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 senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.
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.
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Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.
League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include play-off matches:
The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:
Statistics are up to date as of 11 March 2011.
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Name | Position | Club career | League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Notes |
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Horace Wass | WH | 1924–1937 | 413 | 6 | 447 | 7 | |
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 | |
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[1] | ? | ? | |
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- | 275 | 8 | 319 | 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- | 284 | 18 | 312 | 21 | |
Wayne Allison | FW | 2004–2008 | 115 | 21 | 127 | 23 | |
Jack Lester | FW | 2007- | 132 | 67 | 146 | 73 |