2007–08 Chesterfield F.C. season

Chesterfield F.C.
2007–08 season
ManagerLee Richardson[1]
Football League Two8th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round

This article documents the 2007–08 season of Derbyshire football club Chesterfield F.C.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40 +27 78 Qualification for League Two playoffs
7 Wycombe Wanderers 46 22 12 12 56 42 +14 78
8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 76 56 +20 69
9 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 62 58 +4 64[a]
10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 63 61 +2 62
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.[3]

Results

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League Two

11 August 2007 1 Chester City 0–0 Chesterfield Chester
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 3,183
18 August 2007 2 Chesterfield 1–1 Stockport County Chesterfield
Lester 79' Dickinson 64' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,600
25 August 2007 3 Peterborough United 2–3 Chesterfield Peterborough
McLean 9'
Lee 45'		 Lester 19'
Lowry 60'
Niven 61'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,005
1 September 2007 4 Chesterfield 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Chesterfield
Niven 44'
Lester 74'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,757
7 September 2007 5 Chesterfield 3–1 Bury Chesterfield
Fletcher 33', 77'
Lester 84'		 Woodthorpe 75' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,161
15 September 2007 6 Mansfield Town 1–3 Chesterfield Mansfield
Dawson 9'
Buxton  73'		 Robertson 3'
Lowry 45'
Lester 90'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,514
22 September 2007 7 Chesterfield 0–1 Barnet Chesterfield
Norville 69' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,088
29 September 2007 8 Notts County 1–0 Chesterfield Nottingham
Hunt 21' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,757
2 October 2007 9 Wrexham 0–4 Chesterfield Wrexham
Lester 6', 15'
Rooney 14'
Leven 60'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,058
6 October 2007 10 Chesterfield 2–2 Macclesfield Town Chesterfield
Rooney 5', 46' Gritton 29'
Green 73'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,080
13 October 2007 11 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Chesterfield Shrewsbury
Hibbert 5'
Murdock 68'		 Rooney 44'
Lowry 49'
Lester 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,143
20 October 2007 12 Chesterfield 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Chesterfield
Downes 8' Benson 56' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,101
27 October 2007 13 Darlington 0–0 Chesterfield Darlington
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 4,205
3 November 2007 14 Chesterfield 2–2 Morecambe Chesterfield
Lester 56', 64' Curtis 1'
Grand 90'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,721
6 November 2007 15 Lincoln City 2–4 Chesterfield Lincoln
N'Guessan 44'
Bencherif 67'		 Lester 8', 18', 42'
Kovács 65'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,893
24 November 2007 16 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Chesterfield Milton Keynes
Wright 10' Bastians 33'
Ward 52'		 Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 9,638
5 December 2007 17 Chesterfield 0–2 Rotherham United Chesterfield
Holmes 8'
Hudson 55'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,417
8 December 2007 18 Chesterfield 1–1 Bradford City Chesterfield
Rooney 13' Nix 77' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,727
15 December 2007 19 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Chesterfield Accrington
Procter 74' (pen.)
Dsane 89'		 Ward 18' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,448
22 December 2007 20 Chesterfield 2–0 Mansfield Town Chesterfield
Lester 52'
Ward 62'
Gray  76'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 6,300
26 December 2007 21 Bury 0–1 Chesterfield Bury
Scott  79' Leven 45' (pen.) Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,158
29 December 2007 22 Barnet 0–2 Chesterfield London
Rooney 21'
Kovács 80'		 Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,346
1 January 2008 23 Chesterfield 2–1 Wrexham Chesterfield
Leven 7'
Lester 41'		 Evans 68' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 6,300
5 January 2008 24 Chesterfield 1–2 Grimsby Town Chesterfield
Ward 83' North 45', 78' (pen.) Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,540
12 January 2008 25 Brentford 2–1 Chesterfield London
Smith 25'
Poole 61'		 Lester 41' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,882
16 January 2008 26 Chesterfield 3–4 Rochdale Chesterfield
Downes 49'
Lester 59'
Rooney 90'		 Perkins 18', 39', 86'
Murray 89'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,595
21 January 2008 27 Chesterfield 4–0 Hereford United Chesterfield
Lowry 2'
Lester 21', 40'
Moloney 90'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,274
26 January 2008 28 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Chesterfield High Wycombe
McGleish 26' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,203
29 January 2008 29 Stockport County 2–2 Chesterfield Stockport
Dickinson 34'
Elding 63'		 Fletcher 16'
Lester 51'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,203
2 February 2008 30 Chesterfield 1–1 Chester City Chesterfield
Lester 54' Murphy 59' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,701
9 February 2008 31 Grimsby Town 4–2 Chesterfield Grimsby
Boshell 19' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
North 31'
Hegarty 53'		 Cooper 73'
Ward 83'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,601
13 February 2008 32 Chesterfield 1–2 Peterborough United Chesterfield
Leven 87' Morgan 45'
Boyd 47'
Williams  90'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,973
16 February 2008 33 Hereford United 2–0 Chesterfield Hereford
Mac-Donald 8'
Hooper 45'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,503
23 February 2008 34 Chesterfield 1–0 Brentford Chesterfield
Dowson 4' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,728
1 March 2008 35 Rochdale 0–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Leven 89' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,108
7 March 2008 36 Chesterfield 4–1 Lincoln City Chesterfield
Kerry 39', 81'
Lester 52'
Leven 59'		 Wright 58' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,352
10 March 2008 37 Chesterfield 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Chesterfield
Lowry 69' Andrews 42'
Dyer 70'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,834
15 March 2008 38 Rotherham United 2–1 Chesterfield Rotherham
Holmes 30'
Joseph 45'		 Ward 75' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,550
22 March 2008 39 Chesterfield 4–2 Accrington Stanley Chesterfield
Niven 31'
Roberts 58' (o.g.)
Lowry 59'
Ward 85'		 Procter 23', 31' (pen.) Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,274
24 March 2008 40 Bradford City 1–0 Chesterfield Bradford
Thorne 16' Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 13,825
29 March 2008 41 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Chesterfield London
Ward 37', 46'
Fletcher 79'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,054
5 April 2008 42 Chesterfield 4–1 Shrewsbury Town Chesterfield
Dowson 47', 90'
Ward 50', 59'		 McIntyre 81' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,570
12 April 2008 43 Morecambe 1–1 Chesterfield Morecambe
Blinkhorn 74' Fletcher 35' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,531
19 April 2008 44 Chesterfield 1–1 Darlington Chesterfield
Ward 50' Wright 68' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,809
26 April 2008 45 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Chesterfield Macclesfield
Evans 42' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,573
3 May 2008 46 Chesterfield 1–1 Notts County Chesterfield
Lester 59' Weir-Daley 45' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,477


FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
10 November 2007 Round 1 Chesterfield 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Chesterfield
Lester 29' Greenacre 37' (pen.)
Kay 84'
Curran  90'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,296

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 Round 1 Sheffield United 3–1 Chesterfield Sheffield
Stead 14', 45'
Webber 56'		 Lester 16' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,170

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
4 September 2007 Northern Section Round 1 Chesterfield 1–3 Hartlepool United Chesterfield
Allison 72' Foley 34'
Brown 51', 59'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 2,127

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Barry Roche
2 DF  HUN János Kovács
3 FW  ENG Jamie Jackson
4 DF  ENG Jamie Lowry
5 DF  ENG Phil Picken
6 DF  ENG Kevin Gray
7 MF  ENG Jamie Ward
8 MF  SCO Derek Niven
9 FW  ENG Adam Smith
10 FW  ENG Steve Fletcher
11 DF  SCO Gregor Robertson
14 FW  ENG Jack Lester
15 DF  AUS Aaron Downes
16 FW  SCO Jamie Winter
18 DF  IRL Alan O'Hare
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  SCO Peter Leven
20 GK  ENG Jamie Annerson (on loan from Sheffield United)
21 MF  ENG Josh Law
23 MF  ENG Kevin Cooper
24 MF  ENG Lloyd Kerry (on loan from Sheffield United)
25 FW  ENG David Dowson (on loan from Sunderland)
26 DF  ENG Peter Hartley (on loan from Sunderland)
27 DF  IRL Brendan Moloney (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
28 MF  ENG Ben Algar
29 FW  ENG Jake Williams
30 DF  ENG Paul Roome
31 DF  IRL Colin Hawkins (on loan from Coventry City)
32 FW  ENG Bruce Dyer
33 MF  ENG Graeme Owens (on loan from Middlesbrough)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  ENG Paul Shaw
23 FW  ENG Nicky Travis (returned from loan to Sheffield United)
13 MF  GER Felix Bastians (returned from loan to Nottingham Forest)
20 FW  IRL Adam Rooney (returned from loan to Stoke City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ENG Gareth Davies
23 MF  ENG Michael Barnes (returned from loan to Manchester United)
22 FW  ENG Wayne Allison
12 GK  ENG Michael Jordan

References

  1. ^ "Chesterfield Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. ^ "League Two Betting | 2007/08 | Soccer Base".
  3. ^ "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Chesterfield match record: 2008".
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Chesterfield - 2007/08".
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