Cross-border derby explained

Cross-border Derby
First Contested:8 December 1888
City Or Region:Chester (England) and Wrexham (Wales)
Teams Involved:Chester City/Chester and Wrexham
Most Wins:Wrexham (65, Chester City vs Wrexham)
Wrexham (4, Chester vs Wrexham)
Most Player Appearances:John Rooney, Mark Carrington (7, Chester vs Wrexham)
Mostrecent:Wrexham 2–0 Chester (11 March 2018)
Nextmeeting:TBC

The cross-border derby is a football match played between Wrexham and Chester.[1] The clubs are 12 miles apart but are Welsh and English respectively (though Chester's Deva Stadium straddles the England–Wales border, and its pitch lies entirely in Wales).

It is often considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in the lower leagues of English football, due to the close proximity of Wrexham and Chester as they are the largest settlements in the area (North East Wales/West Cheshire) and the only clubs in that area to have played in The Football League. The Welsh–English divide also makes it unique to other football derbies in Britain, as national identity is a large part of the two teams.

Wrexham edged the English–Welsh derby with 30 victories against Chester's 26 in Football League meetings. Between 1986 and 2005, the sides were in the same division for just one season (1994–95) but they were then Football League Two opponents in the three campaigns from 2005–06 to 2007–08. In 2009–10 the sides clashed again in the Conference National after Chester followed Wrexham out of the Football League (although they would only meet once with that game, a 0-0 draw at Wrexham, expunged due to Chester being expelled and going out of business midway through the 2009-10 campaign).

In the 2012–13 season, Chester won promotion to return to the Conference Premier three years after their previous club were expelled from the fifth tier, and played Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground, in a highly anticipated derby, as this was the first since Chester re-formed as a fan-owned club. All away fans had to travel to the match via coaches and police escort and were unable to travel by train, unlike most years. Despite going into the game with a poor form of recent games, Chester won the match 2-0, recording their first win of the season.

The most recent meeting saw Wrexham win 2-0 in March 2018. The two teams are currently separated due to Chester's relegation from the National League at the end of the 2017–18 season which sees them play their football in the National League North. As of 2024-25, Chester are three divisions below Wrexham, who gained promotion to League One in 2023-24.

Games between the two are usually moved to Sunday, with a 12:00 kick off, minimising time for the consumption of alcohol and the risk of the two sets of supporters clashing.

Achievements

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Football League20 seasons in tier 3
(before 1958-year league reform)
15 seasons in tier 3
(after 1958-year league reform)		31 seasons in tier 3
(before 1958-year league reform)
4 seasons in tier 2
(after 1958-year league reform)
FA Cup5th round
1976–77
1979–80		Quarter-final
1973–74
1977–78
1996–97
League CupSemi-final
1974–75		Quarter-final
1960–61
1977–78

Head-to-head summary

Chester City vs Wrexham (1888–2009)

width=160Competitionwidth=100Chester winswidth=100Drawwidth=100Wrexham winswidth=120Goal Difference
The Football League262030110–114
The Combination103937–37
FA Cup30614–19
League Cup1135–10
Welsh Cup651520–41
Football League Trophy1024–4
Third Division North Cup2218–5
Matches in Chester321427114–105
Matches in Wrexham17173884–123
Neutral field matches0010–2
Overall493166198–230

Chester FC vs Wrexham (2013–)

width=160Competitionwidth=100Chester winswidth=100Drawwidth=100Wrexham winswidth=120Goal Difference
Conference National3348–11
FA Cup0000–0
FA Trophy0000–0
Matches in Chester2216–5
Matches in Wrexham1132–6
Overall3348–11

Head-to-head fixtures

Chester City vs Wrexham

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8 Dec 1888Chester 2–3[2] Wrexham Faulkner Street 4,000 1888–89 FA Cup 4QR
13 Sep 1890Wrexham 0–1[3] Chester 500 1890–91 The Combination League
24 Jan 1891Chester 2–4 Wrexham Faulkner Street 1,0001890–91 The Combination League
26 Sep 1891Chester 2–3[4] Wrexham Faulkner Street 1,000 1891–92 The Combination League
24 Oct 1891Chester 2–4 Wrexham Faulkner Street 3,000 1891–92 FA Cup 2QR
12 Dec 1891Wrexham 1–3 Chester Racecourse Ground n/a 1891–92 The Combination League
24 Sep 1892Wrexham 3–0[5] Chester Racecourse Ground 1,000 1892–93 The Combination League
3 Dec 1892Chester 5–1 Wrexham Faulkner Street n/a 1892–93 The Combination League
16 Sep 1893Chester 1–2[6] Wrexham Faulkner Street 2,500 1893–94 The Combination League
28 Oct 1893Wrexham 0–1 Chester Racecourse Ground n/a 1893–94 The Combination League
7 Nov 1896Chester 3–2[7] Wrexham Faulkner Street n/a 1896–97 The Combination League
12 Apr 1897Wrexham 0–2 Chester Racecourse Ground n/a 1896–97 The Combination League
26 Dec 1897Wrexham 1–3[8] Chester Racecourse Ground 3,000 1897–98 The Combination League
8 Apr 1898Chester 1–0 Wrexham Faulkner Street 3,000 1897–98 The Combination League
24 Sep 1898Chester 3–1[9] Wrexham Old Showgroundn/a 1898–99 The Combination League
1 Oct 1898Wrexham 3–2 Chester Racecourse Ground n/a 1898–99 FA Cup 1QR
19 Nov 1898Wrexham 1–0 Chester Racecourse Ground n/a 1898–99 The Combination League
28 Sep 1901Chester 2–2[10] Wrexham Whipcord Lane 2,000 1901–02 The Combination League
23 Apr 1902Wrexham3–0 Chester Racecourse Ground n/a 1901–02 The Combination League
6 Dec 1902Wrexham 2–0[11] Chester Racecourse Ground 2,000 1902–03 Welsh Cup R3
25 Dec 1902Wrexham 3–1 Chester Racecourse Ground n/a 1902–03 The Combination League
10 Apr 1903Chester 0–4 Wrexham Whipcord Lane n/a 1902–03 The Combination League
25 Dec 1903Wrexham 1–3[12] Chester Racecourse Ground 2,500 1903–04 The Combination League
1 Apr 1904Chester 1–1 Wrexham Whipcord Lane n/a 1903–04 The Combination League
3 Dec 1904Wrexham 3–2[13] Chester Racecourse Ground 2,000 1904–05 The Combination League
7 Jan 1905Chester 0–1 Wrexham Whipcord Lane n/a 1904–05 Welsh Cup R3
1 Apr 1905Chester 1–1 Wrexham Whipcord Lane 4,000 1904–05 The Combination
7 Nov 1908Chester 1–3[14] Wrexham 4,000 1908–09 FA Cup 3QR
12 Apr 1909Wrexham 1–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 9,000 1908–09 Welsh Cup Final
28 Mar 1910Wrexham 2–1[15] Chester Racecourse Ground 10,000 1909–10 Welsh Cup Final
1 Oct 1910Wrexham 0–1[16] Chester Racecourse Ground 5,300 1910–11 FA Cup 1QR
4 Nov 1911Wrexham 1–4[17] Chester Racecourse Ground 7,500 1911–12 FA Cup 3QR
28 Sep 1912Wrexham 2–0[18] Chester Racecourse Ground 5,000 1912–13 FA Cup 1QR
2 Sep 1931Wrexham 1–1[19] Chester Racecourse Ground 19,000 1931–32 Third Division North
30 Sep 1931Chester 2–5 Wrexham Sealand Road 13,658 1931–32 Third Division North
24 Sep 1932Wrexham 1–2[20] Chester Racecourse Ground 19,649 1932–33 Third Division North
4 Feb 1933Chester 0–3 Wrexham Sealand Road 16,835 1932–33 Third Division North
3 May 1933Chester 2–0 Wrexham Sealand Road 15,000 1932–33 Welsh Cup Final
16 Sep 1933Wrexham 0–3[21] Chester Racecourse Ground 18,782 1933–34 Third Division North
27 Jan 1934Chester 1–2 Wrexham Sealand Road 14,481 1933–34 Third Division North
28 Feb 1934Wrexham 2–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 10,497 1933–34 Third Division North Cup R2
29 Sep 1934Chester 6–2[22] Wrexham Sealand Road 15,106 1934–35 Third Division North
14 Nov 1934Wrexham 1–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 6,190 1934–35 Third Division North Cup R1
9 Feb 1935Wrexham 2–2 Chester Racecourse Ground 18,233 1934–35 Third Division North
27 Feb 1935Chester 1–0 Wrexham Sealand Road 2,900 1934–35 Third Division North Cup R1 replay
7 Sep 1935Wrexham 1–0[23] Chester Racecourse Ground 24,690 1935–36 Third Division North
4 Jan 1936Chester 1–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 10,511 1935–36 Third Division North
29 Jan 1936Wrexham 2–2 Chester Racecourse Ground 2,577 1935–36 Third Division North Cup R2
19 Feb 1936Chester 4–0 Wrexham Sealand Road n/a 1935–36 Third Division North Cup R2 replay
29 Aug 1936Chester 4–1[24] Wrexham Sealand Road 16,004 1936–37 Third Division North
26 Dec 1936Wrexham 1–2 Chester Racecourse Ground 29,261 1936–37 Third Division North
15 Apr 1938Chester 2–1[25] Wrexham Sealand Road 10,892 1937–38 Third Division North
18 Apr 1938Wrexham 3–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 11,480 1937–38 Third Division North
22 Oct 1938Wrexham 3–2[26] Chester Racecourse Ground 15,785 1938–39 Third Division North
25 Feb 1939Chester 4–2 Wrexham Sealand Road 10,364 1938–39 Third Division North
18 Sep 1946Chester 2–0[27] Wrexham Sealand Road 11,866 1946–47 Third Division North
26 Apr 1947Wrexham 0–4 Chester Racecourse Ground 18,746 1946–47 Third Division North
11 Oct 1947Wrexham 2–1[28] Chester Racecourse Ground 21,131 1947–48 Third Division North
28 Feb 1948Chester 4–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 16,160 1947–48 Third Division North
4 Dec 1948Chester 2–0[29] Wrexham Sealand Road 11,909 1948–49 Third Division North
8 Jan 1949Wrexham 1–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 11,947 1948–49 Third Division North
12 Jan 1949Chester 0–6 Wrexham Sealand Road 3,790 1948–49 Welsh Cup R5
8 Oct 1949Chester 2–1[30] Wrexham Sealand Road 14,034 1949–50 Third Division North
29 Mar 1950Wrexham 0–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 7,041 1949–50 Welsh Cup Final
8 Apr 1950Wrexham 1–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 8,932 1949–50 Third Division North
17 Apr 1950Chester 1–5 Wrexham Sealand Road n/a 1949–50 Welsh Cup Final replay
6 Sep 1950Chester 0–0[31] Wrexham Sealand Road 11,280 1950–51 Third Division North
13 Sep 1950Wrexham 2–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 16,710 1950–51 Third Division North
18 Aug 1951Chester 2–0[32] Wrexham Sealand Road 14,244 1951–52 Third Division North
26 Sep 1951Wrexham 3–2 Chester Racecourse Ground 12,213 1951–52 Third Division North
6 Feb 1952Wrexham 0–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 7,434 1951–52 Welsh Cup R6
20 Feb 1952Chester 0–2 Wrexham Sealand Road 4,178 1951–52 Welsh Cup R6 replay
31 Dec 1952Wrexham 3–4[33] Chester Racecourse Ground 5,044 1952–53 Welsh Cup R6
15 Apr 1953Chester 1–2 Wrexham Sealand Road 11,371 1952–53 Third Division North
25 Apr 1953Wrexham 7–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 11,082 1952–53 Third Division North
3 Oct 1953Chester 2–1[34] Wrexham Sealand Road 14,627 1953–54 Third Division North
20 Feb 1954Wrexham 2–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 10,225 1953–54 Third Division North
3 Mar 1954Chester 1–0 Wrexham Sealand Road 2,133 1953–54 Welsh Cup R6
25 Aug 1954Chester 1–0[35] Wrexham Sealand Road 12,044 1954–55 Third Division North
1 Sep 1954Wrexham 2–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 15,495 1954–55 Third Division North
1 Oct 1955Chester 2–1[36] Wrexham Sealand Road 15,202 1955–56 Third Division North
11 Feb 1956Wrexham 0–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 6,673 1955–56 Third Division North
18 Aug 1956Wrexham 2–2[37] Chester Racecourse Ground 13,508 1956–57 Third Division North
15 Dec 1956Chester 0–0 Wrexham Sealand Road 10,066 1956–57 Third Division North
20 Mar 1957Wrexham 2–0 Chester Rhyl n/a 1956–57 Welsh Cup SF
11 Sep 1957Wrexham 1–0[38] Chester Racecourse Ground 11,754 1957–58 Third Division North
18 Sep 1957Chester 0–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 12,554 1957–58 Third Division North
7 May 1958Chester 1–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 7,742 1957–58 Welsh Cup Final
10 May 1958Wrexham 2–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 7,542 1957–58 Welsh Cup Final replay
1 Oct 1960Chester 1–0[39] Wrexham Sealand Road 9,750 1960–61 Fourth Division
18 Feb 1961Wrexham 1–2 Chester Racecourse Ground 9,653 1960–61 Fourth Division
30 Sep 1961Chester 1–1[40] Wrexham Sealand Road 14,462 1961–62 Fourth Division
17 Feb 1962Wrexham 0–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 14,220 1961–62 Fourth Division
18 Feb 1963Wrexham 1–0[41] Chester Racecourse Ground 5,020 1962–63 Welsh Cup R5
2 Sep 1964Chester 3–0[42] Wrexham Sealand Road 10,331 1964–65 League Cup R1
17 Oct 1964Wrexham 4–2 Chester Racecourse Ground 14,690 1964–65 Fourth Division
27 Feb 1965Chester 6–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 14,782 1964–65 Fourth Division
30 Mar 1965Wrexham 3–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 12,341 1964–65 Welsh Cup SF
1 Sep 1965Wrexham 5–2[43] Chester Racecourse Ground 9,996 1965–66 League Cup R1
18 Sep 1965Chester 4–2 Wrexham Sealand Road 13,004 1965–66 Fourth Division
5 Jan 1966Chester 4–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 7,213 1965–66 Welsh Cup Final
12 Mar 1966Wrexham 2–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 17,178 1965–66 Fourth Division
8 Oct 1966Chester 1–3[44] Wrexham Sealand Road 12,205 1966–67 Fourth Division
25 Feb 1967Wrexham 3–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 11,751 1966–67 Fourth Division
15 Mar 1967Chester 0–0 Wrexham Sealand Road 9,496 1966–67 Welsh Cup SF
20 Mar 1967Wrexham 4–2 Chester Racecourse Ground 11,329 1966–67 Welsh Cup SF replay
2 Sep 1967Wrexham 2–0[45] Chester Racecourse Ground 11,740 1967–68 Fourth Division
15 Nov 1967Chester 1–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 10,733 1967–68 Fourth Division
6 Nov 1968Chester 1–1[46] Wrexham Sealand Road 13,943 1968–69 Fourth Division
25 Jan 1969Wrexham 1–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 13,955 1968–69 Fourth Division
23 Aug 1969Wrexham 2–0[47] Chester Racecourse Ground 11,959 1969–70 Fourth Division
26 Dec 1969Chester 2–0 Wrexham Sealand Road 15,024 1969–70 Fourth Division
13 Jan 1973Chester 1–0[48] Wrexham Sealand Road 3,588 1972–73 Welsh Cup R4
29 Aug 1973Chester 0–2[49] Wrexham Sealand Road 4,791 1973–74 League Cup R1
8 Feb 1974Wrexham 1–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 6,904 1973–74 Welsh Cup R5
20 Aug 1975Wrexham 3–0[50] Chester Racecourse Ground 8,267 1975–76 League Cup R1 1st leg
27 Aug 1975Chester 0–0 Wrexham Sealand Road 6,346 1975–76 League Cup R1 2nd leg
26 Dec 1975Wrexham 1–1 Chester Racecourse Ground 10,486 1975–76 Third Division
16 Feb 1976Wrexham 0–0 Chester Racecourse Ground 3,787 1975–76 Welsh Cup R5
26 Feb 1976Chester 2–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 4,734 1975–76 Welsh Cup R5R
17 Apr 1976Chester 1–3 Wrexham Sealand Road 6,553 1975–76 Third Division
27 Dec 1976Wrexham 4–2[51] Chester Racecourse Ground 10,000 1976–77 Third Division
8 Apr 1977Chester 1–2 Wrexham Sealand Road 11,280 1976–77 Third Division
28 Sep 1977Chester 1–1[52] Wrexham Sealand Road 9,514 1977–78 Third Division
25 Jan 1978Chester 0–2 Wrexham Sealand Road 6,921 1977–78 Welsh Cup R4
3 Apr 1978Wrexham 1–2 Chester Racecourse Ground 19,125 1977–78 Third Division
4 Apr 1979Chester 0–1[53] Wrexham Sealand Road 7,275 1978–79 Welsh Cup SF
26 Dec 1983Wrexham 2–0[54] Chester City Racecourse Ground 5,756 1983–84 Fourth Division
21 Apr 1984Chester City 1–0 Wrexham Sealand Road 3,486 1983–84 Fourth Division
26 Dec 1984Chester City 2–1[55] Wrexham Sealand Road 3,968 1984–85 Fourth Division
6 Apr 1985Wrexham 2–0 Chester City Racecourse Ground 3,487 1984–85 Fourth Division
26 Oct 1985Wrexham 1–1[56] Chester City Racecourse Ground 3,500 1985–86 Fourth Division
22 Mar 1986Chester City 2–1 Wrexham Sealand Road 4,791 1985–86 Fourth Division
19 Jan 1987Wrexham 1–2[57] Chester City Racecourse Ground 9,265 1986–87 FA Cup R3
23 Mar 1987Wrexham 1–3[58] Chester City Racecourse Ground 5,662 1986–87 Football League Trophy ASF
21 Dec 1988Chester City 1–2[59] Wrexham Sealand Road 3,887 1988–89 Football League Trophy PR
30 Oct 1994Chester City 1–1[60] Wrexham 4,974 1994–95 Second Division
14 Feb 1995Wrexham 2–2 Chester City Racecourse Ground 5,698 1994–95 Second Division
5 Dec 1997Chester City 0–2[61] Wrexham Deva Stadium 3,885 1997–98 FA Cup R2
30 Nov 2004Chester City 0–1[62] Wrexham Deva Stadium 5,028 2004–05 Football League Trophy QF
26 Mar 2006Wrexham 2–1[63] Chester City Racecourse Ground 7,240 2005–06 Football League Two
12 Apr 2006Chester City 2–1[64] Wrexham Deva Stadium 4,801 2005–06 Football League Two
20 Aug 2006Chester City 1–2[65] Wrexham Deva Stadium 4,206 2006–07 Football League Two
18 Feb 2007Wrexham 0–0[66] Chester City Racecourse Ground 6,801 2006–07 Football League Two
25 Nov 2007Wrexham 2–2[67] Chester CityRacecourse Ground 7,687 2007–08 Football League Two
9 Mar 2008Chester City 0–2[68] Wrexham Deva Stadium 3,849 2007–08 Football League Two
27 Sep 2009Wrexham 0–0[69] Chester City Racecourse Ground 5,913 2009–10 Football Conference[70]

Chester FC vs Wrexham

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31 Aug 2013 Wrexham 0–2[71] Racecourse Ground 6,037 2013–14 Football Conference
19 Apr 2014 Chester 0–0[72] Wrexham 4,326 2013–14 Football Conference
22 Sep 2014 Chester 2–1[73] Wrexham Deva Stadium 3,1832014–15 Football Conference
7 Mar 2015 Wrexham 1–0[74] Chester Racecourse Ground 6,336 2014–15 Football Conference
3 Oct 2015 Chester 3–2[75] Wrexham Deva Stadium 3,741 2015–16 National League
19 Mar 2016 Wrexham 3–0[76] ChesterRacecourse Ground 6,459 2015–16 National League
24 Sep 2016 Wrexham 0–0[77] ChesterRacecourse Ground 5,058 2016–17 National League
21 Jan 2017 Chester 1–1[78] Wrexham Deva Stadium 3,961 2016–17 National League
8 Nov 2017Chester0–1[79] WrexhamDeva Stadium4,0792017–18 National League
11 Mar 2018 Wrexham 2–0[80] ChesterRacecourse Ground 6,511 2017–18 National League

Crossing the divide

Chester City and Wrexham

The following players have played for Chester City and Wrexham. Footballers currently playing in one of the teams are marked bold. Appearances and goals include League only.

PlayerChester careerAppsGoalsWrexham careerAppsGoals
Sam Aiston1997–992302007–08, 2008–09380
John Anderson1960–6117151956–59, 1961–629380
David Artell2005–078042013, 2013–14363
Jackie Arthur1946–472431946??
Neil Ashton2009–100[81] 02010–152049
Anthony Barry2008–1043[82] 12016–17312
David Bayliss2004–05902005–06220
Wally Bellett1961–621211962–6320
Dean Bennett2006–083212004–06472
Gary Bennett1985–88, 1990–92, 1997–99254641992–95, 199713682
Stan Bennion1963–652031959–635418
Chris Blackburn1999–20038162010–11431
Michael Blackwood1999922000–02462
Phil Bolland2002–06, 2006–0816782008180
Terry Bradbury1969–719021967–69783
Drewe Broughton2006–071422008162
David Brown2001–021322010–1191
Jack Capper1959–613701949–55480
Paul Carden2000, 2000–01, 2001–051663200800
Paul Comstive1991–935761984–87998
Jonathan Cross1998–20005211991–9811912
Geoff Davies1972–733251973–756715
Robert Davies1888–1891??1892–1895??
Ian Edwards1976–79104361979–827620
Jake Edwards20061011998–2000111
Ken Ellis1946–47101949–5050
George Evans1963–6911301955–631759
Robert Evans1904–05101905–06??
Spencer Evans??????
Steve Fox1984–853341978–8214210
Robbie Foy20051302005–06173
Brian Griffiths1958–59211952–582211
Jack Haines1955–56478???
Jay Harris2008–093102010–15, 2020-18216
Jim Harvey1993–9400198760
Ron Hewitt1962–632961951–57, 1959–6023194
Joe Hinnigan1988–905421987–88291
Reg Holland1966601960–661180
Chris Holroyd2006–084742017–20196016
Richard Hope2004–052822007–08330
Peter Houghton1985–888513198452
Dennis Isherwood1946–4730???
Arthur Johnson1962301960–63520
Colin Jones1959–60301960–196100
Gordon Jones???192111
Harvey Jones1960–611901959–60130
Martin Lane1982–87, 1989–912743198860
Paul Linwood2006–091224200590
Jack Lipsham1903–06, 1907–13, 1919–21??1913–19??
Gordon Livsey1971–724401967–71790
Brian Lloyd1977–819401971–772660
Stuart Mason1973–7713771966, 1968–731853
Billy Matthews??????
Jimmy McGill1962–643201964170
Tony McLoughlin1967–68401966–67299
Sammy McMillan1969–701801963–6714952
Mike Metcalf1963–69221681957–6312158
Grenville Millington1968–69, 1973–82, 198329001983–84130
Ian Moir1967–682531968–72, 1973–7516520
Elfed Morris1962–68167691960–6296
Bill Myerscough1962–6336101963–64355
Sean Newton2007–08202015–2017618
Roger Preece1990–9617041986–9011112
Andy Provan1968–7082181970–725110
Bernard Purdie1971–7363141968–70103
Dennis Reeves1963–6713901967–69150
Gordon Richards1958–6174161952–589624
Nick Richardson1994, 1995–200118113199442
Kevin Roberts2006-098172017-2019720
John Ruddy2005–0640200750
Ian Rush1978–8034141998–99170
Paul Rutherford2005–20093812016–20211266
Mike Salmon19821601987, 1987–891000
Ronnie Sinclair1996–987001984110
Fred Smallwood1934–35101933–3411
Alex Smith1998–99, 2003–045262004–06440
Dean Spink2000–022121997–2000859
George Spruce1958–616301948–521353
Steve Stacey1969101966–691056
Tommy Tilston1949–512271951–547829
Brian Tinnion1971–72301968–7627954
Graham Turner1968–7321851964–68770
Jonathan Walters2006–072692005–06385
Gavin Ward2007–08002008–09540
Keith Webber1969–7174141964–667333
Don Weston1968–69301958–60, 1966–688440
Ashley Westwood2006–082132008–10613
Shaun Whalley2004–05302008–09164
Billy White1961–62133196180
Danny Williams2004501999–2001, 2004–0816614
Mike Williams1982–843441984–911783
Barry Wright1962–63101959–62110
Dick Yates1946–4752371947–483118

Chester FC and Wrexham

The following players have played for Chester FC and Wrexham. Footballers currently playing in one of the teams are marked bold. Appearances and goals include League only.

PlayerChester careerAppsGoalsWrexham careerAppsGoals
Wes Baynes2011–136282007–11748
James Caton2014112015–201640
Elliott Durrell2016–174682014–2015304
Gareth Evans2010–11102004–09260
Luke Holden2011–12322010151
Blaine Hudson2016–173222014-16737
Johnny Hunt2015–179242010–14, 2014–1510813
Jason Jarrett2013–142901999–200010
Danny Livesey2018–2019002014160
Levi Mackin2012–131612003–09612
Danny O'Brien201691201520
Jamie Reed2013–142222005–0870
John Rooney2013–16112252016–173311
Christian Smith2011–123162008–09, 2009–11427
Lee Trundle2013302001–039427
Dominic Vose2018-502015–162810
Marc Williams2012–1350102005–118017

Chester City, Chester and Wrexham

The following players have played for Chester City, Chester FC and Wrexham. Footballers currently playing in one of the teams are marked bold. Appearances and goals include League only.

PlayerChester City careerAppsGoalsChester careerAppsGoalsWrexham careerAppsGoals
Paul Linwood2006–0912242012–14582200590
Kevin Roberts2006-098172019-002017-2019720

Derby appearances and goals

Chester FC vs Wrexham

Below shows the most appeared players and most goals scored within a derby match between Chester and Wrexham. Appearances and Goals include all competitions.

Top all time appearances

After the match played 11 March 2018.

PlayerYearsPlayed ForApps
John Rooney2013–16
2016–17		 Chester
Wrexham		7
Mark Carrington2013– Wrexham
Blaine Hudson2014–16
2016–17		 Wrexham
Chester		6
Johnny Hunt2010–14, 2014–15
2015–17		 Wrexham
Chester
Rob Evans2012–17 Wrexham
Craig Mahon2013–2020 Chester
Manny Smith2014-2016, 2017-2020 Wrexham
Ryan Astles2016-18 Chester5
Neil Ashton2010–15 Wrexham4
Joe Clarke2011–15 Wrexham
Ben Heneghan2014–16 Chester
Connor Jennings2014–16 Wrexham
Paul Rutherford2016- Wrexham
Tom Shaw2015–2018 Chester
Wesley York2014–16 Wrexham

All time goal scorers

After the match played 11 March 2018.

PlayerYearsPlayed ForGoals
Connor Jennings2014–16 Wrexham2
John Rooney2013–16
2016–17		 Chester
Wrexham		1+1
Blaine Hudson2014–16
2016–17		 Wrexham
Chester		1+0
Dominic Vose2015–16
2018		 Wrexham
Chester
James Alabi2016–17 Chester1
Nicky Deverdics2018–19 Wrexham
Rob Evans2012–17 Wrexham
Ben Heneghan2014–16 Chester
Craig Hobson2014–16 Chester
Kayden Jackson2015–16 Wrexham
Paul Linwood2012–14 Chester
Kieron Morris2015 Wrexham
Shaun Pearson2017- Wrexham
Scott Quigley2018 Wrexham
Kane Richards2014–17 Chester
Tom Shaw2015–2018 Chester
Lewis Turner2013, 2013–14 Chester

Notes and References

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  2. News: Chester fixtures 1888/89.
  3. News: Chester fixtures 1890/91. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023105757/http://www.chester-city.co.uk/fixtures_1890-91.asp. 23 October 2012. dmy-all.
  4. News: Chester fixtures 1891/92. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022193050/http://www.chester-city.co.uk/fixtures_1891-92.asp. 22 October 2012. dmy-all.
  5. News: Chester fixtures 1892/93.
  6. News: Chester fixtures 1893/94.
  7. News: Chester fixtures 1896/97.
  8. News: Chester fixtures 1897/98.
  9. News: Chester fixtures 1898/99.
  10. News: Chester fixtures 1901/02.
  11. News: Chester fixtures 1902/03.
  12. News: Chester fixtures 1903/04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021082109/http://www.chester-city.co.uk/fixtures_1903-04.asp. 21 October 2012. dmy-all.
  13. News: Chester fixtures 1904/05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028000231/http://www.chester-city.co.uk/fixtures_04-05.asp. 28 October 2012. dmy-all.
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  18. Web site: Fixtures 1912/13. 24 April 2017.
  19. News: Chester fixtures 1931/32.
  20. News: Chester fixtures 1932/33.
  21. News: Chester fixtures 1933/34.
  22. News: Chester fixtures 1934/35.
  23. News: Chester fixtures 1935/36.
  24. News: Chester fixtures 1936/37.
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  26. News: Chester fixtures 1938/39.
  27. News: Chester fixtures 1946/47.
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  41. News: Chester fixtures 1962/63.
  42. News: Chester fixtures 1964/65.
  43. News: Chester fixtures 1965/66.
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  45. News: Chester fixtures 1967/68.
  46. News: Chester fixtures 1968/69.
  47. News: Chester fixtures 1969/70.
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  51. News: Chester fixtures 1976/77.
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  54. News: Chester fixtures 1983/84.
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  56. News: Chester fixtures 1985/86.
  57. News: Chester fixtures 1986/87.
  58. After Extra Time
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  70. Chester City's results for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester City were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations.
  71. News: BBC Sport: Wrexham Chester 0–2.
  72. News: BBC Sport: Chester Wrexham 0–0.
  73. News: BBC Sport: Chester Wrexham 2–1.
  74. News: BBC Sport: Wrexham Chester 1–0.
  75. News: BBC Sport: Chester Wrexham 3–2.
  76. News: BBC Sport: Wrexham Chester 3–0.
  77. News: BBC Sport: Wrexham Chester 0–0.
  78. News: BBC Sport: Chester Wrexham 1–1.
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  80. News: BBC Sport: Wrexham Chester 2–0.
  81. All Chester City players' statistics for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations, Ashton made 19 league appearances during this season
  82. All Chester City players' statistics for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations, Barry made 14 league appearances and scored one goal during this season

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