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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1885 | Formed as Chester Football Club | |
| 1885 | Started playing home matches at Faulkner Street | |
| 1898 | Started playing home matches at The Old Showground | |
| 1901 | Started playing home matches at Whipcord Lane | |
| 1902 | Turned professional | |
| 1906 | Started playing home matches at Sealand Road | |
| 1909 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1930 | Charlie Hewitt became the first manager | |
| 1931 | Elected to Football League in Division 3 (N) | |
| 1933 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Darlington 6-1 in FA Cup 1st round | |
| 1935 | 1936 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1936 | Alex Raisbeck became new manager | |
| 1936 | Recorded highest score in League match beating York 12-0 in Division 3 (N) | |
| 1938 | Frank Brown became new manager | |
| 1946 | 1947 | Dick Yates set record for most League goals in a season scoring 36 times |
| 1952 | Record home attendance of 20,500 against Chelsea in FA Cup 3rd round replay | |
| 1952 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Oldham 11-2 in Division 3(N) | |
| 1953 | Louis Page became new manager | |
| 1956 | John Harris became new manager | |
| 1959 | Stan Pearson became new manager | |
| 1962 | Bill Lambton became new manager | |
| 1962 | Ray Gill played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 406 | |
| 1963 | Peter Hauser became new manager | |
| 1968 | Ken Roberts became new manager | |
| 1974 | 1975 | Finished 4th in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1976 | Alan Oakes became new manager | |
| 1980 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Ian Rush for £300,000 to Liverpool | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1982 | Cliff Sear became new manager | |
| 1982 | John Sainty became new manager | |
| 1983 | Changed name to Chester City | |
| 1984 | John McGrath became new manager | |
| 1985 | Mick Speight became new manager | |
| 1985 | Harry McNally became new manager | |
| 1985 | 1986 | Runners-up in Canon Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1988 | Aidan Newhouse became club's youngest player at 15 years and 350 days | |
| 1990 | Started playing home matches at Moss Rose Ground, Macclesfield | |
| 1992 | Graham Barrow became new manager | |
| 1992 | Started playing home matches at Deva Stadium | |
| 1992 | 1993 | Relegated at end of season to Endsleigh Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 1993 | 1994 | Runners-up in Endsleigh Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 1994 | Mike Pejic became new manager | |
| 1994 | 1995 | Relegated at end of season to Endsleigh Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 1995 | Derek Mann became new manager | |
| 1995 | Kevin Ratcliffe became new manager | |
| 1998 | Stuart Rimmer became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 135 goals | |
| 1999 | Terry Smith became new manager | |
| 2000 | Ian Atkins became new manager | |
| 2000 | Graham Barrow became manager for second time | |
| 2001 | Gordon Hill became new manager | |
| 2001 | Steve Mungall became new manager | |
| 2002 | Mark Wright became new manager | |
| 2004 | Ian Rush became new manager | |
| 2005 | Keith Curle became new manager | |
| 2005 | Club broke transfer record when buying Gregg Blundell for £100,000 from Doncaster | |
| 2006 | Mark Wright became manager for second time | |
| 2007 | Bobby Williamson became new manager | |