CHESTERFIELD 

 ("The Spireites'')

Year formed1867
Turned professional 1891
Limited company1871
Previous names

1867 - 1881: Chesterfield FC (club folded)

1884 - 1915: Chesterfield FC / Chesterfield Town (club entered liquidation)

1915 - 1917: Chesterfield Town (2nd club of this name)

1919 - December 1920: Chesterfield Municipal

December 1920 to date: Chesterfield FC

Ground

SMH group Stadium, 1866 Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield

S41 8NZ (for pictures of the stadium click here)

 

previous names:

b2Net Stadium: 2010 - 2020

Technique Stadium: 2020 - 2023

SMH group Stadium: 2023 - 2026

Club's ground since2010
Pitch measurements111 x 71 yards (102 x 65 metres)
Ground capacity10,400
Record attendance at present ground10,108 v Maidenhead United, Nationa League, 20 April 2024 (won 3-2)
Record League Cup attendance at present ground9,502 v Mansfield Town, Carabao Cup 1st round, 12 August 2025 (lost 0-2)
Lowest League Cup attendance at present ground3,088 v Tranmere Rovers, Capital One Cup 1st round, 14 August 2012 (lost 1-2, aet)
First League game at present ground

7 August 2010 v Barnet, League Two (won 2-1)

Previous grounds

1871 - 1872: Recreation Ground (about 100 yards closer to town centre)

1872 - 2010: Recreation Ground, Saltergate, Chesterfield

League career

Midland League: 1896 - 1899

Division Two: 1899 - 1909 (not re-elected)

Midland League: 1909 - 1921

Division Three (North): 1921- 1931

Division Two: 1931 - 1933

Division Three (North): 1933- 1936

Division Two: 1936 - 1951

Division Three (North): 1951 - 1958

Division Three: 1958 - 1961

Division Four: 1961 - 1970

Division Three: 1970 - 1983

Division Four: 1983 - 1985

Division Three: 1985 - 1989

Division Four/Three: 1989 - 1995

Division Two: 1995 - 2000

Division Three: 2000 - 2001

Division Two/League One: 2001 - 2007

League Two: 2007 - 2011

League One: 2011 - 2012

League Two: 2012 - 2014

League One: 2014 - 2017

League Two: 2017 - 2018

National League: 2018 - 2024

League Two: 2024 - .

First Football League game 2nd September 1899 v The Wednesday, Division Two, lost 1-5
  
Honours 
EuropeanAnglo-Scottish Cup winners: 1980-81
Domestic - League

Division Three (North) Champions: 1930-31, 1935-36

Division Three (North) runners-up: 1933-34

Division Four/League Two champions: 1969-70, 1984-85, 2010-11,

2013-14

National League champions: 2023-24

Midland League champions: 1909-10, 1919-20

Midland League runners-up: 1912-13

Second World War East Midlands Division champions: 1939-40

Second World War North Division runners-up: 1940-41

Domestic - CupFA Youth Cup runners-up: 1955-56
Best League position5th, Division Two, 1904-05
Lowest League position24th, League Two, 2017-18
Furthest in FA CupSemi-final, 1996-97
Furthest in League Cup4th round, 1964-65, 2006-07
  
Most League points  
2 for a win64, Division Four, 1969-70
3 for a win91, Division Four, 1984-85
Fewest League points 
2 for a win23, Division Two, 1907-08
3 for a win36, Division Two, 1999-2000
Most League goals scored102, Division Three (North), 1930-31
Most League goals conceded92, Division Two, 1907-08
Fewest League goals scored34, Division Two, 1999-2000
Fewest League goals conceded32, Division Four, 1969-70
Most wins in a League season

27, Division Three (North), 1933-34

27, Division Four, 1969-70

Fewest wins in a League season6, Division Two, 1907-08
Most draws in a League season

17, Division Two, 1948-49

17, Division Three/Two, 1970-71, 1997-98

Fewest draws in a League season3, Division Three (North), 1921-22
Most losses in a League season28, League Two, 2017-18
Fewest losses in a League season6, Division Three (North), 1935-36
Record League win10-0 v Glossop North End, Division Two, 17th January 1903
Record Cup win5-0 v Wath Athletic, FA Cup 1st round, 28th November 1925
Record League Cup win

5-0 v Mansfield Town, League Cup 1st round replay, 23 August 1971

5-0 v Scunthorpe United, League Cup 1st round replay, 23 August 1972

Record defeat0-10 v Gillingham, Division Three, 5th September 1987
Record League Cup defeat2-6 v Mansfield Town, League Cup 1st round, 19 August 1970
  
Highest Number of League goals scored 
in a season44, Jimmy Cookson, Division Three (North), 1925-26
in total161, Ernie Moss, 1969-76, 1979-81 and 1984-86
  
Most League goals in one season

4, Jimmy Cookson v Accrington Stanley, Division Three (North), 16th January 1926

4, Jimmy Cookson v Ashington, Division Three (North), 1st May 1926

4, Jimmy Cookson v Wigan Borough, Division Three (North), 4th September 1926

4, Tommy Lyon v Southampton, Division Two, 3rd December 1938

Top League Cup goalscorer14, Ernie Moss, 1970-74, 1979-81 and 1985-86
Most League appearances 613, Dave Blakey, 1948-67
Most capped player

4, Walter McMillan, Northern Ireland, 1937-38

4, Mark Williams, Northern Ireland, 1999

Youngest League playerDennis Thompson, 16 years 160 days v Notts County, 26th December 1950
Highest Transfer Fee Received£1,300,000 for Sam Clucas to Hull City, July 2015
Highest Transfer Fee Paid£250,000 for Jason Lee from Watford, August 1998