2009–10 Chesterfield F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 143rd season of competitive association football played by Chesterfield Football Club, a professional football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. During the 2009–10 season, the club competed in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, for the third year in succession.

Chesterfield

2009–10 season
Chairman	Barrie Hubbard
Manager	John Sheridan
League Two	8th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Area quarter-final
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Season summary

On 9 June 2009, John Sheridan was named as manager of Chesterfield in League Two. Signing a three-year contract with the club, he appointed Tommy Wright as assistant manager and Mark Crossley as coach.^[1] Chesterfield finished eighth in League Two.

At the end of the season, the club left Saltergate, and moved to the newly built B2net Stadium.^[2]

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Aldershot Town	46	20	12	14	69	56	+13	72	Qualification to League Two play-offs
7	Dagenham & Redbridge (O, P)	46	20	12	14	69	58	+11	72
8	Chesterfield	46	21	7	18	61	62	−1	70
9	Bury	46	19	12	15	54	59	−5	69
10	Port Vale	46	17	17	12	61	50	+11	68

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

League Two match details

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
8 August 2009	Torquay United	A	L	0–2		3,966	[3]
15 August 2009	Northampton Town	H	W	1–0	McDermott 32'	3,700	[4]
19 August 2009	Notts County	H	W	2–1	Lowry 78' pen., 80' pen.	6,196	[5]
22 August 2009	Shrewsbury Town	A	D	1–1	Lowry 67'	5,086	[6]
29 August 2009	Morecambe	H	D	1–1	Talbot 75'	3,210	[7]
5 September 2009	Rotherham United	A	L	1–3	Lowry 21' pen.	4,458	[8]
12 September 2009	Dagenham & Redbridge	A	L	1–2	McDermott 86'	2,034	[9]
19 September 2009	Macclesfield Town	H	W	4–1	Small 4', Lester 32', Lowry 37', McDermott 45'	3,138	[10]
26 September 2009	Bradford City	A	L	0–3		11,664	[11]
30 September 2009	Grimsby Town	H	W	3–2	Niven 30', Lester 54', McDermott 69'	3,329	[12]
3 October 2009	Accrington Stanley	H	W	1–0	Small 90+2'	3,104	[13]
10 October 2009	AFC Bournemouth	A	W	2–1	Talbot 15', 45'	5,896	[14]
17 October 2009	Hereford United	A	L	0–1		2,574	[15]
24 October 2009	Burton Albion	H	W	5–2	Hall 13', Allott 24', Lester 81', Talbot 89', McDermott 90+5'	4,218	[16]
31 October 2009	Barnet	H	W	1–0	Boden 64'	3,585	[17]
14 November 2009	Rochdale	A	W	3–2	Lester 25', 28', Perkins 63'	3,011	[18]
21 November 2009	Darlington	H	W	5–2	Page 37', Allott 45+2', Djilali 67', Boden 89', 90+1'	3,460	[19]
24 November 2009	Bury	A	L	1–2	Small 90'	2,504	[20]
2 December 2009	Crewe Alexandra	H	L	2–3	Talbot 73', Lester 89'	3,267	[21]
5 December 2009	Aldershot Town	A	L	0–1		2,977	[22]
12 December 2009	Cheltenham Town	H	W	1–0	Lester 42'	3,145	[23]
26 December 2009	Lincoln City	A	L	1–2	Boden 83'	4,604	[24]
2 January 2010	Shrewsbury Town	H	L	0–1		3,601	[25]
16 January 2010	Torquay United	H	W	1–0	Conlon 72'	3,215	[26]
23 January 2010	Northampton Town	A	D	0–0		4,513	[27]
26 January 2010	Rotherham United	H	L	0–1		4,951	[28]
30 January 2010	Morecambe	A	W	1–0	Gritton 18'	1,967	[29]
6 February 2010	Lincoln City	H	W	2–1	Green 19', Conlon 50'	3,573	[30]
9 February 2010	Port Vale	A	W	2–1	Downes 10', Green 31'	4,090	[31]
13 February 2010	Bury	H	W	1–0	Boden 58'	4,122	[32]
20 February 2010	Darlington	A	W	3–2	Whaley 80', Talbot 81', Byrne 87' o.g.	2,209	[33]
23 February 2010	Crewe Alexandra	A	W	1–0	Talbot 27'	3,278	[34]
27 February 2010	Aldershot Town	H	L	0–1		3,827	[35]
6 March 2010	Cheltenham Town	A	W	1–0	Conlon 41' pen.	3,006	[36]
9 March 2010	Notts County	A	L	0–1		7,341	[37]
13 March 2010	Port Vale	H	L	0–5		4,138	[38]
20 March 2010	Burton Albion	A	D	2–2	Demontagnac 34', Boden 61'	3,696	[39]
27 March 2010	Hereford United	H	L	1–2	Conlon 81' pen.	3,593	[40]
3 April 2010	Rochdale	H	W	2–0	Conlon 68' pen., 83' pen.	4,471	[41]
5 April 2010	Barnet	A	L	1–3	Small 14'	1,916	[42]
10 April 2010	Dagenham & Redbridge	H	D	2–2	Demontagnac 69', Conlon 89' pen.	3,588	[43]
13 April 2010	Grimsby Town	A	D	2–2	Lester 65', 75'	5,648	[44]
17 April 2010	Macclesfield Town	A	L	0–2		2,143	[45]
24 April 2010	Bradford City	H	D	1–1	Demontagnac 79'	4,109	[46]
1 May 2010	Accrington Stanley	A	L	0–2		2,475	[47]
8 May 2010	AFC Bournemouth	H	W	2–1	Lester 80', Niven 90+6'	4,998	[48]

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup

FA Cup match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
First round	7 November 2009	AFC Bournemouth	H	L	1–3	Lester 4'	3,277	[49]

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup

FA Cup match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
First round	11 August 2009	Scunthorpe United	A	L	1–2	Currie 72' pen.	2,501	[50]

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
First round	1 September 2009	Burton Albion	A	W	5–1	Small 17', 62', Talbot 38', 90+3', Lowry 87'	1,493	[51]
Second round	6 October 2009	Huddersfield Town	H	D	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Talbot 57', 74', Bowery 90'	3,003	[52]
Area quarter-final	10 November 2009	Carlisle United	H	L	1–3	Currie 45+5' pen.	2,878	[53]