Where are they now? Paul Comstive

When Paul Comstive joined the Clarets from Wrexham in the summer of 1987, in the aftermath of the Orient game, he had already notched around 150 league appearances for his four clubs. He’d started his career as a youngster with Blackburn Rovers and made his league debut for them in a game against Sheffield Wednesday [...]

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Rochdale snap up Michael Lea from defunct Chester City

League Two leaders Rochdale have signed former Manchester United youth defender Michael Lea. The 21-year-old has joined Keith Hill’s side on non-contract terms until the end of the season. He was released after one year as a professional at Manchester United and went on to have spells with Scunthorpe and Chester City. Lea was left [...]

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SVJ and Ellams sign for Marine

Stephen Vaughan Jnr, the former named owner of defunct Blue Square Premier club Chester City, is one of three new players to be signed by Marine. Vaughan, whose father Stephen controversially transferred his stake in the troubled club to the now-25-year-old in the midst of the chaos surrounding the team’s financial issues, made 58 Football League [...]

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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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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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Keltie linked with Chester move

Reports suggest that football league defender Clarke Keltie has been linked with a loan move to the Deva Stadium. The Rochdale defender joined Dale from League Two rivals Darlington alongside Scott Wiseman in the summer of 2008. A centre midfielder, Clark spent 7 years in the North-East, before being released at the end of the 07/08 season. He [...]

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