Farewell to Chester City Football Club (2004) Ltd and the Deva Stadium

Chester City FC (2004) Ltd have today been wound up by the HMRC over the matter of an unpaid tax bill.  Here’s a few memories from a recent visit to the ‘theatre of screams’ before it becomes overgrown and derelict…

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City Fans United issue statement following Conference decision

An interim statement has been issued by City Fans United in light of today’s news that Chester City Football Club have been expelled from the Football Conference. Today the member clubs of the Football Conference have voted to expel Chester City FC from the competition. City Fans United are dismayed and saddened that this situation [...]

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Reaction to Chester City’s demise today

The Football Conference have expelled Chester City following a vote of it’s member clubs this morning at Rushden & Diamonds’ Nene Park Stadium. Needing 75% support of it’s motion to expel Chester City, the vote has been carried and Chester City Football Club have been expelled from the league. The Board of the Football Conference [...]

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Danish consortium attempt to save Chester’s bacon

Stephen Vaughan has revealed that a deal has been struck with a Danish consortium to buy Chester City Football Club. The Blues owner, who attended a meeting in London last week where the Conference board recommended that Chester City be removed from the competition after pleading guilty to breaching five league rules, is hopeful that [...]

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Football Conference recommend Chester City’s expulsion

The Board of the Football Conference today (18th February 2010) met with representatives of Chester City (2004) FC, when the club pleaded guilty to all five counts with which they were charged. These included those in respect of failing to fulfil fixtures, non payment of Football Creditors, failing to attend satisfactorily to competition business and [...]

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Chester attendances fall to a new low as new owners look less certain

Chester City’s attendance fell to a new low at the weekend with 460 people passing through the turnstyles.  Most of them were season ticket or complimentary tickets holders (press and players’ families etc). Under the terms of the sale offer released by Chester City Football Club’s solicitors,, the club becomes even less likely to be [...]

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City return unsold kit to suppliers!

Kit manufacturers Vandanel have had a quantity of unused kit returned to them by cash strapped Chester City.  It comprises of shirts (yellow second and white third choice strips), together with Sweatshirts and Training Kit etc. All are available in both adult and youth or junior sizes.  There are now on sale online at reduced [...]

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Blues miss out on Collins sell-on fee

In the latest example of mis-management at Chester City Football Club, it has been revealed that the Blues never had a sell on clause when they flogged Danny Collins to Sunderland in 2004. In another blow for Chester City Football Club, the former Chester defender this week make a premier league transfer from Sunderland to [...]

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