List of Chester F.C. players

Chester Football Club is an association football club based in Chester, England. They are currently members of the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, and play at the Deva Stadium.^[1]

The club was founded in 2010 following the liquidation of Chester City.^[2] In its inaugural season it won the Division One North of the Northern Premier League, then won the Northern League Premier Division in 2011–12 and the Conference North in 2012–13. Chester returned to the National League North following relegation in 2017–18.

The club's first team have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more first-team matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his Chester career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of matches played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches.

Key[edit]

The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of league appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 7 May 2023, the final match of Chester's 2022–23 season. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Players shown in bold are currently registered for the club.
League appearances and goals comprise those in the Northern Premier League and the Football Conference/National League.
Other appearances and goals comprise those in the FA Cup, FA Trophy, Cheshire Senior Cup and the Northern Premier League League Cup.

Players with 100 or more appearances[edit]

Statistics are correct up to the end of the 2022-23 season. Please do not update current players stats until the seasons ends or player leaves the club.


№	Name	Nat.	Pos	Date of birth	Joined		Left		League appearances				Other appearances				Total appearances				Notes	Refs
№	Name	Nat.	Pos	Date of birth	Date	From	Date	To	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Notes	Refs
1	Craig Mahon		MF	1989-06-21	2013-05-29^[3]	Vauxhall Motors	2020-01-24^[4]	Altrincham	156	59	215	16	19	5	24	2	175	64	239	18		^[5]
2	Anthony Dudley		FW	1996-09-15	2018-07-26^[6]	Salford City	2023-05-26^[7]	Radcliffe	105	36	141	32	21	8	29	3	126	44	170	35	on loan till 2019-06-14^[8]	^[9]
3	George Horan		DF	1982-02-18	2010-07-09^[10]	Droylsden	2014-06-13^[11]	Connah's Quay Nomads	138	—	138	18	19	2	21	2	157	2	159	20		^[12]
4	Simon Grand		DF	1984-02-23	2018-07-20^[13]	AFC Fylde	2022-05-20^[14]	Charnock Richard	115	6	121	9	19	—	19	—	134	6	140	9		^[15]
5	Kevin Roberts		DF	1989-08-17	2019-05-24^[16]	Wrexham			102	8	110	6	17	2	19	1	119	10	129	7		^[17]
6	John Rooney		MF	1990-12-17	2013-11-28	Bury	2016-06-07	Wrexham	104	8	112	26	14	2	16	3	118	10	128	29	on loan till 2014-01-13	^[18]
7	John Danby		GK	1983-09-20	2011-06-09^[19]	Eastwood Town	2014-08-20^[20]	Bradford (Park Avenue)	99	1	100	—	15	—	15	—	114	1	115	—		^[21]
8	Iain Howard		FW	1987-11-27	2010-06-19	Ashton United	2013-05-17	Stockport County	64	31	95	27	12	7	19	8	76	38	114	35		^[22]
9	Ryan Astles		DF	1994-07-01	2016-01-08	Northwich Victoria	2018-05-10^[23]	Southport	102	1	103	7	10	—	10	—	112	1	113	7		^[24]
10	Declan Weeks		MF	1995-11-15	2020-09-29^[25]	Kidderminster Harriers			94	1	95	21	16	1	17	—	110	2	112	21		^[26]
11	Danny Livesey		DF	1984-12-31	2018-07-27^[6]	Salford City	2022-05-01^[27]	retired	82	4	86	11	18	3	21	2	100	7	107	13	on loan till 2019-05-16^[28]	^[29]
12	Tom Shaw		MF	1986-12-01	2015-06-02	Alfreton Town	2018-01-21^[30]	Tamworth	84	13	97	12	7	1	8	—	91	14	105	12		^[31]

Players with fewer than 100 appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "The Swansway Chester Stadium". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^ Gibson, Owen (6 May 2010). "Chester FC on the rise". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
^ "Vauxhall Motors winger Craig Mahon makes Chester FC switch". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Blues legend Craig Mahon joins on Altrincham". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "C. Mahon". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Blues make double loan swoop for Dudley and Livesey from Salford". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Thank you, Duds!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Blues fend off interest to sign Anthony Dudley". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "A. Dudley". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Neil Young completes signing of centre-back George Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Nomads land ex-Blues captain Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "G. Horan". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Chester FC make Grand swoop for Simon". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Chester FC Retained List 2021/22". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "S. Grand". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Kevin Roberts returns to Chester!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "K. Roberts". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "J. Rooney". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "John Danby turns down higher league rivals to sign for Blues". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Blues confirm Danby departure". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "J. Danby". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "I. Howard". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Ryan Astles departs the Club to join Southport". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "R. Astles". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Chester FC sign Declan Weeks". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "D. Weeks". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Danny Livesey to retire at end of the season". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Danny Livesey to join the Blues from Salford City". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "D. Livesey". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Tom Shaw joins Tamworth on 18-month contract". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "T. Shaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[OS-1] "The Swansway Chester Stadium". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

[gdn-2] Gibson, Owen (6 May 2010). "Chester FC on the rise". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

[3] "Vauxhall Motors winger Craig Mahon makes Chester FC switch". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[4] "Blues legend Craig Mahon joins on Altrincham". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[5] "C. Mahon". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[DudLiv-6] "Blues make double loan swoop for Dudley and Livesey from Salford". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[7] "Thank you, Duds!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[8] "Blues fend off interest to sign Anthony Dudley". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[9] "A. Dudley". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[10] "Neil Young completes signing of centre-back George Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[11] "Nomads land ex-Blues captain Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[12] "G. Horan". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[13] "Chester FC make Grand swoop for Simon". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[14] "Chester FC Retained List 2021/22". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[15] "S. Grand". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[16] "Kevin Roberts returns to Chester!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[17] "K. Roberts". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[18] "J. Rooney". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[19] "John Danby turns down higher league rivals to sign for Blues". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[20] "Blues confirm Danby departure". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[21] "J. Danby". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[22] "I. Howard". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[23] "Ryan Astles departs the Club to join Southport". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[24] "R. Astles". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[25] "Chester FC sign Declan Weeks". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[26] "D. Weeks". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[27] "Danny Livesey to retire at end of the season". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[28] "Danny Livesey to join the Blues from Salford City". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[29] "D. Livesey". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[30] "Tom Shaw joins Tamworth on 18-month contract". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[31] "T. Shaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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v t e Chester Football Club
History	Seasons
People	Players with 100+ appearances Players with 25–99 appearances Players with 1–24 appearances Current squad
Ground	Deva Stadium
Rivalries	Cross-border derby
Categories	Players Managers Seasons All articles
See also	Chester City

v t e Lists of male footballers in England by club
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Aston Villa Brentford 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals Hall of Fame POTY Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley 100+ Internationals Chelsea 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crystal Palace 100+ POTY Everton 100+ Internationals Hall of Fame Fulham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Liverpool 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Luton Town 100+ POTY Manchester City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Manchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Captains Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 100+ Internationals Sheffield United 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Captains Internationals Coventry City 100+ Internationals POTY Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town 100+ Hall of Fame POTY Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City 100+ 25–99 Hall of Fame POTY Plymouth Argyle 100+ POTY Preston North End 100+ POTY Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday All Internationals POTY Southampton 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Stoke City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Sunderland Swansea City 100+ Internationals Watford 50+ 1–49 POTY West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Bristol Rovers 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Burton Albion Cambridge United Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County 100+ POTY Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City 100+ 25–99 Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale 25+ 1–24 POTY Portsmouth Reading 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals POTY Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City 50+ 1–49 Colchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers 100+ 1879–1918 Forest Green Rovers Gillingham 50+ 25–49 1–24 Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Salford City Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 100+ 1921–1939 1945–present Walsall Wrexham
Non-League / Defunct	Bradford (Park Avenue) Bury 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chester 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chesterfield Darlington 100+ 25–99 1–24 Dagenham & Redbridge Halifax Town Hereford United Macclesfield Town Nelson Oldham Athletic 100+ 25–99 1–24 Rochdale 100+ 25–99 1–24 Scarborough Southend United Torquay United Wanderers Wigan Borough Yeovil Town 100+ Internationals York City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.