Chester City 1998/99

Chester City finished 14th of 24 in the 1998/99 Third Division with 57 points (won 13, drawn 18, lost 15; scored 57, conceded 66). Highest position 10th, after match 11; lowest 21st, after match 3. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 8 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Chester City
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 1998	Leyton Orient (home)	0–2 L	Lost	0	20th
2	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Brighton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	1	20th
3	Sun 23 Aug 1998	Hull (home)	2–2 D	Drew	2	21st
4	Sat 29 Aug 1998	Southend (away)	1–0 W	Won	5	12th
5	Tue 1 Sep 1998	Cambridge (home)	0–3 L	Lost	5	17th
6	Sat 5 Sep 1998	Exeter (away)	1–0 W	Won	8	14th
7	Tue 8 Sep 1998	Peterborough (away)	0–3 L	Lost	8	17th
8	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Torquay (home)	2–0 W	Won	11	13th
9	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Carlisle (away)	1–1 D	Drew	12	16th
10	Sun 27 Sep 1998	Cardiff (home)	2–2 D	Drew	13	15th
11	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Scarborough (away)	4–2 W	Won	16	10th
12	Sun 11 Oct 1998	Barnet (away)	0–0 D	Drew	17	11th
13	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Swansea (home)	1–1 D	Drew	18	11th
14	Tue 20 Oct 1998	Hartlepool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	19	12th
15	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Shrewsbury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	13th
16	Sat 7 Nov 1998	Scunthorpe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	20	17th
17	Tue 10 Nov 1998	Halifax Town (away)	2–3 L	Lost	20	19th
18	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Rochdale (home)	1–1 D	Drew	21	18th
19	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Brentford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	21	19th
20	Sat 12 Dec 1998	Darlington (home)	1–0 W	Won	24	17th
21	Fri 18 Dec 1998	Rotherham (away)	4–2 W	Won	27	13th
22	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Hull (away)	2–1 W	Won	30	14th
23	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Mansfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	31	15th
24	Sat 2 Jan 1999	Southend (home)	1–1 D	Drew	32	14th
25	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Leyton Orient (away)	2–2 D	Drew	33	15th
26	Fri 15 Jan 1999	Brighton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	34	14th
27	Sat 23 Jan 1999	Cambridge (away)	1–2 L	Lost	34	16th
28	Sat 30 Jan 1999	Mansfield (away)	0–3 L	Lost	34	17th
29	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Exeter (home)	0–0 D	Drew	35	19th
30	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Peterborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	38	17th
31	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Torquay (away)	3–0 W	Won	41	16th
32	Tue 23 Feb 1999	Plymouth (away)	0–2 L	Lost	41	16th
33	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Carlisle (home)	2–1 W	Won	44	14th
34	Fri 5 Mar 1999	Cardiff (away)	0–0 D	Drew	45	14th
35	Tue 9 Mar 1999	Scarborough (home)	1–3 L	Lost	45	14th
36	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Scunthorpe (home)	0–2 L	Lost	45	15th
37	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Shrewsbury (away)	0–2 L	Lost	45	16th
38	Sat 27 Mar 1999	Plymouth (home)	3–2 W	Won	48	14th
39	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Swansea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	49	13th
40	Mon 5 Apr 1999	Barnet (home)	3–0 W	Won	52	13th
41	Sat 10 Apr 1999	Hartlepool (away)	0–2 L	Lost	52	13th
42	Tue 13 Apr 1999	Brentford (home)	1–3 L	Lost	52	15th
43	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Rochdale (away)	1–3 L	Lost	52	17th
44	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Halifax Town (home)	2–2 D	Drew	53	15th
45	Sat 1 May 1999	Darlington (away)	2–1 W	Won	56	14th
46	Sat 8 May 1999	Rotherham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	57	14th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.