2024–25 Chesterfield F.C. season
2024–25 season | |
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Owner | Chesterfield Football Club Community Trust |
Chairman | Mike Goodwin |
Manager | Paul Cook[1] |
Stadium | SMH Group Stadium |
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
In
Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
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14 June 2024[a] | CM | Tim Akinola | Free agent | — | [2] |
1 July 2024[b] | CF | Kane Drummond | Macclesfield | Free | [3] |
1 July 2024[c] | CB | Chey Dunkley | Shrewsbury Town | Free | [4] |
1 July 2024[d] | LB | Lewis Gordon | Bristol Rovers | Free | [5] |
1 July 2024[e] | CF | Paddy Madden | Stockport County | Free | [6] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 16 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens
- ^ The transfer was announced on 9 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Macclesfield contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Bristol Rovers contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 13 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Stockport County contract expired
Out
Date | Position | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
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Loaned in
Date | Position | Player | From | Date until | Ref |
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Loaned out
Date | Position | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
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Released / Out of Contract
Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
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30 June 2024 | CB | Laurence Maguire | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2024 | [7][8] |
30 June 2024 | RW | Harley Curtis | Needham Market | 7 July 2024 | [7][9] |
30 June 2024 | GK | Luke Chadwick | [7] | ||
30 June 2024 | LB | Bailey Clements | [7] | ||
30 June 2024 | RB | Jeff King | [7] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 25 April, Chesterfield announced their first pre-season friendly, against Matlock Town.[10] A month later, home fixtures against Sheffield United and Derby County were also confirmed.[11][12] On June 21, a fourth friendly fixture was added, against Scunthorpe United.[13] Three days later, a home fixture versus Nottingham Forest was announced.[14]
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 |
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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 | v | Chesterfield | Scunthorpe |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Glanford Park |
Competitions
League Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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5 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
6 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[15]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[16]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
9 August 2024 1 | Chesterfield | v | Swindon Town | Chesterfield |
20:00 BST | Stadium: SMH Group Stadium |
17 August 2024 2 | Crewe Alexandra | v | Chesterfield | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Gresty Road |
24 August 2024 3 | Chesterfield | v | Salford City | Chesterfield |
15:00 BST | Stadium: SMH Group Stadium |
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.[17] |
7 September 2024 5 | Chesterfield | v | Grimsby Town | Chesterfield |
15:00 BST | Stadium: SMH Group Stadium |
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.[17] |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Chesterfield being drawn away against Derby County.[18]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
13 August 2024 First round | Derby County | v | Chesterfield | Derby |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Chesterfield were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Grimsby Town, Lincoln City and Manchester City U21.[19][20]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | L1 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of pre-season
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 | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
— | GK | ENG | Ryan Boot | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
— | DF | JAM | Chey Dunkley | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | SCO | Lewis Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Jamie Grimes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Branden Horton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | GIB | Liam Jessop | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Ash Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Ryheem Sheckleford | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Tyrone Williams | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
— | MF | ENG | Tim Akinola | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Ollie Banks | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Connor Cook | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Bailey Hobson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Mike Jones | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Liam Mandeville | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Tom Naylor | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Darren Oldaker | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
— | FW | ENG | James Berry | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Ryan Colclough | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ALB | Armando Dobra | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Kane Drummond | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | NIR | Will Grigg | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Michael Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | IRL | Paddy Madden | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | IRL | Joe Quigley | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Confirmation of Paul Cook's return as manager". Chesterfield FC. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Midfielder Rejoins Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Forward signs for Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Spireites Sign Experienced Central Defender". Chesterfield FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Defender joins Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Forward becomes second signing of the summer". Chesterfield FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Retained list announced". Chesterfield FC. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Maguire moves to Milton Keynes". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Curtis Switches Blue For Red". Needham Market FC. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Spireites To Face Matlock Town In Pre-Season". Chesterfield FC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Spireites to face Blades in pre-season". Chesterfield FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Derby County heading to SMH Group Stadium in pre-season". Chesterfield FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Scunthorpe friendly". Chesterfield FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Spireites to face Forest in pre-season". Chesterfield FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Games selected for live TV coverage". Chesterfield FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.