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

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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

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The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with ideally the following competitions:

List of players

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Statistics are up to date as of 29 August 2012.

Name Position League career League
apps
League
goals
Total
apps [citation needed]
Total
goals [citation needed]
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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Chesterfield FC source shows 16 goals, Neil Brown source only shows 15
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