The 1993–94 season was the 56th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the first season spent in the Third Division, after the relegation from the Second Division in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Football League

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance14 AugustDoncaster RoversHL0–12,75221 AugustWycombe WanderersAL0–15,60728 AugustChesterfieldHW3–1Lightfoot, Rimmer, Thompson2,28331 AugustLincoln CityAW3–0Pugh, Leonard, Rimmer4,0384 SeptemberRochdaleAL0–23,06311 SeptemberScunthorpe UnitedHL0–22,19518 SeptemberScarboroughAW1–0Leonard1,51025 SeptemberCarlisle UnitedHD0–02,9112 OctoberWigan AthleticAL3–6Leonard (pen), Wheeler (2)1,8899 OctoberDarlingtonAW2–1Rimmer, Wheeler (pen)1,76716 OctoberShrewsbury TownHW1–0Rimmer3,05223 OctoberMansfield TownAW4–0Wheeler (3), Rimmer2,54530 OctoberTorquay UnitedHD1–1Bishop2,5632 NovemberBuryHW3–0Lightfoot (2), Rimmer2,5406 NovemberHereford UnitedAW5–0Anderson (o.g.), Wheeler, Lightfoot (2), Pugh2,09220 NovemberNorthampton TownHW1–0Pugh2,65027 NovemberCrewe AlexandraAL1–2Lightfoot4,74911 DecemberWycombe WanderersHW3–1Rimmer, Leonard, Pugh3,19517 DecemberDoncaster RoversAW4–3Leonard (3), Pugh1,91427 DecemberPreston North EndAD1–1Nebbeling (o.g.)12,7901 JanuaryColchester UnitedAD0–03,17015 JanuaryShrewsbury TownAL0–35,36522 JanuaryDarlingtonHD0–02,77729 JanuaryTorquay UnitedAW3–1Greenall, Flitcroft, Thompson2,9591 FebruaryLincoln CityHD1–1Lancashire2,6485 FebruaryMansfield TownHD1–1Lancashire2,66412 FebruaryWalsallAD1–1Pugh (pen)4,60219 FebruaryChesterfieldAW2–1Lancashire, Leonard2,84725 FebruaryRochdaleHW3–1Pugh (2, 1 pen), Rimmer3,4721 MarchGillinghamHW1–0Pugh3,1285 MarchScunthorpe UnitedAD1–1Lightfoot2,66912 MarchScarboroughHW4–1Thompson (3), Came2,88215 MarchWalsallHW2–1Lightfoot, Thompson3,32419 MarchCarlisle UnitedAL0–14,19326 MarchWigan AthleticHW2–1Pugh (pen), Preece3,5422 AprilPreston North EndHW3–2Lancashire (2), Leonard5,6384 AprilGillinghamAD2–2Pugh, Green (o.g.)3,1659 AprilColchester UnitedHW2–1Lightfoot (2)3,39416 AprilBuryAD1–1Lancashire3,14223 AprilHereford UnitedHW3–1Pugh, Lancashire, Preece3,84530 AprilNorthampton TownAL0–16,4327 MayCrewe AlexandraHL1–2Lightfoot5,550

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round13 NovemberBradford City (3)AD0–06,204First round replay30 NovemberHW1–0Lightfoot3,707Second round4 DecemberHull City (3)HW2–0Preece, Leonard4,333Third round8 JanuaryPlymouth Argyle (3)AL0–19,170

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceFirst round first leg17 AugustSunderland (2)AL1–3Rimmer9,484First round second leg24 AugustHD0–02,903

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceGroup stage28 SeptemberBlackpool (3)AW2–1Rimmer, Lightfoot2,63319 OctoberCrewe Alexandra (4)HD2–2Greenall, Came2,370Second round7 DecemberRotherham United (3)HW1–0Lightfoot1,553Third round11 JanuaryLincoln City (4)AL0–11,733

Season statistics Player Total League FACup LeagueCup FLTrophy Goalkeepers John Bagnall 1 – – – – – – – 1 – David Felgate 41 – 34 – 4 – – – 3 – Steve McIlhargey 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Billy Stewart 9 – 7 – – – 2 – – – Field players Graham Barrow 10+3 – 10+3 – – – – – – – Eddie Bishop 12+13 1 9+9 1 0+3 – 2 – 1+1 – Mark Came 39 2 30 1 3 – 2 – 4 1 Darren Donnelly 0+10 – 0+9 – – – 0+1 – – – David Flitcroft 4+4 1 4+4 1 – – – – – – Colin Greenall 52 2 42 1 4 – 2 – 4 1 Joe Jakub 45+1 – 35+1 – 4 – 2 – 4 – Iain Jenkins 38+6 – 30+4 – 4 – 0+2 – 4 – Graham Lancashire 10+1 7 10+1 7 – – – – – – Mark Leonard 36+4 10 28+4 9 3 1 2 – 3 – Chris Lightfoot 47 14 37 11 4 1 2 – 4 2 Roger Preece 48+1 3 38+1 2 4 1 2 – 4 – David Pugh 44+1 12 36+1 12 4 – 2 – 2 – Stuart Rimmer 33+11 10 26+9 8 2+1 – 2 1 3+1 1 David Thompson 48+1 6 40+1 6 3 – 2 – 3 – Paul Wheeler 31+2 7 23+2 7 4 – – – 4 – Spencer Whelan 23+2 – 22 – 1+1 – – – 0+1 – Own goals – 3 – 3 – – – – – – Total 52 78 42 69 4 3 2 1 4 5

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