2008–09 Chesterfield F.C. season

This article documents the 2008–09 season of Derbyshire football club Chesterfield F.C.

Chesterfield F.C.

2008–09 season
Manager	Lee Richardson[1]
Football League Two	10th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	First round
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	19	11	16	77	53	+24	68
9	Bradford City	46	18	13	15	66	55	+11	67
10	Chesterfield	46	16	15	15	62	57	+5	63
11	Morecambe	46	15	18	13	53	56	−3	63
12	Darlington	46	20	12	14	61	44	+17	62[a]

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.^[3]

Results

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League Two

Barnet v Chesterfield

9 August 2008 1	Barnet	1–3	Chesterfield	London
	Carew 19'		Lester 57', 62' Ward 80'	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 2,237

Chesterfield v Bury

16 August 2008 2	Chesterfield	1–3	Bury	Chesterfield
	Kerry 16'		Futcher 4' Sodje 27' Morrell 40'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,728

Grimsby Town v Chesterfield

23 August 2008 3	Grimsby Town	0–1	Chesterfield	Grimsby
			Ward 42'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,306

Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers

30 August 2008 4	Chesterfield	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Chesterfield
			Williamson 4'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,175

Chesterfield v Rotherham United

6 September 2008 5	Chesterfield	1–0	Rotherham United	Chesterfield
	Goodall 90'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,951

Dagenham & Redbridge v Chesterfield

13 September 2008 6	Dagenham & Redbridge	3–0	Chesterfield	London
	Saunders 2' Nwojeki 87' Benson 88'		Ward 42'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,682

Rochdale v Chesterfield

20 September 2008 7	Rochdale	2–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Buckley 67' Kennedy 90'		Ward 85'  90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,884

Chesterfield v Brentford

27 September 2008 8	Chesterfield	0–1	Brentford	Chesterfield
	Bean 7'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,188

Morecambe v Chesterfield

4 October 2008 9	Morecambe	2–2	Chesterfield	Morecambe
	Drummond 6' Howe 85'		Robertson 16' Ward 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 1,734

Chesterfield v Chester City

11 October 2008 10	Chesterfield	1–1	Chester City	Chesterfield
	Ward 59'		Linwood 17'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,042

Lincoln City v Chesterfield

18 October 2008 11	Lincoln City	3–1	Chesterfield	Lincoln
	Oakes 17' Pătulea 30' Hone  47' Kovács 56'		Lester 73'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,326

Chesterfield v Aldershot Town

22 October 2008 12	Chesterfield	5–1	Aldershot Town	Chesterfield
	Lester 24' Ward 41' (pen.), 53', 76' Niven 73'		Hudson 50'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,079

Chesterfield v Notts County

25 October 2008 13	Chesterfield	3–1	Notts County	Chesterfield
	Ward 28' Goodall 57' Harsley 90'		Facey 60'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,134

Exeter City v Chesterfield

28 October 2008 14	Exeter City	1–6	Chesterfield	Exeter
	Stansfield 49'		Winter 38' Goodall 44' Lester 63', 76' Ward 78' Currie 88'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,093

Bournemouth v Chesterfield

1 November 2008 15	Bournemouth	1–1	Chesterfield	Bournemouth
	Goodall 82' (o.g.)		Kerry 34'	Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 4,082

Chesterfield v Shrewsbury Town

14 November 2008 16	Chesterfield	2–2	Shrewsbury Town	Chesterfield
	Currie 67' Ward 72' (pen.)		Holt 45' (pen.), 54'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,099

Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley

22 November 2008 17	Chesterfield	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Chesterfield
	Lester 14'		Ryan 85'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,215

Bradford City v Chesterfield

25 November 2008 18	Bradford City	3–2	Chesterfield	Bradford
	Lee 29' Boulding 37' Conlon 73' (pen.)		Lester 3' Currie 23' Goodall  72'	Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 12,145

Gillingham v Chesterfield

6 December 2008 19	Gillingham	2–1	Chesterfield	Gillingham
	Miller 18' Jackson 45'		Lester 60'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,622

Chesterfield v Macclesfield Town

12 December 2008 20	Chesterfield	2–4	Macclesfield Town	Chesterfield
	Ward 38', 67' Goodall  90'		Gritton 23', 57' Bell 25' Evans 77' Green  90'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,451

Port Vale v Chesterfield

20 December 2008 21	Port Vale	0–1	Chesterfield	Stoke on Trent
	Richards  41'		Downes 54'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,011

Chesterfield v Luton Town

26 December 2008 22	Chesterfield	2–2	Luton Town	Chesterfield
	Ward 45' Boden 82'		Craddock 56' Roper 90'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,243

Darlington v Chesterfield

28 December 2008 23	Darlington	0–0	Chesterfield	Darlington
				Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,352

Chester City v Chesterfield

17 January 2009 24	Chester City	1–3	Chesterfield	Chester
	Mozika 53'		Wilson 30' (o.g.) Winter 77' Kerry 82'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,806

Chesterfield v Morecambe

24 January 2009 25	Chesterfield	1–2	Morecambe	Chesterfield
	Gritton 57'		Howe 54' Stanley 65'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,283

Chesterfield v Exeter City

28 January 2009 26	Chesterfield	2–1	Exeter City	Chesterfield
	Lester 68', 80'		Moxey 17'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,894

Notts County v Chesterfield

31 January 2009 27	Notts County	0–1	Chesterfield	Nottingham
			Talbot 37' Hall  83'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,953

Shrewsbury Town v Chesterfield

14 February 2009 28	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Chesterfield	Shrewsbury
	Jackson 19' Davies 53'		Boden 26'	Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 4,873

Chesterfield v Bournemouth

20 February 2009 29	Chesterfield	1–0	Bournemouth	Chesterfield
	Lester 37'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,130

Chesterfield v Barnet

28 February 2009 30	Chesterfield	1–1	Barnet	Chesterfield
	Hall 74'		Yakubu 33'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,068

Bury v Chesterfield

3 March 2009 31	Bury	1–2	Chesterfield	Bury
	Bishop 60' (pen.)		Downes 2' Lester 40' Robertson  42'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,077

Wycombe Wanderers v Chesterfield

7 March 2009 32	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Chesterfield	High Wycombe
	Pittman 90'		Lester 31'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,809

Chesterfield v Grimsby Town

11 March 2009 33	Chesterfield	2–1	Grimsby Town	Chesterfield
	Talbot 55' Niven 75'		Bennett 76'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,999

Chesterfield v Dagenham & Redbridge

14 March 2009 34	Chesterfield	1–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Chesterfield
	Gritton 77'		Saunders 90'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,007

Brentford v Chesterfield

17 March 2009 35	Brentford	0–1	Chesterfield	London
			Gritton 53'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,541

Rotherham United v Chesterfield

21 March 2009 36	Rotherham United	3–0	Chesterfield	Sheffield
	Reid 38', 55' Mills 83'		Talbot  79'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,658

Chesterfield v Rochdale

25 March 2009 37	Chesterfield	3–0	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Lester 34', 61' Robertson 86'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,271

Chesterfield v Port Vale

27 March 2009 38	Chesterfield	2–1	Port Vale	Chesterfield
	Lester 68', 74'		Marshall 77'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,511

Aldershot Town v Chesterfield

31 March 2009 39	Aldershot Town	1–1	Chesterfield	Aldershot
	Robinson 52'		Lester 7'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 2,482

Macclesfield Town v Chesterfield

4 April 2009 40	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Chesterfield	Macclesfield
	Evans 15'		Gritton 8'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,276

Chesterfield v Lincoln City

7 April 2009 41	Chesterfield	1–1	Lincoln City	Chesterfield
	Lester 35'		Pătulea 52'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,419

Chesterfield v Darlington

11 April 2009 42	Chesterfield	0–0	Darlington	Chesterfield
				Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,642

Luton Town v Chesterfield

13 April 2009 43	Luton Town	0–0	Chesterfield	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,494

Chesterfield v Gillingham

18 April 2009 44	Chesterfield	0–1	Gillingham	Chesterfield
			McCammon 22'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,933

Accrington Stanley v Chesterfield

25 April 2009 45	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Chesterfield	Accrington
	Grant 50'		Lester  79'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,795

Chesterfield v Bradford City

2 May 2009 46	Chesterfield	0–2	Bradford City	Chesterfield
			Furman 54' Boulding 87'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,859

FA Cup

Chesterfield v Mansfield Town

8 November 2008 Round 1	Chesterfield	3–1	Mansfield Town	Chesterfield
	Winter 32', 58' Ward 51'		Arnold 78'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 6,612

Chesterfield v Droylsden

9 December 2008 Round 2	Chesterfield	2–2	Droylsden	Chesterfield
	Ward 51' Lester 79'		Brown 50' Halford 82'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5,698

Droylsden v Chesterfield

23 December 2008 Round 2 replay	Droylsden	2–1 [5]	Chesterfield	Droylsden
	Newton 31', 55' (pen.)		Lester 35'  84'	Stadium: Butchers Arms Attendance: 2,824

Ipswich Town v Chesterfield

3 January 2009 Round 3	Ipswich Town	3–0	Chesterfield	Ipswich
	Walters 50' (pen.) Couñago 53' Stead 88'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,524

League Cup

Preston North End v Chesterfield

12 August 2008 Round 1	Preston North End	2–0	Chesterfield	Preston
	Mellor 37', 90'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,150

Football League Trophy

Chesterfield v Grimsby Town

3 September 2008 Northern Section Round 1	Chesterfield	2–2 (1–4 p)	Grimsby Town	Chesterfield
	Lester 18' Kerry 52'		Jarman 32' North 78'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 1,665

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Tommy Lee 3 DF  SCO Gregor Robertson 4 DF  ENG Jamie Lowry 5 DF  WAL Rob Page 6 DF  TRI Kevin Austin 7 MF  ENG Lewis Montrose (on loan from Wigan Athletic) 8 MF  SCO Derek Niven 9 FW  SCO Martin Gritton 10 MF  ENG Darren Currie 11 MF  ENG Paul Harsley 12 DF  ENG Alan Goodall 14 FW  ENG Jack Lester 15 DF  AUS Aaron Downes 16 FW  SCO Jamie Winter

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ENG Lloyd Kerry 18 DF  ENG Danny Hall 19 FW  ENG Scott Boden 20 MF  ENG Ben Algar 21 MF  ENG Dan Gray 22 MF  ENG Peter Till (on loan from Grimsby Town) 23 FW  ENG Jordan Bowery 24 DF  ENG Jared Wilson (on loan from Birmingham City) 25 FW  ENG Drew Talbot (on loan from Luton Town) 26 MF  ENG Lee Askham 27 MF  ENG Craig Clay 28 DF  ENG Alexander Neisig-Moller 29 GK  ENG Matt Malak 30 DF  ENG Clayton McDonald (on loan from Manchester City)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 FW  ENG Luke Boden (returned from loan to Sheffield Wednesday) 22 GK  ENG Dan Whatsize 26 FW  POR Val Teixeira (returned from loan to Crystal Palace Baltimore)

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK  NIR Trevor Carson (returned from loan to Sunderland) 7 FW  NIR Jamie Ward (signed for Sheffield United in January 2009) [7] 2 DF  ENG Phil Picken (joined Notts County on loan) [8]