When Matt Sargent scored after 87 seconds with his first touch of the ball against Kettering Town the question was asked if a Chester player had ever scored a quicker goal on his league debut.

The previous record holder for the reformed club was Johnny Hunt who scored after 4 minutes in the first game of the 2015/16 season when Chester beat Braintree Town 1-0.

Special mention should be made to Jamie Menagh who scored in the 8th and 10th minute in a 4-1 win over Lincoln City in December 2013 while Akwasi Asante scored a hat trick in 69 minutes against Darlington in December 2018 on his debut.

The following table is a definitive list of goalscoring league debutants since the club reformed in 2010 with the quickest first.

• Matt Sargent v Kettering Town 19/3/22 – 87 seconds
• Johnny Hunt v Braintree Town 8/8/15 – 4 minutes
• Wayne Riley v Kidderminster Harriers 25/8/14 – 5 minutes (substitute 78 score 83)
• Rob Hopley v Warrington Town 24/8/10 – 6 minutes
• Jamie Menagh v Lincoln City 21/12/13 – 8 minutes
• James McCarthy v Skelmersdale United 20/11/10 – 11 minutes (substitute 72 score 83)
• Jordan Archer v Barrow 24/10/17 – 11 minutes
• Brendon Daniels v Vauxhall Motors 23/2/13 – 12 minutes
• Luke Holden v Whitby Town 12/11/11 – 14 minutes
• Matt McNeil v Rushall Olympic 13/8/11 – 14 minutes
• Matt McGinn v FC United 24/8/11 – 17 minutes
• Levi Mackin v Rushall Olympic 7/1/12 – 17 minutes (substitute 73 score 90)
• Danny O’Brien v Altrincham 16/2/16 – 26 minutes
• Akwasi Asante v Darlington 1/12/18 – 27 minutes
• Jack Redshaw v Blyth Spartans 25/9/21. – 27 minutes (substitute 59 score 86)
• Chris Simm v Ossett Albion 22/1/11 – 43 minutes
• James Caton v Grimsby Town 12/4/14 – 45 (substitute 45 score 90)
• Okera Simmonds v Curzon Ashton 22/1/22 – 47 minutes
• Matty Taylor v Welling United 1/2/14 – 55 minutes
• Declan Weeks v Kidderminster Harriers 6/10/20 – 57 minutes
• Cain Noble v Maidstone United 21/4/18 – 58 minutes
• Jerome Wright v Burscough 17/8/11 – 62 minutes
• Danny Williams v Vauxhall Motoirs 30/10/12 – 65 minutes
• Conor Wilkinson v Aldwershot 2/11/13 – 67 minutes
• Matty Hughes v Aldershot 7/10/14 – 80 minutes