The 1984–85 season was the 47th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the third season spent in the Fourth Division after the relegation from the Third Division in 1982. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.
Football League
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance25 AugustScunthorpe UnitedHD1–1Zelem2,0501 SeptemberAldershotAW2–1Sayer, Brown2,2038 SeptemberBuryHL2–3Brett, Brown2,03014 SeptemberSouthend UnitedAD1–1Brett2,03419 SeptemberHereford UnitedAD0–03,84722 SeptemberNorthampton TownHW1–0Brown1,72329 SeptemberBlackpoolAL1–3Brett4,5663 OctoberTranmere RoversHL2–4Sayer, Brett2,7276 OctoberHalifax TownHW2–0Zelem (pen), Fox1,41213 OctoberExeter CityAD1–1Sayer2,34720 OctoberColchester UnitedHL1–2Fox1,40023 OctoberCrewe AlexandraAL0–23,28727 OctoberChesterfieldHD1–1Holden2,2013 NovemberDarlingtonAL1–2Zelem2,4037 NovemberMansfield TownAL0–21,78910 NovemberTorquay UnitedHL0–11,32023 NovemberPort ValeAD0–03,39111 DecemberRochdaleHL0–11,17314 DecemberStockport CountyAL1–5Higgins1,46222 DecemberHartlepool UnitedAL1–2Zelem1,94926 DecemberWrexhamHW2–1Holden, Walker (pen)3,9681 JanuaryPeterborough UnitedAL1–3Fox3,79926 JanuarySouthend UnitedHW5–1Rimmer (3), Holden, Coy1,41030 JanuarySwindon TownHW2–0O'Berg, Greenough1,7102 FebruaryBlackpoolHD0–03,30723 FebruaryDarlingtonHW5–2Greenough, Rimmer, Evans, Holden, Fox1,8792 MarchChesterfieldAL1–3Rimmer3,0026 MarchCrewe AlexandraHL0–22,5368 MarchColchester UnitedAD1–1Rimmer2,22412 MarchScunthorpe UnitedAL1–2Walker1,87516 MarchExeter CityHL1–3Walker (pen)1,40019 MarchNorthampton TownAW2–0Rimmer, Greenough94222 MarchHalifax TownAW4–0Greenough, Speight, Bulmer, Sayer1,01427 MarchAldershotHW2–0Kitchen, Rimmer1,53430 MarchMansfield TownHL0–31,5355 AprilPeterborough UnitedHL1–3Holden2,0206 AprilWrexhamAL0–23,48713 AprilTorquay UnitedAL0–21,18616 AprilTranmere RoversAL0–11,38120 AprilPort ValeHW2–0Walker (2)1,53123 AprilBuryAL1–4Walker (pen)2,70327 AprilRochdaleAW2–1Sayer, Rimmer1,3581 MayHereford UnitedHW2–1Rimmer (2, 1 pen)1,3014 MayStockport CountyHW2–1Sayer, Rimmer1,5456 MaySwindon TownAD4–4Rimmer, Walker (3)3,79611 MayHartlepool UnitedHW1–0Rimmer (pen)1,574
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round17 NovemberDarlington (4)AL2–3Fox, Holden3,726
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg28 AugustBlackpool (4)AL0–13,318First round second leg5 SeptemberHL0–33,001
Associate Members' Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg5 FebruaryBury (4)AD1–1Holden1,814First round second leg20 FebruaryHL1–2Brett1,391
Season statistics Player Total League FACup LeagueCup AMCup Goalkeepers John Butcher 36 – 33 – 1 – 2 – – – Phil Harrington 8 – 6 – – – – – 2 – David Kaye 7 – 7 – – – – – – – Field players Paul Blackwell 9+1 – 9 – – – 0+1 – – – Rory Blease 4 – 4 – – – – – – – David Brett 26+8 5 23+8 4 1 – – – 2 1 Owen Brown 10+1 3 9+1 3 – – 1 – – – Peter Bulmer 39+1 1 37+1 1 – – – – 2 – Bobby Coy 39 1 35 1 – – 2 – 2 – Lee Dixon 44+1 – 40+1 – 1 – 2 – 1 – David Evans 7+1 1 5+1 1 – – 1 – 1 – Steve Fox 31+5 5 28+4 4 1 1 2 – 0+1 – Ricky Greenough 25+1 4 23+1 4 – – – – 2 – Ronnie Hildersley 6+4 – 5+4 – 1 – – – – – Andy Higgins 18+4 1 16+3 1 1 – 1+1 – – – Andy Holden 42 7 38 5 1 1 1 – 2 1 Peter Kitchen 3+2 1 3+2 1 – – – – – – Martin Lane 36 – 31 – 1 – 2 – 2 – Alan Morris 0+1 – 0+1 – – – – – – – Paul O'Berg 7 1 5 1 – – – – 2 – Stuart Rimmer 26 14 24 14 – – – – 2 – Peter Sayer 37+3 6 35+1 6 0+1 – 2 – 0+1 – Mick Speight 33 1 30 1 1 – 2 – – – Nigel Walker 46 9 41 9 1 – 2 – 2 – Andy Wharton 4+4 – 4+4 – – – – – – – Peter Zelem 18 4 15 4 1 – 2 – – – Total 51 64 46 60 1 2 2 – 2 2
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