2007–08 Chesterfield F.C. season

Football League Two
	8th
FA Cup	First Round
League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	First Round
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

This article documents the 2007–08 season of Derbyshire football club Chesterfield F.C.

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Milton Keynes Dons (C, P)	46	29	10	7	82	37	+45	97	Promotion to 2008–09 League One
2	Peterborough United (P)	46	28	8	10	84	43	+41	92
3	Hereford United (P)	46	26	10	10	72	41	+31	88
4	Stockport County (O, P)	46	24	10	12	72	54	+18	82	Qualification for League Two playoffs
5	Rochdale	46	23	11	12	77	54	+23	80
6	Darlington	46	22	12	12	67	40	+27	78
7	Wycombe Wanderers	46	22	12	12	56	42	+14	78
8	Chesterfield	46	19	12	15	76	56	+20	69
9	Rotherham United	46	21	11	14	62	58	+4	64^[a]
10	Bradford City	46	17	11	18	63	61	+2	62
11	Morecambe	46	16	12	18	59	63	−4	60
12	Barnet	46	16	12	18	56	63	−7	60
13	Bury	46	16	11	19	58	61	−3	59
14	Brentford	46	17	8	21	52	70	−18	59
15	Lincoln City	46	18	4	24	61	77	−16	58
16	Grimsby Town	46	15	10	21	55	66	−11	55
17	Accrington Stanley	46	16	3	27	49	83	−34	51
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	14	20	56	65	−9	50
19	Macclesfield Town	46	11	17	18	47	64	−17	50
20	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	13	10	23	49	70	−21	49
21	Notts County	46	10	18	18	37	53	−16	48
22	Chester City	46	12	11	23	51	68	−17	47
23	Mansfield Town (R)	46	11	9	26	48	68	−20	42	Relegation to 2008–09 Conference National
24	Wrexham (R)	46	10	10	26	38	70	−32	40	Relegation to 2008–09 Conference National

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.^[3]

Results

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League Two

11 August 2007 1	Chester City	0–0	Chesterfield	Chester
				Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 3,183

18 August 2007 2	Chesterfield	1–1	Stockport County	Chesterfield
	Lester 79'		Dickinson 64'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,600

25 August 2007 3	Peterborough United	2–3	Chesterfield	Peterborough
	McLean 9' Lee 45'		Lester 19' Lowry 60' Niven 61'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,005

1 September 2007 4	Chesterfield	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Chesterfield
	Niven 44' Lester 74'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,757

7 September 2007 5	Chesterfield	3–1	Bury	Chesterfield
	Fletcher 33', 77' Lester 84'		Woodthorpe 75'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,161

15 September 2007 6	Mansfield Town	1–3	Chesterfield	Mansfield
	Dawson 9' Buxton 73'		Robertson 3' Lowry 45' Lester 90'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,514

22 September 2007 7	Chesterfield	0–1	Barnet	Chesterfield
			Norville 69'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,088

29 September 2007 8	Notts County	1–0	Chesterfield	Nottingham
	Hunt 21'			Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,757

2 October 2007 9	Wrexham	0–4	Chesterfield	Wrexham
			Lester 6', 15' Rooney 14' Leven 60'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,058

6 October 2007 10	Chesterfield	2–2	Macclesfield Town	Chesterfield
	Rooney 5', 46'		Gritton 29' Green 73'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,080

13 October 2007 11	Shrewsbury Town	2–3	Chesterfield	Shrewsbury
	Hibbert 5' Murdock 68'		Rooney 44' Lowry 49' Lester 65' (pen.)	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,143

20 October 2007 12	Chesterfield	1–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Chesterfield
	Downes 8'		Benson 56'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,101

27 October 2007 13	Darlington	0–0	Chesterfield	Darlington
				Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 4,205

3 November 2007 14	Chesterfield	2–2	Morecambe	Chesterfield
	Lester 56', 64'		Curtis 1' Grand 90'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,721

6 November 2007 15	Lincoln City	2–4	Chesterfield	Lincoln
	N'Guessan 44' Bencherif 67'		Lester 8', 18', 42' Kovács 65'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,893

24 November 2007 16	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Chesterfield	Milton Keynes
	Wright 10'		Bastians 33' Ward 52'	Stadium: Stadium:MK Attendance: 9,638

5 December 2007 17	Chesterfield	0–2	Rotherham United	Chesterfield
			Holmes 8' Hudson 55'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5,417

8 December 2007 18	Chesterfield	1–1	Bradford City	Chesterfield
	Rooney 13'		Nix 77'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,727

15 December 2007 19	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Chesterfield	Accrington
	Procter 74' (pen.) Dsane 89'		Ward 18'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,448

22 December 2007 20	Chesterfield	2–0	Mansfield Town	Chesterfield
	Lester 52' Ward 62' Gray 76'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 6,300

26 December 2007 21	Bury	0–1	Chesterfield	Bury
	Scott 79'		Leven 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,158

29 December 2007 22	Barnet	0–2	Chesterfield	London
			Rooney 21' Kovács 80'	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 2,346

1 January 2008 23	Chesterfield	2–1	Wrexham	Chesterfield
	Leven 7' Lester 41'		Evans 68'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 6,300

5 January 2008 24	Chesterfield	1–2	Grimsby Town	Chesterfield
	Ward 83'		North 45', 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,540

12 January 2008 25	Brentford	2–1	Chesterfield	London
	Smith 25' Poole 61'		Lester 41'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,882

16 January 2008 26	Chesterfield	3–4	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Downes 49' Lester 59' Rooney 90'		Perkins 18', 39', 86' Murray 89'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,595

21 January 2008 27	Chesterfield	4–0	Hereford United	Chesterfield
	Lowry 2' Lester 21', 40' Moloney 90'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,274

26 January 2008 28	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Chesterfield	High Wycombe
	McGleish 26'			Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,203

29 January 2008 29	Stockport County	2–2	Chesterfield	Stockport
	Dickinson 34' Elding 63'		Fletcher 16' Lester 51'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,203

2 February 2008 30	Chesterfield	1–1	Chester City	Chesterfield
	Lester 54'		Murphy 59'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,701

9 February 2008 31	Grimsby Town	4–2	Chesterfield	Grimsby
	Boshell 19' (pen.), 86' (pen.) North 31' Hegarty 53'		Cooper 73' Ward 83'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,601

13 February 2008 32	Chesterfield	1–2	Peterborough United	Chesterfield
	Leven 87'		Morgan 45' Boyd 47' Williams 90'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,973

16 February 2008 33	Hereford United	2–0	Chesterfield	Hereford
	Mac-Donald 8' Hooper 45'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,503

23 February 2008 34	Chesterfield	1–0	Brentford	Chesterfield
	Dowson 4'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,728

1 March 2008 35	Rochdale	0–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
			Leven 89'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,108

7 March 2008 36	Chesterfield	4–1	Lincoln City	Chesterfield
	Kerry 39', 81' Lester 52' Leven 59'		Wright 58'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,352

10 March 2008 37	Chesterfield	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Chesterfield
	Lowry 69'		Andrews 42' Dyer 70'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,834

15 March 2008 38	Rotherham United	2–1	Chesterfield	Rotherham
	Holmes 30' Joseph 45'		Ward 75'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,550

22 March 2008 39	Chesterfield	4–2	Accrington Stanley	Chesterfield
	Niven 31' Roberts 58' (o.g.) Lowry 59' Ward 85'		Procter 23', 31' (pen. )	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,274

24 March 2008 40	Bradford City	1–0	Chesterfield	Bradford
	Thorne 16'			Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 13,825

29 March 2008 41	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–3	Chesterfield	London
			Ward 37', 46' Fletcher 79'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,054

5 April 2008 42	Chesterfield	4–1	Shrewsbury Town	Chesterfield
	Dowson 47', 90' Ward 50', 59'		McIntyre 81'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,570

12 April 2008 43	Morecambe	1–1	Chesterfield	Morecambe
	Blinkhorn 74'		Fletcher 35'	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 2,531

19 April 2008 44	Chesterfield	1–1	Darlington	Chesterfield
	Ward 50'		Wright 68'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,809

26 April 2008 45	Macclesfield Town	1–0	Chesterfield	Macclesfield
	Evans 42'			Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,573

3 May 2008 46	Chesterfield	1–1	Notts County	Chesterfield
	Lester 59'		Weir-Daley 45'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,477

FA Cup

10 November 2007 Round 1	Chesterfield	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Chesterfield
	Lester 29'		Greenacre 37' (pen.) Kay 84' Curran 90'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,296

League Cup

14 August 2007 Round 1	Sheffield United	3–1	Chesterfield	Sheffield
	Stead 14', 45' Webber 56'		Lester 16'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,170

Football League Trophy

4 September 2007 Northern Section Round 1	Chesterfield	1–3	Hartlepool United	Chesterfield
	Allison 72'		Foley 34' Brown 51', 59'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,127

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRL	Barry Roche
2	DF	HUN	János Kovács
3	FW	ENG	Jamie Jackson
4	DF	ENG	Jamie Lowry
5	DF	ENG	Phil Picken
6	DF	ENG	Kevin Gray
7	MF	ENG	Jamie Ward
8	MF	SCO	Derek Niven
9	FW	ENG	Adam Smith
10	FW	ENG	Steve Fletcher
11	DF	SCO	Gregor Robertson
14	FW	ENG	Jack Lester
15	DF	AUS	Aaron Downes
16	FW	SCO	Jamie Winter
18	DF	IRL	Alan O'Hare


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	SCO	Peter Leven
20	GK	ENG	Jamie Annerson (on loan from Sheffield United)
21	MF	ENG	Josh Law
23	MF	ENG	Kevin Cooper
24	MF	ENG	Lloyd Kerry (on loan from Sheffield United)
25	FW	ENG	Sunderland )
26	DF	ENG	Sunderland )
27	DF	IRL	Brendan Moloney (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
28	MF	ENG	Ben Algar
29	FW	ENG	Jake Williams
30	DF	ENG	Paul Roome
31	DF	IRL	Colin Hawkins (on loan from Coventry City)
32	FW	ENG	Bruce Dyer
33	MF	ENG	Graeme Owens (on loan from Middlesbrough)

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	ENG	Paul Shaw
23	FW	ENG	Nicky Travis (returned from loan to Sheffield United)
13	MF	GER	Felix Bastians (returned from loan to Nottingham Forest)
20	FW	IRL	Adam Rooney (returned from loan to Stoke City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ENG	Gareth Davies
23	MF	ENG	Michael Barnes (returned from loan to Manchester United)
22	FW	ENG	Wayne Allison
12	GK	ENG	Michael Jordan

References

^ "Chesterfield Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
^ "League Two Betting | 2007/08 | Soccer Base".
^ "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
^ "Chesterfield match record: 2008".
^ "FootballSquads - Chesterfield - 2007/08".

[table_hth_ROT0.79953779550248-4] Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.^[3]

[1] "Chesterfield Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

[2] "League Two Betting | 2007/08 | Soccer Base".

[3] "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.

[5] "Chesterfield match record: 2008".

[6] "FootballSquads - Chesterfield - 2007/08".

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