The 1990–91 season was the 53rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the fifth season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1986. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.

Football League

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance25 AugustBuryAL1–2Pugh2,6281 SeptemberExeter CityHL1–2Abel (pen)1,3778 SeptemberBrentfordAW1–0Painter4,81215 SeptemberLeyton OrientHW2–0Bennett, Painter1,71618 SeptemberStoke CityHD1–1Ellis3,57921 SeptemberCambridge UnitedAD1–1Butler3,68729 SeptemberHuddersfield TownHL1–21,5403 OctoberBradford CityAL1–2Abel (pen)5,5196 OctoberTranmere RoversAW2–1Pugh, Abel (pen)6,64213 OctoberGrimsby TownHL1–2Dale1,87520 OctoberShrewsbury TownHW3–2Bennett, Morton, Dale1,43123 OctoberPreston North EndAD0–05,46527 OctoberCrewe AlexandraAW3–1Morton (2), Pugh (pen)4,2623 NovemberBolton WanderersHL0–22,55310 NovemberBirmingham CityHL0–12,27324 NovemberSwansea CityAL0–13,3611 DecemberBournemouthHD0–01,10315 DecemberMansfield TownAL0–11,91922 DecemberSouthend UnitedHW1–0Dale1,52326 DecemberRotherham UnitedAL1–2Butler3,54729 DecemberFulhamAL1–4Dale3,08412 JanuaryExeter CityAD1–1Bishop4,00819 JanuaryBuryHW1–0Barrow1,42126 JanuaryLeyton OrientAL0–13,4372 FebruaryStoke CityAW3–2Dale, Bishop (2)11,03723 FebruaryBirmingham CityAL0–16,70226 FebruaryWigan AthleticHL1–2Bishop9142 MarchBournemouthAL0–14,6695 MarchReadingHW1–0Butler6319 MarchMansfield TownHW1–0Morton1,15712 MarchBradford CityHW4–2Morton, Dale (2), Lightfoot1,30316 MarchHuddersfield TownAD1–1Lightfoot5,33720 MarchGrimsby TownAL0–26,01223 MarchTranmere RoversHL0–22,70525 MarchCambridge UnitedHL0–21,01530 MarchRotherham UnitedHL1–2Butler1,0792 AprilSouthend UnitedAD1–1Bishop6,1906 AprilFulhamHW1–0Morton1,04713 AprilReadingAD2–2Painter, Bishop2,70716 AprilWigan AthleticAL0–22,13120 AprilShrewsbury TownAL0–12,95223 AprilSwansea CityHW2–1Bennett, Butler85227 AprilPreston North EndHD1–1Abel (pen)1,35130 AprilBrentfordHL1–2Dale1,2754 MayCrewe AlexandraHW3–1Morton, Dale (2)3,12611 MayBolton WanderersAL0–112,826

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round17 NovemberDoncaster Rovers (4)HD2–2Bennett, Dale1,749First round replay20 NovemberAW2–1Dale, Painter3,543Second round12 DecemberLeek Town (6)AD1–1Dale3,046Second round replay17 DecemberHW4–0Bertschin, Dale, Abel (pen), Painter2,420Third round12 DecemberBournemouth (3)HL2–3Croft (2)1,833

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg28 AugustPreston North End (3)AL0–23,503First round second leg4 SeptemberHW5–1Abel (pen), Croft (2), Ellis1,009Second round first leg25 SeptemberArsenal (1)HL0–14,135Second round second leg9 OctoberAL0–522,902

Associate Members' Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceGroup stage6 NovemberWigan Athletic (3)AL0–41,80027 NovemberBury (3)HW2–0Dale, Morton409

Season statistics Player Total League FACup LeagueCup AMCup Goalkeepers Fred Barber 8 – 8 – – – – – – – Billy Stewart 49 – 38 – 5 – 4 – 2 – Field players Graham Abel 39 6 29 4 5 1 3 1 2 – Graham Barrow 27 1 20 1 3 – 4 – – – Gary Bennett 32+7 4 23+7 3 3 1 4 – 2 – Keith Bertschin 17+5 1 14+5 – 3 1 – – – – Eddie Bishop 19 6 19 6 – – – – – – David Brightwell 6 – 6 – – – – – – – Barry Butler 52+1 5 42+1 5 5 – 3 – 2 – Brian Croft 42+7 4 31+7 – 5 2 4 2 2 – Carl Dale 52+3 15 41+3 10 5 4 4 – 2 1 Neil Ellis 17+11 2 13+8 1 1+1 – 2+2 1 1 – Martin Lane 49+2 – 38+2 – 5 – 4 – 2 – Chris Lightfoot 38+8 2 33+4 2 3+2 – 2+2 – – – Sean Lundon 5+1 – 4+1 – – – 1 – – – Neil Morton 36+4 8 31+3 7 2+1 – 1 – 2 1 Robbie Painter 40+11 5 34+8 3 4+1 2 1+1 – 1+1 – Roger Preece 40 – 35 – – – 4 – 1 – David Pugh 41+4 3 33+4 3 3 – 3 – 2 – Alan Reeves 6+8 – 3+7 – 2 – 0+1 – 1 – Spencer Whelan 10+2 – 9+2 – 1 – – – – – Chris Withe 2 – 2 – – – – – – – Own goals – 2 – 1 – – – 1 – – Total 57 64 46 46 5 11 4 5 2 2

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