National League N / S Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 20th December
National League N / S Table
On Saturday 20th December
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- South Shields, Position 1, Points 49
- Chester, Position 13, Points 30
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 South Shields | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 49 |
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| 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 47 |
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3 Merthyr Town | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 43 |
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| 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 37 |
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5 Radcliffe | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 36 |
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6 Scarborough Athletic | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 35 |
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7 Darlington | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 33 |
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8 Spennymoor Town | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 33 |
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9 Curzon Ashton | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 31 |
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10 Marine | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 31 |
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| 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 30 |
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| 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 30 |
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13 Chester | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 30 |
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14 AFC Telford United | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 29 |
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| 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 27 |
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16 Buxton | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 27 |
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17 Bedford Town | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 24 |
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18 Southport | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 23 |
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19 Worksop Town | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 23 |
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| 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 20 |
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21 Hereford | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 20 |
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22 Peterborough Sports | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 20 |
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23 Alfreton Town | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 40 | -23 | 19 |
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24 Leamington | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 13 |
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Key
- Position 1: Promotion
- Position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7: Promotion Play-off
- Position 21, 22, 23, 24: Relegation
Team Lineups
home team,Chester
Manager:Calum McIntyre
Starting lineup
- J. Bainbridge
- H. Carson, Yellow Card at 62 minutes
- P. Jones, substituted for I. Murray at 92 minutes
- D. Kelly-Evans
- T. Leak
- L. Leigh
- D. Mottley-Henry
- G. Murray-Jones
- T. Peers, substituted for F. Roberts at 78 minutes
- K. Roberts, substituted for N. Woodthorpe at 78 minutes
- C. Woods, substituted for D. Weeks at 66 minutes
Substitutes
home team,Chester
- B. Davies
- I. Murray
- F. Roberts
- J. Shorrock
- F. Shrimpton
- D. Weeks
- N. Woodthorpe
away team,South Shields
Manager:Ian Watson
Starting lineup
- O. Bainbridge
- P. Blackett, Yellow Card at 68 minutes, substituted for L. Wheeldon at 83 minutes
- D. Dodds
- W. Jenkins
- E. Mann
- S. McGurk, substituted for L. Gordon at 72 minutes
- C. Scott
- C. Sykes, substituted for D. Ward at 59 minutes
- R. Tinkler
- T. Watson
- L. Woolston, substituted for T. Alcock at 53 minutes
away team,South Shields
- T. Alcock
- L. Gordon
- D. Savage
- J. Sloane
- D. Ward
- L. Wheeldon, Yellow Card at 89 minutes
home team,Chester
Manager:Calum McIntyre
Starting lineup
- J. Bainbridge
- H. Carson, Yellow Card at 62 minutes
- P. Jones, substituted for I. Murray at 92 minutes
- D. Kelly-Evans
- T. Leak
- L. Leigh
- D. Mottley-Henry
- G. Murray-Jones
- T. Peers, substituted for F. Roberts at 78 minutes
- K. Roberts, substituted for N. Woodthorpe at 78 minutes
- C. Woods, substituted for D. Weeks at 66 minutes
Substitutes
- B. Davies
- I. Murray
- F. Roberts
- J. Shorrock
- F. Shrimpton
- D. Weeks
- N. Woodthorpe
away team,South Shields
Manager:Ian Watson
Starting lineup
- O. Bainbridge
- P. Blackett, Yellow Card at 68 minutes, substituted for L. Wheeldon at 83 minutes
- D. Dodds
- W. Jenkins
- E. Mann
- S. McGurk, substituted for L. Gordon at 72 minutes
- C. Scott
- C. Sykes, substituted for D. Ward at 59 minutes
- R. Tinkler
- T. Watson
- L. Woolston, substituted for T. Alcock at 53 minutes
Substitutes
- T. Alcock
- L. Gordon
- D. Savage
- J. Sloane
- D. Ward
- L. Wheeldon, Yellow Card at 89 minutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Kavan Hurn
Season so far
National League N / S
Key, Chester v South Shields
League position, Chester 13th, South Shields 1stTotal points, Chester 33, South Shields 56
Form guide
All competitions
Chester won
v King's Lynn Town
0
2
National League N / S
South Shields won
v Peterborough Sports
2
1
National League N / S
Chester won
v Radcliffe
1
3
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Macclesfield
0
1
FA Trophy
Chester draw
v Hereford
1
1
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Kidderminster Harriers
1
2
National League N / S
Chester won
v Leamington
2
0
National League N / S
South Shields won
v Worksop Town
0
3
National League N / S
Chester lose
v Clitheroe
0
1
FA Trophy
South Shields draw
v AFC Telford United
1
1
National League N / S
Previous meetings
All competitions
Chester and South ShieldsChester Won 2South Shields Won 3
Played5
Draw 0
Previous scores
All competitions
National League N / S
South Shields 4 , Chester 0 on the 23rd of August 2025
South Shields
Chester
23rd of August 2025
South Shields 2 , Chester 0 on the 8th of February 2025
South Shields
Chester
8th of February 2025
Chester 1 , South Shields 0 on the 7th of September 2024
Chester
South Shields
7th of September 2024
