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By its final seasons, the club had been reduced to playing in the Crewe Junior Cup, and in 1893–94 it lost at Audlem in the first round. The final match recorded for the club was a 6–2 defeat against the Crewe
Athletic reserve side in February 1894.
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3–0 in the first round (Chester handicapped by playing for 70 minutes with 10 men, due to an injury to
Sissons), but lost 5–1 at Crewe Alexandra in the second, despite holding a half-time lead.
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