Daryl Clare saddened by Chester demise

Chester City old boy Daryl Clare has expressed his sadness at the demise of his former club – but is delighted current club Gateshead will be the main beneficiaries. Clare scored a superb 48 goals in 60 league games during a successful two year stay at the Deva Stadium, helping the club back into the [...]

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Report – Gateshead 0 Chester City 1

Chester City striker Mark Beesley scored his first goal since his return to the club to earn the Blue Square Premier’s bottom club their first away win of the season. The on-loan Cambridge United front man latched onto Kevin Roberts’ cross to hit a close-range winner 11 minutes into the second half. And, although City [...]

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Gateshead sign Chester striking sensation Daryl Clare

Today’s opponents, Gateshead have signed experienced Mansfield Town striker Daryl Clare on an emergency loan and the 31 year old goes straight into the tynesiders squad. The former Republic of Ireland B international has twice won the Conference Premier Golden Boot and has been a prolific goalscorer throughout his career. After 79 appearances for Grimsby [...]

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Chester bring in three new faces prior to Gateshead clash

Chester City have signed three three new players in time for today’s match with Gateshead. The clash at the International Stadium pits bottom of the table City against the Blue Square Premier new boys. Ian Bogie’s Gateshead are finding life in the top tier of non-league football tough at present having won just three of [...]

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Chester make first visit to the Ray Mac

Chester City return to action tonight with a long journey south, making their first ever visit to the Ray Mac Stadium in their latest Blue Square Premier match. The Whites will be looking to bounce back from successive defeats on their travels – they lost 2-0 at Tamworth on Saturday having been beaten 2-1 at Gateshead [...]

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Report: Chester City 2 Gateshead 1

A last gasp header from Nick Chadwick helped earn struggling Chester City their second league win of the season. Striker Gregg Blundell was twice involved in the night’s key incident, being brought down in the box by Gateshead defender James Curtis, who was sent off. He then fired home from the spot, only for on-loan striker Mike [...]

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FA Cup Classic – 16th November 1957 – Chester 4 Gateshead 3

As we prepare to take on Gateshead at the Deva Stadium tonight we reflect on a classic match that portrayed exactly what the FA Cup is all about. Gateshead and Chester played out a memorable cup tie at a corking pace with quality football from both sides, the outcome a seven goal thriller. Chester began [...]

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Gateshead game off as membership saga trundles on

The Football Association have now forced Chester City to cancel their game at home to Gateshead Town tomorrow night. The Football Conference were also under orders to ensure that the game was postponed, as the FA have yet to grant the Blues affiliation to their organisation. Earlier in the day, the Football Conference clubs had [...]

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