List of Chester F.C. players

For the current Chester first-team squad, see Chester F.C. § Current squad.

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 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

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
					Date	From	Date	To	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals
1	Craig Mahon		MF	1989-06-21	2013-05-29 [3]	Vauxhall Motors	2020-01-24 [4]	Altrincham	156	59	215	17	19	5	24	2	175	64	239	19		[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

Main articles: List of Chester F.C. players (25–99 appearances) and List of Chester F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

References

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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.
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22. "I. Howard". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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24. "R. Astles". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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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.