The 2007–08 season was the 66th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the fourth 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.

Football League

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance11 AugustChesterfieldHD0–03,18318 AugustRochdaleAW2–1Grant, Ellison3,24325 AugustDagenham & RedbridgeHW4–0Yeo (2), Murphy (2)2,0981 SeptemberRotherham UnitedAD1–1Roberts4,0367 SeptemberMorecambeHL0–13,19915 SeptemberBuryAW2–0Butler, Hughes2,53922 SeptemberBrentfordHL0–22,45329 SeptemberMacclesfield TownAW2–1Murphy, Wilson2,6472 OctoberGrimsby TownAW2–1Murphy, Ellison3,4797 OctoberShrewsbury TownHW3–1Partridge, Murphy, Yeo3,05712 OctoberHereford UnitedHD1–1Yeo3,43020 OctoberStockport CountyAW2–1Partridge (2)5,56627 OctoberWycombe WanderersHD2–2Holroyd, Murphy2,5982 NovemberLincoln CityAW1–0Dinning (pen)3,9606 NovemberBradford CityAL1–2Ellison13,21117 NovemberMilton Keynes DonsHL0–23,10225 NovemberWrexhamAD2–2Roberts, Linwood7,6874 DecemberBarnetHW3–0Partridge, Ellison (2)1,8588 DecemberPeterborough UnitedHL1–2Hughes2,29122 DecemberBuryHW2–1Hughes, Ellison2,26026 DecemberMorecambeAL3–5Ellison (2), Holroyd3,41929 DecemberBrentfordAL0–34,3231 JanuaryGrimsby TownHL0–22,2555 JanuaryAccrington StanleyAD3–3Holroyd (2), Wilson1,31112 JanuaryMansfield TownHL0–12,09219 JanuaryNotts CountyAL0–13,77426 JanuaryRotherham UnitedHL0–12,53629 JanuaryRochdaleHL0–42,1312 FebruaryChesterfieldAD1–1Murphy3,7019 FebruaryAccrington StanleyHL2–3Butler, Murphy1,95712 FebruaryDagenham & RedbridgeAL2–6Roberts, Murphy1,32816 FebruaryNotts CountyHL0–11,79823 FebruaryMansfield TownAW3–1Ellison (2), Dinning (pen)2,3621 MarchMilton Keynes DonsAL0–18,1724 MarchDarlingtonAL0–13,2949 MarchWrexhamHL0–23,84912 MarchBradford CityHL0–11,56615 MarchBarnetAL1–3Hughes1,66322 MarchDarlingtonHW2–1Rutherford, Partridge1,75924 MarchPeterborough UnitedAL0–16,4575 AprilHereford UnitedAD2–2Sandwith, Ellison (pen)3,21012 AprilLincoln CityHL1–2McManus2,08919 AprilWycombe WanderersAL0–15,49726 AprilShrewsbury TownAD0–06,41729 AprilStockport CountyHD0–03,0603 MayMacclesfield TownHD0–02,396

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round10 NovemberBradford City (4)AL0–14,069

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round14 AugustNottingham Forest (3)HL0–0(p.2–4)2,720

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round4 SeptemberCrewe Alexandra (3)HW1–1(p.4–2)Partridge2,126Second round9 OctoberCarlisle United (3)AL2–4Partridge, Holroyd2,414

Season statistics

Player Total League FACup LeagueCup FLTrophy Goalkeepers John Danby50–46 – 1 – 1 – 2 – Gavin Ward0+1–0+1 – – – – – – – Field players Phil Bolland3–2 – – – – – 1 – Paul Butler3823521 – 1 – 1 – Neil Carroll1–1 – – – – – – – Tony Dinning2222021 – – – 1 – Kevin Ellison391136111 – 1 – 1 – Tony Grant18+4115+411 – 1 – 1 – Jamie Hand1+1–0+1 – – – 1 – – – Chris Holroyd14+13514+114 – – 0+1 – 0+11 Mark Hughes43+4439+441 – 1 – 2 – Shaun Kelly7+3–7+3 – – – – – – – Craig Lindfield5+2–5+2 – – – – – – – Paul Linwood4614211 – 1 – 2 – Nathan Lowndes10+5–8+4 – 1 – 1 – 0+1 – Simon Marples18–16 – 1 – – – 1 – Paul McManus10+1119+1010+1 – – – 1 – Andy Mitchell0+4–0+4 – – – – – – – John Murphy409399 – – – – 1 – Sean Newton2–2 – – – – – – – Phillip Palethorpe0+1–0+1 – – – – – – – Richie Partridge36+2734+25 – – – – 22 Kevin Roberts30+9330+73 – – 0+1 – 0+1 – Glenn Rule2+3–2+2 – – – – – 0+1 – Paul Rutherford10+16110+1310+1 – 0+1 – 0+1 – Kevin Sandwith13+10112+101 – – – – 1 – James Vaughan31+1–29+1 – – – 1 – 1 – John Welsh6–6 – – – – – – – Laurence Wilson4424021 – 1 – 2 – Simon Yeo11+1447+1441 – 1 – 2 – Total 50 54 46 51 1 – 1 – 2 3

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