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13
May 2022
TWO YEAR DEAL FOR
WEEKS
Blues fans will be delighted
to hear that Players’ Player of the Season
Declan Weeks has signed a new two-year deal at the
club. The 26-year-old midfielder has scored 13 goals
in 61+1 appearances for the Blues since he signed
from Kidderminster Harriers back in 2020.

Picture © Rick Matthews
FIRST SIGNING FOR McINTYRE
Calum McIntyre has
made his first signing for the club capturing 28-year-old
Curzon Ashton winger Adam Thomas on an initial one-year
deal. Thomas moved to The Nash last summer having
spent the previous season at National League North
winners Stockport County. He scored three goals
against us in the League and FA Trophy last season!
NEW DEAL FOR ROBERTS
Defender Kevin Roberts has
put pen to paper on a new one year deal at Chester.
The versatile defender has made 83+6 appearances
for the club, scoring 6 goals.

Picture © Rick Matthews
12 May 2022
TWO YEAR DEAL FOR CAPTAIN GEORGE
George Glendon has signed
a new two-year deal at Chester. The 27-year-old
midfielder has made 87+5 appearances for the Blues,
scoring 10 goals in the process.

Picture © Rick Matthews
STEPHENSON RE-SIGNS FOR BLUES
Forward Darren Stephenson
has signed a new one-year deal with the Blues. Stephenson
has so far made 29+12 appearances, scoring 8 goals.

Picture
© Rick Matthews
CALUM McINTYRE APPOINTED
MANAGER
Chester have appointed 28-year-old
Academy Head Coach Calum McIntyre as their first
team manager on a two year deal with immediate effect.
He has previously taken on the caretaker manager
role in April/May 2019 after Marcus Bignot left
the role. Last season he took charge of Northern
Premier Division One (West) side Runcorn Linnets
and guided them to the play-off’s.
10 May 2022
CHESTER SIGN OFF WITH
A DRAW
The Blues brought their
disappointing season to an end with a well-earned
0-0- draw at second placed Brackley Town on Saturday,
leaving them with a 16th placed finish in the league.
Steve Watson’s last team selection saw him
give a full debut to Academy graduate Ollie Heywood,
Danny Livesey made his 100th and final start for
the Blues as Rob Apter was recalled to join the
Blackpool squad.
It was a game with an end of season feel about it,
very few chances were created though Livesey did
clear off the line from Saints substitute Lee Ndlovu,
and Wyll Stanway made a series of impressive saves
late in the game to deny Matt Lowe twice, and Jimmy
Armson. Chester’s best efforts came from Harrison
Burke and Okera Simmonds.
There was late drama at the bottom end of the table
as Guiseley conceded two goals in the dying minutes
to lose 2-1 at Alfreton Town and finish in the sole
relegation place. The promotion play-off’s
start this week with the eliminator matches of York
City v Chorley and Kidderminster Harriers v Boston
United taking place. Brackley Town and AFC Fylde
await the winners in the semi-finals.

Picture © Rick Matthews
Final
League Table | Match
photographs
3 May 2022
BLUES END HOME CAMPAIGN
IN STYLE Chester
completed their 2021/22 home fixtures with a comfortable
4-0 win over Bradford (Park Avenue) to move above
the Yorkshire side in the table. The Blues opened
the scoring through Rob Apter in the fifth minute
and remained 1-0 up at the break. Six minutes into
the second period Kevin Roberts doubled the lead
before further goals from Marcus Dackers and Declan
Weeks sealed the victory.
The game marked the end for defender Danny Livesey
who had announced his retirement a couple of days
before. He was rightly given a standing ovation
from the near 1,900 Deva Stadium crowd when he was
substituted a couple of minutes before full-time,
applauded off by both sets of players, and the referee.
Chester, and manager Steve Watson, have one game
left when they travel to second placed Brackley
Town on Saturday. Gateshead’s point from their
2-2 draw at Chorley on Monday hands them the National
League North title, while The Saints who are five
points behind will, with AFC Fylde, have home advantage
in the forthcoming play-off’s.

Picture © Rick Matthews
League
table after this match | Match
photographs | Match
highlights [YouTube]
END OF SEASON AWARDS
Matty Williams was voted
CFU Player of the Season at Monday night’s
end of season Awards Evening.

Picture © Rick Matthews
The full list of winners on the night was:
The Winners
Goal of the Season — Harrison
Burke (v Southport)
Gary Talbot Golden Boot — Marcus
Dackers
Club person of the Season
— Melissa
Grundy
Players’ Player of
the Season — Declan
Weeks
Away Travel Player of the
Season — Declan
Weeks
Special Recognition Award — Danny
Livesey
More
pictures from the Awards Evening
NEW GENERAL MANAGER
Chester have appointed Georgina
Slawinski as their new General Manager, she starts
the role officially on 1 June. She joins Chester
from the Wolves Foundation where she worked as Health
Engagement Officer. She has first-class honours
in Sports Business and Coaching from UCFB Wembley
and has worked with The FA as a Team Liaison Officer.
Georgina told the official club website: “It
is a huge honour to be appointed General Manager
of Chester Football Club. I am looking forward to
immersing myself in the new role in the coming months
to increase our commercial revenues and lead the
off-field operations of this club.”
“Chester FC has tremendous
potential for growth, and I look forward to working
closely with the Board to identify new ways to
best serve our supporters and achieve our long-term
objectives.”
“Before obtaining this
role, I attended the game at the Deva against
Kidderminster Harriers in April. I love how this
club is fan-owned, and I felt a real sense of
community cohesion having been amongst the fans
that day.”
“I will be attending
today’s match against Bradford (PA), where
I am excited to begin building relationships with
the fans and the local community.”
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