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 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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Explanation of List

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

League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include play-off matches:

Total appearances

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

List of players

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
Wass, HoraceHorace Wass WH 1924–1937 413 6 447 7
Kidd, BillyBilly Kidd DF 1931–1947 316 2 347 2 Oldest Chesterfield player
Hughes, JackJack Hughes WN 1936–1939 102 17 105 18
Blakey, DaveDave Blakey DF 1948–1967 617 20 658 21 Record Chesterfield appearances
Smith, GeorgeGeorge Smith IF 1951–1958 250 98 266 102
Thompson, DennisDennis Thompson IF 1951–1953? 24 0 24 0 Youngest Chesterfield player
Powell, RonRon Powell GK 1952–1964 471 0 508 0
Sears, GerryGerry Sears DF 1953–1968 412 4 454 4
Hutchinson, BarryBarry Hutchinson IF 1955–1960 154 16 161 17
Holmes, AlbertAlbert Holmes DF 1961–1976 470 10 514 10
Randall, KevinKevin Randall FW 1966–1972 258 96 282 105 Manager of Chesterfield 1987-1988
Moss, ErnieErnie Moss FW 1968–1975, 1979-1981, 1984-1986 469 162 539 192 Record Chesterfield goalscorer
Archer, JohnJohn Archer MF 1969-1972 116 22 129 24
Fenoughty, TomTom Fenoughty MF 1969-1972 100 15 110 16
Barlow, FrankFrank Barlow DF 1972–1976? 141 3 160 3 Manager of Chesterfield 1980-1983
Tingay, PhilPhil Tingay GK 1972–1980 181 0 202 0
Winstanley, EricEric Winstanley DF 1973–1977 101 7 113 8
O'Neill, SeanSean O'Neill DF 1974–1986 442 6 507 6
Tartt, ColinColin Tartt MF 1977–1982 186 7 225 9
Baines, SteveSteve Baines DF 1983–1986 133 9 154 10
Scrimgeour, BrianBrian Scrimgeour MF 1983–1987 121 16[1] ? ?
Marples, ChrisChris Marples GK 1984-1987, 1992-1995 141 0 160 0
Hewitt, JamieJamie Hewitt MF 1986-1992, 1993-2002 506 26 585 29
Morris, AndyAndy Morris FW 1988–1998 265 56 320 71
Dyche, SeanSean Dyche DF 1990–1997 231 8 269 9
Curtis, TomTom Curtis MF 1993-2000 240 12 291 13
Davies, KevinKevin Davies FW 1993–1997 129 22 159 30 Record transfer fee received (£750,000)
Jules, MarkMark Jules DF 1993–1999 186 4 226 7
Law, NickyNicky Law DF 1993–1996 111 11 127 13 Manager of Chesterfield 2000-2001
Breckin, IanIan Breckin DF 1997–2002, 2009- 275 8 319 11
Lee, JasonJason Lee FW 1998–2000 28 1 32 1 Record transfer fee paid (£250,000)
Richardson, LeeLee Richardson MF 2000-2004 45 1 55 1 Manager of Chesterfield 2007-2009
Niven, DerekDerek Niven MF 2003- 284 18 312 21
Allison, WayneWayne Allison FW 2004–2008 115 21 127 23
Lester, JackJack Lester FW 2007- 132 67 146 73

Notes

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

References