City Fans United were launched in October 2009 with the aim of securing the future of professional football in the City of Chester.

The CFU Hall of Fame was also set up to recognise the legends who have worn the Chester shirt with pride over the years.  Here we honour the greats:

Grenville Millington (1968-1969, 1973-1982 & 1983) - Inducted: 03/12/2009

Millington made his Chester debut as a 17-year old in April 1969 in the final home game of the season against Lincoln City, in a match which also provided the first Chester appearance for Nigel Edwards (who would go on to be a long–serving colleague for Millington) and the last for the prolific Gary Talbot. However, this was to be Millington's only appearance for Chester before being released and he returned to Rhyl, where he had been as a youngster. While with the Lilywhites he came up against hois brother Tony for the only time, when Rhyl met Swansea City in January 1971 in the FA Cup.

He also had a spell with Witton Albion and played on trial for Brighton & Hove Albion, before returning to Chester in November 1973. His first game back ended in an FA Cup win over Telford United and he replaced John Taylor as first-choice goalkeeper at the club.

The 1974/75 season was one of Chester's finest, as they reached the Football League Cup semi–finals and won promotion from Division Four. Millington was vital to both successes as he played in every game, memorably making an outstanding save from Malcolm MacDonald in a quarter-finals giant killing win over Newcastle United. The season also saw him set the club record for the longest run without conceding a goal.

Millington remained first choice goalkeeper ahead of Mike Craven until early in 1977/78, when fellow Welshman Brian Lloyd was signed from Wrexham and Millington was to barely play for the next two years. However, he regained his place early in 1979/80 and helped Chester reach the FA Cup fifth round. He was an ever-present in 1980/81 and the following season retained his club player of the season award despite Chester being relegated. This season saw Millington involved in a bizarre incident when a Football League Cup tie with Plymouth Argyle was abandoned after he collided with a goalpost - which snapped in the process.

The 1982/83 season saw Millington begin as regular goalkeeper for Chester, but an arm injury in a home defeat by Mansfield Town in October 1982 marked the beginning of the end of his playing days with the club. Millington was released two months later but rejoined the club on non-contract terms in March 1983, combining being cover for Phil Harrington with a coaching role at the club. He played in the final game of the season, a 2–1 loss to Scunthorpe United, before joining non–league side Oswestry Town in the summer of 1983.

Millington returned to Football League circles the following season, when he made 13 league appearances for Wrexham. This brought the curtain down on his league career.

In the late 1990s, Millington became goalkeeping coach with both Wrexham and Chester and worked off and on for the latter until leaving in February 2006.

Gary Talbot (1963-1967 & 1968-1969) - Inducted: 03/12/2009

Talbot was signed by new Chester manager Peter Hauser in September 1963 as a 25-year old, after the press photographer was spotted playing in a charity match.

Within days he made his Football League debut against Newport County, scoring in a 3-0 victory. He then netted twice as Chester drew 2-2 at Barrow and he was comfortably the club’s top scorer with 23 league goals to his name by the end of the season.

The 1964/65 season saw Chester score 141 goals in Division Four, FA Cup and Football League Cup, with Talbot and fellow forwards Jimmy Humes, Mike Metcalf, Elfed Morris and Hugh Ryden all netting at least 20 goals. Talbot bagged 35 of them (28 in the league), including a hat-trick in three minutes and 30 seconds in the closing stages of an FA Cup 5-0 derby win over Crewe.

Injuries limited Talbot’s appearances and goal tally over the next two seasons, and he was allowed to switch to Fourth Division rivals Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 1967. He netted 20 times in 37 league appearances before surprisingly returning to Chester in time for the 1968/69 campaign. Talbot once again broke the 20 goal barrier, with his tally of 22 leading him as the Division Four leading scorer.

Talbot then opted to retire from professional football, with his final game being a 2-0 win over Lincoln City in April 1969. This match also marked the debuts of Nigel Edwards and Grenville Millington, with the pair going on to play more than 500 league matches for Chester between them. Talbot left as Chester’s record Football League goalscorer (previously held by Frank Wrightson) with 83 goals, and it was not until September 1992 that Stuart Rimmer would pass the total.

Talbot then had a spell playing for Irish side Drumcondra. He has worked for many years as a photographer in the Chester area.

Daryl Clare (2002-2004) - Inducted: 20/05/2010

48 goals in 62 games for the Blues tells it's own story really but factor in the effect Daryl's goals had on the team and the forward partnership he struck up with Darren Stamp and you begin to see just why Daryl has been inducted into the CFU Hall of Fame.

Deadly Daryl's goals silenced a lot of critics after his transfer from Boston.  Critics who thought that Chester had paid too much for the Irish striker.  So much so in fact that City's fans ironically sang 'what a waste of money' after each and every one of the valuable goals that he scored on his way to helping Chester to the Conference Championship in 2004.

Born in Jersey, Clare made his league debut for Grimsby Town near the end of the 1995/96 season when he came on as a substitute at home against Sheffield United on 20 April 1996. At the time he was 17 years of age. His next appearance came a year-and-a-half later, against Southend United, while his first start came against Carlisle United on 20 December 1997, when he was selected due to the injuries of Lee Nogan and Jack Lester. The team won that game 1–0 thanks to a goal from John McDermott.

That year Clare was part of the Grimsby side that won promotion from the Second Division via the play-offs, though he took no part in the play-off final, and played on the winning side in the Football League Trophy. He was voted as Grimsby's young player of the year and Éire's young player of the year. During his time at Grimsby Town he had two loan spells at Northampton Town and one at Cheltenham Town.

Clare joined Boston United on a free transfer in July 2001 after a trial there. He was a prolific goalscorer at Boston, scoring 24 goals in the Football Conference as he helped them to win promotion to the Football League at the end of the 2001/02 season.

He was transfer-listed by the club in September 2002 after refusing to be selected for a place as a substitute, and joined Chester City six weeks later, where his 29 league goals in the 2003/04 season contributed to the club's return to the Football League. He returned to Boston in November 2004 before joining Conference side Crawley Town in August 2005 for a club record fee. He left Crawley in March 2006 after the club ran into financial difficulties, and joined Burton Albion.

He scored 18 goals in his first season at Burton and signed a new one-year contract in May 2007. He scored two goals in a losing cause in the semi-final of the play-offs. After scoring 42 goals in 93 games for Burton, he rejected the offer of a new contract and joined Rushden & Diamonds for the 2008/09 season. He requested a transfer in January 2009 so to be closer to his family, and became a transfer target for Gainsborough Trinity. Clare was signed on loan until the end of the season by Mansfield Town on 10 March. Clare scored on his debut, coming on as a substitute away at Grays Athletic. He signed for Mansfield permanently on a one-year contract on 22 May and joined Gateshead on a three-month loan on 16 October. Clare signed permanently on 8 January 2010 on a free transfer.

Derek Draper (1969-1977) - Inducted: 24/06/2010

Draper began his professional career with hometown club Swansea Town, making his league debut in the 1962–1963 season. The following campaign saw him figure prominently as Swansea reached the FA Cup semi-finals, shining in a 4–0 thrashing of Sheffield United along the way.

In April 1966 Draper moved to Derby County for £5,000  but made just eight league appearances for the Rams.

After a spell with Bradford Park Avenue, Draper joined Chester in January 1969 for £5,000. He made his debut in a 3–1 win against Notts County on 18 January 1969 and went on to spent eight years in the first-team side. With 322 league appearances and 54 goals to his name, Draper features in both the club’s top 10 Football League appearance and goalscoring lists (an honour shared only with Stuart Rimmer).

In 1974–75, Chester achieved their first promotion from Division Four and also reached the Football League Cup semi-finals. Draper featured regularly in both competitions, scoring the two goals against Walsall in the first round of the League Cup and playing a significant role in Chester’s shock 3-0 win over Leeds United in the fourth round, causing mayhem in the Leeds defence with his glancing headers. He also struck nine times in league matches, including a hat-trick against Rochdale.

Draper played his final game for Chester in a 1–1 draw with Portsmouth at Sealand Road on 11 April 1977. This was also to be his last professional appearance, as he retired from playing and began working in the commercial department for Chester. He has since been employed as a milkman and a postman in the Chester area and also managed Sunday League football teams in the city.