Grimsby v Chester

The Opposition

Former Rangers player Bobby Williamson (left) took charge from Mark Wright in May after Chester just managed to avoid relegation out of the football league in a troublesome season on the Welsh border. During pre-season Williamson started on a mass clear out with six senior players from the previous campaign heading for the exit including Jamie Hand now of Lincoln and Ashley Westwood now resident at Port Vale. In return Williamson bought in a wealth of experience including Mark Hughes (not that one obviously) of Stevenage, former Leeds, Sunderland and Ireland international Paul Butler (below) and once Man City midfield maestro Tony Grant. With such signings at the Deva Stadium (Deva meaning Chester in Roman) its hardly surprising Chester have found themselves giving a few teams a shock in the early run ins already.

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Head to Head

Town have the edge over Chester since the pair first met in 1951. The Mariners have a particularly strong record at home against the Blues, although City's win last year put an end to a sequence of four consecutive wins for Grimsby. The two teams rarely draw: 30 years and 15 games have passed since a 0-0 draw at Blundell Park last failed to divide the two sides.

P 35 W 19 D 5 L 11 F 51 A 40

Chester Head-to-Head (11th on The Opposition Ladder)

Last Meeting

Grimsby 0-2 Chester (Tuesday 09th January 2007)

The last time the two teams met came in the middle of a record-breaking seven match losing run at the start of 2007. A poor display in front of their own fans left supporters of the Mariners staring at the wrong end of the table.

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