Editing Chester (section)

===Football===
[[File:Ccfc.jpg|thumbnail|left|The defunct [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in action in 2007. The [[Deva Stadium]], now used by [[Chester F.C.]], is on the border between England and Wales]]

Chester was home to [[Chester City F.C.]], who were founded in 1885 and elected to the [[Football League]] in 1931 and played at their [[Sealand Road]] stadium until 1990, spending two years playing in [[Macclesfield]] before returning to the city to the new [[Deva Stadium]] – which straddles the border of England and Wales – in 1992. The club first lost its Football League status in 2000, only to reclaim it four years later as [[Football Conference|Conference]] champions. However, they were relegated again in 2009 and went out of business in March 2010 after 125 years in existence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chester-city.co.uk/archive.asp |title=Football Club History |publisher=Chester-city.co.uk |access-date=8 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327161505/http://www.chester-city.co.uk/archive.asp |archive-date=27 March 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Notable former players of the club include [[Ian Rush]] (who later managed the club), [[Cyrille Regis]], [[Arthur Albiston]], [[Earl Barrett]], [[Lee Dixon]], [[Steve Harkness]], [[Roberto Martínez]] and [[Stan Pearson]].

Following their demise, a new team – [[Chester FC]] – was founded. They play at Chester City's [[Deva Stadium]] and were elected to the [[Northern Premier League Division One North]] for the [[2010–11 in English football|2010–11 season]], ending their first season as that division's champions, securing a place in the [[Northern Premier League Premier Division]] for the [[2011–12 in English football|2011–12 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chesterfootballclub/news/chester-fc-crowned-champions-in-crazy-finish-to-league-301375.html |title=Chester FC crowned Champions in a crazy finish League |publisher=Pitchero.com |access-date=8 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021033958/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chesterfootballclub/news/chester-fc-crowned-champions-in-crazy-finish-to-league-301375.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 }}</ref> The club achieved promotion for the next two consecutive seasons. Currently they play in the [[National League (division)|National League North]], the sixth tier of English football.