2008–09 Chester City F.C. season

In the 2008–09 season, Chester City F.C. competed in Football League Two.

Chester City
2008–09 season
ManagerSimon Davies (until November 2008)
Wayne Allison (November 2008)
Mark Wright (from November 2008)
StadiumDeva Stadium
League Two23rd
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
FL TrophySecond round

Season summary

In 2007–08, Chester finished the season in 22nd place, only one spot above the relegation zone, on just 47 points from the 46 matches. Chester began the 2008–09 season with a squad of only 22 players and a transfer embargo, including youth team players given professional contracts just prior to the season.[1] However, at the start of the campaign it seemed unlikely for City to get relegated, as Rotherham United and A.F.C. Bournemouth had both been deducted 17 points for rules violations before the start of the season, and Luton Town faced a 30-point penalty. A poor start to 2008–09 saw Davies sacked in November 2008 with the club out of all cup competitions and struggling in League Two.[2] Mark Wright returned for his third spell as manager on a non-contract basis.[3] Beset by an ongoing transfer embargo,[4] Chester continued to struggle throughout the remainder of the campaign, and a 2–1 home defeat by Darlington on the final day of the season sealed Chester's demise and a return to non-league football after five years back in The Football League.[5] Two weeks after the final match the club entered administration.[6]

Competitions

League Two
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Macclesfield Town 46 13 8 25 45 77 −32 47
21 Bournemouth 46 17 12 17 59 51 +8 46[lower-alpha 1]
22 Grimsby Town 46 9 14 23 51 69 −18 41
23 Chester City (R) 46 8 13 25 43 81 −38 37 Relegated to Conference National
24 Luton Town (R) 46 13 17 16 58 65 −7 26[lower-alpha 2]
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Bournemouth deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.[7]
  2. Luton Town deducted 30 points; 20 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement, and 10 points for making illegal payments to agents.[8]

Matches
League Two match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
9 August 2008 Dagenham & Redbridge A L0–6 1,434 [9]
16 August 2008 Wycombe Wanderers H L0–2 1,419 [10]
23 August 2008 Rotherham United A L1–3 Ellison 18' 3,462 [11]
30 August 2008 Barnet H W5–1 Ellison 32', Lowe 57', 79', Linwood 62', Roberts 65' 1,295 [12]
6 September 2008 Bury H D1–1 Mozika 38' 2,327 [13]
13 September 2008 Grimsby Town A W3–1 Ellison 3', 80', 87' 2,950 [14]
21 September 2008 Shrewsbury Town H D1–1 McManus 43' 2,891 [15]
27 September 2008 Luton Town A D1–1 McManus 77' 5,731 [16]
4 October 2008 Lincoln City H L0–2 1,962 [17]
11 October 2008 Chesterfield A D1–1 Linwood 17' 3,042 [18]
19 October 2008 Port Vale H L1–2 Lowe 85' 3,102 [19]
21 October 2008 Rochdale A L1–6 McArdle 53' o.g. 2,162 [20]
25 October 2008 Gillingham A L0–2 4,852 [21]
28 October 2008 Brentford H W3–0 Lowe 25', 60', Roberts 57' 1,301 [22]
1 November 2008 Exeter City A L0–2 4,448 [23]
15 November 2008 Morecambe H L1–2 Johnson 60' 1,647 [24]
22 November 2008 Aldershot Town H L0–1 1,653 [25]
25 November 2008 Darlington A W2–1 Lowe 37', Kelly 53' 2,416 [26]
6 December 2008 AFC Bournemouth A L0–1 4,154 [27]
13 December 2008 Notts County H W2–0 Lowe 12', Roberts 50' 1,767 [28]
20 December 2008 Bradford City A D0–0 12,092 [29]
26 December 2008 Accrington Stanley H W2–0 Lowe 34', 60' pen. 2,223 [30]
28 December 2008 Macclesfield Town A L1–3 Lowe 56' 2,219 [31]
13 January 2009 Luton Town H D2–2 Lowe 37' pen., Ellison 52' 1,652 [32]
17 January 2009 Chesterfield H L1–3 Mozika 53' 1,806 [33]
24 January 2009 Lincoln City A D1–1 Barry 31' 3,760 [34]
27 January 2009 Port Vale A L0–3 4,448 [35]
31 January 2009 Gillingham H L0–1 1,541 [36]
3 February 2009 Rochdale H L0–2 1,357 [37]
7 February 2009 Brentford A L0–3 4,719 [38]
14 February 2009 Morecambe A L1–3 Wilson 51' 1,795 [39]
17 February 2009 Shrewsbury Town A L0–1 6,133 [40]
21 February 2009 Exeter City H D0–0 1,640 [41]
28 February 2009 Dagenham & Redbridge H D2–2 Mannix 86', Roberts 89' 1,416 [42]
3 March 2009 Wycombe Wanderers A L0–2 3,713 [43]
7 March 2009 Barnet A L1–3 Ellison 58' 2,085 [44]
10 March 2009 Rotherham United H L1–5 Ellison 14' 1,235 [45]
14 March 2009 Grimsby Town H D1–1 Lowe 56' 2,836 [46]
21 March 2009 Bury A D1–1 Lowe 90' 3,049 [47]
28 March 2009 Bradford City H D0–0 2,735 [48]
4 April 2009 Notts County A W2–1 Mannix 14', Lowe 49' 4,025 [49]
11 April 2009 Macclesfield Town H L0–2 2,248 [50]
13 April 2009 Accrington Stanley A W1–0 Lowe 41' pen. 1,100 [51]
18 April 2009 AFC Bournemouth H L0–2 3,349 [52]
25 April 2009 Aldershot Town A D2–2 Lowe 2', Ellams 63' 3,100 [53]
2 May 2009 Darlington H L1–2 Miller 89' o.g. 1,945 [54]

FA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 8 November 2008 Millwall Home L 0–3 1,932 [55]

Football League Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 12 August 2008 Leeds United Home L 2–5 Lowe 15', 75' 3,644 [56]

Football League Trophy
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
Second round 7 October 2008 Morecambe Home D 1–1
(1–3 p)		 Ellison 82' 926 [57]

References
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  2. "Manager Simon Davies sacked". chester-city.co.uk. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 8 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  3. "Chester reappoint Wright as boss". BBC Sport. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  4. "Chester stuck with transfer embargo". Ellesmere Port Standard. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. "Chester City 1 Darlington 2". Chester Chronicle. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  6. "Chester enter administration". Sky Sports. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  7. "Bournemouth face 17-point penalty". BBC Sport. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  8. "Luton to face 30-point deduction". BBC Sport. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  9. "Dag & Red 6–0 Chester". 9 August 2008.
  10. "Chester 0–2 Wycombe". 18 August 2008.
  11. "Rotherham 3–1 Chester". 25 August 2008.
  12. "Chester 5–1 Barnet". 30 August 2008.
  13. "Chester 1–1 Bury". 6 September 2008.
  14. "Grimsby 1–3 Chester". 13 September 2008.
  15. "Chester 1–1 Shrewsbury". 22 September 2008.
  16. "Luton 1–1 Chester". 27 September 2008.
  17. "Chester 0–2 Lincoln". 4 October 2008.
  18. "Chesterfield 1–1 Chester". 11 October 2008.
  19. "Chester 1–2 Port Vale". 19 October 2008.
  20. "Rochdale 6–1 Chester". 21 October 2008.
  21. "Gillingham 2–0 Chester". 25 October 2008.
  22. "Chester 3–0 Brentford". 28 October 2008.
  23. "Exeter 2–0 Chester". November 2008.
  24. "Chester 1–2 Morecambe". 15 November 2008.
  25. "Chester 0–1 Aldershot". 22 November 2008.
  26. "Darlington 1–2 Chester". 25 November 2008.
  27. "Bournemouth 1–0 Chester". 6 December 2008.
  28. "Chester 2–0 Notts County". 13 December 2008.
  29. "Bradford 0–0 Chester". 20 December 2008.
  30. "Chester 2–0 Accrington". 26 December 2008.
  31. "Macclesfield 3–1 Chester". 28 December 2008.
  32. "Chester 2–2 Luton". 13 January 2009.
  33. "Chester 1–3 Chesterfield". 17 January 2009.
  34. "Lincoln City 1–1 Chester". 24 January 2009.
  35. "Port Vale 3–0 Chester". 27 January 2009.
  36. "Chester 0–1 Gillingham". 31 January 2009.
  37. "Chester 0–2 Rochdale". 3 February 2009.
  38. "Brentford 3–0 Chester". 7 February 2009.
  39. "Morecambe 3–1 Chester". 14 February 2009.
  40. "Shrewsbury 1–0 Chester". 17 February 2009.
  41. "Chester 0–0 Exeter". 20 February 2009.
  42. "Chester 2–2 Dag & Red". 28 February 2009.
  43. "Wycombe 2–0 Chester". 3 March 2009.
  44. "Barnet 3–1 Chester". 7 March 2009.
  45. "Chester 1–5 Rotherham". 10 March 2009.
  46. "Chester 1–1 Grimsby". 14 March 2009.
  47. "Bury 1–1 Chester". 21 March 2009.
  48. "Chester 0–0 Bradford". 28 March 2009.
  49. "Notts County 1–2 Chester". 4 April 2009.
  50. "Chester 0–2 Macclesfield". 11 April 2009.
  51. "Accrington 0–1 Chester". 13 April 2009.
  52. "Chester 0–2 Bournemouth". 18 April 2009.
  53. "Aldershot 2–2 Chester". 25 April 2009.
  54. "Chester 1–2 Darlington". 2 May 2009.
  55. "Chester 0–3 Millwall". 8 November 2008.
  56. "Chester City 2–5 Leeds United". 12 August 2008.
  57. "Chester 1–1 Morecambe (1–3 pens)". 7 October 2008.
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