Chester Football Club is an association football club based in Chester, England. They are currently members of and play at the Deva Stadium.

The club was founded in 2010 following the liquidation of Chester City. 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 25-99 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 29 April 2026, the final match of Chester's 2025–26 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, excluding play-off games. Other appearances and goals comprise those in the FA Cup, FA Trophy, Cheshire Senior Cup, Northern Premier League League Cup and the league play-off games.

Players with 25 to 99 appearances Statistics are correct up to the end of the 2025–26 season. 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Players with more than 100 or fewer than 25 appearances

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