Chesterfield F.C.

Association football baseball club in Chesterfield, England
not to be confused with Chesterfield United FC
Football baseball club

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Chesterfield Football Club is an english association football club based in the township of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Chesterfield play their home games at the 10,500 capability Technique Stadium, having moved from their historic home of Saltergate during the summer of 2010. noteworthy players include record appearance holder Dave Blakey, who played in 617 of Chesterfield ‘s league games, and 162 league goal cabaret record holder Ernie Moss. The club contests numerous local anesthetic rivalries, though Nottinghamshire club Mansfield Town are their most boisterous rivals, with smaller rivalries such as Notts County ( although this international relations and security network ’ deoxythymidine monophosphate reputable for herd trouble- quite merely a local anesthetic bet on for a both fans ) and a historic competition with Grimsby Town, as both clubs tend to play each early often with cutthroat circumstances and frequently have vandalism and push trouble. Chesterfield FC was officially established in 1866 though it would be the third gear personification of that name that turned professional in 1891 and changed its name to Chesterfield Town. Town entered the FA Cup for the foremost time the following class, and competed in the Sheffield & District League and Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup, before joining the Midland League in 1896–97. A third-place finish in 1898–99 resulted in a successful application to the Football League Second Division for the pursuit season. After ten seasons in the Second Division they failed to gain re-election to the League and returned to the Midland League in 1909, as champions in 1909–10. The cabaret entered liquidation in 1915, and were reformed as Chesterfield Municipal in April 1919. They again rejoined the Midland League and finished as champions in 1919–20. The club was renamed Chesterfield FC in December 1920, and became laminitis members of the Third Division North in 1921–22. They marked their one-tenth season in the division, 1930–31, by winning the deed, though only managed two seasons in the Second Division before suffering relegation. They again won the Third Division North title in 1935–36, and after World War II recorded their best ever league polish of fourth in the Second Division in 1946–47. however they were relegated again in 1950–51, and were relegated out of the Third Division in 1960–61. Chesterfield won the Fourth Division in 1969–70, and then won the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1980. After relegation in 1982–83, they again won the Fourth Division title in 1984–85, though would again be relegated after five seasons in the third base grade. They secured their return to the one-third tier with a 2–0 gain over Bury in the 1995 play-off Final at Wembley. Chesterfield reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1997, but were relegated back to the basement division in 1999–2000. They made an immediate return to the one-third grade after securing a third base Division automatic promotion station in 2000–01. Relegated in 2006–07, they secured the League Two style in 2010–11, but were relegated from League One the follow season. In 2011, Dave Allen took full possession of the club and oversee progress to two League Trophy finals ; Chesterfield won the trophy with a 2–0 victory over Swindon Town in 2012, and finished as runner-up after losing 3–1 to Peterborough United in 2014. Chesterfield were crowned champions of League Two for a criminal record fourth time in 2013–14, but remained in League One for good three seasons. Two consecutive relegations saw the club relegated out of the English Football League at the end of the 2017–18 season .

history [edit ]

A early Chesterfield FC crest giving an 1866 foundation date of Chesterfield FC. The design was beginning used in 1997 and replaced in 2009 Chart of historic table positions of Chesterfield in the Football League potentially five or more teams have been called Chesterfield Football Club at unlike times. A Derbyshire Times newspaper report card from 2 January 1864 noted a schedule game between “ Chesterfield and Norton football clubs ”, suggesting that a Chesterfield FC, whether loosely or formally organised, was active from at least 1863. [ 4 ] A second Chesterfield FC was formally created as an outgrowth of Chesterfield Cricket Club in October 1867. [ 1 ] The cricket and football clubs moved to the Recreation Ground at Saltergate in 1871, the like year that they became freestanding entities. however, a sour of the relationship between the two led to the closure of the football club in 1881, when it found itself homeless. [ 5 ] many players joined early local anesthetic sides, notably Chesterfield Livingstone, a club that took up using the Saltergate web site, and Chesterfield Spital, a team which competed in the early years of the FA Cup. [ 6 ] Three years subsequently, in 1884, a third base entity called Chesterfield Football Club was formed, again making its home at Saltergate. [ 1 ] It drew in players from the preceding club and both Chesterfield Livingstone and Chesterfield Spital, though records show Spital continued as a separate club. [ 6 ] After changing its name to Chesterfield Town, the club turned professional in 1891 and won several local trophies in the follow two seasons, entering the FA Cup for the inaugural clock in 1892. For the 1892–93 season, the club wore an extraordinary play strip of all dark blue with the Union Jack emblazoned across the movement of the shirt. [ 7 ] 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 one-seventh. After finishing bottom of the League three years in a row, the club failed to gain re-election to the League in 1909, returning to the Midland League. [ 8 ] In 1915 Chesterfield Town was put into voluntary liquidation and a new club with the same name was formed by a local anesthetic 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 golf club shut down. [ 1 ] [ 9 ] The current Chesterfield FC was formed on 24 April 1919 by Chesterfield Borough Council, seeing it as a way to spearhead improvements in local anesthetic recreational provision. initially called Chesterfield Municipal, the golf club made big strides on the slope in its first season, lifting the Midland League claim – and did indeed despite three changes of management. however, The Football Association and the Football League had already made net their vehement enemy to a council-run golf club and ultimately forced it to cut its ties and become independent, reflected in a name exchange to Chesterfield FC in December 1920. [ 1 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In 1921–22, Chesterfield became a fall through member of the new Football League Third Division North. Following the arrival of new director Ted Davison in 1926 and chair 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 examination sidereal day, and were promoted to the Second Division. relegation followed in 1933, but the Third Division North title was again won in 1936. [ 8 ] After the war the club achieved their best League side, finishing fourthly in the Second Division in 1946–47. however, the sale of several players at the end of the temper reduced their overall choice, and Chesterfield were relegated at the end of the 1950–51 season. They were placed in the Third Division on its formation at the begin of the 1958–59 temper ; future England international goalkeeper Gordon Banks made his professional debut in a Third Division crippled 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. [ 8 ] Chesterfield spent eight seasons in the Fourth Division, earning promotion as champions in 1969–70 under director Jimmy McGuigan. The Anglo-Scottish Cup was won in 1981. The club was relegated in 1983–84, and won the Fourth Division title the follow season. Financial difficulties forced Chesterfield Borough Council to bail out the cabaret in 1985 and the club ‘s train establish to be sold. relegation followed in 1988–89 ; Chesterfield reached the play-off competition a year late, but were beaten by Cambridge United in the play-off concluding. The arrival of John Duncan as director in 1993 was followed in the 1994–95 season by play-off victories over local anesthetic rivals Mansfield Town and Bury to earn promotion to the redesignated Second Division. [ 8 ] 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 clock. The semi-final match against Middlesbrough was contentiously drawn 3–3 after extra meter ; Chesterfield lost the replay 3–0. [ 12 ] The golf club were relegated to the Third Division in 2000 following a race of 21 games without a winnings, and chair Norton Lea was replaced by Darren Brown. The follow year, Chesterfield were deducted nine points for fiscal 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 see of the golf club in March 2001 and ownership passed to a hurriedly organised fans ‘ group, the Chesterfield Football Supporters Society. Massive debts run up by Brown forced the club into presidency, but the team placid secured the division ‘s final automatic promotion seat. ( Brown was former sentenced to four years in prison following a serious Fraud Office probe that led to charges including false accounting, furnishing false information and larceny ). [ 13 ] 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 like year. [ 14 ] The cabaret departed its historic base at Saltergate at the goal 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. [ 15 ] They went on to win the EFL Trophy for the inaugural time in March 2012, defeating Swindon Town 2–0 in the final. [ 16 ] however they were relegated out of League One the following month, earlier again returning to the third base tier as League Two champions at the end of the 2013–14 temper. 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. On 14 November 2016, majority stockholder Dave Allen resigned from his roles as president and director of the club. [ 17 ] This signalled a crisis, and four days belated a promote four directors resigned from their roles. [ 18 ] 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 president on 19 November. [ 19 ] On 8 January 2017, director Danny Wilson was sacked, with Gary Caldwell being announced as his substitution nine days late. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] On 16 September 2017, coach Caldwell was sacked after three wins in 29 competitive games, giving him the worst win record of any Spireites director. On 29 September 2017, club caption Jack Lester was appointed the club ‘s modern coach, bringing with him Nicky Eaden as his assistant and early caretaker coach Tommy Wright as a first team coach. In the Spireites first season in the national league they achieved a 14th-place end. ownership of Chesterfield FC changed hands on 6 August 2020 with the Chesterfield FC Community Trust buying the golf club outright from previous owner Dave Allen. On 7 August 2020 Chesterfield FC Community Trust rewarded John Pemberton by appointing him full-time coach of the clubhouse following a spell as caretaker director from January 2020 where he prevented delegating from the National League. [ 22 ] Chesterfield sacked John Pemberton in late November 2020 following a poor start to the 2020/21 campaign that resulted in 2 wins and 7 defeats from the beginning 9 games leaving Chesterfield in veridical danger of relegation from the National League. The Community Trust took legal action following a belated 2–3 kill at home plate to Notts County on 21 November 2020, conceding 2 goals in injury fourth dimension. survival of the raw coach would involve input from numerous sources, with the baseball club deciding on young coach James Rowe who had taken Gloucester City to 1st stead in the National League North .

Period

Sportswear

Sponsor

1976–1979

Bukta

No shirt sponsor

1979–1982

Adidas

1982–1983

Latif

1983–1988

Coalite

1988–1990

Bukta

1990–1992

Matchwinner

1992–1994

North Derbyshire Health Authority/Gordon Lamb

1994–1996

North Derbyshire Health Authority/GK

Period

Sportswear

Sponsor

1996–1998

Super League

North Derbyshire Health Authority

1998–2000

Kenning Autos

2000–2001

Aspire

Gordon Lamb

2001–2002

TFG

2002–2003

Turf Sports

Gordon Lamb/Vodka Kick

2003–2004

Uhlsport

2004–2005

Branded

Autoworld/Vodka Kick

2005–2007

TFG

Period

Sportswear

Sponsor

2007–2008

Lotto

Vodka Kick

2008–2010

Bukta

2010–2012

Respect

2012–2013

Puma
Kick Energy

2013–2016

NAPIT

2016–2019

G F Tomlinson[23]

2019–

Technique Learning[24]

stadium [edit ]

Proact Stadium in February 2011 Chesterfield ‘s historic footing was Saltergate, officially named the Recreation Ground, which was in function 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.

Rivalries [edit ]

Chesterfield ‘s geographic position means that the club holds many local derbies. Their main equal is considered to be the Nottinghamshire club Mansfield Town, with the club contending a number of fiery encounters. This was intensified due to the Miners ‘ hit, with those in Derbyshire largely strike, while those in Nottinghamshire did not, leading to the latter being referered to as ‘scabs ‘. The last repair between the sides finished in a 1–0 win for Mansfield at the Proact Stadium in April 2018. Chesterfield besides have strong rivalries with nearby South Yorkshire clubs Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United. The fiercest of the three rivalries comes with Rotherham, with whom the Spireites have much animosity and common dislike. Chesterfield supporters ‘ fondest memory of the repair is a 5–0 victory over the Millers in March 2011. The rivalries with Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday both came to the fore with the two early Premier League clubs ‘ lineage into League One. The Spireites have encountered United much more in holocene years, continuing to do conflict in the third base tier of English football until 2017. A rebuff competition with Grimsby Town intensified with a phone number of feisty encounters over the years. Supporters of both clubs often used to cause disturbances at the regular, leading to the repair becoming a little grudge match. other smaller rivalries include Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers, Derby County, Notts County and Lincoln City .

Honours and achievements [edit ]

Third Division North ( third base tier ) :
Fourth Division / League Two ( fourth tier ) :
Midland League :

Champions: 1909–10, 1919–20
Runners-up: 1912–13

League Trophy :
Anglo-Scottish Cup :
Derbyshire Senior Cup :

Winners: 1899, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1933, 1937, 2018

Notes

Derbyshire Senior Cup is competed by all registered Derbyshire FA clubs. Until season 2010–11, Chesterfield and Derby County did not enter clubs 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.

golf club records [edit ]

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

As of 22 November 2021[31]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

put out numbers [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

managerial history [edit ]

References [edit ]

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