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2004–05 Chester City F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was the 63rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

2004–05 season
Ray Mathias (until 29 August)Ian Rush (until 4 April)David Bell (caretaker)
Deva Stadium
20th
Round 3
Round 1
Area Quarterfinal
League: Michael Branch (11)All: Michael Branch (13)
3,803 vs Swansea City (2 October)
1,643 vs Cheltenham Town (1 February)
2,81221st in division

The 2004–05 season was the 63rd 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 Football League Two, after the promotion from the Football Conference in 2004. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

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18	46	14	16	16	51	52	−1	58
19	46	13	13	20	46	62	−16	52
20	46	12	16	18	43	69	−26	52
21	46	11	16	19	48	53	−5	49
22	46	10	14	22	42	63	−21	44

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score	Scorers	Attendance
7 August	Notts County	A	D	1–1	Rapley	6,423
10 August	Wycombe Wanderers	H	L	0–2		2,881
14 August	Mansfield Town	H	L	0–3		2,648
21 August	Bury	A	D	1–1	Branch	2,870
28 August	Darlington	H	L	0–3		2,392
30 August	Boston United	A	L	1–3	Branch (pen)	2,698
4 September	Macclesfield Town	H	W	1–0	Collins	2,913
11 September	Scunthorpe United	A	W	2–1	Bolland, Ellison	4,203
18 September	Cambridge United	H	D	0–0		2,771
25 September	Lincoln City	A	D	1–1	Ellison	3,985
2 October	Swansea City	H	D	1–1	Rapley	3,803
8 October	Cheltenham Town	A	D	0–0		3,670
16 October	Rushden & Diamonds	A	W	1–0	Drummond	2,735
23 October	Grimsby Town	H	W	2–1	Branch (2)	3,233
26 October	Kidderminster Harriers	H	W	3–0	Branch, Davies, Ellison	2,968
30 October	Yeovil Town	A	L	1–4	Clare (pen)	5,741
6 November	Leyton Orient	H	D	1–1	Belle	3,125
19 November	Northampton Town	A	D	1–1	Ellison	5,625
27 November	Oxford United	H	L	1–3	Ellison	2,791
7 December	Bristol Rovers	A	L	1–4	Ellison	5,524
11 December	Shrewsbury Town	H	D	1–1	Branch (pen)	3,219
17 December	Southend United	A	L	0–1		4,837
26 December	Scunthorpe United	H	D	1–1	Ellison	3,216
28 December	Rochdale	A	D	2–2	Ellison, Branch	3,724
1 January	Macclesfield Town	A	W	2–1	Drummond, Ellison	3,076
3 January	Lincoln City	H	L	0–1		2,839
15 January	Cambridge United	A	D	0–0		3,185
22 January	Rochdale	H	D	0–0		2,985
29 January	Swansea City	A	L	0–3		8,989
1 February	Cheltenham Town	H	L	0–3		1,643
5 February	Rushden & Diamonds	H	W	3–1	Atieno, Hessey, O'Neill	2,340
12 February	Kidderminster Harriers	A	W	1–0	Drummond	2,779
19 February	Yeovil Town	H	L	0–2		3,072
22 February	Grimsby Town	A	L	0–1		3,144
26 February	Shrewsbury Town	A	L	0–5		4,859
5 March	Southend United	H	D	2–2	Walsh, Davies	2,396
12 March	Wycombe Wanderers	A	L	2–4	Branch (2, 1 pen)	8,124
19 March	Notts County	H	W	3–2	Drummond, Branch (2)	2,324
25 March	Mansfield Town	A	D	0–0		3,437
28 March	Bury	H	W	2–1	Lowe (2)	3,107
2 April	Darlington	A	L	0–1		3,778
9 April	Boston United	H	W	2–1	Booth, Lowe	2,040
16 April	Bristol Rovers	H	D	2–2	Drummond (2)	2,475
23 April	Leyton Orient	A	L	0–2		3,192
30 April	Northampton Town	H	L	0–2		3,455
7 May	Oxford United	A	W	1–0	Lowe	5,055

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score	Scorers
13 November	Stafford Rangers (6)	A	W	2–0	Belle, Rapley	2,492
4 December	Halifax Town (5)	A	W	3–1	Branch (2, 1 pen), Rapley	4,497
8 January	AFC Bournemouth (3)	A	L	1–2	Ellison	7,653

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score	Scorers	Attendance
24 August	Sunderland (2)	H	L	0–3		11,450

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score	Scorers
28 September	Sheffield Wednesday (3)	A	W	2–1	Ellison, Hope	7,640
2 November	Rochdale (4)	H	W	1–0	Hessey	1,419
30 November	Wrexham (3)	H	L	0–1		5,028

Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.

Chester City at the Football Club History Database

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