2016–17 Chesterfield F.C. season

Chesterfield
2016–17 season
Chairman	Dave Allen; (until 14 November); Mike Warner; (since 18 November)
Manager	Danny Wilson; (until 8 January); Gary Caldwell; (from 17 January)
Stadium	Proact Stadium
League One	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Kristian Dennis (8); All: Kristian Dennis (10)
Highest home attendance	8,451 (vs. Sheffield United, 13 November 2016)
Lowest home attendance	950 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers U23, 30 August 2016)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season was Chesterfield's 150th season in their history and their third consecutive season in League One.^[3] Along with League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Players

Current squad

As of 14 March 2017^[4]

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	ENG	Tommy Lee
2	DF	SCO	Paul McGinn
3	DF	ENG	Daniel Jones
4	DF	ENG	Sam Hird (vice-captain)
6	DF	ENG	Ian Evatt (captain)
7	MF	ENG	Dan Gardner
8	MF	ESP	Ángel
9	FW	WAL	Ched Evans
10	FW	ENG	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
11	MF	ENG	Reece Mitchell
12	GK	SCO	Ryan Fulton (on loan from Liverpool)
15	FW	FRA	David Faupala (on loan from Manchester City)
17	MF	IRL	Connor Dimaio
18	MF	ENG	Jon Nolan
19	MF	WAL	Dion Donohue
20	FW	ENG	Kristian Dennis
21	GK	ENG	Lloyd Allinson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	BER	Rai Simons
23	DF	ENG	Tom Anderson (on loan from Burnley)
24	DF	ENG	Osman Kakay (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
25	DF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys (player-coach)
27	DF	ENG	Laurence Maguire
28	MF	ENG	Liam Grimshaw (on loan from Preston North End)
29	FW	ENG	Jake Beesley
30	FW	ENG	Curtis Morrison
32	DF	LBY	Sadiq El Fitouri
33	DF	NZL	Liam Graham
34	DF	NGA	Ify Ofoegbu
35	FW	ENG	Ricky German
36	GK	ENG	Dylan Parkin
38	GK	GER	Thorsten Stuckmann
39	MF	ENG	Joe Rowley
40	GK	ENG	Matt Duke (player/goalkeeper coach)
42	MF	ENG	Charlie Wakefield

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	ENG	Charlie Raglan (at Oxford United until the end of the season)
26	MF	IRL	Jay O'Shea (at Sheffield United until the end of the season)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF	Kristian Dennis	Stockport County	Free transfer	^[5]
1 July 2016	CF	Ched Evans	Free agent	Free transfer	^[6]
1 July 2016	RB	Paul McGinn	Dundee	Free transfer	^[7]
1 July 2016	LW	Reece Mitchell	Chelsea	Free transfer	^[8]
1 July 2016	CM	Jon Nolan	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	^[9]
4 August 2016	GK	Lloyd Allinson	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	^[10]
2 February 2017	RB	Sadiq El Fitouri	Manchester United	Free transfer	^[11]
18 February 2017	GK	Thorsten Stuckmann	Partick Thistle	Free transfer	^[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	GK	Aaron Chapman	Accrington Stanley ^[a]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Emmanuel Dieseruvwe	Kidderminster Harriers ^[b]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Byron Harrison	Barrow ^[c]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	DM	Chris Herd	Gillingham ^[d]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CM	Michael Onovwigun	Dulwich Hamlet ^[e]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Jordan Slew	Plymouth Argyle ^[f]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	RB	Drew Talbot	Portsmouth ^[g]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Jake Orrell	Hartlepool United	Free transfer	^[21]
19 July 2016	AM	Ollie Banks	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	^[22]
13 January 2017	CM	Gary Liddle	Carlisle United	Undisclosed	^[23]
31 January 2017	RW	Gboly Ariyibi	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	^[24]
31 January 2017	DM	Liam O'Neil	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	^[25]
22 February 2017	LW	Derek Daly	Waterford	Undisclosed	^[26]

^ Following Chapman's release, he signed for Accrington Stanley.^[13]
^ Following Dieseruvwe's release, he signed for Kidderminster Harriers.^[15]
^ Following Harrison's release, he signed for Barrow.^[16]
^ Following Herd's release, he signed for Gillingham.^[17]
^ Following Onovwigun's release, he signed for Dulwich Hamlet.^[18]
^ Following Slew's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.^[19]
^ Following Talbot's release, he signed for Portsmouth.^[20]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2016	GK	Ryan Fulton	Liverpool	End of Season	^[27]
31 August 2016	CB	Tom Anderson	Burnley	End of Season	^[28]
31 August 2016	CF	Conor Wilkinson	Bolton Wanderers	9 January 2017	^[29]
31 January 2017	CM	Reece Brown	Birmingham City	14 March 2017 ^[a]	^[31]
31 January 2017	CF	David Faupala	Manchester City	End of Season	^[32]
31 January 2017	DM	Liam Grimshaw	Preston North End	End of Season	^[32]
31 January 2017	RB	Osman Kakay	Queens Park Rangers	End of Season	^[33]

^ Brown's loan was ended early on 14 March 2017.^[30]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
31 August 2016	CF	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Shrewsbury Town	9 January 2017	^[34]
31 August 2016	CB	Charlie Raglan	Oxford United	End of season ^[a]	^[36]
24 January 2017	AM	Jay O'Shea	Sheffield United	End of season	^[37]

^ On 3 January 2017, Raglan's loan at Oxford United was extended until the end of the season.^[35]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Chesterfield	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Chesterfield
13:00 BST		Report	Lee 13' Forestieri 28'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

19 July 2016 Friendly	Matlock Town	1–3	Chesterfield	Matlock
19:30 BST	Cribley 67'	Report	Dennis 35', 41' Evatt 85'	Stadium: Causeway Lane

23 July 2016 Friendly	Ilkeston	0–3	Chesterfield	Ilkeston
15:00 BST		Report	Humphreys 47' Evans 53' Beesley 83'	Stadium: New Manor Ground Attendance: 317

26 July 2016 Friendly	Chesterfield	1–2	Derby County	Chesterfield
19:30 BST	O'Shea 56'	Report	Bent 52' Rawson 66'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

30 July 2016 Friendly	Buxton	0–0	Chesterfield	Buxton
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Silverlands

2 August 2016 Friendly	Chesterfield	3–1	Leicester City	Chesterfield
19:30 BST	Evans 55' Liddle 62' O'Shea 62' (pen)		Martis 25'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Gillingham	46	12	14	20	59	79	−20	50
21	Port Vale (R)	46	12	13	21	45	70	−25	49	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Swindon Town (R)	46	11	11	24	44	66	−22	44
23	Coventry City (R)	46	9	12	25	37	68	−31	39
24	Chesterfield (R)	46	9	10	27	43	78	−35	37

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Oxford United	1–1	Chesterfield	Oxford
15:00 BST	Thomas 31' Ruffels 75'	Report	Raglan 8' Nolan 73' Evans 76'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Gavin Ward

13 August 2016 2	Chesterfield	3–1	Swindon Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Liddle 22' O'Shea 45' (pen) Evans 64'	Report	Kasim 45' Ormonde-Ottewill 60' Furlong 62', 88' Sendles-White 84'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Carl Boyeson

16 August 2016 3	Chesterfield	2–0	Walsall	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Nolan 37' Evans 75', 79'	Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,406 Referee: Graham Salisbury

20 August 2016 4	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Chesterfield	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Brown 24', 70' McGivern 62' Toney 81' El-Abd 84'	Report	O'Shea 14' Gardner 38' Evatt 90'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Ben Toner

27 August 2016 5	Chesterfield	1–3	Millwall	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Hird 65'	Report	Ferguson 13' Morison 38', 41' Archer 68' Williams 71'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,630 Referee: Lee Probert

3 September 2016 6	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Chesterfield	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Robinson 53' Elliott 78' Poleon 90'	Report	Charles 35' (o.g.) Evans 90'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Kevin Johnson

10 September 2016 7	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Chesterfield	Oldham
15:00 BST	Erwin 21' Clarke 28' Flynn 48'	Report	Wilkinson 19' Anderson 39' Dimaio 64'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Mark Heywood

17 September 2016 8	Chesterfield	3–1	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Wilkinson 7', 49' Dennis 70', 82' Nolan 77'	Report	McCourt 44' Anderson 62'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Robert Jones

24 September 2016 9	Bury	2–1	Chesterfield	Bury
15:00 BST	Ismail 41' Danns 69' Pope 87'	Report	Dennis 44' Anderson 45'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,494 Referee: Dean Whitestone

27 September 2016 10	Chesterfield	3–3	Gillingham	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Wilkinson 2', 72' Dennis 52' (pen), 90' Anderson 64'	Report	Knott 49' Emmanuel-Thomas 65' (pen), 76' (pen) Wagstaff 90' Oldaker 90'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,714 Referee: Trevor Kettle

1 October 2016 11	Chesterfield	0–1	Bradford City	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Hird 68' Nolan 72'	Report	Clarke 26'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,997

15 October 2016 12	Southend United	1–0	Chesterfield	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Coker 14' Thompson 29' Wordsworth 77' Leonard 90'	Report	Anderson 73'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Kevin Johnson

18 October 2016 13	Chesterfield	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	O'Neil 51' Evans 83' McGinn 90'	Report	McLaughlin 41' Grant 66' Bell 70'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,598 Referee: Ross Joyce

22 October 2016 14	Chesterfield	0–3	Scunthorpe United	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Donohue 47' Anderson 83'	Report	Morris 49' van Veen 60' Dawson 79' Mantom 85'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,328 Referee: Oliver Langford

29 October 2016 15	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Chesterfield	Charlton
15:00 BST	Fox 17' Magennis 70' Novak 86'	Report	Graham 19'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,153 Referee: John Busby

1 November 2016 16	Coventry City	2–0	Chesterfield	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Page 44' 90' Willis 69' Rose 81' Bigirimana 85'	Report	Evatt 88' Liddle 89'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,941 Referee: John Brooks

13 November 2016 17	Chesterfield	1–4	Sheffield United	Chesterfield
14:15 GMT	Nolan 2'	Report	Freeman 53' 54' Fleck 71' Sharp 72' Clarke 80'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 8,451 Referee: Chris Sarginson

19 November 2016 18	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Chesterfield	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Bell 27' Bolger 51' Nirennold 62' Grant 88'	Report	O'Shea 66' (pen)	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

22 November 2016 19	Milton Keynes Dons	2–3	Chesterfield	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Powell 67' Colclough 73'	Report	O'Shea 32' (pen) 65' Evatt 33' O'Neil 66' Dennis 77' Gardner 80' 88' Donohue 87'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,429 Referee: Gavin Ward

26 November 2016 20	Chesterfield	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Dimaio 25' Evatt 28' Mitchell 31' O'Shea 37', 50'	Report	Hartley 3' Leadbitter 26' Lockyer 45' Lines 63' Bodin 76' Clarke 87'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,330 Referee: Andy Haines

10 December 2016 21	Peterborough United	5–2	Chesterfield	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Nichols 1', 65' Bostwick 45', 82' 63' Taylor 55' Inman 85'	Report	O'Neil 12' 25' Evans 22' Daly 80'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,120 Referee: Nigel Miller

17 December 2016 22	Chesterfield	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	O'Neil 26' Evans 90'	Report	Taylor 40' Wheater 84' Vela 88'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,924 Referee: Mark Haywood

26 December 2016 23	Rochdale	3–0	Chesterfield	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Henderson 10' 44', 84' Andrew 59' Rathbone 88'	Report	Dimaio 49'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,863 Referee: Carl Boyeson

30 December 2016 24	Port Vale	1–0	Chesterfield	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Knops 21' Taylor 26' Thomas 61'	Report	Donohue 27' Hird 69' Evatt 73'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Michael Salisbury

2 January 2017 25	Chesterfield	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,554 Referee: Darren England

7 January 2017 26	Bradford City	2–0	Chesterfield	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Marshall 22' Hiwula-Mayifuila 45' Cullen 68'	Report	Donohue 89'	Stadium: The Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 17,416 Referee: Trevor Kettle

14 January 2017 27	Chesterfield	1–0	Coventry City	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Gardner 77' Evans 83'	Report	Haynes 90+6' Beavon 90+11'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,896 Referee: Nick Kinseley

21 January 2017 28	Chesterfield	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Nolan 28' Hird 77'	Report	Charles 65' Francomb 90'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

4 February 2017 29	Chesterfield	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT		Report	Gerrard 31' 45+3' Clarke 86' 90+1' Ripley 86' Amadi-Holloway 90+3'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,375 Referee: Ross Joyce

11 February 2017 30	Northampton Town	3–1	Chesterfield	Northampton
15:00 GMT	O'Toole 12', 42' Richards 48'	Report	Faupala 54' Ángel 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,824 Referee: Richard Clark

14 February 2017 31	Gillingham	1–1	Chesterfield	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Dack 45+1' Ehmer 67' Donnelly 87'	Report	Anderson 90+4'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,595 Referee: Graham Horwood

18 February 2017 32	Chesterfield	1–2	Bury	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Gardner 23' Dennis 32' Kakay 60' Anderson 78'	Report	Tutte 80' Burgess 90' Miller 90+2'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,582 Referee: Simon Hooper

21 February 2017 33	Millwall	0–0	Chesterfield	Bermondsey
19:45 GMT	Webster 33'	Report	Grimshaw 18'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,005 Referee: Lee Collins

25 February 2017 34	Chesterfield	0–4	Oxford United	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT		Report	Hall 19' McAleny 35', 60', 69'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,901 Referee: David Webb

4 March 2017 35	Swindon Town	0–1	Chesterfield	Swindon
15:00 GMT		Report	Hird 74' Jones 84' Evans 90+2' Mitchell 90+3'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,691 Referee: Chris Sarginson

7 March 2017 36	Walsall	1–0	Chesterfield	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Laird 53'	Report	Grimshaw 81'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,963 Referee: Robert Lewis

11 March 2017 37	Chesterfield	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Evatt 42' Anderson 90+5'	Report	Roberts 3' Nsiala 42'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,317 Referee: Andy Haines

14 March 2017 38	Chesterfield	3–3	Peterborough United	Chesterfield
19:45 GMT	Ebanks-Blake 4' Dennis 27' Donohue 32' 54' Nolan 64' Kakay 81'	Report	Mackail-Smith 7', 30' Nichols 17'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,048 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

18 March 2017 39	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Chesterfield	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Clarke 1' Gaffney 18' Sweeney 82'	Report	Dennis 20' Nolan 67' Dimaio 69' Ebanks-Blake 85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,524 Referee: Darren Handley

25 March 2017 40	Chesterfield	1–3	Rochdale	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Dennis 51' Donohue 60' Anderson 76' Faupala 90+6'	Report	Henderson 16' Camps 40' Allen 42'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,927 Referee: Mark Brown

1 April 2017 41	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Chesterfield	Bolton
15:00 BST		Report	Dimaio 37' McGinn 50' Nolan 76' 90+5'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 23,376 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

8 April 2017 42	Chesterfield	1–0	Port Vale	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Rowley 54'	Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,527 Referee: Richard Clark

14 April 2017 43	Chesterfield	0–4	Southend United	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Anderson 20' Gardner 28' Donohue 45'	Report	Cox 15' (pen.), 67' Atkinson 54' Wordsworth 57' Fortuné 71'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,529 Referee: Ross Joyce

17 April 2017 44	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Chesterfield	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	McGinn 21' (o.g.) Toney 37', 73' Wiseman 83'	Report	Anderson 90+2'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,636 Referee: Darren Drysdale

22 April 2017 45	Chesterfield	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Mitchell 90+1' Dennis 90+2' Nolan 90+5'	Report	Aribo 17' Forster-Caskey 37' Holmes 57' Konsa 84'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,657 Referee: Michael Salisbury

30 April 2017 46	Sheffield United	3–2	Chesterfield	Sheffield
12:00 BST	Freeman 18' 20' Moore 45' Sharp 59' 67' Lafferty 82' Fleck 90+2'	Report	Mitchell 9' Dennis 45' (pen.) McGinn 65' Gardner 66'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,003 Referee: John Busby

FA Cup

5 November 2016 First round	Colchester United	1–2	Chesterfield	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Fosu 46' Guthrie 75'	Report	O'Shea 23' Evans 50'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 1,840 Referee: Lee Probert

3 December 2016 Second round	Chesterfield	0–5	Wycombe Wanderers	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Nolan 64'	Report	Hayes 21' Kashket 24', 70', 77' Gape 40' Akinfenwa 68' Stewart 74'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Rochdale	3–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Henderson 47' Cannon 53' Mendez-Laing 78'	Report	McGinn 30'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Nigel Miller

EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	2	1	8	4	+4	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Chesterfield	3	2	1	5	5	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Crewe Alexandra	3	1	2	5	5	0	3
4	L2	Accrington Stanley	3	1	2	4	8	−4	3

Source: Sky Sports

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Chesterfield	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Ebanks-Blake 24' Donohue 45+2' Dennis 76'		Ebanks-Landell 29' Herc 74' Johnson 90+2'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 950

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Chesterfield	1–4	Accrington Stanley	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Dennis 61' Liddle 82'	Report	Taylor-Fletcher 14' Gornell 21', 66' Clark 42' Hewitt 65'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 976

8 November 2016 Group stage 3	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Chesterfield	Crewe
19:30 GMT	Perry Ng 22'	Report	O'Shea 22' Mitchell 35' Ofoegbu 65' Ariyibi 72' Dimaio 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 929 Referee: Roger East

6 December 2016 Second round	Rochdale	0–2	Chesterfield	Rochdale
19:30 GMT	McNulty 20' 47' McDermott 72'	Report	Maguire 24' Donohue 29' Evans 48' 59' Anderson 66' Evatt 75'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: Graham Salisbury

10 January 2017 Third round	Luton Town	4–0	Chesterfield	Luton
19:45 GMT	Mackail-Smith 23' (pen.) Marriott 25', 51' Vassell 86'	Report	Evatt 22'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium Attendance: 1,655 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Statistics

Appearances

Italics indicate loan player
Asterisk indicates player left club mid-season
Source: [1]

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	ENG	Tommy Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Paul McGinn	19	2	17+1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Daniel Jones	12	0	10+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Sam Hird	37	1	35	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
5	MF	ENG	Gary Liddle*	31	1	26	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Ian Evatt	39	2	30+1	2	2	0	1	0	4+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Dan Gardner	38	2	22+12	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
8	MF	ESP	Ángel	9	0	5+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	WAL	Ched Evans	29	7	20+5	5	1+1	1	1	0	1	1
10	FW	ENG	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	14	3	9+4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
11	MF	ENG	Reece Mitchell	32	2	18+11	2	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
12	GK	SCO	Ryan Fulton	29	0	26	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Liam O'Neil*	20	2	17	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
15	FW	FRA	David Faupala	14	1	7+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Charlie Raglan	3	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
17	MF	IRL	Connor Dimaio	29	1	17+6	0	1	0	1	0	4	1
18	MF	ENG	Jon Nolan	37	1	28+2	1	1+1	0	0	0	4+1	0
19	MF	WAL	Dion Donohue	42	1	36+1	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
20	FW	ENG	Kristian Dennis	43	10	27+9	8	1+1	0	0	0	1+4	2
21	GK	ENG	Lloyd Allinson	10	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
22	FW	BER	Rai Simons	25	0	6+14	0	0	0	0+1	0	4	0
23	DF	ENG	Tom Anderson	39	2	33+1	2	2	0	0	0	3	0
24	FW	IRL	Conor Wilkinson*	12	4	6+6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Osman Kakay	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
26	MF	IRL	Jay O'Shea	33	8	23+4	6	2	1	1	0	3	1
27	DF	ENG	Laurence Maguire	16	1	10+1	0	0	0	0	0	4+1	1
28	MF	USA	Gboly Ariyibi*	36	0	24+4	0	2	0	1	0	4+1	0
28	MF	ENG	Liam Grimshaw	13	0	10+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Jake Beesley	10	0	4+3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
30	FW	ENG	Curtis Morrison	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
31	DF	IRL	Derek Daly*	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
32	DF	LBY	Sadiq El Fitouri	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	NZL	Liam Graham	6	0	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
34	DF	ENG	Ify Ofoegbu	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
35	FW	ENG	Ricky German	9	0	1+6	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
36	GK	ENG	Dylan Parkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ENG	Reece Brown*	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	GK	GER	Thorsten Stuckmann	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ENG	Joe Rowley	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	ENG	Matt Duke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	ENG	Jack Brownell	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	ENG	Charlie Wakefield	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rnk	No	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	20	FW	Kristian Dennis	8	0	0	2	10
2	26	MF	Jay O'Shea	6	1	0	1	8
3	9	FW	Ched Evans	5	1	0	1	7
4	24	FW	Conor Wilkinson	4	0	0	0	4
5	10	FW	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	2	0	0	1	3
6	15	MF	Liam O'Neil	2	0	0	0	2
=	7	MF	Dan Gardner	2	0	0	0	2
=	6	DF	Ian Evatt	2	0	0	0	2
=	23	DF	Tom Anderson	2	0	0	0	2
=	11	MF	Reece Mitchell	2	0	0	0	2
=	2	DF	Paul McGinn	1	0	1	0	2
12	5	MF	Gary Liddle	1	0	0	0	1
=	4	DF	Sam Hird	1	0	0	0	1
=	18	MF	Jon Nolan	1	0	0	0	1
=	15	FW	David Faupala	1	0	0	0	1
=	19	MF	Dion Donohue	1	0	0	0	1
=	39	MF	Joe Rowley	1	0	0	0	1
=	17	MF	Connor Dimaio	0	0	0	1	1
=	27	DF	Laurence Maguire	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals				1	0	0	0	1
Total				43	2	1	7	53

References

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^ "Chesterfield appoint ex-Wigan boss Caldwell". ITV Sport. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ Player Profile. "Player Profile". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Striker Dennis First Signing of Spireites' Summer". Chesterfield FC. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ "Spireites Sign Striker Evans". Chesterfield Official Site. 20 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ "Scottish Defender Signs". Chesterfield Official Site. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ "Young Chelsea Winger Signed". Chesterfield F.C. 29 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Spireites Complete Second Summer Signing". Chesterfield Official Site. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
^ "Spireites Make Young Goalkeeper Signing". Chesterfield Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ "Former Manchester United Starlet Signs". Chesterfield Official Site. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
^ "Caldwell wanted experience and believes Stuckmann fits the bill". Derbyshire Times. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "Accrington sign goalkeeper Chapman". BBC. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Trio Offered New Contracts". Chesterfield Official Site. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ "Kidderminster Harriers Announce Signing Of Nigerian Striker Dieseruvwe". All Nigeria Soccer. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
^ "National League: Barrow bring in Byron Harrison and Euan Murray". BBC. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ Davutovic, David (3 October 2016). "Herd signs with English League One club". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ "Hamlet Bring in Onovwigun". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ "Plymouth Argyle sign striker Slew". BBC. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "Portsmouth sign defender Talbot". BBC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ "Jake Orrell Signs for Hartlepool United". Chesterfield Official Site. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
^ "Banks Transferred to Oldham Athletic". Chesterfield Official Site. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ "Liddle Leaves the Spireites". Chesterfield Official Site. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Ariyibi Departs". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ "O'Neil Departs". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Chesterfield winger leaves for Ireland". Derbyshire Times. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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^ "Loan Deals Completed". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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^ "Young Midfielder Signed from Blues". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Two Further Signings". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Defender Arrives From QPR". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
^ "SEB Departs on Loan". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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^ "O'Shea Completes Move to Bramall Lane". Chesterfield Official Site. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[14] Following Chapman's release, he signed for Accrington Stanley.^[13]

[17] Following Dieseruvwe's release, he signed for Kidderminster Harriers.^[15]

[19] Following Harrison's release, he signed for Barrow.^[16]

[21] Following Herd's release, he signed for Gillingham.^[17]

[23] Following Onovwigun's release, he signed for Dulwich Hamlet.^[18]

[25] Following Slew's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.^[19]

[27] Following Talbot's release, he signed for Portsmouth.^[20]

[38] Brown's loan was ended early on 14 March 2017.^[30]

[44] On 3 January 2017, Raglan's loan at Oxford United was extended until the end of the season.^[35]

[1] "Managerial Change Announced". Chesterfield Official Site. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[2] "Chesterfield appoint ex-Wigan boss Caldwell". ITV Sport. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

[3] "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[4] Player Profile. "Player Profile". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[5] "Striker Dennis First Signing of Spireites' Summer". Chesterfield FC. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[6] "Spireites Sign Striker Evans". Chesterfield Official Site. 20 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[7] "Scottish Defender Signs". Chesterfield Official Site. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[8] "Young Chelsea Winger Signed". Chesterfield F.C. 29 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[9] "Spireites Complete Second Summer Signing". Chesterfield Official Site. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

[10] "Spireites Make Young Goalkeeper Signing". Chesterfield Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[11] "Former Manchester United Starlet Signs". Chesterfield Official Site. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[12] "Caldwell wanted experience and believes Stuckmann fits the bill". Derbyshire Times. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[13] "Accrington sign goalkeeper Chapman". BBC. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

[Retained_List-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Trio Offered New Contracts". Chesterfield Official Site. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[16] "Kidderminster Harriers Announce Signing Of Nigerian Striker Dieseruvwe". All Nigeria Soccer. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

[18] "National League: Barrow bring in Byron Harrison and Euan Murray". BBC. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[20] Davutovic, David (3 October 2016). "Herd signs with English League One club". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[22] "Hamlet Bring in Onovwigun". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[24] "Plymouth Argyle sign striker Slew". BBC. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[26] "Portsmouth sign defender Talbot". BBC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[28] "Jake Orrell Signs for Hartlepool United". Chesterfield Official Site. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[29] "Banks Transferred to Oldham Athletic". Chesterfield Official Site. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[30] "Liddle Leaves the Spireites". Chesterfield Official Site. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[31] "Ariyibi Departs". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[32] "O'Neil Departs". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[33] "Chesterfield winger leaves for Ireland". Derbyshire Times. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

[34] "Chesterfield Complete 'Keeper Capture". Chesterfield Official Site. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[Loan_Deals_Completed-35] "Loan Deals Completed". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[36] "Young Striker Joins Spireites". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[37] "Brown Returns to Birmingham". Chesterfield Official Site. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

[39] "Young Midfielder Signed from Blues". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[Faupala_and_Grimshaw_join_on_loan-40] "Two Further Signings". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[41] "Defender Arrives From QPR". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[42] "SEB Departs on Loan". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[43] "Defender's Loan Deal Extended". Chesterfield Official Site. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[45] "Defender Moves on Loan". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[46] "O'Shea Completes Move to Bramall Lane". Chesterfield Official Site. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

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