'City in decline long before Guardiola'
A squad growing old and poor recruitment threaten to leave Pep Guardiola managing Manchester City in the Europa League, writes Phil McNulty
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Four (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | York City | 46 | +57 | 101 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | +28 | 85 | D0-0 | L1-2 | |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +28 | 82 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 46 | +26 | 82 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 5 | Aldershot | 46 | +7 | 75 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 46 | +18 | 72 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | +24 | 68 | W1-0 | L0-2 | |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | +16 | 67 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | -5 | 67 | W3-2 | D1-1 | |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 0 | 66 | D3-3 | W3-0 | |
| 11 | Hereford United | 46 | +1 | 63 | D0-0 | L1-3 | |
| 12 | Stockport County | 46 | -4 | 62 | W2-0 | L0-2 | |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 46 | -2 | 60 | |||
| 14 | Darlington | 46 | -1 | 59 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 15 | Bury | 46 | -3 | 59 | L1-5 | L0-2 | |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | -11 | 59 | L1-3 | L1-2 | |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 46 | +2 | 58 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 46 | -25 | 53 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | -4 | 52 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 20 | Wrexham | 46 | -15 | 48 | D1-1 | L2-4 | |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | -34 | 48 | D0-0 | L1-2 | |
| 22 | Rochdale | 46 | -28 | 46 | W3-0 | W4-2 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | -38 | 40 | W4-1 | D2-2 | |
| 24 | Chester City | 46 | -37 | 34 | D1-1 | W2-0 | |
| Chesterfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 13th | 11th | 14th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Drawn | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Lost | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 20th | 3rd | 21st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-2-3 | 4-2-0 | 1-0-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 7-10 | 14-5 | 7-13 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 12th | 13th | 8th |
| Goals scored | 59 | 34 | 25 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 12th | 12th | 11th |
| Goals conceded | 61 | 24 | 37 |
| Clean sheets | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 13th | 14th | 10th |
| Goal difference | -2 | +10 | -12 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 18th | 19th | 14th |
| Goal total | 120 | 58 | 62 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | unbeaten in last 10 | ||
| Away | lost last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-4-2 | 4-5-1 | 1-3-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 9-9 | 10-8 | 4-4 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
D1-1 |
L0-2 L1-2 |
| Occurence | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Chesterfield | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Four (old) | 13th | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 61 | -2 | .490 |
| English FA Cup | Second Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | .417 |
| English Associate Members Cup | Northern First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 54 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 69 | 73 | -4 | .473 | |