5,519 |
| 6 October | Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Pugh, Abel (pen) | 6,642 |
| 13 October | Grimsby Town | H | L | 1–2 | Dale | 1,875 |
| 20 October | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 3–2 | Bennett, Morton, Dale | 1,431 |
| 23 October | Preston North End | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,465 |
| 27 October | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 3–1 | Morton (2), Pugh (pen) | 4,262 |
| 3 November | Bolton Wanderers | H | L | 0–2 | | 2,553 |
| 10 November | Birmingham City | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,273 |
| 24 November | Swansea City | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,361 |
| 1 December | Bournemouth | H | D | 0–0 | | 1,103 |
| 15 December | Mansfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 1,919 |
| 22 December | Southend United | H | W | 1–0 | Dale | 1,523 |
| 26 December | Rotherham United | A | L | 1–2 | Butler | 3,547 |
| 29 December | Fulham | A | L | 1–4 | Dale | 3,084 |
| 12 January | Exeter City | A | D | 1–1 | Bishop | 4,008 |
| 19 January | Bury | H | W | 1–0 | Barrow | 1,421 |
| 26 January | Leyton Orient | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,437 |
| 2 February | Stoke City | A | W | 3–2 | Dale, Bishop (2) | 11,037 |
| 23 February | Birmingham City | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,702 |
| 26 February | Wigan Athletic | H | L | 1–2 | Bishop | 914 |
| 2 March | Bournemouth | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,669 |
| 5 March | Reading | H | W | 1–0 | Butler | 631 |
| 9 March | Mansfield Town | H | W | 1–0 | Morton | 1,157 |
| 12 March | Bradford City | H | W | 4–2 | Morton, Dale (2), Lightfoot | 1,303 |
| 16 March | Huddersfield Town | A | D | 1–1 | Lightfoot | 5,337 |
| 20 March | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0–2 | | 6,012 |
| 23 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–2 | | 2,705 |
| 25 March | Cambridge United | H | L | 0–2 | | 1,015 |
| 30 March | Rotherham United | H | L | 1–2 | Butler | 1,079 |
| 2 April | Southend United | A | D | 1–1 | Bishop | 6,190 |
| 6 April | Fulham | H | W | 1–0 | Morton | 1,047 |
| 13 April | Reading | A | D | 2–2 | Painter, Bishop | 2,707 |
| 16 April | Wigan Athletic | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,131 |
| 20 April | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 2,952 |
| 23 April | Swansea City | H | W | 2–1 | Bennett, Butler | 852 |
| 27 April | Preston North End | H | D | 1–1 | Abel (pen) | 1,351 |
| 30 April | Brentford | H | L | 1–2 | Dale | 1,275 |
| 4 May | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 3–1 | Morton, Dale (2) | 3,126 |
| 11 May | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | | 12,826 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 17 November | Doncaster Rovers (4) | H | D | 2–2 | Bennett, Dale | 1,749 |
| First round replay | 20 November | Doncaster Rovers (4) | A | W | 2–1 | Dale, Painter | 3,543 |
| Second round | 12 December | Leek Town (6) | A | D | 1–1 | Dale | 3,046 |
| Second round replay | 17 December | Leek Town (6) | H | W | 4–0 | Bertschin, Dale, Abel (pen), Painter | 2,420 |
| Third round | 12 December | Bournemouth (3) | H | L | 2–3 | Croft (2) | 1,833 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round first leg | 28 August | Preston North End (3) | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,503 |
| First round second leg | 4 September | Preston North End (3) | H | W | 5–1 | Abel (pen), Croft (2), Ellis | 1,009 |
| Second round first leg | 25 September | Arsenal (1) | H | L | 0–1 | | 4,135 |
| Second round second leg | 9 October | Arsenal (1) | A | L | 0–5 | | 22,902 |

## Associate Members' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| Group stage | 6 November | Wigan Athletic (3) | A | L | 0–4 | | 1,800 |
| Group stage | 27 November | Bury (3) | H | W | 2–0 | Dale, Morton | 409 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| | Fred Barber | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Billy Stewart | 49 | – | 38 | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | Graham Abel | 39 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| | Graham Barrow | 27 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| | Gary Bennett | 32+7 | 4 | 23+7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – |
| | Keith Bertschin | 17+5 | 1 | 14+5 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| | Eddie Bishop | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | David Brightwell | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Barry Butler | 52+1 | 5 | 42+1 | 5 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – |
| | Brian Croft | 42+7 | 4 | 31+7 | – | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – |
| | Carl Dale | 52+3 | 15 | 41+3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 |
| | Neil Ellis | 17+11 | 2 | 13+8 | 1 | 1+1 | – | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | Martin Lane | 49+2 | – | 38+2 | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – |
| | Chris Lightfoot | 38+8 | 2 | 33+4 | 2 | 3+2 | – | 2+2 | – | – | – |
| | Sean Lundon | 5+1 | – | 4+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Neil Morton | 36+4 | 8 | 31+3 | 7 | 2+1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 |
| | Robbie Painter | 40+11 | 5 | 34+8 | 3 | 4+1 | 2 | 1+1 | – | 1+1 | – |
| | Roger Preece | 40 | – | 35 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| | David Pugh | 41+4 | 3 | 33+4 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – |
| | Alan Reeves | 6+8 | – | 3+7 | – | 2 | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – |
| | Spencer Whelan | 10+2 | – | 9+2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Chris Withe | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| | Total | 57 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |