As the Blues close in on a third successive title I thought it would be worth comparing their record with that of the previous title winners. With nine games to go Chester are on course to set several new Blue Square North records.

Points

The Conference North was established in 2004/05 when Southport were the first champions. They won the title with 84 points and Chester have already accumulated 88. In fact Chester would have already won the title in four of the previous eight seasons. Droylsden were promoted in 2006/07 with only 78 points. No club has ever hit the 100 point mark and the highest total was Kettering Town who got 97 points in 2007/08.

Wins

Kettering also hold the record for most wins in a season when they won 30 of their 42 games. With Chester already on 28 victories they look set to smash this record.  Last season Hyde were promoted with 27 victories and only Alfreton Town (29 in 2010/11) and Northwich Victoria (29 in 2005/06) has done better. In Alfreton’s case they only played 40 games.

Defeats

Chester has only lost one game so far and the record for fewest defeat in a season is currently held by Southport who won the title in 2009/10 with only four losses. Like Alfreton the Sandgrounders only played 40 games after Farsley Celtic folded mid-season.

Goals Scored

No club has managed more than 100 goals in a season and the best total has been 97 by Alfreton (2010/11) and Northwich Victoria (2005/06). Alfreton could potentially have passed the 100 mark had Ilkeston Town not folded early in the campaign. Amongst the goalscorers for Alfreton that season were Nathan Jarman and Daryl Clare. Chester are currently on 88 goals and look to pass the 100 barrier for the third consecutive season.

Goals Conceded

Once again Alfreton hold the record with 33 goals against. In the same season AFC Telford finished as runners-up to the Derbyshire side and only let in 29 goals. So far Chester has only conceded 27 so this could be a tough record to beat with nine games to go.

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