Protesting supporters force abandonment of Chester game

You could write a better script for a soap opera than that of Chester City Football Club!  The latest twist in the tale of Blues occured on Saturday afternoon when the Deva Stadium side saw their game against Eastbourne Borough, possibly the club’s final competitve clash abandoned after 75 minutes following a second on-pitch protext from [...]

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Hallelujah! Vaughan finally judged as not fit or not proper

According to reports appearing in The Guardian newspaper today, (the local press are probably too scared to run with this story), Chester City chief, Stephen Vaughan,  has become the first owner of a professional football club in the UK that has been required to reduce his shareholding because, according to FA rules, he is no [...]

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The FA to see how ‘fit and proper’ Vaughan is for Chester City

The Football Association last night revealed they are examining whether Stephen Vaughan can remain owner of Chester City.   The Chester Chronicle reports that FA officials will consider whether Vaughan is ‘a fit and proper person’ to own a football club after this week’s revelation that the Blues supremo has been disqualified from acting as [...]

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England beat Northern Ireland at the Deva

For the second Victory Shield match in succession, England produced a sound second-half performance to claim another three points as a goal apiece for Blair Turgott and Matthias Fanimo gave the Young Lions a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland at Deva Stadium. Chester City FC were the hosts for the showpiece event, broadcast live on Sky Sports.  Well done [...]

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Blues plan points appeal

City are to appeal against the extra 15-point deduction that was imposed upon them by the Football Conference at the start of the season. City suffered an automatic 10-point penalty when they entered administration, and this deduction was increased by a further 15 points following the Inland Revenue’s successful appeal against the admin judgement. In [...]

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