2015–16 Chester F.C. season

Chester

2015–16 season
Owner	City Fans United
Chairman	Grenville Millington (until 1 December 2015) Jim Keegan (interim, until 17 December 2015) Simon Olorenshaw
Manager	Steve Burr (until 7 April 2016) Jon McCarthy (caretaker)
Stadium	Deva Stadium
National League	17th
FA Cup	Fourth Qualifying Round
FA Trophy	Third Round
Cheshire Senior Cup	Semi-Final
Top goalscorer	League: Ross Hannah, 23 All: Ross Hannah, 26
Highest home attendance	3,741 v Wrexham (3 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance	311 v Winsford United (Cheshire Senior Cup, 3 November 2015)
Average home league attendance	2,199
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Chester's sixth season of existence and their third consecutive season in the 5th tier of English football,^[1] renamed prior to this season to the National League.^[2] Along with competing in the National League, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Cheshire Senior Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Timeline

Worsnop

Heneghan

Sharps

Higgins

Hunt

Shaw

George

Chapell

Lloyd

Rooney

Hannah

Chester approximate starting lineup in 2015–16 season

• 7 May 2015: Chester announce George Thomson has signed a one-year contract.^[3]
• 8 May 2015: Chester announce they have released seven players that include: Matthew Brown, Gareth Roberts, Kieran Charnock, Peter Winn, Liam Blake, Jamie Menagh, and Ibou Touray.^[4]

Club

First team squad

As of 30 April 2016

Players ages as of the start of the season. Club caps and goals include league, FA Cup, FA Trophy and Cheshire Senior Cup matches

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Signed from	Signed	Ends	Notes
1	Jon Worsnop	GK		Bradford	13 January 1983 (aged 32)	87	0	Alfreton Town	June 2014	June 2017[5]
2	Ryan Higgins	RB		Liverpool	1 May 1994 (aged 21)	68	3	AFC Telford United	January 2015	June 2016[6]
3	Johnny Hunt	LB		Liverpool	23 August 1990 (aged 24)	49	3	Cambridge United	June 2015	June 2016[7]
4	Danny O'Brien	LW		Leigh	12 March 1996 (aged 19)	9	1	Wigan Athletic	February 2016	June 2016[8]	On loan from Wigan Athletic
5	Luke George	CM		Fazakerley	1 September 1992 (aged 22)	26	1	Southport	June 2015	June 2016[9]
6	Ian Sharps	CB		Warrington	23 October 1980 (aged 34)	39	0	Burton Albion	July 2015	June 2016[10]
7	Craig Mahon	LW		Dublin	21 June 1989 (aged 26)	122	11	Vauxhall Motors	May 2013	June 2017[11]
8	Tom Shaw	CM		Nottingham	1 December 1986 (aged 28)	45	4	Alfreton Town	June 2015	June 2017[12]
9	Ross Hannah	ST		Sheffield	14 May 1986 (aged 29)	46	26	Grimsby Town	June 2015	June 2016[13]
10	John Rooney	CM		Liverpool	17 December 1990 (aged 24)	127	29	Bury	November 2013, January 2014	June 2016[14]	Originally signed on loan
11	Jordan Chapell	RW		Sheffield	8 September 1991 (aged 23)	40	5	Torquay United	July 2015	June 2016[15]
12	Sam Hughes	CM		West Kirby	15 April 1997 (aged 18)	25	5	Youth Academy	July 2015	June 2017[16]
13	Tony Thompson	GK		Liverpool	4 November 1994 (aged 20)	13	0	Morecambe	January 2016	June 2016[17]
15	Kane Richards	RW		Derby	16 June 1994 (aged 21)	35	5	Ilkeston	December 2014	June 2016[18]
17	Ryan Astles	CB		Birkenhead	1 July 1994 (aged 21)	19	2	Northwich Victoria	January 2016	June 2016[19]
19	Craig Hobson	ST		Bolton	25 February 1988 (aged 27)	82	14	Guiseley	March 2014	June 2016[14]
22	Ben Heneghan	CB		Salford	19 September 1993 (aged 21)	93	10	Stoke City	August 2014	June 2016[6]
23	James Alabi	ST		Southwark	8 November 1994 (aged 20)	14	6	Ipswich Town	January 2016	June 2016[20]
26	Ryan Lloyd	LW		Newcastle-under-Lyme	1 February 1994 (aged 21)	26	0	Port Vale	November 2015	June 2016[20]	On loan from Port Vale

Source: Official Chester FC website

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Jon McCarthy	Caretaker Manager
Ian Sharps	Assistant Manager
Karl Lineghan	Goalkeeping Coach
Jimmy Soul	Kit Man
Kath Hopwood	Physio
Luke Davies	Assistant Physio

Source: Official Chester FC website

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
2 June 2015	CM		Tom Shaw	Alfreton Town	Free Transfer	[12][21]
4 June 2015	ST		Ross Hannah	Grimsby Town	Free Transfer	[13][22]
24 June 2015	LB		Johnny Hunt	Cambridge United	Free Transfer	[7][23]
29 June 2015	CM		Luke George	Southport	Free Transfer	[9][24]
1 July 2015	CB		Ian Sharps	Burton Albion	Free Transfer	[10][25]
2 July 2015	RW		Jordan Chapell	Torquay United	Free Transfer	[15][26]
29 July 2015	CM		Sam Hughes	Youth Academy	N/A	[27]
4 August 2015	GK		Dylan Forth	Aston Villa	Free Transfer	[28][29]
4 August 2015	RB		Dale Tonge	Torquay United	Free Transfer	[28][29]
29 October 2015	LB		Ben Gordon	Colchester United	Free Transfer	[30]
29 October 2015	CM		Luke Woodland	Bolton Wanderers	Free Transfer	[30]
31 December 2015	CM		Steven Hewitt	Burnley	Free Transfer	[31]
7 January 2016	CB		Ryan Astles	Northwich Victoria	Free Transfer	[32]
20 January 2016	GK		Tony Thompson	Morecambe	Free Transfer	[33]
29 January 2016	ST		James Alabi	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	[20]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
8 May 2015	CM		Liam Blake	Airbus UK Broughton	Free Transfer	[4][34]
8 May 2015	CB		Matthew Brown	FC Halifax Town	Free Transfer	[4][35]
8 May 2015	CB		Kieran Charnock	Chorley	Free Transfer	[4][36]
8 May 2015	LW		Jamie Menagh	Marine	Free Transfer	[4][37]
8 May 2015	LB		Gareth Roberts	Stockport County	Free Transfer	[4][38]
8 May 2015	LB		Ibou Touray	Rhyl	Free Transfer	[4][39]
8 May 2015	LW		Peter Winn	Cleethorpes Town	Free Transfer	[4][40]
25 June 2015	CM		Sean McConville	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	[41][42]
1 July 2015	ST		Ben Greenop	Free Agent	Released	[43]
1 July 2015	GK		Jon Viscosi	Southport	Free Transfer	[44]
11 July 2015	CM		Kingsley James	FC Halifax Town	£8,000 (Tribunal)	[45][46][47]
1 October 2015	RB		Dale Tonge	Stockport County	Free Transfer	[48][49][50]
4 December 2015	CB		Michael Kay	Free Agent	Released	[51]
15 December 2015	CM		Luke Woodland	Bradford Park Avenue	Free Transfer	[52]
5 January 2016	LB		Ben Gordon	Free Agent	Released	[52]
16 January 2016	CM		George Thomson	FC United of Manchester	Undisclosed	[53]
20 January 2016	GK		Dylan Forth	FC United of Manchester	Free Transfer	[33]
12 February 2016	CM		Steven Hewitt	Southport	Free Transfer	[54]
9 March 2016	ST		Tom Peers	Hednesford Town	Free Transfer	[55]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Length	Ref.
1 September 2015	ST		Josh O'Hanlon	Bournemouth	1-Month [lower-alpha 1]	[56][57][58]
1 October 2015	ST		James Roberts	Oxford United	1-Month	[48][49][59]
29 October 2015	ST		Jamie McDonagh	Sheffield United	1-Month	[60][61][62]
1 November 2015	ST		James Roberts	Oxford United	1-Month [lower-alpha 2]	[63][64]
9 November 2015	ST		Calum Dyson	Everton	1-Month [lower-alpha 1]	[65][51]
24 November 2015	CB		Alex Whitmore	Burnley	1-Month	[66][67]
24 November 2015	LW		Ryan Lloyd	Port Vale	1-Month	[68][69][67]
25 November 2015	ST		Danny Hattersley	FC Halifax Town	2-Months	[70][71][72]
24 December 2015	LW		Ryan Lloyd	Port Vale	1-Month [lower-alpha 2]	[73]
8 January 2016	ST		Jason Gilchrist	Burnley	1-Month	[74]
24 January 2016	LW		Ryan Lloyd	Port Vale	End-of-Season [lower-alpha 2]	[20]
29 January 2016	ST		Nyal Bell	Rochdale	1-Month	[20]
11 February 2016	LW		Danny O'Brien	Wigan Athletic	1-Month	[75]
29 February 2016	ST		Nyal Bell	Rochdale	1-Month [lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]	[76][8]
11 March 2016	LW		Danny O'Brien	Wigan Athletic	End-of-Season [lower-alpha 2]	[8]
18 March 2016	LB		Ben Barber	Stoke City	End-of-Season	[77]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Length	Ref.
5 November 2015	CM		Sam Hughes	Witton Albion	1-Month	[78][79]
11 November 2015	ST		Tom Peers	Salford City	1-Month	[80][81]
20 November 2015	CM		George Thomson	FC United of Manchester	1-Month	[82][83]
11 December 2015	ST		Tom Peers	Hednesford Town	1-Month	[84]
20 December 2015	CM		George Thomson	FC United of Manchester	1-Month [lower-alpha 2]	[85]
1 January 2016	RW		Kane Richards	Gainsborough Trinity	1-Month	[86]
11 January 2016	ST		Tom Peers	Hednesford Town	1-Month [lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]	[87]
4 February 2016	ST		Tom Peers	Hednesford Town	1-Month	[88]

1. Recalled
2. Extension

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 12 May 2015, Chester announced four pre-season friendlies against Rochdale, Trafford, Hednesford Town and Stalybridge Celtic.^[89] On 1 June 2015, a friendly against Liverpool U21's was confirmed for 29 July 2015.^[90]

Chester v Oldham Athletic

11 July 2015 Friendly	Chester	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Chester
15:00 BST		Chester FC Report	Turner  72'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,294 Referee: Rob Jones

Chester v Rochdale

14 July 2015 Friendly	Chester	0–1	Rochdale	Chester
19:45 BST		Chester FC Report	Henderson  84'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 872 Referee: David McNamara

Trafford v Chester

18 July 2015 Friendly	Trafford	0–1	Chester	Flixton
15:00 BST		Chester FC Report	Shaw  68' Hannah 16 April 2016	Stadium: Shawe View Attendance: 237 Referee: Tom Kirk

Hednesford Town v Chester

21 July 2015 Friendly	Hednesford Town	1–2	Chester	Hednesford
19:45 BST	Obeng  39'	Chester FC Report	Hobson  38' Peers  53'	Stadium: Keys Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Stalybridge Celtic v Chester

25 July 2015 Friendly	Stalybridge Celtic	1–4	Chester	Stalybridge
15:00 BST	Farrell  42'	Chester FC Report	Chapell  35', 38' Hughes  48' Hobson  50'	Stadium: Bower Fold Attendance: 306 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Chester v Liverpool U21's

29 July 2015 Friendly	Chester	4–0	Liverpool U21's	Chester
19:45 BST	Rooney  42', 84', 89' Hughes  73'	Chester FC Report		Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,602 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Chester v Crewe Alexandra

1 August 2015 Friendly	Chester	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney  4' Hannah  57' Peers  78'	Chester FC Report	Turton  21' Cooper  76'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Rob Jones

National League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Aldershot Town	46	16	8	22	54	72	−18	56
16	Southport	46	14	13	19	52	65	−13	55
17	Chester	46	14	12	20	67	71	−4	54
18	Torquay United	46	13	12	21	54	76	−22	51
19	Boreham Wood	46	12	14	20	44	49	−5	50

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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	14	12	20	67	71	−4	54	9	8	6	43	29	+14	5	4	14	24	42	−18

Results by round

  Win   Draw   Loss

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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	W
Position	6	3	5	8	11	7	8	11	12	15	13	15	17	14	16	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	17	16	15	15	17	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	17

Last updated: 30 April 2016.
Source: Statto
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Chester was to start the season at home against Braintree Town.^[91]

Chester v Braintree Town

8 August 2015 1	Chester	1–0	Braintree Town	Chester
15:00 BST	Hunt  4' Shaw  47' Heneghan  86'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Habergham  45+1'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,256 Referee: Ollie Yates

FC Halifax Town v Chester

11 August 2015 2	FC Halifax Town	0–1	Chester	Halifax
19:45 BST		BBC Report Chester FC Report	Chapell  34'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Wayne Barratt

Dover Athletic v Chester

15 August 2015 3	Dover Athletic	0–0	Chester	River
15:00 BST	Sterling  45+2' Ofori-Acheampong  86' Payne  90+4'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	George  32' Hannah  39' Hobson  73'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 801 Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

Chester v Cheltenham Town

18 August 2015 4	Chester	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Chester
19:45 BST	Hannah  8' Mahon  73'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Storer  48' Morgan-Smith  56' Hall  58'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Woking v Chester

22 August 2015 5	Woking	5–2	Chester	Woking
15:00 BST	Goddard  24' (pen.) Holman  47' Daniel  53' Jones  76' Murtagh  89' Pattie  90+3'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Heneghan  23' Kay  65' Rooney  89'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Mark Pottage

Macclesfield Town v Chester

29 August 2015 6	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Chester	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Lewis  43' Whitehead  52' Halls  90+3'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Higgins  85' Peers  90' Hobson  90+4'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,062 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Chester v Guiseley

31 August 2015 7	Chester	1–1	Guiseley	Chester
15:00 BST	Hobson  19' Rooney  65' (pen.)  78' Richards  77'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hatfield  26' Toulson  37' Dickinson  40' Boyes  84'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Joseph Johnson

Chester v Forest Green Rovers

5 September 2015 8	Chester	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Chester
15:00 BST	Tonge  54' George  61'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Parkin 18' Marsh-Brown  20' Frear  40' Racine  52' Guthrie  68' Pipe  69' O'Connor  78'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,163 Referee: Martin Coy

Tranmere Rovers v Chester

12 September 2015 9	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Chester	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hogan  6' Norwood  37' Dawson  39' Ihiekwe  40'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hughes  51' Rooney 76'  81' Kay  82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,433 Referee: Simon Bennett

Chester v Grimsby Town

15 September 2015 10	Chester	1–1	Grimsby Town	Chester
19:45 BST	Hannah  73' (pen.) Heneghan  90+2'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Monkhouse  35' Bogle  42' Pearson  80' Disley  87' Amond  90+5'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,964 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Chester v Eastleigh

19 September 2015 11	Chester	1–0	Eastleigh	Chester
15:00 BST	Shaw  4' Heneghan  11' Thomson  56'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Green  13'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,922 Referee: John Brooks

Welling United v Chester

22 September 2015 12	Welling United	2–1	Chester	Welling
19:45 BST	Harris  43' Wellard  70' Lee  80'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Shaw  48' Richards  85' Hannah  90+4'	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 564 Referee: Robert Whitton

Bromley v Chester

26 September 2015 13	Bromley	3–0	Chester	Bromley
15:00 BST	Emmanuel  19', 45+1' Dennis  29'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hunt  53' Sharps  88'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 1,610 Referee: Alan Young

Chester v Wrexham

3 October 2015 14	Chester	3–2	Wrexham	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney  34' Shaw  58' Hannah  62' Richards  69' Worsnop  90+4'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Vose  39' (pen.) Nolan  50' Jennings  90+3' Evans  90+4'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 3,741 Referee: Ian Hussin

Barrow v Chester

6 October 2015 15	Barrow	3–2	Chester	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Haworth  35' Cook  47' Cowperthwaite  77'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Chapell  30' Heneghan  54' Shaw  72' Sharps  84'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Martin Coy

Chester v Lincoln City

10 October 2015 16	Chester	2–3	Lincoln City	Chester
15:00 BST	Chapell  26' Heneghan  57' Hannah  67' Shaw  87' Higgins  90'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Rhead  4' Everington  28' Power  54' Farman  76' Bush  90+3'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,224 Referee: Tom Nield

Southport v Chester

13 October 2015 17	Southport	1–2	Chester	Southport
19:45 BST	Almond  36' Jones  45+4' Foster  84'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Higgins  34' Kay  40'  79' Rooney  71' Mahon  84' Richards  87'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Chester v FC Halifax Town

17 October 2015 18	Chester	2–1	FC Halifax Town	Chester
15:00 BST	Roberts  44' Hunt  55'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	James  49' Burrow  73' Tuton  78' Roberts  80'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Ollie Yates

Forest Green Rovers v Chester

31 October 2015 19	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Chester	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Sinclair  5' Parkin  21'  31' Marsh-Brown  33' Jennings  58'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hannah  12' Sharps  45+1' Worsnop  58'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Nigel Lugg

Chester v Kidderminster Harriers

10 November 2015 20	Chester	3–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah  42', 82' Rooney  46'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Langmead  40' Fazlic  50'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Ollie Yates

Boreham Wood v Chester

14 November 2015 21	Boreham Wood	0–0	Chester	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT	Clifford  28' Doe  87'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Sharps  79'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 589 Referee: Christopher Powell

Chester v Woking

21 November 2015 22	Chester	1–2	Woking	Chester
15:00 GMT	Sharps  72' Hannah  90+6'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Holman  15' Goddard  90'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,837 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Chester v Dover Athletic

24 November 2015 23	Chester	1–1	Dover Athletic	Chester
19:45 GMT	Hannah  45+2'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Miller  37' Modeste  45+1'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,479 Referee: Martin Coy

Gateshead v Chester

28 November 2015 24	Gateshead	1–0	Chester	Gateshead
15:00 GMT	Whitmore  83' (o.g.) Mafuta  90+2'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	George  90+2' Heneghan  90+4'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 842 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Cheltenham Town v Chester

2 December 2015 25	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Chester	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Waters  18', 60' Munns  55' Wright  88'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hannah  44' Hunt  69'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Stephen Ross

Chester v Torquay United

19 December 2015 26	Chester	4–1	Torquay United	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah  1', 40', 72' Higgins  38' Rooney 87'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Wright  68' MacDonald  82'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Tom Nield

Chester v Macclesfield Town

28 December 2015 27	Chester	0–2	Macclesfield Town	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hobson  84'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Sharps  25' (o.g.) Dennis  31' (pen.)	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,791 Referee: Ian Hussin

Chester v Altrincham

2 January 2016 28	Chester	1–1	Altrincham	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah  20'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Havern  43' Rankine  60' Heathcote  83'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Robert Evans

Aldershot Town v Chester

9 January 2016 29	Aldershot Town	3–1	Chester	Aldershot
15:00 GMT	McGinty  51' Pavey  52'  55' Stevenson  89'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	George  55' Rooney  78'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Chester v Southport

23 January 2016 30	Chester	0–0	Southport	Chester
15:00 GMT	Heneghan  43' Astles  84'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Phenix  26' Challoner  40' Blakeman  73'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Braintree Town v Chester

30 January 2016 31	Braintree Town	2–0	Chester	Braintree
15:00 GMT	Phillips  11' Paine  35'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Heneghan  72' Hannah  77'	Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 727 Referee: Nigel Lugg

Altrincham v Chester

16 February 2016 32	Altrincham	0–3	Chester	Altrincham
19:45 GMT	Holness  65'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	O'Brien  26' Astles  45+2'  88' Hannah 48'  76'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1,442 Referee: Stephen Ross

Kidderminster Harriers v Chester

20 February 2016 33	Kidderminster Harriers	2–2	Chester	Kidderminster
15:00 GMT	Gnahoua  22' White  26' (pen.) Maxwell  51'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hannah  66' (pen.) Alabi  76' Richards  90+1'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Robert Whitton

Chester v Tranmere Rovers

28 February 2016 34	Chester	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Chester
12:00 GMT	Alabi  45+2' Hannah  59'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Higdon  51' Ridehalgh  62' Norwood  69' (pen.)  90+3'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 3,494 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Chester v Bromley

5 March 2016 35	Chester	1–1	Bromley	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah  16'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Emmanuel  53' Cunnington  61'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,058 Referee: Ollie Yates

Chester v Aldershot Town

8 March 2016 36	Chester	8–2	Aldershot Town	Chester
19:45 GMT	Hughes  5', 38' Alabi  13', 35', 42', 45+3' Hannah  54', 73'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Lafayette  23' Oastler  66' D. Walker  67'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Karl Evans

Eastleigh v Chester

12 March 2016 37	Eastleigh	1–0	Chester	Eastleigh
15:00 GMT	Tubbs  70' (pen.) Payne  52' Coulson  78' Reason  90+1'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Astles  70'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 1,831 Referee: David Rock

Wrexham v Chester

19 March 2016 38	Wrexham	3–0	Chester	Wrexham
14:00 GMT	Jennings  64' (pen.) Jackson  77' Evans  84'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hunt  55' Astles  63'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6,459 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Chester v Barrow

26 March 2016 39	Chester	1–2	Barrow	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah  37' Shaw  40'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Donohue  25' Williams  51'  55', 85' Dixon  89'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Robert Jones

Guiseley v Chester

28 March 2016 40	Guiseley	3–3	Chester	Guiseley
15:00 BST	Sinclair  74', 90' Hatfield  81'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hannah  39' Richards  83' Shaw  90+2'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Chester v Boreham Wood

2 April 2016 41	Chester	2–2	Boreham Wood	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney  11', 65'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Doe  16'  33' White  90'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,444 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Torquay United v Chester

5 April 2016 42	Torquay United	2–0	Chester	Torquay
19:45 BST	Blissett  3' Ajala  37' Racchi  64' Harrad  81' Allen  90'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Sharps  28' Shaw  51' George  82' Rooney  90+4'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,831 Referee: Wayne Barratt

Lincoln City v Chester

9 April 2016 43	Lincoln City	2–1	Chester	Lincoln
15:00 BST	McDaid  38' Maris  81' Muldoon  90+4'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Alabi  73'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Alan Young

Chester v Welling United

16 April 2016 44	Chester	4–0	Welling United	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney 8'  17', 47' Shaw  30'  84' Kane Richards  66'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Chambers  7' Nortey  30' Taylor  49'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,247 Referee: Ian Hussin

Grimsby Town v Chester

23 April 2016 45	Grimsby Town	1–2	Chester	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Disley  83'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Rooney  48' Astles  61' Thompson  87'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,575 Referee: Simon Bennett

Chester v Gateshead

30 April 2016 46	Chester	4–2	Gateshead	Chester
17:30 BST	Richards  60' Higgins  62' Mahon  75' Hannah  76', 80'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Mafuta  27' Chandler  46' Ramshaw  51'  75' Johnson  86'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

FA Cup

On 12 October the Football Association announced the draw for the fourth qualifying round, which was broadcast live on Talksport. Chester will face Altrincham.^[92]

Altrincham v Chester

24 October 2015 Qualifying Round 4	Altrincham	1–0	Chester	Altrincham
15:00 BST	Sinott  48' Reeves  51'	Chester FC Report	Rooney  28'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1,603 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

FA Trophy

AFC Telford United v Chester

12 December 2015 Round 1	AFC Telford United	0–2	Chester	Telford
15:00 GMT	Montgomery Dawson  44'	Chester FC Report	Hannah  11'  20'  36' George  24'	Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 850 Referee: John Busby

Chester v Hungerford Town

16 January 2016 Round 2	Chester	4–0	Hungerford Town	Chester
15:00 GMT	Chapell  64' Higgins  67' George  76' Hannah  83' Hunt  85' Gilchrist  90+4'	Chester FC Report	Rees  71', 72' Rusby  87' Boardman  89'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Joseph Johnston

FC Halifax Town v Chester

10 February 2016 Round 3	FC Halifax Town	1–0	Chester	Halifax
GMT	Burrow  45+1'	Chester FC Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 878 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Cheshire Senior Cup

On 27 August the Cheshire Football Association announced the preliminary round draw. Chester will face Winsford United.^[93] On 12 November the Cheshire Football Association announced the first round draw. Chester will face either Hyde United or Stockport Town.^[94]

Chester v Winsford United

3 November 2015 Preliminary Round	Chester	10–1	Winsford United	Chester
19:45 GMT	Thomson  6' Peers  16', 36' Hobson  19', 39', 69', 89' Richards  20' Hughes  31' Heneghan  34'	Chester FC Report Winsford United Report	Riley  18'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 311 Referee: Daniel Hitchell

Chester v Hyde United

19 January 2016 Round 1	Chester	3–0	Hyde United	Chester
19:45 GMT	Hughes  6', 57' Hewitt  18'	Chester FC Report		Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: David Croft

Chester v Warrington Town

23 February 2016 Round 2	Chester	4–0	Warrington Town	Chester
19:45 GMT	Bell  35', 90' Chapell  79' Waters  60' (pen.)	Chester FC Report		Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 347 Referee: Daniel Hitchell

Tranmere Rovers v Chester

14 March 2016 Semi–Final	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Chester	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Margetts  76'	Tranmere Rovers Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 409 Referee: Robert Jones

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 30 April 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Cheshire SC	Total
			Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps
1	GK	Jon Worsnop	34	1	3	1	39
2	RB	Ryan Higgins	44	1	3	3	51
3	LB	Johnny Hunt	44	1	3	1	49
4	CB	Michael Kay	12	1	0	1	14
4	LW	Danny O'Brien	9	0	0	1	10
5	CM	Luke George	23	0	3	0	26
6	CM	Ian Sharps	32	1	3	3	39
7	LW	Craig Mahon	39	1	3	1	43
8	CM	Tom Shaw	41	1	2	1	45
9	ST	Ross Hannah	42	1	3	0	46
10	CM	John Rooney	41	1	3	3	48
11	RW	Jordan Chapell	36	0	3	2	41
12	CM	Sam Hughes	19	1	2	3	25
13	GK	Dylan Forth	0	0	0	2	2
13	GK	Tony Thompson	12	0	0	1	13
14	CM	George Thomson	12	0	0	1	13
14	LB	Matty Waters	0	0	0	3	3
15	RW	Kane Richards	18	1	1	3	23
16	ST	Josh O'Hanlon	2	0	0	0	2
16	CM	Luke Woodland	1	0	0	1	2
16	CM	Steven Hewitt	2	0	0	1	3
17	ST	James Roberts	6	0	0	0	6
17	CB	Ryan Astles	16	0	0	3	19
18	RB	Dale Tonge	3	0	0	0	3
18	LB	Ben Gordon	0	0	0	1	1
19	ST	Craig Hobson	28	1	1	3	33
20	ST	Jamie McDonagh	1	0	0	0	1
20	ST	Jason Gilchrist	2	0	1	0	3
21	ST	Tom Peers	7	1	0	2	10
22	CB	Ben Heneghan	43	1	3	2	49
23	ST	Calum Dyson	4	0	0	0	4
23	ST	James Alabi	16	0	0	0	16
24	CB	Alex Whitmore	5	0	0	0	5
24	ST	Nyal Bell	3	0	0	1	4
25	ST	Danny Hattersley	6	0	2	0	8
26	LW	Ryan Lloyd	22	0	3	1	27
	RB	Lewis Boardman	0	0	0	1	1
	ST	Sam Haley	0	0	0	1	1
	RB	Kieran Evans	0	0	0	1	1
	ST	Oliver Nugent	0	0	0	1	1

Source: Soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 30 April 2016

Ranking	Position	Nation	Name	League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Cheshire SC	Total
1	FW		Ross Hannah	23	0	3	0	26
2	MF		John Rooney	10	0	0	0	10
3	FW		James Alabi	6	0	0	0	6
4	MF		Kane Richards	4	0	0	1	5
	MF		Jordan Chapell	3	0	1	1	5
	MF		Sam Hughes	2	0	0	3	5
	FW		Craig Hobson	1	0	0	4	5
8	MF		Tom Shaw	4	0	0	0	4
9	DF		Johnny Hunt	2	0	1	0	3
	FW		Tom Peers	1	0	0	2	3
11	DF		Ryan Astles	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		Michael Kay	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		Ryan Higgins	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		Ben Heneghan	1	0	0	1	2
	FW		Nyal Bell	0	0	0	2	2
16	MF		Luke George	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		Danny O'Brien	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		Craig Mahon	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		James Roberts	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Jason Gilchrist	0	0	1	0	1
	DF		Matty Waters	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		George Thomson	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		Steven Hewitt	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals				0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL				67	0	6	17	90

Source: Soccerway.com

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Cheshire SC		Total
1	GK	Jon Worsnop	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	RB	Ryan Higgins	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
3	LB	Johnny Hunt	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4	CB	Michael Kay	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5	CM	Luke George	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
6	CB	Ian Sharps	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7	LW	Craig Mahon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	CM	Tom Shaw	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
9	ST	Ross Hannah	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
10	CM	John Rooney	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
12	CM	Sam Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	Tony Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	CM	George Thomson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	RW	Kane Richards	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17	CB	Ryan Astles	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
18	RB	Dale Tonge	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	ST	Craig Hobson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
22	CB	Ben Heneghan	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
24	ST	James Alabi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			58	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	63	2

Source: Soccerway.com

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