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

  • 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 29 April 2026, the final match of Chester's 2025–26 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, excluding play-off games.
  • Other appearances and goals comprise those in the FA Cup, FA Trophy, Cheshire Senior Cup, Northern Premier League League Cup and the league play-off games.

Players with 100 or more appearances

Statistics are correct up to the end of the 2025-26 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
Date From Date To Starts Subs Total Goals Starts Subs Total Goals Starts Subs Total Goals
1 Declan Weeks Wales MF 1995-11-15 2020-09-29[3] Kidderminster Harriers 211 13 224 31 33 3 36 — 244 16 260 31 [4]
2 Craig Mahon Republic of Ireland MF 1989-06-21 2013-05-29[5] Vauxhall Motors 2020-01-24[6] Altrincham 156 59 215 16 19 5 24 2 175 64 239 18 [7]
3 Kevin Roberts England DF 1989-08-17 2019-05-24[8] Wrexham 2026-03-07[9] retired 184 18 202 8 32 5 37 1 216 23 239 9 [10]
4 Anthony Dudley England FW 1996-09-15 2018-07-26[11] Salford City 2023-05-26[12] Radcliffe 105 36 141 32 21 8 29 3 126 44 170 35 on loan till 2019-06-14[13] [14]
5 Iwan Murray Wales MF 2000-08-08 2018-07-01 youth team 2020-06-15 Runcorn Linnets 105 43 148 8 16 4 20 5 121 47 168 13 [15]
2022-06-25[16] Runcorn Linnets 2026-05-29[17] Connah's Quay Nomads
6 George Horan England DF 1982-02-18 2010-07-09[18] Droylsden 2014-06-13[19] Connah's Quay Nomads 138 — 138 18 19 2 21 2 157 2 159 20 [20]
7 Harrison Burke England MF 2002-09-13 2019-07-01 youth team 2025-06-12[21] Walsall 119 11 130 19 21 3 24 5 140 14 154 24 [22]
8 Tom Peers England FW 1995-10-23 2012-07-01 youth team 2016-03-14 Hednesford Town 86 41 127 31 15 9 24 5 101 50 151 36 [23]
2023-10-20[24] Macclesfield
9 George Glendon England MF 1995-05-03 2019-08-30 Carlisle United 2025-01-24[25] Radcliffe 110 15 125 22 24 1 25 2 134 16 150 24 [26]
10 Simon Grand England DF 1984-02-23 2018-07-20[27] AFC Fylde 2022-05-20[28] Charnock Richard 115 6 121 9 19 — 19 — 134 6 140 9 [29]
11 Matty Williams England DF 2000-09-17 2021-06-23 Accrington Stanley 2025-05-25[30] Southport 109 6 115 7 13 2 15 1 122 8 130 8 [31]
12 John Rooney England 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 [32]
13 John Danby England GK 1983-09-20 2011-06-09[33] Eastwood Town 2014-08-20[34] Bradford (Park Avenue) 99 1 100 — 15 — 15 — 114 1 115 — [35]
14 Iain Howard England 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 [36]
15 Ryan Astles England DF 1994-07-01 2016-01-08 Northwich Victoria 2018-05-10[37] Southport 102 1 103 7 10 — 10 — 112 1 113 7 [38]
16 Nathan Woodthorpe England DF 2001-12-06 2023-07-11[39] Crewe Alexandra 89 10 99 1 11 — 11 — 100 10 110 1 [40]
17 Danny Livesey England DF 1984-12-31 2018-07-27[11] Salford City 2022-05-01[41] retired 82 4 86 11 18 3 21 2 100 7 107 13 on loan till 2019-05-16[42] [43]
18 Tom Shaw England MF 1986-12-01 2015-06-02 Alfreton Town 2018-01-21[44] Tamworth 84 13 97 12 7 1 8 — 91 14 105 12 [45]

Players with fewer than 100 appearances

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "The Swansway Chester Stadium". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Gibson, Owen (6 May 2010). "Chester FC on the rise". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Chester FC sign Declan Weeks". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "D. Weeks". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Vauxhall Motors winger Craig Mahon makes Chester FC switch". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Blues legend Craig Mahon joins on Altrincham". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "C. Mahon". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kevin Roberts returns to Chester!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Details of presentation of Kevin Roberts retirement". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "K. Roberts". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Blues make double loan swoop for Dudley and Livesey from Salford". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Thank you, Duds!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Blues fend off interest to sign Anthony Dudley". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "A. Dudley". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "I. Murray". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Welcome back to Chester, Iwan Murray". Chester F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Iwan Murray departs Chester". Chester F.C. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Neil Young completes signing of centre-back George Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Nomads land ex-Blues captain Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "G. Horan". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Harrison Burke completes permanent transfer to Walsall". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "H. Burke". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "T. Peers". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Tom Peers returns to Chester". Chester F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "George Glendon joins Radcliffe". Chester F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  26. ↑ "G. Glendon". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "Chester FC make Grand swoop for Simon". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  28. ↑ "Chester FC Retained List 2021/22". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  29. ↑ "S. Grand". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  30. ↑ "Chester retained list 2024-25". Chester F.C. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  31. ↑ "M. Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  32. ↑ "J. Rooney". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  33. ↑ "John Danby turns down higher league rivals to sign for Blues". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  34. ↑ "Blues confirm Danby departure". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  35. ↑ "J. Danby". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  36. ↑ "I. Howard". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  37. ↑ "Ryan Astles departs the Club to join Southport". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  38. ↑ "R. Astles". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  39. ↑ "Nathan Woodthorpe puts pen to paper with Chester FC!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  40. ↑ "N. Woodthorpe". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  41. ↑ "Danny Livesey to retire at end of the season". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  42. ↑ "Danny Livesey to join the Blues from Salford City". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  43. ↑ "D. Livesey". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  44. ↑ "Tom Shaw joins Tamworth on 18-month contract". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  45. ↑ "T. Shaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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