List of Chester F.C. players

Chester Football Club is an association football club based in Chester, England. They are currently members of the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, and play at the Deva Stadium.^[1]

The club was founded in 2010 following the liquidation of Chester City.^[2] 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 in 100 or more 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 18 May 2025, the final match of Chester's 2024–25 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 100 or more appearances

Statistics are correct up to the end of the 2024-25 season. Please do not update current players stats until the seasons ends or player leaves the club.


№	Name	Nat.	Pos	Date of birth	Joined		Left		League appearances				Other appearances				Total appearances				Notes	Refs
№	Name	Nat.	Pos	Date of birth	Date	From	Date	To	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Notes	Refs
1	Craig Mahon		MF	1989-06-21	2013-05-29^[3]	Vauxhall Motors	2020-01-24^[4]	Altrincham	156	59	215	16	19	5	24	2	175	64	239	18		^[5]
2	Declan Weeks		MF	1995-11-15	2020-09-29^[6]	Kidderminster Harriers			177	3	180	30	28	3	31	—	205	6	211	30		^[7]
3	Kevin Roberts		DF	1989-08-17	2019-05-24^[8]	Wrexham			166	14	180	6	28	3	31	1	194	17	211	7		^[9]
4	Anthony Dudley		FW	1996-09-15	2018-07-26^[10]	Salford City	2023-05-26^[11]	Radcliffe	105	36	141	32	21	8	29	3	126	44	170	35	on loan till 2019-06-14^[12]	^[13]
5	George Horan		DF	1982-02-18	2010-07-09^[14]	Droylsden	2014-06-13^[15]	Connah's Quay Nomads	138	—	138	18	19	2	21	2	157	2	159	20		^[16]
6	Harrison Burke		MF	2002-09-13	2019-07-01	youth team	2025-06-12^[17]	Walsall	119	11	130	19	21	3	24	5	140	14	154	24		^[18]
7	George Glendon		MF	1995-05-03	2019-08-30	Carlisle United	2025-01-24^[19]	Radcliffe	110	15	125	22	24	1	25	2	134	16	150	24		^[20]
8	Simon Grand		DF	1984-02-23	2018-07-20^[21]	AFC Fylde	2022-05-20^[22]	Charnock Richard	115	6	121	9	19	—	19	—	134	6	140	9		^[23]
9	Iwan Murray		MF	2000-08-08	2018-07-01	youth team	2020-06-15	Runcorn Linnets	82	36	118	7	11	4	15	5	93	40	133	12		^[24]
9	Iwan Murray		MF	2000-08-08	2022-06-25^[25]	Runcorn Linnets			82	36	118	7	11	4	15	5	93	40	133	12		^[24]
10	Matty Williams		DF	2000-09-17	2021-06-23	Accrington Stanley			109	6	115	7	13	2	15	1	122	8	130	8		^[26]
11	John Rooney		MF	1990-12-17	2013-11-28	Bury	2016-06-07	Wrexham	104	8	112	26	14	2	16	3	118	10	128	29	on loan till 2014-01-13	^[27]
12	John Danby		GK	1983-09-20	2011-06-09^[28]	Eastwood Town	2014-08-20^[29]	Bradford (Park Avenue)	99	1	100	—	15	—	15	—	114	1	115	—		^[30]
13	Iain Howard		FW	1987-11-27	2010-06-19	Ashton United	2013-05-17	Stockport County	64	31	95	27	12	7	19	8	76	38	114	35		^[31]
14	Tom Peers		FW	1995-10-23	2012-07-01	youth team	2016-03-14	Hednesford Town	67	27	94	28	12	7	19	4	79	34	113	32		^[32]
14	Tom Peers		FW	1995-10-23	2023-10-20^[33]	Macclesfield			67	27	94	28	12	7	19	4	79	34	113	32
15	Ryan Astles		DF	1994-07-01	2016-01-08	Northwich Victoria	2018-05-10^[34]	Southport	102	1	103	7	10	—	10	—	112	1	113	7		^[35]
16	Danny Livesey		DF	1984-12-31	2018-07-27^[10]	Salford City	2022-05-01^[36]	retired	82	4	86	11	18	3	21	2	100	7	107	13	on loan till 2019-05-16^[37]	^[38]
17	Tom Shaw		MF	1986-12-01	2015-06-02	Alfreton Town	2018-01-21^[39]	Tamworth	84	13	97	12	7	1	8	—	91	14	105	12		^[40]

Players with fewer than 100 appearances

Notes

References

^ "The Swansway Chester Stadium". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^ Gibson, Owen (6 May 2010). "Chester FC on the rise". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
^ "Vauxhall Motors winger Craig Mahon makes Chester FC switch". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Blues legend Craig Mahon joins on Altrincham". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "C. Mahon". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Chester FC sign Declan Weeks". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "D. Weeks". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Kevin Roberts returns to Chester!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "K. Roberts". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Blues make double loan swoop for Dudley and Livesey from Salford". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Thank you, Duds!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Blues fend off interest to sign Anthony Dudley". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "A. Dudley". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Neil Young completes signing of centre-back George Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Nomads land ex-Blues captain Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "G. Horan". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Harrison Burke completes permanent transfer to Walsall". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
^ "H. Burke". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "George Glendon joins Radcliffe". Chester F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
^ "G. Glendon". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Chester FC make Grand swoop for Simon". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Chester FC Retained List 2021/22". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "S. Grand". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "I. Murray". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Welcome back to Chester, Iwan Murray". Chester F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "M. Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "J. Rooney". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "John Danby turns down higher league rivals to sign for Blues". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Blues confirm Danby departure". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "J. Danby". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "I. Howard". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "T. Peers". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Tom Peers returns to Chester". Chester F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "Ryan Astles departs the Club to join Southport". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "R. Astles". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Danny Livesey to retire at end of the season". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Danny Livesey to join the Blues from Salford City". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "D. Livesey". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Tom Shaw joins Tamworth on 18-month contract". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "T. Shaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[OS-1] "The Swansway Chester Stadium". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

[gdn-2] Gibson, Owen (6 May 2010). "Chester FC on the rise". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

[3] "Vauxhall Motors winger Craig Mahon makes Chester FC switch". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[4] "Blues legend Craig Mahon joins on Altrincham". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[5] "C. Mahon". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[6] "Chester FC sign Declan Weeks". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[7] "D. Weeks". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[8] "Kevin Roberts returns to Chester!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[9] "K. Roberts". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[DudLiv-10] "Blues make double loan swoop for Dudley and Livesey from Salford". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[11] "Thank you, Duds!". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[12] "Blues fend off interest to sign Anthony Dudley". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[13] "A. Dudley". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[14] "Neil Young completes signing of centre-back George Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[15] "Nomads land ex-Blues captain Horan". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[16] "G. Horan". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[17] "Harrison Burke completes permanent transfer to Walsall". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2025.

[18] "H. Burke". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[19] "George Glendon joins Radcliffe". Chester F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

[20] "G. Glendon". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[21] "Chester FC make Grand swoop for Simon". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[22] "Chester FC Retained List 2021/22". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[23] "S. Grand". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[24] "I. Murray". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[25] "Welcome back to Chester, Iwan Murray". Chester F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[26] "M. Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[27] "J. Rooney". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[28] "John Danby turns down higher league rivals to sign for Blues". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[29] "Blues confirm Danby departure". CheshireLive. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[30] "J. Danby". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[31] "I. Howard". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[32] "T. Peers". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[33] "Tom Peers returns to Chester". Chester F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[34] "Ryan Astles departs the Club to join Southport". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[35] "R. Astles". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[36] "Danny Livesey to retire at end of the season". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[37] "Danny Livesey to join the Blues from Salford City". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[38] "D. Livesey". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[39] "Tom Shaw joins Tamworth on 18-month contract". Chester F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[40] "T. Shaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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v t e Chester Football Club
History	Seasons
People	Players with 100+ appearances Players with 25–99 appearances Players with 1–24 appearances Current squad
Ground	Deva Stadium
Rivalries	Cross-border derby
Categories	Players Managers Seasons All articles
See also	Chester City

v t e Lists of male footballers in England by club
Premier League	Arsenal 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals Hall of Fame POTY Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley 100+ Internationals Chelsea 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crystal Palace 100+ POTY Everton 100+ Internationals Hall of Fame Fulham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Leeds United Liverpool 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Manchester City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Manchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Captains Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 100+ Internationals Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Charlton Athletic Coventry City 100+ Internationals POTY Derby County 100+ POTY Hull City Ipswich Town 100+ Hall of Fame POTY Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City 100+ 25–99 Hall of Fame POTY Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End 100+ POTY Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Sheffield Wednesday All Internationals POTY Southampton 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Stoke City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Swansea City 100+ Internationals Watford 50+ 1–49 POTY West Bromwich Albion Wrexham 100+ 25–99 1–24
League One	AFC Wimbledon Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Bradford City 50+ 1–49 Burton Albion Cardiff City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Captains Internationals Doncaster Rovers 100+ 1879–1918 Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City 100+ 25–99 Luton Town 100+ POTY Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle 100+ POTY Port Vale 25+ 1–24 POTY Reading 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals POTY Rotherham United Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Barrow Bristol Rovers 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Bromley Cambridge United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood Town Gillingham 50+ 25–49 1–24 Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Newport County Notts County Oldham Athletic 100+ 25–99 1–24 Salford City Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 100+ 1921–1939 1945–present Walsall
Non-League	Bradford (Park Avenue) Bury 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chester 100+ 25–99 1–24 Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington 100+ 25–99 1–24 Nelson Rochdale 100+ 25–99 1–24 Southend United Torquay United Yeovil Town 100+ Internationals York City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY
Defunct	Halifax Town Hereford United Macclesfield Town Scarborough Wanderers Wigan Borough
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