1986–87 Chester City F.C. season
Chester City 1986–87 football season
The 1986–87 season was the 49th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City , an English club based in Chester , Cheshire .
Also, it was the first season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup , the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup .
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
13
17
16
61
56
+5
56
7
9
7
32
25
+7
6
8
9
29
31
−2
Results by matchday
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Result D D D D L L W L D D D D D D L D W W L D D L W D W L W D D W W W L L W L W D L L W L L L W L Position 10 16 14 16 20 23 20 21 22 20 20 22 21 21 23 22 20 17 18 18 18 19 18 21 19 20 16 14 18 15 14 11 12 15 11 14 11 12 14 14 12 13 13 16 14 15
Matches
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
23 August
Carlisle United
H
D
2–2
Holden (pen), Houghton
3,425
30 August
Bury
A
D
1–1
Kelly
2,985
6 September
Fulham
H
D
2–2
Greenough , Bennett
2,568
13 September
Swindon Town
A
D
1–1
Barrow
5,669
16 September
Bournemouth
A
L
0–2
3,027
27 September
Darlington
A
L
0–1
1,902
1 October
Doncaster Rovers
H
W
1–0
Holden (pen)
2,578
4 October
Bristol City
H
L
0–3
2,796
11 October
Newport County
A
D
2–2
Kelly (2)
2,119
15 October
Gillingham
H
D
1–1
Greenough
2,169
18 October
Mansfield Town
H
D
1–1
Rimmer (pen)
2,377
21 October
York City
A
D
1–1
Rimmer (pen)
3,322
25 October
Bolton Wanderers
A
D
1–1
Houghton
4,607
1 November
Walsall
H
D
0–0
2,872
4 November
Rotherham United
A
L
0–3
2,439
8 November
Brentford
H
D
1–1
Bennett (pen)
2,016
22 November
Bristol Rovers
H
W
3–1
Bennett (2), Croft
2,026
29 November
Middlesbrough
A
W
2–1
Greenough , Abel
9,464
14 December
Port Vale
A
L
1–2
Kelly
3,347
19 December
Chesterfield
H
D
1–1
Bennett
1,706
26 December
Wigan Athletic
A
D
2–2
Bennett (2)
4,187
27 December
Blackpool
H
L
1–4
Barrow
4,002
24 January
Fulham
A
W
5–0
Kelly (2), Graham , Barrow , Bennett
3,067
7 February
Bournemouth
H
D
2–2
Kelly , Bennett
2,838
14 February
Gillingham
A
W
2–1
Rimmer , Woodthorpe
4,467
17 February
Notts County
H
L
1–2
Bennett
2,784
21 February
Darlington
H
W
6–0
Barrow (2), Graham , Bennett (2), Rimmer
2,380
27 February
Doncaster Rovers
A
D
1–1
Woodthorpe
2,176
7 March
Bolton Wanderers
H
D
0–0
2,764
14 March
Mansfield Town
A
W
3–2
Rimmer , Kelly , Graham
2,742
18 March
York City
H
W
2–1
Walwyn (o.g.), Greenough
2,325
21 March
Newport County
H
W
2–0
Houghton , Rimmer
2,561
25 March
Bury
H
L
0–1
2,729
28 March
Bristol City
A
L
0–1
8,230
1 April
Swindon Town
H
W
2–0
Greenough , Rimmer
2,626
4 April
Brentford
A
L
1–3
Kelly
3,496
11 April
Rotherham United
H
W
1–0
Greenough
2,174
18 April
Notts County
A
D
1–1
Rimmer
4,528
20 April
Wigan Athletic
H
L
1–2
Rimmer
3,813
22 April
Walsall
A
L
0–1
5,117
25 April
Chesterfield
A
W
1–0
Rimmer
1,667
28 April
Bristol Rovers
A
L
2–3
Greenough , Rimmer
2,323
2 May
Middlesbrough
H
L
1–2
Rimmer
3,780
4 May
Blackpool
A
L
0–1
2,069
6 May
Carlisle United
A
W
2–0
Rimmer (pen), Bennett
1,287
9 May
Port Vale
H
L
1–2
Graham
3,013
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
First round first leg
27 August
Derby County (2 )
A
W
1–0
Houghton
8,531
First round second leg
3 September
H
L
1–2
Bennett
4,012
Associate Members' Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Group stage
2 December
Crewe Alexandra (4 )
A
W
2–1
Kelly , Bennett
1,271
16 December
Preston North End (4 )
H
D
1–1
Bennett
1,125
First round
20 January
Lincoln City (4 )
H
D
1–1
Bennett
1,194
Won on penalties
Area quarterfinal
10 February
Bolton Wanderers (3 )
A
W
2–1
Bennett , Barrow
3,900
Area semifinal
23 March
Wrexham (4 )
A
W
3–1
Barrow , Fazackerkey (pen), Rimmer
5,662
Area final
8 April
Mansfield Town (3 )
A
L
0–2
7,679
15 April
H
W
1–0
Woodthorpe
8,187
Season statistics
References
Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821 .
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two North , Two South )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (level 8 only )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
London Spartan League (Premier , One )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups