Chester City withdraw from the Football League Youth Alliance

On Friday 5th March Chester City advised the League of their resignation from the Football League Youth Alliance, with immediate effect.This followed their expulsion from the Blue Square Conference on 26th February. As a result, and to maintain the integrity of the competition, Chester City’s results this season have now been expunged. All remaining fixtures [...]

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Chester City : The Buck has stopped

An excellent article written by respected Journalist and Chester City supporter, Charlie Lambert: I was at Burnley v Portsmouth today and normally I’d be listening out for the latest score from wherever Chester were playing. But not today and not for some time into the future. Yesterday my club was expelled from the Football Conference [...]

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Chester MP Christine Russell expresses anguish over Blues situation

Chester MP Christine Russell has said Chester City FC fans are losing out most from their current plight. Ms Russell said: “It’s a really sad day. You have to ask yourself where have the football authorities been through this, with their Fit and Proper Persons Test and carrying out due diligence? “I feel ever so [...]

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St Milner’s Day remembered – 14-02-1995 Wrexham 2 Chester City 2

Nine men and they still can’t beat us!  This was one of the most thrilling derbies of all time.  It remains to be seen if we will ever take part in another derby date with Wrexham ever again. The Original match report… Derek Mann for manager? Nearly 1,000 Chester fans will be nominating him and [...]

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Chester FC Captains Roll Call – can you help fill the gaps?

Can you help fill the gaps in a piece of research i’m undertaking?  In trying to build a captains roll-call, I’m trying to identify a complete record of Chester FC first team captains.  Here’s the results so far.  If you can help fill the gaps, please email me directly at fammauview@yahoo.co.uk. Graham Barrow was captain, [...]

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Frank Warren refuses to bail mate Vaughan out

Stephen Vaughan, the former (hmmm?!?!?!?) owner of Chester City Football Club, is not a man to look a gift horse in the mouth. He has, he says been “speaking to possible investors in the football club and one potential investor in talks has been boxing promoter Frank Warren”. Perhaps Vaughan’s description of a “potential investor [...]

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CFU call on the Vaughan Family to act now to save Chester City F.C

The weekend press reports of players striking at Chester City are causing new and even greater concerns to the members of City Fans United. The financial and ownership problems are well documented, but this weekend has revealed a new and even more intolerable situation as it appears that the club is now finding itself in [...]

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Chester City players prepare to strike

Rumours of player discontent at the Deva Stadium have circulated following Chester City’s exit from the FA Trophy at the hands of Blue Square North side, Fleetwood Town. According to a report in today’s non-league paper, Chester City’s players are planning a staged walk out from training in midweek following non payment (again!) of their [...]

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Reaction to peaceful protest at the Deva Stadium

Protesting Chester City supporters who caused yesterday’s Blue Square Premier clash with Eastbourne Borough to be abandoned are being treated with a degree of sympathy by sources close to the club. Managing director Bob Gray says he is “totally upset” by the way event unfolded, the Chester Chronicle is reporting. He says:”“The police said it (the [...]

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City chairman in talks with potential new owners

City chairman Ian Anderson has revealed to the Daily Post that he is having discussions with a group of businessmen who are interested in taking over the ownership of the club. City, who have been given until November 30 to pay off their outstanding football-related debts, have been seeking investment or a prospective buyer for [...]

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