2017–18 Chesterfield F.C. season

Chesterfield

2017–18 season

Chairman

Mike Warner

Manager

Gary Caldwell

Stadium

Proact Stadium

League Cup

First round

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The 2017–18 season will be Chesterfield's 151st season in the club's history and first season back in League Two for four years, following relegation last season.^[1] Along with League Two, the club will participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK	Joe Anyon	Scunthorpe United	Free	^[2]
1 July 2017	RB	Bradley Barry	Swindon Town	Free	^[3]
1 July 2017	LB	Jerome Binnom-Williams	Peterborough United	Free	^[4]
1 July 2017	CF	Delial Brewster	Everton	Free	^[4]
1 July 2017	CF	Chris O'Grady	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	^[5]
1 July 2017	RB	Jordan Sinnott	FC Halifax Town	Free	^[4]
1 July 2017	CF	Gozie Ugwu	Woking	Free	^[6]
1 July 2017	RB	Scott Wiseman	Scunthorpe United	Free	^[2]
8 July 2017	CM	Jak McCourt	Northampton Town	Free	^[7]
3 August 2017	CM	Robbie Weir	Leyton Orient	Free	^[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK	Lloyd Allinson	FC United of Manchester	Released	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	CF	Jake Beesley	Salford City	Released	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1 July 2017	CF	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 July 2017	RB	Sadiq El Fitouri	Al-Ahli Tripoli	Released	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1 July 2017	CF	Ched Evans	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	^[13]
1 July 2017	AM	Dan Gardner	Oldham Athletic	Free	^[14]
1 July 2017	RB	Liam Graham	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 July 2017	DM	Ritchie Humphreys	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 July 2017	LB	Daniel Jones	Notts County	Released	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 July 2017	CM	Ángel Martínez	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 July 2017	ST	Curtis Morrison	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 July 2017	CM	Jon Nolan	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	^[16]
1 July 2017	AM	Jay O'Shea	Bury	Released	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 5]}
1 July 2017	CB	Charlie Raglan	Oxford United	Released	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 6]}
1 July 2017	GK	Thorsten Stuckmann	Free agent	Released	^[9]

↑ Lloyd Allinson joined FC United of Manchester following his release.^[10]
↑ Jake Beesley joined Salford City following his release.^[11]
↑ Sadiq El Fitouri joined Al-Ahli Tripoli following his release.^[12]
↑ Daniel Jones joined Notts County following his release.^[15]
↑ Jay O'Shea joined Bury following his release.^[17]
↑ Charlie Raglan joined Oxford United following his release.^[18]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
11 July 2017	CM		Louis Reed	Sheffield United	30 June 2018	^[19]

Current squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Tommy Lee
2	DF	Paul McGinn
3	DF	Jerome Binnom-Williams
4	DF	Sam Hird (vice-captain)
5	DF	Scott Wiseman
6	DF	Ian Evatt (captain)
7	MF	Reece Mitchell
8	MF	Jordan Sinnott
9	FW	Kristian Dennis
10	FW	Chris O'Grady
11	FW	Gozie Ugwu
12	GK	Joe Anyon
15	MF	Joe Rowley

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Charlie Wakefield
17	MF	Connor Dimaio
18	FW	Delial Brewster
19	MF	Dion Donohue
20	DF	Laurence Maguire
21	MF	Jack Brownell
22	DF	Jay Smith
25	MF	Louis Reed (on loan from Sheffield United)
26	MF	Jak McCourt
27	DF	Bradley Barry
28	MF	Robbie Weir
29	FW	Ricky German
30	GK	Dylan Parkin
—	DF	Ify Ofoegbu

Competitions

Pre-season

As of 29 June 2017, Chesterfield have announced eighth pre-season friendlies against Sheffield United,^[20] Sheffield, Matlock Town, Buxton, Rotherham United,^[21] Doncaster Rovers,^[22] Stoke City U23s^[23] and Middlesbrough.^[24]

4 July 2017	Sheffield	1–4	Chesterfield	Dronfield
19:30 BST	Marsden 58'	Report	Evatt 14' Dennis 33' Donohue 48' German 81'	Stadium: Coach and Horses Ground

6 July 2017	Matlock Town	0–4	Chesterfield	Matlock
19:30 BST		Report	Ugwu 12', 15' Mitchell 61' German 66'	Stadium: Causeway Lane

7 July 2017 GF Tomlinson Cup	Buxton	0–4	Chesterfield	Buxton
19:30 BST		Report	Brewster 27' Sinnott 31' (pen.) German 35' Dennis 67'	Stadium: The Silverlands

11 July 2017	Benfica B	0–0	Chesterfield	Santo António, Portugal
18:30 WEST		Report		Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António

15 July 2017	Chesterfield	0–2	Middlesbrough	Santo António, Portugal
18:30 WEST		Report	Stuani 16' Bamford 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António

18 July 2017	Chesterfield	1–2	Sheffield United	Chesterfield
19:30 BST	O'Grady 32'	Report	O'Connell 72' Brooks 85'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

22 July 2017	Stoke City U23s	4–0	Chesterfield	Sheffield
14:00 BST	Joselu 6' Campbell 9', 51' Telford 61'	Report		Stadium: St George's Park Graves

25 July 2017	Chesterfield	1–3	Rotherham United	Chesterfield
19:30 BST	O'Grady 87'	Report	Ball 17' Taylor 27' Williams 79'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 2,498

29 July 2017	Chesterfield	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Dennis 55' Brewster 71' Ugwu 83' Mitchell 85'	Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Colchester United	2	1	1	2	4	−2	1
21	Forest Green Rovers	2	1	1	2	4	−2	1
22	Cambridge United	2	0	2	1	3	−2	0
23	Crawley Town	2	0	2	1	4	−3	0	Relegation to the National League
24	Chesterfield	2	0	2	1	5	−4	0	Relegation to the National League

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H
Result	L
Position	20

Last updated: 5 August.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[25]^[26]

5 August 2017 1	Chesterfield	1–3	Grimsby Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Donohue 5' Dennis 82' 86' Evatt 85'	Report	Clarke 33' Jones 39' Davies 85' (pen.) Mills 86', 88'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,925 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

12 August 2017 2	Notts County	v	Chesterfield	Nottingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Meadow Lane

19 August 2017 3	Chesterfield	v	Port Vale	Chesterfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: Proact Stadium

26 August 2017 4	Newport County	v	Chesterfield	Newport
15:00 BST				Stadium: Rodney Parade

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Chesterfield were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.^[27]

8 August 2017 First round	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Chesterfield	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Fletcher 37' 45+2' Hooper 43' Reach 49' Bannan 75' Hutchinson 83'	Report	Dennis 38' McCourt 41' Hird 90+4'	Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Chesterfield were drawn in Northern Group F against Bradford City, Rotherham United and Manchester City U23s.^[28]^[29]

Pos	Lge	Team	Qualification
1	ACA	Manchester City U23s	Round 2
2	L1	Bradford City	Round 2
3	L2	Chesterfield
4	L1	Rotherham United

First match(es) will be played on August – September 2017. Source: EFL.com

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Chesterfield	v	Bradford City	Chesterfield
19:00 BST				Stadium: Proact Stadium

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Rotherham United	v	Chesterfield	Rotherham
19:00 BST				Stadium: New York Stadium

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Chesterfield	v	Manchester City U23s	Chesterfield
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Proact Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Italics indicate loan player
Asterisk indicates player left club mid-season
Source:

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Tommy Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Paul McGinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Jerome Binnom-Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Sam Hird	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF		Scott Wiseman	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF		Ian Evatt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Reece Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Jordan Sinnott	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Kristian Dennis	2	2	0+1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
10	FW		Chris O'Grady	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	FW		Gozie Ugwu	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
12	GK		Joe Anyon	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
15	MF		Joe Rowley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Charlie Wakefield	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Connor Dimaio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Delial Brewster	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
19	MF		Dion Donohue	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	DF		Laurence Maguire	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF		Jack Brownell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Jay Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Louis Reed	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	MF		Jak McCourt	1	1	0+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Bradley Barry	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF		Robbie Weir	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Ricky German	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	GK		Dylan Parkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF		Ify Ofoegbu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rnk	No	Pos	Nat	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	9	FW		Kristian Dennis	1	0	1	0	2
Total					1	0	1	0	2

Notes

↑ "History". Statto.
1 2 "Double Signing Agreed". Chesterfield Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
↑ "First Summer Signing Announced". Chesterfield Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
1 2 3 "Trio Sign for the Spireites". Chesterfield Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
↑ "Transfer Coup for Spireites as Striker Signs". Chesterfield Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
↑ "Striker Signs for Spireites". Chesterfield Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
↑ "Midfielder Joins Spireites". Chesterfield Official Site. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
↑ "Spireites Sign Experienced Midfielder". Chesterfield Official Site. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Quartet to be Offered New Contracts". Chesterfield Official Site. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Goalkeeper Lloyd Allinson". FC United of Manchester Official Site. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ "Jake Beesley Agrees To Join Salford City". Salford City Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ "Former Manchester United defender Sadiq El Fitouri joins Ahli Tripoli". King Fut. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ "Evans to Depart Chesterfield". Chesterfield Official Site. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
↑ "Oldham Athletic: Dan Gardner joins and George Edmundson signs new deal". BBC. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
↑ "Dan Jones: Notts County sign ex-Chesterfield defender". BBC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ "Nolan Joins Shrews". Chesterfield Official Site. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
↑ "Jay O'Shea: Bury sign Chesterfield midfielder on a two-year contract". BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
↑ "Charlie Raglan: Oxford United add defender to squad on permanent basis". BBC. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ "Spireites Make Tenth Summer Signing". Chesterfield Official Site. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
↑ "Spireites Confirm Blades Friendly". Chesterfield Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
↑ "Additional Pre-season Fixtures Confirmed". Chesterfield Official Site. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
↑ "Spireites Face Doncaster in Pre-season". Chesterfield Official Site. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
↑ "Spireites to Take on Stoke City U23s". Chesterfield Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Spireites Face Boro in Pre-season". Chesterfield Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
↑ "Spireites to Face Mariners at Home on Opening Day". Chesterfield Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Fixture List". Chesterfield Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Spireites Face Owls in Cup". Chesterfield Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
↑ "Spireites to Face Manchester City U21s in Checkatrade Trophy". Chesterfield Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy Fixture Dates Confirmed". Chesterfield Official Site. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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