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The 2005–06 season was the 64th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
| 2005–06 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Keith Curle Mark Wright |
| Stadium | Deva Stadium |
| Football League Two | 15th |
| FA Cup | Round 3 |
| Football League Cup | Round 1 |
| Football League Trophy | Round 1 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ryan Lowe (10) All: Ryan Lowe (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,801 vs Wrexham (12 April) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,806 vs Torquay United (7 March) |
| Average home league attendance | 2,964 18th in division[1] |
Also, it was the second season spent in the Football League Two, after the promotion from the Football Conference in 2004. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 59 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 56 |
| 15 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 54 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 54 |
| 17 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 54 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
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 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 |
Source: rsssf.com
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 | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August | Peterborough United | A | W | 1–0 | Drummond | 4,980 |
| 9 August | Lincoln City | H | D | 2–2 | Davies, Branch (pen) | 2,637 |
| 20 August | Rushden & Diamonds | A | D | 1–1 | Lowe | 2,682 |
| 27 August | Darlington | H | D | 4–4 | Richardson (2), Blundell (2) | 2,469 |
| 29 August | Torquay United | A | W | 1–0 | Lowe | 2,245 |
| 2 September | Mansfield Town | H | W | 3–1 | Blundell (2), Lowe | 3,079 |
| 6 September | Grimsby Town | H | L | 1–2 | Lowe | 3,095 |
| 10 September | Notts County | A | D | 1–1 | Davies | 5,404 |
| 17 September | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 4–0 | Lowe, Artell, Richardson, Blundell | 2,874 |
| 24 September | Stockport County | A | D | 0–0 | 4,873 | |
| 27 September | Carlisle United | H | W | 2–0 | Artell, Blundell | 3,394 |
| 1 October | Wycombe Wanderers | A | D | 3–3 | Drummond, Branch (2) | 5,145 |
| 7 October | Rochdale | H | L | 2–3 | Drummond, Davies | 4,327 |
| 15 October | Barnet | A | W | 3–1 | Branch, Lowe, Curtis | 2,206 |
| 22 October | Bury | H | D | 1–1 | Lowe (pen) | 3,471 |
| 29 October | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 1–3 | Lowe | 5,430 |
| 12 November | Northampton Town | H | D | 0–0 | 3,295 | |
| 19 November | Rochdale | A | D | 2–2 | Bolland, Davies | 3,618 |
| 26 November | Peterborough United | H | W | 3–1 | Branch (pen), Drummond, Lowe | 2,701 |
| 6 December | Leyton Orient | A | W | 1–0 | Drummond | 3,463 |
| 10 December | Lincoln City | A | L | 1–3 | Richardson | 3,563 |
| 17 December | Rushden & Diamonds | H | L | 1–2 | Davies (pen) | 2,265 |
| 26 December | Cheltenham Town | A | L | 0–1 | 3,819 | |
| 31 December | Macclesfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | 2,910 | |
| 2 January | Oxford United | H | L | 0–1 | 2,624 | |
| 14 January | Boston United | H | L | 0–1 | 2,956 | |
| 21 January | Bristol Rovers | A | L | 1–2 | Davies | 6,310 |
| 24 January | Mansfield Town | A | W | 2–1 | McNiven, Asamoah | 3,219 |
| 28 January | Notts County | H | L | 0–2 | 2,599 | |
| 4 February | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–5 | 6,561 | |
| 11 February | Stockport County | H | L | 1–2 | Lowe | 3,446 |
| 18 February | Leyton Orient | H | L | 0–2 | 2,210 | |
| 25 February | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0–1 | 4,058 | |
| 7 March | Torquay United | H | D | 1–1 | Blundell | 1,806 |
| 11 March | Darlington | A | L | 0–1 | 3,593 | |
| 18 March | Cheltenham Town | H | L | 0–1 | 2,281 | |
| 26 March | Wrexham | A | L | 1–2 | Edwards | 7,240 |
| 29 March | Boston United | A | W | 3–1 | Asamoah (3) | 1,651 |
| 1 April | Macclesfield Town | H | W | 2–1 | Asamoah (2) | 2,939 |
| 8 April | Oxford United | A | W | 1–0 | Asamoah | 5,754 |
| 12 April | Wrexham | H | W | 2–1 | Davies (pen), Asamoah | 4,801 |
| 15 April | Wycombe Wanderers | H | W | 1–0 | Drummond | 2,797 |
| 17 April | Bury | A | D | 0–0 | 3,421 | |
| 22 April | Barnet | H | D | 0–0 | 2,367 | |
| 29 April | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–1 | 7,114 | |
| 6 May | Shrewsbury Town | H | L | 0–1 | 3,744 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 5 November | Folkestone Invicta (7) | H | W | 2–1 | Branch (pen), Lowe | 2,503 |
| Second round | 3 December | Nottingham Forest (3) | H | W | 3–0 | Lowe (2, 1 pen), Richardson | 4,732 |
| Third round | 7 January | Cheltenham Town (4) | A | D | 2–2 | Richardson, Drummond | 4,741 |
| Third round replay | 17 January | H | L | 0–1 | 5,096 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 23 August | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) | A | L | 1–5 | Davies | 9,518 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 18 October | Cambridge United (5) | A | L | 0–3 | 1,224 | |
| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
 | Ryan Brookfield | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Stéphane Gillet | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paul Harrison | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chris Mackenzie | 34 | – | 30 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| John Ruddy | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
| Mark Albrighton | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| David Artell | 38+3 | 2 | 34+3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Derek Asamoah | 14+3 | 8 | 14+3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Leo Bertos | 3+4 | – | 2+3 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – |
| Gregg Blundell | 25+8 | 7 | 23+7 | 7 | 2 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – |
| Phil Bolland | 14+5 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Michael Branch | 26+4 | 6 | 23+4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Wayne Corden | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tom Curle | 1+2 | – | 0+2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Tom Curtis | 39+6 | 1 | 34+6 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ben Davies | 47+4 | 8 | 42+3 | 7 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | – |
 | Luke Dimech | 32+3 | – | 27+3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Craig Dove | 3+4 | – | 2+3 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – |
| Stewart Drummond | 46+1 | 7 | 41+1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jake Edwards | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Abdou El-Kholti | 8+19 | – | 7+15 | – | 0+4 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Paul Ellender | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sean Hessey | 19+2 | – | 17+2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Evan Horwood | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ryan Lowe | 30+4 | 13 | 28+4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
 | Scott McNiven | 46+1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0+1 | – |
| Carl Regan | 44+2 | – | 39+2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Marcus Richardson | 26+13 | 6 | 22+12 | 4 | 3+1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Mark Roberts | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chris Robertson | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paul Rutherford | 2+5 | – | 1+5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Paul Tait | 3+6 | – | 3+6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stephen Vaughan | 8+14 | – | 7+10 | – | 0+3 | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – |
| Justin Walker | 18+8 | – | 13+8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Total | 52 | 61 | 46 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
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