Match Report
Chester, 23rd on 37 points, faced a 33-point deficit to Bromley (10th, 70). Chester ranked 15th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. Per game in the league, Chester were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.72, Bromley 1.63 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Chester — four in succession. From the last five rounds, Chester held 1 points of 15 and Bromley 9.
The venue was Lookers Vauxhall Stadium in Chester, with room for 5,400 spectators. On the scoreboard, Chester led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.