Chichester City pay respects to Graeme Gee – then win to clinch play-off place

Chichester City paid emotional tributes as they played for the first time since assistant manager Graeme Gee – then beat Ashford United to clinch an Isthmian south east division play-off place. It is fair to say he would have been as chuffed as anyone.

By Steve Bone

Published 13th Apr 2024, 18:12 BST

The Chichester City staff and players pay their pre-match respects following the death of Graeme Gee | Picture: Chi City FC

City won 3-1 thanks to goals from Josh Clack, Jimmy Wild and Ethan Prichard – and the victory put them eight and nine points clear of the two sides who’d have had to catch them to deny them a place in the play-offs, with only two games left.

The match in Kent came just two days after the death of Graeme, who had kidney cancer which spread.

At the end of the game, City tweeted: “For Graeme.”

Tributes to Graeme Gee come from far and wide.

Chi have two games left and could yet finish third – but the most likely outcome would seem to be finishing fourth and playing an away play-off semi-final at Sittingbourne.

Their recent run is remarkable. This was their tenth win in a row and in those ten games they have scored 30 goals and conceded only two.

Chichester City Kent

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