List of Chesterfield F.C. players
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Chesterfield.
The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more Football League matches for the club, as taken from a list provided via the club's website.[1]
For a list of all Chesterfield players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Chesterfield F.C. players, and for the current squad see Chesterfield F.C.#Current squad.
Explanation of list
Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played a Football League match for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches.
Total appearances
The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with ideally the following competitions:
- Play-off matches (1989–90, 1994–95)
- FA Cup
- Football League Cup; Football League Trophy; Football League Third Division North Cup (1933–34 to 1935–36)
- Anglo-Scottish Cup (1980–81), Football League Group Cup/Trophy (1981–82, 1982–83)
List of players
Statistics are up to date as of 29 August 2012.
Name | Position | League career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Abbott | IL | 1920-1921 | |||||
Tommy Broome | WH | 1921-1926 | 14 | 2 | |||
Horace Wass | WH | 1924–1937 | 413 | 6 | 447 | 7 | |
Norman Whitfield | IL | 1922–1926 | 120 | 60 | |||
Billy Kidd | DF | 1931–1947 | 316 | 2 | 347 | 2 | Oldest Chesterfield player |
Jack Hughes | WN | 1936–1939 | 102 | 17 | 105 | 18 | |
Dave Blakey | DF | 1948–1967 | 617 | 20 | 658 | 21 | Record Chesterfield appearances |
George Smith | IF | 1951–1958 | 250 | 98 | 266 | 102 | |
Dennis Thompson | IF | 1951–1953? | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Youngest Chesterfield player |
Ron Powell | GK | 1952–1964 | 471 | 0 | 508 | 0 | |
Gerry Sears | DF | 1953–1968 | 412 | 4 | 454 | 4 | |
Barry Hutchinson | IF | 1955–1960 | 154 | 16 | 161 | 17 | |
Albert Holmes | DF | 1961–1976 | 470 | 10 | 514 | 10 | |
Mike Hughes | MF | 1963–1969 | 210 | 9 | |||
Kevin Randall | FW | 1966–1972 | 258 | 96 | 282 | 105 | Manager of Chesterfield 1987-1988 |
Ernie Moss | FW | 1968–1975, 1979–1981, 1984–1986 | 469 | 162 | 539 | 192 | Record Chesterfield goalscorer |
John Archer | MF | 1969–1972 | 116 | 22 | 129 | 24 | |
Tom Fenoughty | MF | 1969–1972 | 100 | 15 | 110 | 16 | |
Frank Barlow | DF | 1972–1976? | 141 | 3 | 160 | 3 | Manager of Chesterfield 1980-1983 |
Phil Tingay | GK | 1972–1980 | 181 | 0 | 202 | 0 | |
Eric Winstanley | DF | 1973–1977 | 101 | 7 | 113 | 8 | |
Sean O'Neill | DF | 1974–1986 | 442 | 6 | 507 | 6 | |
Colin Tartt | MF | 1977–1982 | 186 | 7 | 225 | 9 | |
Steve Baines | DF | 1983–1986 | 133 | 9 | 154 | 10 | |
Brian Scrimgeour | MF | 1983–1987 | 121 | 16[2] | ? | ? | |
Chris Marples | GK | 1984–1987, 1992–1995 | 141 | 0 | 160 | 0 | |
Jamie Hewitt | MF | 1986–1992, 1993–2002 | 506 | 26 | 585 | 29 | |
Andy Morris | FW | 1988–1998 | 265 | 56 | 320 | 71 | |
Sean Dyche | DF | 1990–1997 | 231 | 8 | 269 | 9 | |
Tom Curtis | MF | 1993–2000 | 240 | 12 | 291 | 13 | |
Kevin Davies | FW | 1993–1997 | 129 | 22 | 159 | 30 | Record transfer fee received (£750,000) |
Mark Jules | DF | 1993–1999 | 186 | 4 | 226 | 7 | |
Nicky Law | DF | 1993–1996 | 111 | 11 | 127 | 13 | Manager of Chesterfield 2000-2001 |
Ian Breckin | DF | 1997–2002, 2009–2011 | 279 | 8 | 323 | 11 | |
Jason Lee | FW | 1998–2000 | 28 | 1 | 32 | 1 | Record transfer fee paid (£250,000) |
Lee Richardson | MF | 2000–2004 | 45 | 1 | 55 | 1 | Manager of Chesterfield 2007-2009 |
Derek Niven | MF | 2003–2012 | 297 | 18 | 326 | 21 | |
Wayne Allison | FW | 2004–2008 | 115 | 21 | 127 | 23 | |
Jack Lester | FW | 2007–2013 | 197 | 85 | 219 | 94 | |
Alan O'Hare | DF | 2002–2008 | 154 | 3 | 154 | 3 | |
References
- "Players with 100 or more Football League appearances (as of 3 May 2014)" (PDF). Chesterfield FC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- Chesterfield FC source shows 16 goals, Neil Brown source only shows 15
External links
- List of Chesterfield debutants by date - official site
- Post-war Football League Player statistics
- Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- cfchistory.com – Chesterfield FC: Player-based information