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| DEVA STADIUM TOP TEN FACTS |
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 Chester’s
first game at the Deva Stadium was a Coca Cola Cup
game against Stockport County on August 25th 1992,
County won 2-1. |
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![[Eddie Bishop]](eddie_bishop_70px.gif) The
first goal at the Deva Stadium was scored in that opening
match by Stockport County’s Chris Beaumont. The
first Chester goal was scored by Eddie Bishop in the
same game. |
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![[Carl Ruffer]](carl_ruffer_01_70px.gif) Carl
Ruffer’s goal, in the 5-1 victory over Stevenage
Borough, was the 300th League goal scored by Chester
at the Deva Stadium. |
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 Chester
have played 224 League games at the Deva Stadium in a
total of 269 competitive fixtures. |
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![[Stuart Rimmer]](stuart_rimmer_70px.gif) Stuart
Rimmer is the leading Deva Stadium goalscorer with
34 goals in all competitions. He also holds the record
for most appearances with 121. |
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![[Dave Thompson]](dave_thompson.gif) The
first hat-trick at the Deva Stadium was scored by Dave
Thompson, against Scarborough, on March 12th 1994. |
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 The
largest official attendance for a competitive fixture
at the Deva Stadium is 5,638 against Preston North
End on April 2nd 1994 although in excess of 5,800 were
present for the friendly against Everton on September
20th 1999. |
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![[Doncaster Rovers]](doncaster_badge.gif) Chester’s
record victory at the ground is the 6-0 hammering of
Doncaster Rovers on 8th February 1997. |
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 Andy
Milner’s haul of four goals in that 6-0 victory
over Doncaster is the record for an individual player
at the Deva Stadium. |
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91 different teams have
played a competitive fixture at the Deva Stadium including
eight current members of the Premier League: Aston Villa,
Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham, Manchester
City, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion. |
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Chester have
played 77 different league opponents at the Deva Stadium. |
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38 different teams have
played cup games at the ground. |
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In total 91 teams have
played a competitive fixture at the Deva. |
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The most frequent league
visitors to the ground are Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town,
Scarborough and Swansea City with seven visits. When
cup games are taken into consideration the most appearances
have been made by Hull City and Swansea City (eight each). |
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Seven current members
of the Premier League have played a competitive match
here: Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers,
Fulham, Manchester City, Sunderland, and Tottenham Hotspur. |
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Of the teams who have
made more than one league visit to the ground Chester
have a 100% League record against Dover Athletic and
Nuneaton Borough. On the other side of the coin Bradford
City, Brentford, Crewe Alexandra, Forest Green Rovers,
Huddersfield Town and Southport have all won two league
games out of two. |
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The team with the worst
record at the Deva Stadium is Hereford United who have
lost four league games out of five. They also lost their
only cup visit, in the FA Trophy, last season. Leyton
Orient have the best record with four wins out of seven. |
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Hartlepool United have
never won a league game here in six visits although they
have won a game in the Auto Windscreens shield. Torquay
United have never won a game in five visits. Conversely
Cambridge United are unbeaten in five visits. |
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Scarborough have the worst
defensive record having conceded 15 goals while Leyton
Orient have scored 13 in their seven visits. |
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Of the teams that have
made more than one league visit to the ground only Dover
and Nuneaton have failed to score a goal. |
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