National League South

Deva is the home of second chances

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 November 2020

By Nathan Ridley
ANTHONY JOHNSON

OPPORTUNITY: Chester joint managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley
PICTURE: Will Kilpatrick

EVERYONE loves a good comeback story and if you fancy finding one, you might want to set your sights on the Deva Stadium.
A phoenix club themselves, Chester FC employs a number of people who’ve come back from adversity to try to build something in the beautiful game.
Joint managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley have signed up various previous- wrongdoers for their National League North tribulations; two coaches who know all about leaving the past ...

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