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2005–06 Chester City F.C. season

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Chester City
2005–06 season
ManagerKeith Curle
Mark Wright
StadiumDeva Stadium
Football League Two15th
FA CupRound 3
Football League CupRound 1
Football League TrophyRound 1
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ryan Lowe (10)

All:
Ryan Lowe (13)
Highest home attendance4,801 vs Wrexham (12 April)
Lowest home attendance1,806 vs Torquay United (7 March)
Average home league attendance2,964
18th in division[1]

The 2005–06 season was the 64th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the second 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Wrexham 46 15 14 17 61 54 +7 59
14 Rochdale 46 14 14 18 66 69 −3 56
15 Chester City 46 14 12 20 53 59 −6 54
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 15 18 59 66 −7 54
17 Macclesfield Town 46 12 18 16 60 71 −11 54
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 12 20 53 59  −6 54 7 6 10 30 29  +1 7 6 10 23 30  −7

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDDDWWLDWDWDLWDLDDWWLLLLLLLWLLLLLDLLLWWWWWDDLL
Position4510119245443455556652568812171714151717191919212424222018151514141615
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
6 August Peterborough United A W 1–0 Drummond 4,980
9 August Lincoln City H D 2–2 Davies, Branch (pen) 2,637
20 August Rushden & Diamonds A D 1–1 Lowe 2,682
27 August Darlington H D 4–4 Richardson (2), Blundell (2) 2,469
29 August Torquay United A W 1–0 Lowe 2,245
2 September Mansfield Town H W 3–1 Blundell (2), Lowe 3,079
6 September Grimsby Town H L 1–2 Lowe 3,095
10 September Notts County A D 1–1 Davies 5,404
17 September Bristol Rovers H W 4–0 Lowe, Artell, Richardson, Blundell 2,874
24 September Stockport County A D 0–0 4,873
27 September Carlisle United H W 2–0 Artell, Blundell 3,394
1 October Wycombe Wanderers A D 3–3 Drummond, Branch (2) 5,145
7 October Rochdale H L 2–3 Drummond, Davies 4,327
15 October Barnet A W 3–1 Branch, Lowe, Curtis 2,206
22 October Bury H D 1–1 Lowe (pen) 3,471
29 October Shrewsbury Town A L 1–3 Lowe 5,430
12 November Northampton Town H D 0–0 3,295
19 November Rochdale A D 2–2 Bolland, Davies 3,618
26 November Peterborough United H W 3–1 Branch (pen), Drummond, Lowe 2,701
6 December Leyton Orient A W 1–0 Drummond 3,463
10 December Lincoln City A L 1–3 Richardson 3,563
17 December Rushden & Diamonds H L 1–2 Davies (pen) 2,265
26 December Cheltenham Town A L 0–1 3,819
31 December Macclesfield Town A L 0–1 2,910
2 January Oxford United H L 0–1 2,624
14 January Boston United H L 0–1 2,956
21 January Bristol Rovers A L 1–2 Davies 6,310
24 January Mansfield Town A W 2–1 McNiven, Asamoah 3,219
28 January Notts County H L 0–2 2,599
4 February Carlisle United A L 0–5 6,561
11 February Stockport County H L 1–2 Lowe 3,446
18 February Leyton Orient H L 0–2 2,210
25 February Grimsby Town A L 0–1 4,058
7 March Torquay United H D 1–1 Blundell 1,806
11 March Darlington A L 0–1 3,593
18 March Cheltenham Town H L 0–1 2,281
26 March Wrexham A L 1–2 Edwards 7,240
29 March Boston United A W 3–1 Asamoah (3) 1,651
1 April Macclesfield Town H W 2–1 Asamoah (2) 2,939
8 April Oxford United A W 1–0 Asamoah 5,754
12 April Wrexham H W 2–1 Davies (pen), Asamoah 4,801
15 April Wycombe Wanderers H W 1–0 Drummond 2,797
17 April Bury A D 0–0 3,421
22 April Barnet H D 0–0 2,367
29 April Northampton Town A L 0–1 7,114
6 May Shrewsbury Town H L 0–1 3,744

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 5 November Folkestone Invicta (7) H W 2–1 Branch (pen), Lowe 2,503
Second round 3 December Nottingham Forest (3) H W 3–0 Lowe (2, 1 pen), Richardson 4,732
Third round 7 January Cheltenham Town (4) A D 2–2 Richardson, Drummond 4,741
Third round replay 17 January H L 0–1 5,096

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 23 August Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) A L 1–5 Davies 9,518

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 18 October Cambridge United (5) A L 0–3 1,224

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
FL
Trophy
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Ryan Brookfield 0+1 0+1
Luxembourg Stéphane Gillet 10 8 2
England Paul Harrison 4 4
England Chris Mackenzie 34 30 2 1 1
England John Ruddy 4 4
Field players
England Mark Albrighton 9 9
England David Artell 38+3 2 34+3 2 4
Ghana Derek Asamoah 14+3 8 14+3 8
New Zealand Leo Bertos 3+4 2+3 0+1 1
England Gregg Blundell 25+8 7 23+7 7 2 0+1
England Phil Bolland 14+5 1 12+4 1 0+1 1 1
England Michael Branch 26+4 6 23+4 5 2 1 1
England Wayne Corden 2 2
England Tom Curle 1+2 0+2 1
England Tom Curtis 39+6 1 34+6 1 4 1
England Ben Davies 47+4 8 42+3 7 4 1 1 0+1
Malta Luke Dimech 32+3 27+3 4 1
England Craig Dove 3+4 2+3 0+1 1
England Stewart Drummond 46+1 7 41+1 6 4 1 1
England Jake Edwards 10 1 10 1
France Abdou El-Kholti 8+19 7+15 0+4 1
England Paul Ellender 5 5
England Sean Hessey 19+2 17+2 1 1
England Evan Horwood 1 1
England Ryan Lowe 30+4 13 28+4 10 2 3
Scotland Scott McNiven 46+1 1 41 1 4 1 0+1
England Carl Regan 44+2 39+2 4 1
England Marcus Richardson 26+13 6 22+12 4 3+1 2 1
England Mark Roberts 1 1
Scotland Chris Robertson 0+1 0+1
England Paul Rutherford 2+5 1+5 1
England Paul Tait 3+6 3+6
England Stephen Vaughan 8+14 7+10 0+3 0+1 1
England Justin Walker 18+8 13+8 3 1 1
Total 52 61 46 53 4 7 1 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.