Founded in 2010, Chester is a supporter-owned English football club rooted in the city’s long football tradition. Known as the Blues, the club plays at the Deva Stadium, a distinctive cross-border venue near Sealand Road. Its identity combines phoenix-club renewal, blue-and-white colours and a strong community ethos. This page brings together Chester’s recorded squad, coaching chronology, recent player movement, competition history and a durable profile of the organisation.
Chester Upcoming matches by league
National League - North
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- National League North - 10
Chester
Worksop Town
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- National League North - 11
ChesterNo H2HBedford Town
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- National League North - 12
Spennymoor TownNo H2HChester
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- National League North - 13
South ShieldsNo H2HChester
FA Cup
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- Quarter-finalsLower BreckNo H2HChester
Chester Last matches by league
National League - North
FA Cup
Friendlies Clubs
FA Trophy
Chester Team Roster
The recorded roster contains 16 players, with seven midfielders, four defenders, three attackers and two goalkeepers. The midfield group includes C. Murphy, D. Mottley-Henry, D. Weeks, J. Bainbridge, L. Leigh, M. Campbell and S. Burgess. Ben Lomax, Isaac Burgess, Nathan Woodthorpe and T. Davies provide the listed defensive options, while B. Waters, C. Woods and T. Peers are the named attackers. A. Brown and L. Hewitson complete the goalkeeper pairing. Shirt numbers range from 3 to 51 in the recorded list, including number 7 for T. Peers and number 30 for Ben Lomax.
position Goalkeeper
Luke Hewitson
A. Brown
position Defender
Samuel Reed
Nathan Woodthorpe
Thomas Christopher Davies
Ben Lomax
Isaac Burgess
position Midfielder
Declan Lee Weeks
Jack Bainbridge
Daniel John Ward
Lewis Jack Leigh
Scott Andrew Burgess
C. Murphy
J. Boggan
position Attacker
Tom Peers
Jacob Louis Hazel
Connor Woods
Billy Henry Penna Waters
Last Chester Coachs
Calum McIntyre is the most recent recorded appointment, beginning his Chester spell in June 2022, but the chronology does not establish him as the current holder of the role. Steven Craig Watson followed a short period under Daniel Richard Livesey between November and December 2021. Bernard Morley and Anthony Johnson are both recorded from May 2018 to November 2021, reflecting overlapping historical entries.
Steven Craig Watson
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Craig Watson | England | 1 December 2021 | 1 May 2022 |
| Daniel Richard Livesey | England | 1 November 2021 | 1 December 2021 |
| Anthony Johnson | England | 1 May 2018 | 1 November 2021 |
| Bernard Morley | England | 1 May 2018 | 1 November 2021 |
| 1 April 2018 | |||
| 7 September 2017 | |||
| Marcus Bignot | England | 1 September 2017 | 1 April 2018 |
| Jonathan David 'Jon' McCarthy | Northern Ireland | 8 April 2016 | 6 September 2017 |
| Steve Burr | Scotland | 1 January 2014 | 1 April 2016 |
Chester Transfers
The latest recorded arrivals include L. Hewitson from Fleetwood Town in a transfer dated 29 June 2026 and A. Brown returning from Colwyn Bay on 30 May. Loan additions include T. Davies from Salisbury, Jaiden White from Sutton Utd, B. Jones and M. Kelly from Boston United, P. Croker from Crewe and Z. Emmerson from FC Halifax Town. L. Leigh is listed as an arrival from Bromley without a stated type, while F. Arthur joined as a free agent in September 2025. The listed arrivals carry no recorded fees and do not constitute a complete transfer total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lomax |
Port Vale
|
Free agent | 6 August 2026 |
| Alfie Jones-Mellor |
Crewe
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
Morecambe
|
Free agent | 23 July 2026 | |
| M. Campbell |
Morecambe
|
Free agent | 23 July 2026 |
| S. Foley |
Barrow
|
- | 8 July 2026 |
| J. Hazel |
Boston United
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Luke Hewitson |
Fleetwood Town
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Samuel Reed |
Altrincham
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Jacob Hazel |
Boston United
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Ward |
South Shields
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Hewitson |
Fleetwood Town
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Hewitson |
Fleetwood Town
|
Transfer | 29 June 2026 |
| B. Waters |
Oldham
|
Transfer | 18 June 2026 |
| A. Brown |
Colwyn Bay
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
|
Morecambe
|
Free agent | 13 May 2026 |
The latest recorded departures include Iwan Murray, who left for GAP Connah S Quay FC as a free agent on 30 June 2026. Loan returns on 30 May sent L. Benjamin back to Wolves, F. Roberts to Crewe, H. Carson to Wolves U21, Z. Emmerson to FC Halifax Town, Jaiden White to Sutton Utd, B. Jones and M. Kelly to Boston United. Earlier returns involved P. Croker, T. Davies, J. Shorrock, George Murray-Jones and A. Wogan, while O. Zanzala and J. Jones departed as free agents. The listed departures carry no recorded fees and do not represent a complete total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Murray |
GAP Connah S Quay FC
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Mottley-Henry |
Hednesford Town
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Iwan Murray |
GAP Connah S Quay FC
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| F. Shrimpton |
Macclesfield
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Kelly |
Boston United
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| B. Jones |
Boston United
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| Jaiden White |
Sutton Utd
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| Z. Emmerson |
FC Halifax Town
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| H. Carson |
Wolves U21
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| F. Roberts |
Crewe
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| L. Benjamin |
Wolves
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| P. Croker |
Crewe
|
Return from loan | 30 April 2026 |
| T. Davies |
Salisbury
|
Return from loan | 14 March 2026 |
| P. Jones |
Scunthorpe
|
- | 9 March 2026 |
| P. Croker |
Crewe
|
Return from loan | 13 February 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Chester’s recorded movement pattern is heavily shaped by loans and their reversals, with no fees recorded in the listed movements. The arrival sample includes a transfer for L. Hewitson, free-agent additions such as F. Arthur and Isaac Burgess, a free transfer entry for A. Brown, and several loans from clubs including Fleetwood Town, Boston United, Crewe, Wolves and FC Halifax Town. The departure sample is similarly marked by loan returns, with players going back to parent clubs after short spells. A. Brown appears in successive loan and return movements involving Chester, Colwyn Bay and Tomori Berat, while George Murray-Jones is recorded in both incoming and outgoing loan activity linked to Nottingham Forest. Iwan Murray and J. Jones are listed as free-agent departures. These records describe a changing squad pathway, but they do not establish a complete net movement balance or an overall recruitment policy.
Leagues Chester has participated in
Chester’s recent recorded programme includes National League North, the FA Cup, the FA Trophy and club friendlies, each with participation recorded through 2025. The National League North record begins in 2019, while FA Cup involvement is recorded from 2012 and FA Trophy participation from 2011. Club friendlies appear in the record from 2020. The National League North play-offs are a historical entry spanning 2022 to 2024, rather than a current competition listing. Chester also has an older National League record covering 2013 to 2017. Together, these entries place the club within the regional English non-league structure, with regular league, cup and qualifying pathways represented in its competition history.
More about Chester
Chester Football Club, commonly known as Chester or Chester FC, is an English club based in Chester, Cheshire. Chester was founded in 2010, when the supporter-backed phoenix club emerged after the liquidation of historic Chester City FC. That rebirth connected a new organisation to more than a century of local football heritage while establishing a modern community-centred identity.
The club’s traditional colours are blue and white, reflected in the familiar Blues nickname; The Seals is another established name. Chester plays at the Deva Stadium on Bumpers Lane off Sealand Road, a venue also known commercially as the Swansway Stadium or Deva Community Stadium. Its most unusual feature is geographic: the stadium structure and offices sit in England, while the rear of the west stand and parts of the pitch cross the international boundary into Wales. The setting gives the club a distinctive place in the football landscape of the Chester area.
Chester is supporter-owned and operated through the community benefit society City Fans United, placing democratic fan representation at the centre of governance. That model shapes the club’s public identity as a community institution rather than a conventional privately controlled football business. Its culture is also expressed through continuity of colour, local affiliation and the preservation of football links across the England-Wales border.
The badge draws on Chester’s civic history, combining a stylised wolf’s head with an ancient crown associated with Hugh d’Avranches, the early Earl of Chester known as Lupus. The phoenix-like treatment of the emblem echoes the club’s 2010 renewal. On the field, Chester operates in the regional English non-league structure, with National League North forming the recorded modern league context and the FA Cup and FA Trophy providing established domestic cup routes. Its profile therefore joins supporter ownership, unusual geography, historic symbolism and lower-league competition in one distinctive football ecosystem.
Last matches statistics for Chester
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chester
0 - 0
Crewe
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Chorley
1 - 2
Chester
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Chester
2 - 0
King's Lynn Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Darlington 1883
0 - 1
Chester
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Chester
1 - 0
Spalding United
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Hereford
1 - 1
Chester
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Chester
0 - 1
Morecambe
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Hebburn Town
1 - 1
Chester
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Chester
0 - 1
Merthyr Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Buxton
3 - 1
Chester
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Chester
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).