Former Chester City goalkeeper David Felgate in profile

David Felgate His professional career lasted 17 years from 1978 to 1995 where he made a total of 612 Football League appearances. Of those 198 came at the Lincoln City and 238 came with the Bolton Wanderers, though he also played for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Grimsby Town, Cardiff City, Chester City, and Wigan Athletic. David [...]

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Dario Gradi won’t be sad to see Chester City disappear!

DARIO Gradi would not shed a tear if Cheshire neighbours Chester City went out of business. Gradi guided Crewe to promotion from the old Division Three just behind Chester in 1993/94. In fact, it was only a 2-1 win at the Deva Stadium on the final day of the season – with goals from Ashley [...]

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John’s been Ruddy good for Motherwell

Craig Brown has praised in-form keeper John Ruddy and says he wants the Everton loanee to stay at Fir Park beyond the summer. Ruddy is currently at Motherwell until the end of the current season but has impressed with his recent performances. The 23-year old has only conceded one goal in seven SPL matches since [...]

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There’s only one team in Cheshire!

Macclesfield Town 4 Crewe Alexandra 1 With Chester City’s perilous position no longer of much interest to me (unless the football club ownership issues that cloud the Deva Stadium are addressed) , I was delighted to be a guest at the Macclesfield Town’s first ever competitive football league clash against their East Cheshire rivals, Crewe [...]

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Match Preview – York City v Chester City

Chester City travel to face York City  at Bootham Crescent on Tuesday night (kick off 7.45) just days after the conference side overcame our Cheshire rivals, Crewe Alexandra, last weekend in the FA Cup. Martin Foyle’s men will be looking to extend their season-long unbeaten home run as well as reduce the four point gap [...]

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Jim Harvey is the new top man

Former Morecambe and Forest Green Rovers manager Jim Harvey has today been appointed as the latest manager of struggling Chester City Football Club.   Caretaker boss and club captain Tim Ryan will be Harvey’s Assistant as Chester prepare to claw back a 25 point deficit and attempt to perform a great escape and survive in the [...]

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