Spennymoor Town host Chester in the FA Cup.
Both sides come into this from the National League North, and neither has been the model of consistency lately. Chester have shown some defensive solidity across their last 20 matches, while Spennymoor's results have swung between big wins and big losses. That kind of unevenness on both sides makes this one hard to read before a ball's kicked.
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How have both sides been playing?
Chester's last 20 matches read 10 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, with 22 scored and just 15 conceded — a decent defensive record for this level. But their away form specifically has been patchier: draws at Hebburn Town and Hereford, defeats at Darlington 1883 and Chorley, and a 1-2 loss at Lower Breck in their most recent FA Cup outing.
Spennymoor Town: 20 completed matches; Chester: 20 completed matches.
Spennymoor Town
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- -6
Chester
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 24
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- +9
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League - North | Southport | Spennymoor Town | 26.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| FA Cup | AFC Emley | Spennymoor Town | 19.09.2026 | 0-4 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Macclesfield | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Spalding United | 08.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| National League - North | Hereford | Spennymoor Town | 05.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Hednesford Town | 31.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Bedford Town | Spennymoor Town | 29.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Oxford City | 22.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| National League - North | Scarborough Athletic | Spennymoor Town | 18.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Merthyr Town | 15.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League - North | Chester | Worksop Town | 26.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| FA Cup | Lower Breck | Chester | 19.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League - North | Buxton | Chester | 12.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| National League - North | Chester | Merthyr Town | 08.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| National League - North | Hebburn Town | Chester | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Chester | Morecambe | 31.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| National League - North | Hereford | Chester | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Chester | Spalding United | 22.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| National League - North | Darlington 1883 | Chester | 18.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| National League - North | Chester | King's Lynn Town | 15.08.2026 | 2-0 |
Spennymoor's overall sample is rougher — 6 wins, 5 draws, 9 losses, with 30 goals conceded in 20 games. At home they've been similarly hit and miss, including a 1-4 defeat to Oxford City and a 1-3 loss to Spalding United, though they did put four past AFC Emley away in their last FA Cup tie.
Neither team's recent form points to a clear favourite on current league evidence.
Comparative Team Statistics: Spennymoor Town vs Chester
A history of tight, competitive meetings
These two have met 13 times since 2019, and it's been close overall: Spennymoor have 6 wins, Chester 5, with 2 draws. Plenty of those games have been decided by a single goal in either direction.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League - North | Chester | Spennymoor Town | 28.02.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Chester | 20.01.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League - North | Chester | Spennymoor Town | 21.01.2025 | 1-0 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Chester | 10.08.2024 | 3-0 |
| National League - North | Chester | Spennymoor Town | 24.02.2024 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Chester | 02.09.2023 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Chester | Spennymoor Town | 04.02.2023 | 1-2 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Chester | 01.11.2022 | 0-3 |
| National League - North | Chester | Spennymoor Town | 22.02.2022 | 0-2 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Chester | 11.12.2021 | 4-2 |
The last two meetings, both in early 2026, went to Chester — a 2-1 home win in February and a 1-2 away win in January. That's a slight shift after Spennymoor had the better of some earlier years, including a 4-2 win back in 2021 and a 3-0 win in 2024.
Recent head-to-head form leans slightly Chester's way, but the sample is small and league form has been erratic for both.
What kind of game are we likely to get?
With both sides drawn from the same division and neither settled on a consistent run, this looks like a genuinely open cup tie. Spennymoor's home form hasn't been reliable enough to lean on automatically, while Chester's away results this season have been more stop-start than their overall numbers suggest.
Cup football at this level often comes down to which side turns up on the day rather than league form, and nothing here strongly points one way.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Greenfield | England | 25 | Midfielder | 176 cm | n/a |
| S. Fielding | England | 26 | Midfielder | 188 cm | 69 kg |
| R. Mouat | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Chimalilo | England | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. Shanks | England | 24 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 69 kg |
| L. Mbeka | England | 30 | Defender | 191 cm | n/a |
| G. Liddle | England | 40 | Midfielder | 185 cm | 75 kg |
| K. Ferguson | England | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| O. Gallacher | Scotland | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Doherty | Northern Ireland | 30 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 70 kg |
| D. Atkinson | England | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| B. Pollock | England | 28 | Defender | 183 cm | n/a |
| M. Anderson | England | 37 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 76 kg |
| J. Curtis | England | 44 | Defender | 196 cm | n/a |
| M. Roxburgh | England | 23 | Goalkeeper | 183 cm | n/a |
| G. Taylor | England | 36 | Attacker | 191 cm | n/a |
| L. Scoble | England | 29 | Attacker | 176 cm | 70 kg |
| A. Rutledge | England | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| W. Harris | England | 26 | Attacker | 188 cm | n/a |
| J. Hooper | England | 32 | Attacker | 185 cm | 83 kg |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Turner | England | 28 | Attacker | 180 cm | 69 kg |
| D. Weeks | Wales | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Whitehouse | England | 32 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 80 kg |
| J. Taylor | England | 30 | Defender | 180 cm | 67 kg |
| L. Edwards | England | 30 | Defender | 190 cm | 80 kg |
| A. Thomas | England | 32 | Attacker | 191 cm | 75 kg |
| T. Peers | England | 30 | Attacker | 178 cm | 73 kg |
| K. Willoughby | England | 29 | Attacker | 178 cm | n/a |
| C. Norton | Wales | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. Calderbank-Park | Australia | 25 | Goalkeeper | 197 cm | n/a |
| I. Murray | Wales | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| O. Windsor | England | 25 | Attacker | 178 cm | 70 kg |
| K. Hall | Bermuda | 28 | Attacker | 191 cm | n/a |
| K. Coates | England | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| L. Earl | England | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| W. Stanway | England | 25 | Goalkeeper | 193 cm | n/a |
| J. Beswick | England | 21 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| A. Bott | England | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| B. Davies | England | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| O. Rosenblatt | England | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
Given the mixed form on both sides and no pricing to weigh up, there's no strong angle to back with confidence here.
This looks like one to watch rather than one to stake on, at least until there's a market to assess against what we've seen from both teams recently.
Who will win?
