 Chester made it to the third round of the FA Cup; Lancaster featured in all the games including the qualifying round against Easington Colliery, the defeats of league clubs Plymouth Argyle and Oxford United in rounds one and two respectively, and finally the loss at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers.On 27 January 2001, he scored his first senior goal for Chester in the win against Morecambe, he scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the 13th minute.He played in both legs as City lost 4–0 on aggregate in the FA Trophy semi-final against Canvey Island in April.