Chesterfield　F.C.

{{Further|List of Chesterfield F.C. seasons}}

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Potentially five or more teams have been called Chesterfield Football Club at different times. A Derbyshire Times newspaper report from 2 January 1864 noted a scheduled game between "Chesterfield and Norton football clubs", suggesting that a Chesterfield FC, whether loosely or formally organised, was active from at least 1863.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfchistory.com/apps/blog/show/18880920-formation-cogitation-1|work=Sky is Blue|title=Formation cogitation 1|access-date=25 June 2013|archive-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020034350/http://www.cfchistory.com/apps/blog/show/18880920-formation-cogitation-1|url-status=dead}}

A second Chesterfield FC was formally created as an offshoot of Chesterfield Cricket Club in October 1867.

The cricket and football clubs moved to the Recreation Ground at Saltergate in 1871, the same year that they became separate entities. However, a souring of the relationship between the two led to the closure of the football club in 1881, when it found itself homeless.Basson, Stuart (2010) "Saltergate Sunset: The Story of the Recreation Ground, Chesterfield", Chesterfield F.C., p27 Many players joined other local sides, notably Chesterfield Livingstone, a club that took up using the Saltergate site, and Spital, a works team which competed in the early years of the FA Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/2b/45/0,,10435~17707,00.doc|title=Football in Chesterfield – a concise history|last=Basson|first=Stuart|publisher=Chesterfield F.C.|access-date=21 May 2012}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Three years later, in 1884, a third entity called Chesterfield Football Club was formed, again making its home at Saltergate.{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10435~897585,00.html|title=Four clubs for Chesterfield|last=Basson|first=Stuart|publisher=Chesterfield F.C.|date=6 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329032257/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10435~897585%2C00.html|archive-date=29 March 2012|url-status=dead|quote=Although there is a widely-held belief that the first Chesterfield club was formed in 1866, no contemporary documentary evidence has been found to substantiate a claim for formation earlier than October 19th., 1867... The Chesterfield Town FC (1899) Ltd was put into voluntary liquidation in 1915... Chesterfield Borough Council formed of the Chesterfield Municipal FC on April 24th, 1919... That Chesterfield FC is the one that we watch today...|access-date=31 August 2011|df=dmy-all}} It drew in players from the preceding club and both Chesterfield Livingstone and Chesterfield Spital, though records show Spital continued as a separate club until 1888. After changing its name to Chesterfield Town, the club turned professional in 1891 and won several local trophies in the following two seasons, entering the FA Cup for the first time in 1892. For the 1892–93 season, the club wore an extraordinary playing strip of all dark blue with the Union Jack emblazoned across the front of the shirt.{{cite web|title=Strange Hues – Exotic Early Football Kits|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Chesterfield/images/chesterfield_1892-1893-a.gif|work=Historical Football Kits|access-date=26 May 2012}} Chesterfield joined the Midland League in 1896, and successfully applied for a place in the Second Division of the Football League at the start of the 1899–1900 season, finishing seventh. After finishing bottom of the League for three consecutive seasons, the club failed to gain re-election to the League in 1909, returning to the Midland League.{{cite book|last=Goldstein|first=Dan|title=The Rough Guide to English Football: A fans' handbook 1999–2000|year=1999|publisher=Rough Guides Ltd|pages=154–158|isbn=1-85828-455-4}}

In 1915 Chesterfield Town was put into voluntary liquidation and a new club with the same name was formed by a local restaurateur to play wartime football using locally based "guests" from Football League clubs. It lasted only two years before its management and players were suspended by the FA for illegal payments and the club shut down.{{cite web |url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10435~1053686,00.html |title=Chesterfield FC: a potted history |last=Basson |first=Stuart |publisher=Chesterfield F.C. |date=13 June 2010 |access-date=18 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413200325/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10435~1053686%2C00.html |archive-date=13 April 2010}}

The current Chesterfield FC was formed on 24 April 1919 by Chesterfield Borough Council, seeing it as a way to spearhead improvements in local recreational provision. Initially called "Chesterfield Municipal", the club made great strides on the pitch in its first season, lifting the Midland League title – and did so despite three changes of management. However, The Football Association and the Football League had already made clear their vehement opposition to a council-run club and ultimately forced it to cut its ties and become independent, reflected in a name change to Chesterfield FC in December 1920.{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/history-the-basics-195679.aspx|title=Chesterfield History: The Basics|last=Basson|first=Stuart|publisher=Chesterfield F.C.|date=1 May 2012|access-date=23 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319115634/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/history-the-basics-195679.aspx|archive-date=19 March 2013}}{{cite web|last=Basson|first=Stuart|publisher=Chesterfield F.C.|date=8 June 2011|url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10435~2373653,00.html|title=Seasons of Plenty 3|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413210530/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10435~2373653%2C00.html|archive-date=13 April 2012}}

In 1921–22, Chesterfield became a founder member of the new Football League Third Division North. Following the arrival of new manager Ted Davison in 1926 and chairman Harold Shentall in 1928, the club won the Third Division North title in the 1930–31 season with an 8–1 victory over Gateshead on the final day, and were promoted to the Second Division. Relegation followed in 1933, but the Third Division North title was again won in 1936.

After the war the club achieved their best League position, finishing fourth in the Second Division in 1946–47. However, the sale of several players at the end of the season reduced their overall quality, and Chesterfield were relegated at the end of the 1950–51 season. They were placed in the Third Division on its formation at the start of the 1958–59 season; future England international goalkeeper Gordon Banks made his professional debut in a Third Division game in November 1958, but was sold to Leicester City for a then-club record £7,000 fee at the end of the season. In 1961 Chesterfield were relegated to the Fourth Division for the first time.

Chesterfield spent eight seasons in the Fourth Division, earning promotion as champions in 1969–70 under manager Jimmy McGuigan. The Anglo-Scottish Cup was won in 1981. The club was relegated in 1983–84, and won the Fourth Division title the following season. Financial difficulties forced Chesterfield Borough Council to bail out the club in 1985 and the club's training ground to be sold. Relegation followed in 1988–89; Chesterfield reached the play-off competition a year later, but were beaten by Cambridge United in the play-off final. The arrival of John Duncan as manager in 1993 was followed in the 1994–95 season by play-off victories over local rivals Mansfield Town and Bury to earn promotion to the redesignated Second Division. The 1996–97 season saw Chesterfield beat six clubs including Premier League side Nottingham Forest to reach the semi-final of the FA Cup for the first time. The semi-final match against Middlesbrough was contentiously drawn 3–3 after extra time; Chesterfield lost the replay 3–0.{{cite web|url=http://www.football-england.com/Chesterfield_Football_Club_CFC_Spireites_FC.html|title=Chesterfield Football Club – The Spireites|publisher=football-england.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927181215/http://www.football-england.com/Chesterfield_Football_Club_CFC_Spireites_FC.html|archive-date=27 September 2011}}

The club were relegated to the Third Division in 2000 following a run of 21 games without a win, and chairman Norton Lea was replaced by Darren Brown. The following year, Chesterfield were deducted nine points for financial irregularities after Brown attempted to avoid paying Chester City the fee agreed by the FA for Luke Beckett. Amid mounting evidence of fraud, he relinquished control of the club in March 2001 and ownership passed to a hastily organised fans' group, the Chesterfield Football Supporters Society. Massive debts run up by Brown forced the club into administration, but the team still secured the division's final automatic promotion place. Brown was later sentenced to four years in prison following a Serious Fraud Office investigation that led to charges including false accounting, furnishing false information and theft.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/sep/28/chesterfield|last=Conn|first=David|author-link=David Conn|title=Prison finally catches up with Chesterfield's crooked Spireite|work=The Guardian|date=28 September 2005}}

Chesterfield were relegated to League Two at the end of the 2006–07 season, although they did reach the regional semi-final of the League Trophy and the fourth round of the League Cup in the same year.{{fchd|id=CHESTERF|name=Chesterfield}} The club departed its historic home at Saltergate at the end of the 2009–10 season, and moved to newly built B2net Stadium. Chesterfield were promoted to League One after winning the League Two title in 2010–11 season.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13247192.stm|title=Chesterfield 3 – 1 Gillingham|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 May 2011}} Later that year, Dave Allen took a majority shareholding of the football club from the Supporters Society. They went on to win the Football League Trophy for the first time in March 2012, defeating Swindon Town 2–0 in the final.{{cite news|title=Chesterfield 2–0 Swindon|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17419742|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=25 March 2012}} However, they were relegated from League One the following month,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17796281 |title=Yeovil Town 3–2 Chesterfield |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2012 |access-date=5 October 2022}} with Allen taking over as chairman from Barrie Hubbard in the off-season. The club again returned to the third tier as League Two champions at the end of the 2013–14 season for a record fourth time under the guidance of manager Paul Cook.{{Cite news |date=2 May 2014 |title=Chesterfield 2–1 Fleetwood Town |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/27168214 |access-date=31 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}

Chesterfield secured sixth-place in League One at the end of the 2014–15 campaign, and went on to lose 4–0 on aggregate to Preston North End in the two-legged play-off semi-final.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32575855 |title=Preston North End 3–0 Chesterfield (4–0 agg.) |author=Nathan Middleton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 May 2015 |access-date=5 October 2022}} Cook departed at the end of the season. On 14 November 2016, Dave Allen resigned from his roles as chairman and director of the club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11746/10657909/chesterfield-chairman-and-director-dave-allen-leaves-roles|title=Chesterfield chairman and director Dave Allen leaves roles|date=14 November 2016|website=Sky Sports News|access-date=19 November 2016}} This signaled a crisis, and four days later a further four directors resigned from their roles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11746/10662185/four-chesterfield-directors-resign-as-boardroom-crisis-deepens|title=Four Chesterfield directors resign as boardroom crisis deepends|date=18 November 2016|website=Sky Sports News|access-date=19 November 2016}} It was announced that Chesterfield was openly up for sale, and desperately needed some kind of investment in order to avoid administration. Mike Warner was installed as chairman on 19 November.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngMXjsRgVf8&t=0s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/ngMXjsRgVf8| archive-date=2021-11-10 | url-status=live|title=Ashley Carson – Director's interview|date=19 November 2016|via=YouTube|access-date=19 November 2016}}{{cbignore}}

Chesterfield were relegated from League One in 2016–17, finishing bottom of the league. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Chesterfield suffered a second consecutive relegation, with the club playing outside the Football League for the first time since 1921.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43885346 |title=Chesterfield relegated from League Two after Morecambe draw |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=14 December 2023}} On 6 August 2020, it was announced that Chesterfield FC Community Trust, a charity associated with the club, had bought the club from previous owner Dave Allen.{{cite web|url=https://www.chesterfield.co.uk/2020/08/chesterfield-fc-sold-to-community-trust/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918014026/https://www.chesterfield.co.uk/2020/08/chesterfield-fc-sold-to-community-trust/|archive-date=18 September 2020|title=Chesterfield FC sold to Community Trust|date=7 August 2020}} The following day, the Trust announced that John Pemberton had been appointed full-time manager, following a spell as caretaker manager from January 2020, during which time he was able to prevent the club's relegation to National League North.{{Cite web |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/football/give-us-chance-new-chesterfield-fc-chairman-appointing-john-pemberton-hopes-more-financial-support-and-his-message-spireites-fans-2936145 |title="Give us a chance" - New Spireites chairman on appointing Pemberton, more financial support and his message to fans |last=Norcliffe |first=Liam |date=8 August 2020 |access-date=28 January 2024}}

In January 2022, the club faced Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup, losing 5–1 to the Premier League side.{{cite web|url=https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/club-news/that-time-we-took-on-the-champions-of-europe |title=That time we took on the champions of Europe |date=9 January 2022 |work=Chesterfield FC}} After relegation from the Football League, Chesterfield had three unsuccessful play-off attempts, including losing the 2023 National League play-off final on penalties to Notts County.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65521672 |title=Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County (3–4 on penalties) |first=Andrew |last=Aloia |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2023 |access-date=14 December 2023}} The club then won the National League title in the following season to return to the Football League after six seasons in non-League.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68583425 |title=Chesterfield 3–0 Boreham Wood |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 March 2024 |access-date=24 March 2024}} During this season, the ownership of the club was transferred to brothers Phil and Ashley Kirk by the Community Trust.{{cite news |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/football/like-winning-the-lottery-chesterfield-chairman-excited-for-future-with-new-owners-4610493 |title='Like winning the lottery' - Chesterfield chairman excited for future with new owners |publisher=Derbyshire Times |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=11 August 2024}}

Table of kit suppliers and sponsors:{{cite news|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Chesterfield/Chesterfield.htm |title=Chesterfield FC |publisher=Historical Football Kits |access-date=5 October 2022}}

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Chesterfield's historic ground was Saltergate, officially named the Recreation Ground, which was in use from 1872 to 2010. Saltergate's record attendance was 30,561, which was set when Chesterfield hosted Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup fifth round in February 1938.[http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/e/33/0,,10435~78606,00.xls Record attendances and receipts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229151057/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/e/33/0%2C%2C10435~78606%2C00.xls |date=29 February 2012 }}

Since the 2010–11 season, Chesterfield have played their home games at the £13 million B2net Stadium. The first match was against Derby County in a pre-season friendly, which Derby won 5–4, Craig Davies becoming the first goalscorer at the stadium. The first competitive fixture was against Barnet, which ended in a 2–1 win after Dwayne Mattis scored the opening League goal at the ground in the first half. Chesterfield suffered their first home league defeat at the B2net Stadium after a 2–1 loss to Burton Albion on 13 November 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/ClubAnnouncements/0,,10435~1529604,00.html|title=Chairman's AGM New Stadium Statement|date=22 January 2009|publisher=Chesterfield Football Club|access-date=22 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004122714/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/ClubAnnouncements/0%2C%2C10435~1529604%2C00.html|archive-date=4 October 2011}}

On 13 August 2012, it was announced that, after the acquisition of b2net by Proact, the stadium would be renamed the Proact Stadium. On 15 May 2020, it was announced that, from August, the stadium would be renamed again, this time to the Technique Stadium, after local education provider Technique acquired the naming rights. In 2023 the stadium was renamed for the new sponsors, financial services company SMH group, for a minimum of three years. The highest attendance at the SMH group stadium was 10,108 at home in their last match of the 2023–24 National League season against Maidenhead United which Chesterfield won 3–2.{{cite web |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/football/chesterfield-stadium-renamed-following-new-sponsorship-deal-4180807 |title=Chesterfield stadium renamed following new sponsorship deal |date= 13 June 2023 |access-date= 19 June 2023}}

Chesterfield's geographical position means that the club holds many local derbies. Their main rival is considered to be the Nottinghamshire club Mansfield Town,{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2288869/football-rivals-the-census |title=Football Rivals: The Census |author=Patrick Goss |website=Sky Sports |access-date=2 December 2023}} with the club contending a number of fiery encounters. This was intensified due to the Miners' Strike, with those in Derbyshire largely striking, while those in Nottinghamshire did not, leading to the latter being referred to as 'scabs'.{{cite news|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/chesterfields-historic-rivalry-mansfield-laid-6579644 |title=Chesterfield's historic rivalry with Mansfield laid bare |author=Jonathan Chubb |website=Derby Telegraph |date=5 February 2022 |access-date=15 January 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-47401859 |title=Miners' strike: The decades-old feud that still divides communities |author=David Pittam |website=BBC News |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=15 January 2024}} The last fixture between the sides finished in a 1–0 win for Mansfield at the Proact Stadium in April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/chesterfield/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Mansfield%20Town/ |title=Chesterfield football club: record v Mansfield Town |website=11v11 |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=2 December 2023}} Chesterfield also have rivalries with nearby South Yorkshire clubs Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.{{cite news|url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf |title=Club Rivalries Uncovered |website=Football Fans Census |access-date=15 January 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020074918/http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2013}}{{additional citation needed|reason=Rotherham rivalry unsourced|date=January 2024}} The rivalries with Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday both came to the fore with the two playing in League One at periods in the 2010s.{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/chesterfield/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Sheffield%20Wednesday/ |title=Chesterfield football club: record v Sheffield Wednesday |website=11v11 |access-date=15 January 2024}} The Spireites have encountered United much more in recent years, continuing to meet in the third level of English football until 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/chesterfield/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Sheffield%20United/ |title=Chesterfield football club: record v Sheffield United |website=11v11 |access-date=15 January 2024}}

A slight rivalry with Grimsby Town intensified with a number of feisty encounters over the years.{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chesterfield-feisty-grimsby-town-form-6331911 |title='Needle' – Chesterfield boss expecting feisty game and dismisses Grimsby Town form |author=Elliott Jackson |website=Grimsby Telegraph |date=10 December 2021 |access-date=15 January 2024}}

{{Further|List of Chesterfield F.C. players}}

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Management and backroom staff

{{updated|7 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/club/staff-directory |title=Staff Directory |website=Chesterfield FC |access-date=2 December 2023}}

Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=656&comp_id=9&teamTabs=managers |title=Chesterfield Manager History |website=Soccerbase |access-date=2 December 2023}}

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Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/chesterfield/tab/honours/ |title=Chesterfield football club honours |publisher=11v11 |access-date=8 September 2023}}

League

• Third Division North (level 3)
• Champions: 1930–31, 1935–36
• Fourth Division / Third Division / League Two (level 4)
• Champions: 1969–70, 1984–85, 2010–11, 2013–14
• Promoted: 2000–01
• Play-off winners: 1995
• National League (level 5)
• Champions: 2023–24
• Midland League
• Champions: 1909–10, 1919–20

Cup

• Football League Trophy
• Winners: 2011–12
• Runners-up: 2013–14
• Anglo-Scottish Cup
• Winners: 1980–81
• Derbyshire Senior Cup
• Winners (7): 1898–99, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1932–33, 1936–37, 2017–18

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• Derbyshire Senior Cup is competed for by all registered Derbyshire FA clubs. Until season 2010–11, Chesterfield and Derby County did not enter teams and in turn competed in their own competition called the Derbyshire FA Centenary Cup. Both Chesterfield and Derby County have fielded reserve sides in the Derbyshire Senior Cup since season 2010–11.

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