2024–25 Chesterfield F.C. season

Chesterfield
2024–25 season
OwnerPhil Kirk and Ashley Kirk
ChairmanMike Goodwin
ManagerPaul Cook[1]
StadiumSMH Group Stadium
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 158th season in the history of Chesterfield Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2017–18 season, following promotion from the National League the previous season. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
14 June 2024[a] CM England Tim Akinola Free agent [2]
1 July 2024[b] CF England Kane Drummond England Macclesfield Free [3]
1 July 2024[c] CB Jamaica Chey Dunkley England Shrewsbury Town Free [4]
1 July 2024[d] LB Scotland Lewis Gordon England Bristol Rovers Free [5]
1 July 2024[e] CF Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden England Stockport County Free [6]
1 August 2024 RB England Vontae Daley-Campbell England Peterborough United Free [7]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 9 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Macclesfield contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Bristol Rovers contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Stockport County contract expired

Out

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Date Position Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
5 August 2024 RB Colombia Devan Tanton England Fulham End of Season [8]
15 August 2024 CB England Harvey Araujo England Fulham End of Season [9]
15 August 2024 RW England Dilan Markanday England Blackburn Rovers End of Season [10]

Loaned out

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Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Laurence Maguire England Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2024 [11][12]
30 June 2024 RW England Harley Curtis England Needham Market 7 July 2024 [11][13]
30 June 2024 RB England Jeff King England Swindon Town 5 August 2024 [11][14]
30 June 2024 GK England Luke Chadwick [11]
30 June 2024 LB England Bailey Clements [11]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 25 April, Chesterfield announced their first pre-season friendly, against Matlock Town.[15] A month later, home fixtures against Sheffield United and Derby County were also confirmed.[16][17] On June 21, a fourth friendly fixture was added, against Scunthorpe United.[18] Three days later, a home fixture versus Nottingham Forest was announced.[19]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Matlock Town 0–0 Chesterfield Matlock
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Causeway Lane
13 July 2024 Friendly Chesterfield 0–3 Nottingham Forest Chesterfield
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,368
16 July 2024 Friendly Alfreton Town 1–2 Chesterfield Alfreton
19:30 BST
  • Trialist 16'
Report
Stadium: North Street
20 July 2024 Friendly Chesterfield 0–3 Sheffield United Chesterfield
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,619
24 July 2024 Friendly Chesterfield 4–0 Derby County Chesterfield
19:30 BST
Report Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
2 August 2024 Friendly Scunthorpe United 0–3 Chesterfield Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Glanford Park

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Doncaster Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Qualification for League Two play-offs
7 Bromley 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
8 AFC Wimbledon 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
9 Chesterfield 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
10 Notts County 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
11 Fleetwood Town 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
12 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[20]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 1 2 0 7 2  +5 5 0 2 0 2 2  0 1 0 0 5 0  +5

Last updated: 24 August 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123
GroundHAH
ResultDWD
Position1149
Points145
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2024 1 Chesterfield 1–1 Swindon Town Chesterfield
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 9,262
Referee: Scott Oldham
17 August 2024 2 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Chesterfield Crewe
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,626
Referee: Scott Tallis
24 August 2024 3 Chesterfield 1–1 Salford City Chesterfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 3,334
Referee: Richie Watkins
31 August 2024 4 Gillingham v Chesterfield Gillingham
12:30 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[22]
7 September 2024 5 Chesterfield v Grimsby Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
14 September 2024 6 Port Vale v Chesterfield Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
21 September 2024 7 Chesterfield v Cheltenham Town Chesterfield
12:30 BST Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[22]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Chesterfield being drawn away against Derby County.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Derby County 2–1 Chesterfield Derby
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 8,358
Referee: Leigh Doughty

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Chesterfield were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Grimsby Town, Lincoln City and Manchester City U21.[24][25]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Chesterfield 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Manchester City U21 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
3 L2 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2024. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 August 2024 Group stage Cheserfield 1–1
(4–2 p)
Manchester City U21 Chesterfield
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 2,446
Referee: Elliot Bell
Penalties

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 24 August 2024

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England ENG Ryheem Sheckleford 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Branden Horton 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF England ENG Tom Naylor 4 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Jamie Grimes 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG Harvey Araujo (on loan from Fulham) 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF England ENG Liam Mandeville 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Darren Oldaker 5 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 1
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Will Grigg 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Michael Jacobs 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW England ENG Ryan Colclough 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF England ENG Tyrone Williams 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF England ENG Bailey Hobson 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF England ENG Tim Akinola 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
17 FW Albania ALB Armando Dobra 4 3 3+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
18 FW England ENG James Berry 5 3 2+1 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Gordon 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF England ENG Vontae Daley-Campbell 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
21 DF England ENG Ash Palmer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Jamaica JAM Chey Dunkley 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK England ENG Ryan Boot 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW England ENG Dilan Markanday (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Quigley 5 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
28 MF England ENG Ollie Banks 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF Colombia COL Devan Tanton (on loan from Fulham) 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 FW England ENG Kane Drummond 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
33 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy Madden 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF England ENG Mike Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 GK Australia AUS Ashton Rinaldo 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 DF Gibraltar GIB Liam Jessop 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 MF England ENG Ali Mohiuddin 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
40 MF England ENG Connor Cook 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Confirmation of Paul Cook's return as manager". Chesterfield FC. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Midfielder Rejoins Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Forward signs for Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Spireites Sign Experienced Central Defender". Chesterfield FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Defender joins Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Forward becomes second signing of the summer". Chesterfield FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Defender Joins Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Defender signs on loan from Premier League club". Chesterfield FC. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Young defender captured on loan from Premier League club". Chesterfield FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Winger secured on loan". Chesterfield FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Retained list announced". Chesterfield FC. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Maguire moves to Milton Keynes". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Curtis Switches Blue For Red". Needham Market FC. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Town sign Jeff King". Swindon Town FC. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Spireites To Face Matlock Town In Pre-Season". Chesterfield FC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Spireites to face Blades in pre-season". Chesterfield FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Derby County heading to SMH Group Stadium in pre-season". Chesterfield FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Scunthorpe friendly". Chesterfield FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Spireites to face Forest in pre-season". Chesterfield FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  20. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Games selected for live TV coverage". Chesterfield FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.