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2007–08 Chesterfield F.C. season

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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   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

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

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  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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