CHESTERFIELD
("The Spireites'')
Year formed | 1866 |
Turned professional | 1891 |
Limited company | 1871 |
Previous names | 1866 - 1891: Chesterfield FC 1891 - 1915: Chesterfield Town (club entered liquidation) 1919 - December 1920: Chesterfield Municipal December 1920 to date: Chesterfield FC |
Ground | Technique Stadium, 1866 Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield S41 8NZ (for pictures of the stadium click here) |
Pitch measurements | 111 x 71 yards (102 x 65 metres) |
Ground capacity | 10,400 |
Record attendance at present ground | 10,089 v Rotherham United, League Two, 18th March 2011 (won 5-0) |
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 | |
European | Anglo-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 - Cup | FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1955-56 |
Best League position | 5th, Division Two, 1904-05 |
Lowest League position | 24th, League Two, 2017-18 |
Furthest in FA Cup | Semi-final, 1996-97 |
Furthest in League Cup | 4th round, 1964-65, 2006-07 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 64, Division Four, 1969-70 |
3 for a win | 91, Division Four, 1984-85 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 23, Division Two, 1907-08 |
3 for a win | 36, Division Two, 1999-2000 |
Most League goals scored | 102, Division Three (North), 1930-31 |
Most League goals conceded | 92, Division Two, 1907-08 |
Fewest League goals scored | 34, Division Two, 1999-2000 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 32, 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 season | 6, 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 season | 3, Division Three (North), 1921-22 |
Most losses in a League season | 28, League Two, 2017-18 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 6, Division Three (North), 1935-36 |
Record League win | 10-0 v Glossop North End, Division Two, 17th January 1903 |
Record Cup win | 5-0 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 defeat | 0-10 v Gillingham, Division Three, 5th September 1987 |
Record League Cup defeat | 2-6 v Mansfield Town, League Cup 1st round, 19 August 1970 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 44, Jimmy Cookson, Division Three (North), 1925-26 |
in total | 161, 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 |
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 player | Dennis 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 |