2008–09 Chesterfield F.C. season

This article documents the 2008–09 season of Derbyshire football club Chesterfield F.C.

Chesterfield F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerLee Richardson[1]
Football League Two10th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 19 11 16 77 53 +24 68
9 Bradford City 46 18 13 15 66 55 +11 67
10 Chesterfield 46 16 15 15 62 57 +5 63
11 Morecambe 46 15 18 13 53 56 −3 63
12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44 +17 62[lower-alpha 1]
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.[3]

Results

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League Two
9 August 2008 1 Barnet 1–3 Chesterfield London
Carew 19' Lester 57', 62'
Ward 80'		 Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,237
16 August 2008 2 Chesterfield 1–3 Bury Chesterfield
Kerry 16' Futcher 4'
Sodje 27'
Morrell 40'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,728
23 August 2008 3 Grimsby Town 0–1 Chesterfield Grimsby
Ward 42' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,306
30 August 2008 4 Chesterfield 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Chesterfield
Williamson 4' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,175
6 September 2008 5 Chesterfield 1–0 Rotherham United Chesterfield
Goodall 90' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,951
13 September 2008 6 Dagenham & Redbridge 3–0 Chesterfield London
Saunders 2'
Nwojeki 87'
Benson 88'		 Ward 42' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,682
20 September 2008 7 Rochdale 2–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Buckley 67'
Kennedy 90'		 Ward 85' Red card 90' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,884
27 September 2008 8 Chesterfield 0–1 Brentford Chesterfield
Bean 7' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,188
4 October 2008 9 Morecambe 2–2 Chesterfield Morecambe
Drummond 6'
Howe 85'		 Robertson 16'
Ward 21' (pen.)		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,734
11 October 2008 10 Chesterfield 1–1 Chester City Chesterfield
Ward 59' Linwood 17' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,042
18 October 2008 11 Lincoln City 3–1 Chesterfield Lincoln
Oakes 17'
Pătulea 30'
Hone Red card 47'
Kovács 56'		 Lester 73' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,326
22 October 2008 12 Chesterfield 5–1 Aldershot Town Chesterfield
Lester 24'
Ward 41' (pen.), 53', 76'
Niven 73'		 Hudson 50' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,079
25 October 2008 13 Chesterfield 3–1 Notts County Chesterfield
Ward 28'
Goodall 57'
Harsley 90'		 Facey 60' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,134
28 October 2008 14 Exeter City 1–6 Chesterfield Exeter
Stansfield 49' Winter 38'
Goodall 44'
Lester 63', 76'
Ward 78'
Currie 88'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,093
1 November 2008 15 Bournemouth 1–1 Chesterfield Bournemouth
Goodall 82' (o.g.) Kerry 34' Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 4,082
14 November 2008 16 Chesterfield 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Chesterfield
Currie 67'
Ward 72' (pen.)		 Holt 45' (pen.), 54' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,099
22 November 2008 17 Chesterfield 1–1 Accrington Stanley Chesterfield
Lester 14' Ryan 85' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,215
25 November 2008 18 Bradford City 3–2 Chesterfield Bradford
Lee 29'
Boulding 37'
Conlon 73' (pen.)		 Lester 3'
Currie 23'
Goodall Red card 72'		 Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 12,145
6 December 2008 19 Gillingham 2–1 Chesterfield Gillingham
Miller 18'
Jackson 45'		 Lester 60' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,622
12 December 2008 20 Chesterfield 2–4 Macclesfield Town Chesterfield
Ward 38', 67'
Goodall Red card 90'		 Gritton 23', 57'
Bell 25'
Evans 77'
Green Red card 90'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 2,451
20 December 2008 21 Port Vale 0–1 Chesterfield Stoke on Trent
Richards Red card 41' Downes 54' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,011
26 December 2008 22 Chesterfield 2–2 Luton Town Chesterfield
Ward 45'
Boden 82'		 Craddock 56'
Roper 90'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,243
28 December 2008 23 Darlington 0–0 Chesterfield Darlington
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,352
17 January 2009 24 Chester City 1–3 Chesterfield Chester
Mozika 53' Wilson 30' (o.g.)
Winter 77'
Kerry 82'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,806
24 January 2009 25 Chesterfield 1–2 Morecambe Chesterfield
Gritton 57' Howe 54'
Stanley 65'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,283
28 January 2009 26 Chesterfield 2–1 Exeter City Chesterfield
Lester 68', 80' Moxey 17' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 2,894
31 January 2009 27 Notts County 0–1 Chesterfield Nottingham
Talbot 37'
Hall Red card 83'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,953
14 February 2009 28 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Chesterfield Shrewsbury
Jackson 19'
Davies 53'		 Boden 26' Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 4,873
20 February 2009 29 Chesterfield 1–0 Bournemouth Chesterfield
Lester 37' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,130
28 February 2009 30 Chesterfield 1–1 Barnet Chesterfield
Hall 74' Yakubu 33' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,068
3 March 2009 31 Bury 1–2 Chesterfield Bury
Bishop 60' (pen.) Downes 2'
Lester 40'
Robertson Red card 42'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,077
7 March 2009 32 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Chesterfield High Wycombe
Pittman 90' Lester 31' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,809
11 March 2009 33 Chesterfield 2–1 Grimsby Town Chesterfield
Talbot 55'
Niven 75'		 Bennett 76' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 2,999
14 March 2009 34 Chesterfield 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Chesterfield
Gritton 77' Saunders 90' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,007
17 March 2009 35 Brentford 0–1 Chesterfield London
Gritton 53' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,541
21 March 2009 36 Rotherham United 3–0 Chesterfield Sheffield
Reid 38', 55'
Mills 83'		 Talbot Red card 79' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,658
25 March 2009 37 Chesterfield 3–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Lester 34', 61'
Robertson 86'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,271
27 March 2009 38 Chesterfield 2–1 Port Vale Chesterfield
Lester 68', 74' Marshall 77' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,511
31 March 2009 39 Aldershot Town 1–1 Chesterfield Aldershot
Robinson 52' Lester 7' Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 2,482
4 April 2009 40 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Chesterfield Macclesfield
Evans 15' Gritton 8' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,276
7 April 2009 41 Chesterfield 1–1 Lincoln City Chesterfield
Lester 35' Pătulea 52' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,419
11 April 2009 42 Chesterfield 0–0 Darlington Chesterfield
Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,642
13 April 2009 43 Luton Town 0–0 Chesterfield Luton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,494
18 April 2009 44 Chesterfield 0–1 Gillingham Chesterfield
McCammon 22' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,933
25 April 2009 45 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Chesterfield Accrington
Grant 50' Lester Red card 79' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,795
2 May 2009 46 Chesterfield 0–2 Bradford City Chesterfield
Furman 54'
Boulding 87'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,859

FA Cup
8 November 2008 Round 1 Chesterfield 3–1 Mansfield Town Chesterfield
Winter 32', 58'
Ward 51'		 Arnold 78' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 6,612
9 December 2008 Round 2 Chesterfield 2–2 Droylsden Chesterfield
Ward 51'
Lester 79'		 Brown 50'
Halford 82'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,698
23 December 2008 Round 2 replay Droylsden 2–1 [5] Chesterfield Droylsden
Newton 31', 55' (pen.) Lester 35' Red card 84' Stadium: Butchers Arms
Attendance: 2,824
3 January 2009 Round 3 Ipswich Town 3–0 Chesterfield Ipswich
Walters 50' (pen.)
Couñago 53'
Stead 88'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,524

League Cup
12 August 2008 Round 1 Preston North End 2–0 Chesterfield Preston
Mellor 37', 90' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,150

Football League Trophy
3 September 2008 Northern Section Round 1 Chesterfield 2–2
(1–4 p)		 Grimsby Town Chesterfield
Lester 18'
Kerry 52'		 Jarman 32'
North 78'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 1,665

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 England ENG Tommy Lee
3 DF Scotland SCO Gregor Robertson
4 DF England ENG Jamie Lowry
5 DF Wales WAL Rob Page
6 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kevin Austin
7 MF England ENG Lewis Montrose (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
8 MF Scotland SCO Derek Niven
9 FW Scotland SCO Martin Gritton
10 MF England ENG Darren Currie
11 MF England ENG Paul Harsley
12 DF England ENG Alan Goodall
14 FW England ENG Jack Lester
15 DF Australia AUS Aaron Downes
16 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Winter
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Lloyd Kerry
18 DF England ENG Danny Hall
19 FW England ENG Scott Boden
20 MF England ENG Ben Algar
21 MF England ENG Dan Gray
22 MF England ENG Peter Till (on loan from Grimsby Town)
23 FW England ENG Jordan Bowery
24 DF England ENG Jared Wilson (on loan from Birmingham City)
25 FW England ENG Drew Talbot (on loan from Luton Town)
26 MF England ENG Lee Askham
27 MF England ENG Craig Clay
28 DF England ENG Alexander Neisig-Moller
29 GK England ENG Matt Malak
30 DF England ENG Clayton McDonald (on loan from Manchester City)

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
25 FW England ENG Luke Boden (returned from loan to Sheffield Wednesday)
22 GK England ENG Dan Whatsize
26 FW Portugal POR Val Teixeira (returned from loan to Crystal Palace Baltimore)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Northern Ireland NIR Trevor Carson (returned from loan to Sunderland)
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Ward (signed for Sheffield United in January 2009) [7]
2 DF England ENG Phil Picken (joined Notts County on loan) [8]

References
  1. "Chesterfield Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. "League Two Betting | 2008/09 | Soccer Base".
  3. "Darlington in administration". The Football League. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  4. "Chesterfield match record: 2009".
  5. "Droylsden v Chesterfield, 23 December 2008".
  6. "FootballSquads - Chesterfield - 2008/09".
  7. "Striker Ward seals Blades switch". 19 January 2009.
  8. "Magpies seal Picken loan signing". 8 January 2009.
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