2015–16 Chester F.C. season

Chester
2015–16 season
Owner	City Fans United
Chairman	Grenville Millington (until 1 December 2015); Jim Keegan (interim, until 17 December 2015); Simon Olorenshaw
Manager	Steve Burr (until 7 April 2016); Jon McCarthy (caretaker)
Stadium	Deva Stadium
National League	17th
FA Cup	Fourth Qualifying Round
FA Trophy	Third Round
Cheshire Senior Cup	Semi-Final
Top goalscorer	League: Ross Hannah, 23; All: Ross Hannah, 26
Highest home attendance	3,741 v Wrexham (3 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance	311 v Winsford United (Cheshire Senior Cup, 3 November 2015)
Average home league attendance	2,199
Home colours	Away colours

The 2015–16 season is Chester's sixth season of existence and their third consecutive season in the 5th tier of English football,[1] renamed prior to this season to the National League.[2] Along with competing in the National League, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Cheshire Senior Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Timeline

Worsnop

Heneghan

Sharps

Higgins

Hunt

Shaw

George

Chapell

Lloyd

Rooney

Hannah

Chester approximate starting lineup in 2015–16 season

7 May 2015: Chester announce George Thomson has signed a one-year contract.[3]
8 May 2015: Chester announce they have released seven players that include: Matthew Brown, Gareth Roberts, Kieran Charnock, Peter Winn, Liam Blake, Jamie Menagh, and Ibou Touray.[4]

Club

First team squad

As of 30 April 2016

Players ages as of the start of the season. Club caps and goals include league, FA Cup, FA Trophy and Cheshire Senior Cup matches

No.	Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Signed from	Signed	Ends	Notes
1	Jon Worsnop	GK	Bradford	(1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 32)	87	0	Alfreton Town	June 2014	June 2017[5]
2	Ryan Higgins	RB	Liverpool	(1994-05-01)1 May 1994 (aged 21)	68	3	AFC Telford United	January 2015	June 2016[6]
3	Johnny Hunt	LB	Liverpool	(1990-08-23)23 August 1990 (aged 24)	49	3	Cambridge United	June 2015	June 2016[7]
4	Danny O'Brien	LW	Leigh	(1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 19)	9	1	Wigan Athletic	February 2016	June 2016[8]	On loan from Wigan Athletic
5	Luke George	CM	Fazakerley	(1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 22)	26	1	Southport	June 2015	June 2016[9]
6	Ian Sharps	CB	Warrington	(1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 34)	39	0	Burton Albion	July 2015	June 2016[10]
7	Craig Mahon	LW	Dublin	(1989-06-21)21 June 1989 (aged 26)	122	11	Vauxhall Motors	May 2013	June 2017[11]
8	Tom Shaw	CM	Nottingham	(1986-12-01)1 December 1986 (aged 28)	45	4	Alfreton Town	June 2015	June 2017[12]
9	Ross Hannah	ST	Sheffield	(1986-05-14)14 May 1986 (aged 29)	46	26	Grimsby Town	June 2015	June 2016[13]
10	John Rooney	CM	Liverpool	(1990-12-17)17 December 1990 (aged 24)	127	29	Bury	November 2013, January 2014	June 2016[14]	Originally signed on loan
11	Jordan Chapell	RW	Sheffield	(1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 23)	40	5	Torquay United	July 2015	June 2016[15]
12	Sam Hughes	CM	West Kirby	(1997-04-15)15 April 1997 (aged 18)	25	5	Youth Academy	July 2015	June 2017[16]
13	Tony Thompson	GK	Liverpool	(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 20)	13	0	Morecambe	January 2016	June 2016[17]
15	Kane Richards	RW	Derby	(1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 21)	35	5	Ilkeston	December 2014	June 2016[18]
17	Ryan Astles	CB	Birkenhead	(1994-07-01)1 July 1994 (aged 21)	19	2	Northwich Victoria	January 2016	June 2016[19]
19	Craig Hobson	ST	Bolton	(1988-02-25)25 February 1988 (aged 27)	82	14	Guiseley	March 2014	June 2016[14]
22	Ben Heneghan	CB	Salford	(1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 21)	93	10	Stoke City	August 2014	June 2016[6]
23	James Alabi	ST	Southwark	(1994-11-08)8 November 1994 (aged 20)	14	6	Ipswich Town	January 2016	June 2016[20]
26	Ryan Lloyd	LW	Newcastle-under-Lyme	(1994-02-01)1 February 1994 (aged 21)	26	0	Port Vale	November 2015	June 2016[20]	On loan from Port Vale

Source: Official Chester FC website

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Jon McCarthy	Caretaker Manager
Ian Sharps	Assistant Manager
Karl Lineghan	Goalkeeping Coach
Jimmy Soul	Kit Man
Kath Hopwood	Physio
Luke Davies	Assistant Physio

Source: Official Chester FC website

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
2 June 2015	CM	Tom Shaw	Alfreton Town	Free Transfer	[12][21]
4 June 2015	ST	Ross Hannah	Grimsby Town	Free Transfer	[13][22]
24 June 2015	LB	Johnny Hunt	Cambridge United	Free Transfer	[7][23]
29 June 2015	CM	Luke George	Southport	Free Transfer	[9][24]
1 July 2015	CB	Ian Sharps	Burton Albion	Free Transfer	[10][25]
2 July 2015	RW	Jordan Chapell	Torquay United	Free Transfer	[15][26]
29 July 2015	CM	Sam Hughes	Youth Academy	N/A	[27]
4 August 2015	GK	Dylan Forth	Aston Villa	Free Transfer	[28][29]
4 August 2015	RB	Dale Tonge	Torquay United	Free Transfer	[28][29]
29 October 2015	LB	Ben Gordon	Colchester United	Free Transfer	[30]
29 October 2015	CM	Luke Woodland	Bolton Wanderers	Free Transfer	[30]
31 December 2015	CM	Steven Hewitt	Burnley	Free Transfer	[31]
7 January 2016	CB	Ryan Astles	Northwich Victoria	Free Transfer	[32]
20 January 2016	GK	Tony Thompson	Morecambe	Free Transfer	[33]
29 January 2016	ST	James Alabi	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	[20]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
8 May 2015	CM	Liam Blake	Airbus UK Broughton	Free Transfer	[4][34]
8 May 2015	CB	Matthew Brown	FC Halifax Town	Free Transfer	[4][35]
8 May 2015	CB	Kieran Charnock	Chorley	Free Transfer	[4][36]
8 May 2015	LW	Jamie Menagh	Marine	Free Transfer	[4][37]
8 May 2015	LB	Gareth Roberts	Stockport County	Free Transfer	[4][38]
8 May 2015	LB	Ibou Touray	Rhyl	Free Transfer	[4][39]
8 May 2015	LW	Peter Winn	Cleethorpes Town	Free Transfer	[4][40]
25 June 2015	CM	Sean McConville	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	[41][42]
1 July 2015	ST	Ben Greenop	Free Agent	Released	[43]
1 July 2015	GK	Jon Viscosi	Southport	Free Transfer	[44]
11 July 2015	CM	Kingsley James	FC Halifax Town	£8,000 (Tribunal)	[45][46][47]
1 October 2015	RB	Dale Tonge	Stockport County	Free Transfer	[48][49][50]
4 December 2015	CB	Michael Kay	Free Agent	Released	[51]
15 December 2015	CM	Luke Woodland	Bradford Park Avenue	Free Transfer	[52]
5 January 2016	LB	Ben Gordon	Free Agent	Released	[52]
16 January 2016	CM	George Thomson	FC United of Manchester	Undisclosed	[53]
20 January 2016	GK	Dylan Forth	FC United of Manchester	Free Transfer	[33]
12 February 2016	CM	Steven Hewitt	Southport	Free Transfer	[54]
9 March 2016	ST	Tom Peers	Hednesford Town	Free Transfer	[55]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Length	Ref.
1 September 2015	ST	Josh O'Hanlon	Bournemouth	1-Month [lower-alpha 1]	[56][57][58]
1 October 2015	ST	James Roberts	Oxford United	1-Month	[48][49][59]
29 October 2015	ST	Jamie McDonagh	Sheffield United	1-Month	[60][61][62]
1 November 2015	ST	James Roberts	Oxford United	1-Month [lower-alpha 2]	[63][64]
9 November 2015	ST	Calum Dyson	Everton	1-Month [lower-alpha 1]	[65][51]
24 November 2015	CB	Alex Whitmore	Burnley	1-Month	[66][67]
24 November 2015	LW	Ryan Lloyd	Port Vale	1-Month	[68][69][67]
25 November 2015	ST	Danny Hattersley	FC Halifax Town	2-Months	[70][71][72]
24 December 2015	LW	Ryan Lloyd	Port Vale	1-Month [lower-alpha 2]	[73]
8 January 2016	ST	Jason Gilchrist	Burnley	1-Month	[74]
24 January 2016	LW	Ryan Lloyd	Port Vale	End-of-Season [lower-alpha 2]	[20]
29 January 2016	ST	Nyal Bell	Rochdale	1-Month	[20]
11 February 2016	LW	Danny O'Brien	Wigan Athletic	1-Month	[75]
29 February 2016	ST	Nyal Bell	Rochdale	1-Month [lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]	[76][8]
11 March 2016	LW	Danny O'Brien	Wigan Athletic	End-of-Season [lower-alpha 2]	[8]
18 March 2016	LB	Ben Barber	Stoke City	End-of-Season	[77]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Length	Ref.
5 November 2015	CM	Sam Hughes	Witton Albion	1-Month	[78][79]
11 November 2015	ST	Tom Peers	Salford City	1-Month	[80][81]
20 November 2015	CM	George Thomson	FC United of Manchester	1-Month	[82][83]
11 December 2015	ST	Tom Peers	Hednesford Town	1-Month	[84]
20 December 2015	CM	George Thomson	FC United of Manchester	1-Month [lower-alpha 2]	[85]
1 January 2016	RW	Kane Richards	Gainsborough Trinity	1-Month	[86]
11 January 2016	ST	Tom Peers	Hednesford Town	1-Month [lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]	[87]
4 February 2016	ST	Tom Peers	Hednesford Town	1-Month	[88]

Recalled
Extension

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 12 May 2015, Chester announced four pre-season friendlies against Rochdale, Trafford, Hednesford Town and Stalybridge Celtic.[89] On 1 June 2015, a friendly against Liverpool U21s was confirmed for 29 July 2015.[90]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Chester	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Chester
15:00 BST		Chester FC Report	Turner 72'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,294 Referee: Rob Jones

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	Chester	0–1	Rochdale	Chester
19:45 BST		Chester FC Report	Henderson 84'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 872 Referee: David McNamara

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Trafford	0–1	Chester	Flixton
15:00 BST		Chester FC Report	Shaw 68' Hannah 16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)	Stadium: Shawe View Attendance: 237 Referee: Tom Kirk

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Hednesford Town	1–2	Chester	Hednesford
19:45 BST	Obeng 39'	Chester FC Report	Hobson 38' Peers 53'	Stadium: Keys Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Chris Sarginson

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Stalybridge Celtic	1–4	Chester	Stalybridge
15:00 BST	Farrell 42'	Chester FC Report	Chapell 35', 38' Hughes 48' Hobson 50'	Stadium: Bower Fold Attendance: 306 Referee: Ryan Johnson

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly	Chester	4–0	Liverpool U21s	Chester
19:45 BST	Rooney 42', 84', 89' Hughes 73'	Chester FC Report		Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,602 Referee: Ryan Johnson

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Chester	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney 4' Hannah 57' Peers 78'	Chester FC Report	Turton 21' Cooper 76'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Rob Jones

National League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Aldershot Town	46	16	8	22	54	72	−18	56
16	Southport	46	14	13	19	52	65	−13	55
17	Chester	46	14	12	20	67	71	−4	54
18	Torquay United	46	13	12	21	54	76	−22	51
19	Boreham Wood	46	12	14	20	44	49	−5	50

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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	67	71	−4	54	9	8	6	43	29	+14	5	4	14	24	42	−18

Results by round

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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	W
Position	6	3	5	8	11	7	8	11	12	15	13	15	17	14	16	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	17	16	15	15	17	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	17

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Chester was to start the season at home against Braintree Town.[91]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Chester	1–0	Braintree Town	Chester
15:00 BST	Hunt 4' Shaw 47' Heneghan 86'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Habergham 45+1'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,256 Referee: Ollie Yates

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) 2	FC Halifax Town	0–1	Chester	Halifax
19:45 BST		BBC Report Chester FC Report	Chapell 34'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Wayne Barratt

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 3	Dover Athletic	0–0	Chester	River
15:00 BST	Sterling 45+2' Ofori-Acheampong 86' Payne 90+4'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	George 32' Hannah 39' Hobson 73'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 801 Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 4	Chester	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Chester
19:45 BST	Hannah 8' Mahon 73'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Storer 48' Morgan-Smith 56' Hall 58'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 5	Woking	5–2	Chester	Woking
15:00 BST	Goddard 24' (pen.) Holman 47' Daniel 53' Jones 76' Murtagh 89' Pattie 90+3'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Heneghan 23' Kay 65' Rooney 89'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Mark Pottage

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 6	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Chester	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Lewis 43' Whitehead 52' Halls 90+3'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Higgins 85' Peers 90' Hobson 90+4'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,062 Referee: Adrian Holmes

31 August 2015 (2015-08-31) 7	Chester	1–1	Guiseley	Chester
15:00 BST	Hobson 19' Rooney 65' (pen.) 78' Richards 77'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hatfield 26' Toulson 37' Dickinson 40' Boyes 84'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Joseph Johnson

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 8	Chester	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Chester
15:00 BST	Tonge 54' George 61'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Parkin 18' Marsh-Brown 20' Frear 40' Racine 52' Guthrie 68' Pipe 69' O'Connor 78'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,163 Referee: Martin Coy

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 9	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Chester	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hogan 6' Norwood 37' Dawson 39' Ihiekwe 40'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hughes 51' Rooney 76' 81' Kay 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,433 Referee: Simon Bennett

15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 10	Chester	1–1	Grimsby Town	Chester
19:45 BST	Hannah 73' (pen.) Heneghan 90+2'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Monkhouse 35' Bogle 42' Pearson 80' Disley 87' Amond 90+5'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,964 Referee: Jason Whiteley

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 11	Chester	1–0	Eastleigh	Chester
15:00 BST	Shaw 4' Heneghan 11' Thomson 56'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Green 13'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,922 Referee: John Brooks

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 12	Welling United	2–1	Chester	Welling
19:45 BST	Harris 43' Wellard 70' Lee 80'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Shaw 48' Richards 85' Hannah 90+4'	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 564 Referee: Robert Whitton

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 13	Bromley	3–0	Chester	Bromley
15:00 BST	Emmanuel 19', 45+1' Dennis 29'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hunt 53' Sharps 88'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 1,610 Referee: Alan Young

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 14	Chester	3–2	Wrexham	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney 34' Shaw 58' Hannah 62' Richards 69' Worsnop 90+4'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Vose 39' (pen.) Nolan 50' Jennings 90+3' Evans 90+4'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 3,741 Referee: Ian Hussin

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) 15	Barrow	3–2	Chester	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Haworth 35' Cook 47' Cowperthwaite 77'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Chapell 30' Heneghan 54' Shaw 72' Sharps 84'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Martin Coy

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 16	Chester	2–3	Lincoln City	Chester
15:00 BST	Chapell 26' Heneghan 57' Hannah 67' Shaw 87' Higgins 90'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Rhead 4' Everington 28' Power 54' Farman 76' Bush 90+3'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,224 Referee: Tom Nield

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13) 17	Southport	1–2	Chester	Southport
19:45 BST	Almond 36' Jones 45+4' Foster 84'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Higgins 34' Kay 40' 79' Rooney 71' Mahon 84' Richards 87'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Adrian Holmes

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 18	Chester	2–1	FC Halifax Town	Chester
15:00 BST	Roberts 44' Hunt 55'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	James 49' Burrow 73' Tuton 78' Roberts 80'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Ollie Yates

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 19	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Chester	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Sinclair 5' Parkin 21' 31' Marsh-Brown 33' Jennings 58'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hannah 12' Sharps 45+1' Worsnop 58'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Nigel Lugg

10 November 2015 (2015-11-10) 20	Chester	3–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah 42', 82' Rooney 46'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Langmead 40' Fazlic 50'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Ollie Yates

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 21	Boreham Wood	0–0	Chester	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT	Clifford 28' Doe 87'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Sharps 79'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 589 Referee: Christopher Powell

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 22	Chester	1–2	Woking	Chester
15:00 GMT	Sharps 72' Hannah 90+6'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Holman 15' Goddard 90'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,837 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 23	Chester	1–1	Dover Athletic	Chester
19:45 GMT	Hannah 45+2'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Miller 37' Modeste 45+1'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,479 Referee: Martin Coy

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 24	Gateshead	1–0	Chester	Gateshead
15:00 GMT	Whitmore 83' (o.g.) Mafuta 90+2'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	George 90+2' Heneghan 90+4'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 842 Referee: Jason Whiteley

2 December 2015 (2015-12-02) 25	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Chester	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Waters 18', 60' Munns 55' Wright 88'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hannah 44' Hunt 69'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Stephen Ross

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 26	Chester	4–1	Torquay United	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah 1', 40', 72' Higgins 38' Rooney 87'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Wright 68' MacDonald 82'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Tom Nield

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 27	Chester	0–2	Macclesfield Town	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hobson 84'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Sharps 25' (o.g.) Dennis 31' (pen.)	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,791 Referee: Ian Hussin

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 28	Chester	1–1	Altrincham	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah 20'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Havern 43' Rankine 60' Heathcote 83'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Robert Evans

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 29	Aldershot Town	3–1	Chester	Aldershot
15:00 GMT	McGinty 51' Pavey 52' 55' Stevenson 89'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	George 55' Rooney 78'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Brett Huxtable

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 30	Chester	0–0	Southport	Chester
15:00 GMT	Heneghan 43' Astles 84'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Phenix 26' Challoner 40' Blakeman 73'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Adrian Holmes

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 31	Braintree Town	2–0	Chester	Braintree
15:00 GMT	Phillips 11' Paine 35'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Heneghan 72' Hannah 77'	Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 727 Referee: Nigel Lugg

16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) 32	Altrincham	0–3	Chester	Altrincham
19:45 GMT	Holness 65'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	O'Brien 26' Astles 45+2' 88' Hannah 48' 76'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1,442 Referee: Stephen Ross

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 33	Kidderminster Harriers	2–2	Chester	Kidderminster
15:00 GMT	Gnahoua 22' White 26' (pen.) Maxwell 51'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hannah 66' (pen.) Alabi 76' Richards 90+1'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Robert Whitton

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 34	Chester	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Chester
12:00 GMT	Alabi 45+2' Hannah 59'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Higdon 51' Ridehalgh 62' Norwood 69' (pen.) 90+3'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 3,494 Referee: Ryan Johnson

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35	Chester	1–1	Bromley	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah 16'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Emmanuel 53' Cunnington 61'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,058 Referee: Ollie Yates

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 36	Chester	8–2	Aldershot Town	Chester
19:45 GMT	Hughes 5', 38' Alabi 13', 35', 42', 45+3' Hannah 54', 73'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Lafayette 23' Oastler 66' D. Walker 67'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Karl Evans

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 37	Eastleigh	1–0	Chester	Eastleigh
15:00 GMT	Tubbs 70' (pen.) Payne 52' Coulson 78' Reason 90+1'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Astles 70'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 1,831 Referee: David Rock

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38	Wrexham	3–0	Chester	Wrexham
14:00 GMT	Jennings 64' (pen.) Jackson 77' Evans 84'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hunt 55' Astles 63'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6,459 Referee: Adrian Holmes

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26) 39	Chester	1–2	Barrow	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah 37' Shaw 40'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Donohue 25' Williams 51' 55', 85' Dixon 89'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Robert Jones

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 40	Guiseley	3–3	Chester	Guiseley
15:00 BST	Sinclair 74', 90' Hatfield 81'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Hannah 39' Richards 83' Shaw 90+2'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 41	Chester	2–2	Boreham Wood	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney 11', 65'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Doe 16' 33' White 90'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,444 Referee: Jason Whiteley

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 42	Torquay United	2–0	Chester	Torquay
19:45 BST	Blissett 3' Ajala 37' Racchi 64' Harrad 81' Allen 90'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Sharps 28' Shaw 51' George 82' Rooney 90+4'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,831 Referee: Wayne Barratt

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 43	Lincoln City	2–1	Chester	Lincoln
15:00 BST	McDaid 38' Maris 81' Muldoon 90+4'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Alabi 73'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Alan Young

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 44	Chester	4–0	Welling United	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney 8' 17', 47' Shaw 30' 84' Kane Richards 66'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Chambers 7' Nortey 30' Taylor 49'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 2,247 Referee: Ian Hussin

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 45	Grimsby Town	1–2	Chester	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Disley 83'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Rooney 48' Astles 61' Thompson 87'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,575 Referee: Simon Bennett

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 46	Chester	4–2	Gateshead	Chester
17:30 BST	Richards 60' Higgins 62' Mahon 75' Hannah 76', 80'	BBC Report Chester FC Report	Mafuta 27' Chandler 46' Ramshaw 51' 75' Johnson 86'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

FA Cup

On 12 October the Football Association announced the draw for the fourth qualifying round, which was broadcast live on Talksport. Chester will face Altrincham.[92]

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) Qualifying Round 4	Altrincham	1–0	Chester	Altrincham
15:00 BST	Sinott 48' Reeves 51'	Chester FC Report	Rooney 28'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1,603 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

FA Trophy

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) Round 1	AFC Telford United	0–2	Chester	Telford
15:00 GMT	Montgomery Dawson 44'	Chester FC Report	Hannah 11' 20' 36' George 24'	Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 850 Referee: John Busby

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) Round 2	Chester	4–0	Hungerford Town	Chester
15:00 GMT	Chapell 64' Higgins 67' George 76' Hannah 83' Hunt 85' Gilchrist 90+4'	Chester FC Report	Rees 71' 72' Rusby 87' Boardman 89'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Joseph Johnston

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10) Round 3	FC Halifax Town	1–0	Chester	Halifax
GMT	Burrow 45+1'	Chester FC Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 878 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Cheshire Senior Cup

On 27 August the Cheshire Football Association announced the preliminary round draw. Chester will face Winsford United.[93] On 12 November the Cheshire Football Association announced the first round draw. Chester will face either Hyde United or Stockport Town.[94]

3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) Preliminary Round	Chester	10–1	Winsford United	Chester
19:45 GMT	Thomson 6' Peers 16', 36' Hobson 19', 39', 69', 89' Richards 20' Hughes 31' Heneghan 34'	Chester FC Report Winsford United Report	Riley 18'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 311 Referee: Daniel Hitchell

19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Round 1	Chester	3–0	Hyde United	Chester
19:45 GMT	Hughes 6', 57' Hewitt 18'	Chester FC Report		Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: David Croft

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) Round 2	Chester	4–0	Warrington Town	Chester
19:45 GMT	Bell 35', 90' Chapell 79' Waters 60' (pen.)	Chester FC Report		Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 347 Referee: Daniel Hitchell

14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) Semi–Final	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Chester	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Margetts 76'	Tranmere Rovers Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 409 Referee: Robert Jones

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 30 April 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Cheshire SC	Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps
1	GK	Jon Worsnop	34	1	3	1	39
2	RB	Ryan Higgins	44	1	3	3	51
3	LB	Johnny Hunt	44	1	3	1	49
4	CB	Michael Kay	12	1	0	1	14
4	LW	Danny O'Brien	9	0	0	1	10
5	CM	Luke George	23	0	3	0	26
6	CM	Ian Sharps	32	1	3	3	39
7	LW	Craig Mahon	39	1	3	1	43
8	CM	Tom Shaw	41	1	2	1	45
9	ST	Ross Hannah	42	1	3	0	46
10	CM	John Rooney	41	1	3	3	48
11	RW	Jordan Chapell	36	0	3	2	41
12	CM	Sam Hughes	19	1	2	3	25
13	GK	Dylan Forth	0	0	0	2	2
13	GK	Tony Thompson	12	0	0	1	13
14	CM	George Thomson	12	0	0	1	13
14	LB	Matty Waters	0	0	0	3	3
15	RW	Kane Richards	18	1	1	3	23
16	ST	Josh O'Hanlon	2	0	0	0	2
16	CM	Luke Woodland	1	0	0	1	2
16	CM	Steven Hewitt	2	0	0	1	3
17	ST	James Roberts	6	0	0	0	6
17	CB	Ryan Astles	16	0	0	3	19
18	RB	Dale Tonge	3	0	0	0	3
18	LB	Ben Gordon	0	0	0	1	1
19	ST	Craig Hobson	28	1	1	3	33
20	ST	Jamie McDonagh	1	0	0	0	1
20	ST	Jason Gilchrist	2	0	1	0	3
21	ST	Tom Peers	7	1	0	2	10
22	CB	Ben Heneghan	43	1	3	2	49
23	ST	Calum Dyson	4	0	0	0	4
23	ST	James Alabi	16	0	0	0	16
24	CB	Alex Whitmore	5	0	0	0	5
24	ST	Nyal Bell	3	0	0	1	4
25	ST	Danny Hattersley	6	0	2	0	8
26	LW	Ryan Lloyd	22	0	3	1	27
	RB	Lewis Boardman	0	0	0	1	1
	ST	Sam Haley	0	0	0	1	1
	RB	Kieran Evans	0	0	0	1	1
	ST	Oliver Nugent	0	0	0	1	1

Source: Soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 30 April 2016

Ranking	Position	Name	League	FA Trophy	Cheshire SC	Total
1	FW	Ross Hannah	23	3	0	26
2	MF	John Rooney	10	0	0	10
3	FW	James Alabi	6	0	0	6
4	MF	Kane Richards	4	0	1	5
	MF	Jordan Chapell	3	1	1	5
	MF	Sam Hughes	2	0	3	5
	FW	Craig Hobson	1	0	4	5
8	MF	Tom Shaw	4	0	0	4
9	DF	Johnny Hunt	2	1	0	3
9	FW	Tom Peers	1	0	2	3
11	DF	Ryan Astles	2	0	0	2
	DF	Michael Kay	2	0	0	2
	DF	Ryan Higgins	2	0	0	2
	DF	Ben Heneghan	1	0	1	2
	FW	Nyal Bell	0	0	2	2
16	MF	Luke George	1	0	0	1
	MF	Danny O'Brien	1	0	0	1
	MF	Craig Mahon	1	0	0	1
	FW	James Roberts	1	0	0	1
	FW	Jason Gilchrist	0	1	0	1
	DF	Matty Waters	0	0	1	1
	MF	George Thomson	0	0	1	1
	MF	Steven Hewitt	0	0	1	1
Own Goals			0	0	0	0
TOTAL			67	6	17	90

Source: Soccerway.com

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Cheshire SC		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Jon Worsnop	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	RB	Ryan Higgins	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
3	LB	Johnny Hunt	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4	CB	Michael Kay	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5	CM	Luke George	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
6	CB	Ian Sharps	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7	LW	Craig Mahon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	CM	Tom Shaw	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
9	ST	Ross Hannah	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
10	CM	John Rooney	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
12	CM	Sam Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	Tony Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	CM	George Thomson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	RW	Kane Richards	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17	CB	Ryan Astles	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
18	RB	Dale Tonge	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	ST	Craig Hobson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
22	CB	Ben Heneghan	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
24	ST	James Alabi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			58	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	63	2

Source: Soccerway.com

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[ShawDealBBC-12] "Chester sign Alfreton Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015.

[HannahDealBBC-13] "Chester bring in former Grimsby Town striker". BBC Sport. 4 June 2015.

[HobsonRooneyDealsCFC-14] "Rooney and Hobson agree new deals". Chester FC. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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