List of Chesterfield F.C. seasons

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Chesterfield Football Club is an English association football club based in the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield. The current club dates from 1919, but the histories of earlier Chesterfield-based clubs are generally discussed alongside that of the current club. The first Chesterfield F.C. was founded in the mid-1860s and survived until 1881, long before league football existed. The second incarnation, which became known as Chesterfield Town F.C., was formed in 1884. [1] Its first team joined and won the Sheffield & District League in 1891–92, [2] and first entered the FA Cup the following season. Drawn away to Gainsborough Trinity in the first qualifying round, the score stood at 2–2 at full time; Trinity scored twice during extra time, but darkness fell before the agreed half hour was complete, so the match was ordered to be replayed. Chesterfield lost the replay 4–0. [3] They continued in the Sheffield leagues until joining the Midland Football League in 1896. After three top-four finishes, Chesterfield were elected to the Second Division of the Football League for the 1899–1900 season. The team generally struggled in the Football League: they placed fifth in 1904–05, but followed up with four consecutive bottom-three positions. Three times they successfully applied for re-election to the League, but the fourth application failed, and Chesterfield returned to the Midland League in 1909. Despite winning the title that season, they were not accepted back into the Football League, and continued in the Midland League until competitive football was suspended for the duration of the First World War. [1] [4]

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Chesterfield Town went into voluntary liquidation in 1915. A third club, formed to participate in the wartime competitions, failed because of financial irregularities, and when competitive football resumed, Chesterfield Council founded its own club, Chesterfield Municipal. They won the first post-war Midland League title [1]  and were expelled from that season's FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player [lower-alpha 1]  but when the football authorities made clear their opposition to municipal ownership of clubs, the council's involvement ceased and the club was renamed Chesterfield F.C. [1] It was a founder member of the Football League Third Division North, spent much of the 1920s in the top half of that division, and won the title in 1930–31. They retained their Second Division status for just two seasons, won a further Third Division North championship in 1936, and remained in the second tier until the interruption for war and for five seasons thereafter. Consistent top-half finishes meant Chesterfield were allocated to the Third Division when the regional sections were amalgamated into Third and Fourth Divisions in 1958, but they lasted only three seasons before making their debut at the lower level. [4]

Chesterfield were promoted as 1969–70 Fourth Division champions. In 1980–81, they entered and won the last edition of the Anglo-Scottish Cup, defeating Scottish giants Rangers 3–0 in the quarter-finals before beating Notts County in the final. [5] Two years later, they were relegated, and came close to folding, with debts of £400,000 and only seven contracted professionals, [6] before bouncing back to win their second Fourth Division title in 1985. Over the next 30 years, they experienced four relegations and four promotions between third and fourth tiers. Promoted via the play-offs in 1995, they came within a point of the play-offs the following season, [4] and reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1996–97, in which they faced Middlesbrough of the Premier League. With 21 minutes left and Chesterfield leading 2–1, Jonathan Howard shot against the underside of the bar; the ball bounced down and then out, and referee David Elleray ruled, incorrectly, that it had not crossed the line. A minute later, he awarded a penalty to Middlesbrough for a foul that took place outside the penalty area. Middlesbrough scored, and took a 3–2 lead in extra time, but Jamie Hewitt equalised with seconds left. Chesterfield lost the replay 3–0. [7] [8]

In 2000–01, a nine-point deduction for financial irregularities, initially deemed too lenient by the Football League, failed to prevent Chesterfield's automatic promotion in third place, [9] and the following year the club was taken out of administration into the ownership and control of the Chesterfield Football Supporters' Society. [10] In the second round of the 2008–09 FA Cup, Chesterfield lost to non-league club Droylsden, but were awarded the tie when their opponents were found to have fielded an ineligible player; when Chesterfield did the same in 2014–15, they were only required to replay the tie, and won. [11] They again won the fourth-tier title in 2010–11 and the following season won the Football League Trophy, a cup competition open to teams from the two lower divisions of the Football League, beating Swindon Town 2–0 in the final. [12] Chesterfield won the fourth-tier championship for a league record fourth time in 2013–14, [4] [13] and again reached the Football League Trophy final; this time they lost 3–1 to Peterborough United. [14] Two consecutive bottom-of-the-table finishes took them back to non-league football in 2018. [4] After two successive defeats in the play-offs, they came closest to a return to League football in 2023 when losing on penalties to Notts County in the play-off final. [15]

Since their first admission to the Football League in 1899, Chesterfield have spent 20 seasons in the second tier of the English football league system, 55 in the third, 25 in the fourth and 13 in non-league football. The table details the team's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first season in the Sheffield & District League in 1891–92 to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key

Details of the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons

List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results and top scorer(s)
SeasonLeague [4] FA Cup [17] League Cup [4] [lower-alpha 3] Other [4] [19] [20] Top league scorer(s) [lower-alpha 4]
Div [lower-alpha 5] PWDLFAPtsPosCompetitionResultNameGoals
1891–92 Sheff &D1814226334301st [2] Not known
1892–93 Sheff &D2614845934325th [23] QR1 Not known
1893–94 Sheff CC26111146549266th [16] [24] QR3 Not known
1894–95 Sheff CC2817836844373rd [25] R1 Not known
1895–96 Sheff CC2816937137355th [26] R1 Not known
1896–97 Midland2813697453324th QR4 Not known
1897–98 Midland2211745423293rd QR3 Not known
1898–99 Midland 2614395942314th QR4 Not known
1899–1900 Div 23416612656038 7th QR5 Herbert Munday 20
1900–01 Div 23491015465828 14th R1 Herbert Munday 9
1901–02 Div 23411617476828 16th [lower-alpha 6] Inter Tommy Brown 10
1902–03 Div 23414911674037 6th QR4 Herbert Munday 15
1903–04 Div 23411815374530 11th QR5 Herbert Munday 12
1904–05 Div 23414119443539 5th Inter Herbert Munday 13
1905–06 Div 23810820407228 18th [lower-alpha 6] R2 Herbert Munday 12
1906–07 Div 23811720506629 18th [lower-alpha 6] R1 Herbert Munday 12
1907–08 Div 23861121469223 19th [lower-alpha 6] R2 Chippy Simmons 7
1908–09 Div 2 3811819376730 19th [lower-alpha 7] R1 Proctor Hall 7
1909–10 Midland42277810244611st R1 Not known
1910–11 Midland38205138061455th R2 Not known
1911–12 Midland361481463623612th QR4 Not known
1912–13 Midland38201177841512nd R1 Not known
1913–14 Midland34194118043423rd R1 Not known
1914–15 Midland38201087641503rd QR5 Not known
1915–19
The Midland League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.
1919–20 Midland3424557835531st Disq [lower-alpha 1] Not known
1920–21 Midland 38181197046473rd QR3 Not known
1921–22 Div 3N3816319486735 13th QR5 Harry Williams 10
1922–23 Div 3N3819712685245 4th QR6 George Beel [30] 23 ♦
1923–24 Div 3N42221010703954 3rd QR6 Harold Crockford 19
1924–25 Div 3N42171114604445 7th QR6 Norman Whitfield 11
1925–26 Div 3N42255121005455 4th R3 Jimmy Cookson [30] 44 ♦
1926–27 Div 3N4221516926847 7th R3 Jimmy Cookson 41
1927–28 Div 3N42131019717836 16th R1 Ralph Williams 15
1928–29 Div 3N4218519717741 11th R3 Sam Taylor 20
1929–30 Div 3N4222614765650 4th R3 Jimmy Bullock 31
1930–31 Div 3N 42266101025758 1st R1 Albert Pynegar 26
1931–32 Div 242131118648637 17th R4 Sam Abel 20
1932–33 Div 2 42121020618434 21st R5 Sam Abel 17
1933–34 Div 3N422778864361 2nd R3 Third Division North Cup R3 Colin Cook 28
1934–35 Div 3N42171015715244 10th R3 Third Division North Cup R3 Harry Brown 14
1935–36 Div 3N 4224126923960 1st R2 Third Division North Cup R3 Maurice Dando 29
1936–37 Div 24216818848940 15th R3 Wally Ponting 26
1937–38 Div 24216917636341 11th R5 Harry Clifton 26
1938–39 Div 24220913695249 6th R3 Tom Lyon 22
1939–40 Div 22101222 [lower-alpha 8] 1
1939–45
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.
1945–46 R3 [lower-alpha 9]
1946–47 Div 242181410584450 4th R4 12
1947–48 Div 24216719545539 16th R3 Tommy Capel 16
1948–49 Div 242151710514547 6th R3 Jackie Hudson 12
1949–50 Div 24215918434739 14th R5 9
1950–51 Div 2 4291221446930 21st R3 Chris Marron 11
1951–52 Div 3N46171118656645 13th R2 Chris Marron 12
1952–53 Div 3N46181117656347 12th [lower-alpha 10] R2 Dennis Westcott 21
1953–54 Div 3N46191413766452 6th R4 George Smith 19
1954–55 Div 3N4624616817054 6th R1 George Smith 18
1955–56 Div 3N4625417946654 6th R2 Billy Sowden 32
1956–57 Div 3N4622915967953 6th R3 George Smith 16
1957–58 Div 3N46181513716951 8th R1 Gwyn Lewis 24
1958–59 Div 346171019676444 16th R3 Brian Frear 19
1959–60 Div 34618721718443 18th R1 Brian Frear 15
1960–61 Div 3 46101224678732 24th R3 R3 Keith Havenhand 21
1961–62 Div 44414921708737 19th R2 R1 Dave Kerry 16
1962–63 Div 446131617706442 15th R2 R1 Charlie Rackstraw 12
1963–64 Div 446151219577142 16th R3 R1 Charlie Rackstraw 15
1964–65 Div 44620818587048 12th R3 R4 9
1965–66 Div 446131320627839 20th R1 R3 Ivan Hollett 20
1966–67 Div 44617821606342 15th R1 R2 15
1967–68 Div 446211114715053 7th R3 R1 Kevin Randall 20
1968–69 Div 446131518435041 20th R3 R1 Kevin Randall 18
1969–70 Div 4 4627109773264 1st R1 R1 Ernie Moss 20
1970–71 Div 346171712663851 5th R2 R1 Kevin Randall 19
1971–72 Div 34618820575744 13th R3 R2 11
1972–73 Div 34617920576143 16th R2 R3 Ray McHale 10
1973–74 Div 346211411554256 5th R1 R3 Ernie Moss 17
1974–75 Div 346161218626644 15th R3 R2 Ernie Moss 20
1975–76 Div 34617920696943 14th R1 R1 Malcolm Darling 18
1976–77 Div 346141022566438 18th R2 R1 Rodney Fern 18
1977–78 Div 346171415584948 9th R2 R2 Rodney Fern 14
1978–79 Div 346131419516540 20th R1 R3 Rodney Fern 11
1979–80 Div 346231112714657 4th R1 R3 Ernie Moss 14
1980–81 Div 346231013724856 5th R3 R2 Anglo-Scottish Cup W Alan Birch 22
1981–82 Div 346181018575864 [lower-alpha 11] 11th R2 R1 Football League Group Cup [lower-alpha 12] Group Phil Bonnyman 14
1982–83 Div 3 4681325436837 24th R1 R1 Football League Group Cup Group Martin Henderson 10
1983–84 Div 446151516596160 13th R2 R2 Associate Members' Cup R1(N) Bob Newton 13
1984–85 Div 4 4626137643591 1st R2 R1 Associate Members' Cup R2(N) Bob Newton 15
1985–86 Div 346131419616453 17th R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup Prelim(N) Ernie Moss 14
1986–87 Div 346131518566954 17th R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup R1(N) Dave Caldwell 14
1987–88 Div 346151021417055 18th R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup R1(N) Dave Waller 19
1988–89 Div 3 4614725518649 22nd R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup QF(N) Dave Waller 18
1989–90 Div 446191413635071 7th [lower-alpha 13] R2 R1 Associate Members' Cup Prelim(N) Dave Waller 16
1990–91 Div 446131419476253 18th R2 R1 Associate Members' Cup Prelim(N) Lee Turnbull 9
1991–92 Div 442141117496153 13th R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup R1(N) Steve Norris 10
1992–93 Div 3 [lower-alpha 14] 42151116596356 12th R1 R2 Football League Trophy SF(N) Steve Norris 11
1993–94 Div 342161412554862 8th R1 R2 Football League Trophy R1(N) Steve Norris 20
1994–95 Div 34223127623781 3rd [lower-alpha 15] R1 R2 Football League Trophy R2(N) Kevin Davies 11
1995–96 Div 246201214565172 7th R2 R1 Football League Trophy SF(N) Tony Lormor 13
1996–97 Div 246181414423968 10th SF R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Jonathan Howard 9
1997–98 Div 246161713464465 10th R2 R2 Football League Trophy R1(N) Roger Willis 8
1998–99 Div 246171316464464 9th R1 R2 Football League Trophy QF(N) Dave Reeves 10
1999–2000 Div 24671524346336 24th R1 R2 Football League Trophy SF(N) Dave Reeves 14
2000–01 Div 34625147794280 [lower-alpha 16] 3rd R1 R2 Football League Trophy SF(N) Luke Beckett 16
2001–02 Div 246131320536552 18th R2 R1 Football League Trophy QF(N) Glynn Hurst 9
2002–03 Div 24614824437350 20th R1 R2 Football League Trophy R2(N) Dave Reeves 8
2003–04 Div 246121519497151 20th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) Glynn Hurst 13
2004–05 League 1 [lower-alpha 17] 46141517556257 17th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Tcham N'Toya 8
2005–06 League 146141418637356 16th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Paul Hall 15
2006–07 League 146121123455347 21st R1 R4 Football League Trophy SF(N) Caleb Folan 8
2007–08 League 246191215765669 8th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Jack Lester 25
2008–09 League 246161515625763 10th R3 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Jack Lester [33] 20 ♦
2009–10 League 24621718616270 8th R1 R1 Football League Trophy QF(N) Jack Lester 11
2010–11 League 24624148855186 1st R2 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) Craig Davies 23
2011–12 League 146101224558142 22nd R1 R1 Football League Trophy W Leon Clarke 9
2012–13 League 246181315604567 8th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) Marc Richards 12
2013–14 League 24623158714084 1st R2 R1 Football League Trophy F 11
2014–15 League 146191215685569 6th [lower-alpha 18] R4 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Eoin Doyle 21
2015–16 League 14615823587053 18th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) Lee Novak 14
2016–17 League 14691027437837 24th R2 R1 EFL Trophy R3 Kristian Dennis 8
2017–18 League 24610828478338 24th R1 R1 EFL Trophy R2(N) Kristian Dennis 19
2018–19 Nat46141715555359 14th R2 FA Trophy R3 Scott Boden 10
2019–20 Nat38111116556544 20th [lower-alpha 19] QR4 FA Trophy R1
10
2020–21 Nat4221615604369 6th [lower-alpha 20] QR4 [lower-alpha 21] FA Trophy R5 [lower-alpha 22] Akwasi Asante 10
2021–22 Nat44201410695174 7th [lower-alpha 23] R3 FA Trophy R3 [lower-alpha 24] Kabongo Tshimanga 24
2022–23 Nat4625912815284 3rd [lower-alpha 25] R3 FA Trophy R3 Liam Mandeville 9
2023–24 Nat46315101066598 1st R3 FA Trophy R4 Will Grigg 24

Notes

  1. 1 2 After beating South Normanton Colliery in the second qualifying round, Chesterfield were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. Although the FA commission accepted the directors' claim that they genuinely believed the player not to be cup-tied, because they suspended him for a month for "wilfully misleading the Chesterfield club", they still expelled the club from the competition despite it being within the rules and their discretion for them to impose a lesser sanction. [29]
  2. During the period that Chesterfield took part in this competition, it was conducted on a league basis. [16]
  3. The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season. [18]
  4. Football League seasons up to and including 1995–96 sourced to the English National Football Archive; [21] seasons from 1996–97 onwards sourced to Soccerbase. [22]
  5. From the 1899–1900 Football League season onwards, divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system, and separately from the non-League divisions.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Successfully applied for re-election to the Football League. [27]
  7. Failed to be re-elected to the Football League, receiving three votes fewer than Midland League club Lincoln City. [28]
  8. The 1939–40 season was abandoned with three matches played when the Second World War began. [4]
  9. Although the Football League did not resume until the 1946–47 season, the FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the first round proper to the sixth round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs. [4] [17]
  10. Chesterfield finished joint twelfth, with an identical record to that of Tranmere Rovers. [1]
  11. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two. [18]
  12. The Football League Group Cup succeeded the Anglo-Scottish Cup after the Scottish clubs decided to abandon the competition. [31]
  13. Beat Stockport County 6–0 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final before losing 1–0 to Cambridge United in the final. [4]
  14. When the newly formed FA Premier League split from the Football League, the remaining divisions of the Football League were renumbered upwards. [18]
  15. Beat Mansfield Town 6–3 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final before beating Bury 2–0 in the final to gain promotion to the Second Division. [4]
  16. Nine points deducted for financial irregularities. [9]
  17. From the 2004–05 season, the Football League divisions were rebranded: Division One was renamed the Football League Championship, and Divisions Two and Three became Football League One and Football League Two respectively. [32]
  18. Lost 4–0 on aggregate to Preston North End in the play-off semi-final. [34]
  19. The 2019–20 football season was disrupted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The National League was suspended in mid-March 2020 and the clubs voted six weeks later to end the regular season programme. [35] Teams had not all played the same number of matches, so it was agreed to construct final league tables on an unweighted points per game basis. [36] Chesterfield placed 20th. [37]
  20. Lost to fifth-placed Notts County in the play-off quarter-finals. [38]
  21. Chesterfield's fourth qualifying round win against Stockport County was ordered to be replayed because they fielded an ineligible player. Stockport won the replay 4–0. [39]
  22. Chesterfield's fifth-round tie against Aldershot was called off at the last minute after a player tested positive for COVID-19. The rules required it to be rescheduled within five days of the original date, but with the first-team staff in self-isolation, the club reluctantly withdrew from the competition rather than field an unprepared youth team. [40]
  23. Lost to third-placed Solihull Moors in the play-off semi-finals. [41]
  24. The third-round tie against Guiseley was called off after Chesterfield players tested positive for COVID-19. As in the previous season, the club opted to withdraw from the competition. [42]
  25. After beating Bromley after extra time in the semi-final, [43] lost on penalties to second-placed Notts County in the play-off final. [15]

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