2012–13 Chesterfield F.C. season

Chesterfield F.C. 2012–13 football season
Chesterfield F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanDave Allen
ManagerJohn Sheridan (until 28 August 2012)
Paul Cook (from 25 October 2012)
League Two8th
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup1st Round
Football League Trophy2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marc Richards (12)
All: Marc Richards (12)
Highest home attendance7,322 vs York City
(26 December 2012, Football League 2)
Lowest home attendance2,384 vs Oldham Athletic
(4 September 2012, Football League Trophy)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 season was the 146th season in Chesterfield's history. Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

Squad

As of 27 April 2013.

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 Jamaica JAM Nathan Smith
5 DF England ENG Neal Trotman
6 DF England ENG Sam Hird
7 MF England ENG Alex Henshall (on loan from Manchester City)
8 MF England ENG Sam Togwell
9 FW England ENG Marc Richards
10 MF England ENG Danny Whitaker
12 MF England ENG Tendayi Darikwa
13 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell
14 FW England ENG Jack Lester
15 MF England ENG Craig Clay
17 DF England ENG Richard Brindley
18 FW England ENG Scott Boden
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Jacob Hazel
20 MF England ENG Jack Waddle
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Armand Gnanduillet
22 FW England ENG Jonathan Wafula
23 MF England ENG Mark Randall
24 GK England ENG Cameron Mason
25 DF England ENG Drew Talbot
26 GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley (Player/Coach)
30 DF England ENG Jack Broadhead
31 DF Scotland SCO Liam Cooper
33 DF England ENG Conor Townsend (on loan from Hull City)
34 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jay O'Shea
39 DF England ENG Tim Whittaker
40 GK England ENG Josh Barrington

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Northampton Town 46 21 10 15 64 55 +9 73 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
7 Bradford City (O, P) 46 18 15 13 63 52 +11 69
8 Chesterfield 46 18 13 15 60 45 +15 67
9 Oxford United 46 19 8 19 59 60 −1 65
10 Exeter City 46 18 10 18 63 62 +1 64
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Appearances and goals

Results

League Two

AFC Wimbledon v Chesterfield
18 August 2012 1 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Chesterfield Kingsmeadow
15:00 Midson 35' Attendance: 3780
Chesterfield v Rochdale
21 August 2012 2 Chesterfield 1–1 Rochdale Proact Stadium
19:45 Lester 90+4' Tutte 49' Attendance: 4595
Chesterfield v Rotherham United
25 August 2012 3 Chesterfield 1–1 Rotherham United Proact Stadium
15:00 Bowery 4' Odejayi 51' Attendance: 7232
Gillingham v Chesterfield
1 September 2012 4 Gillingham 1–1 Chesterfield Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Westcarr 13' Kedwell 21' Attendance: 4380
York City v Chesterfield
8 September 2012 5 York City 2–2 Chesterfield Bootham Crescent
15:00 Hird 36'
Westcarr 41'		 Coulson 40'
Walker 90+5'		 Attendance: 5119
Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers
15 September 2012 6 Chesterfield 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers Proact Stadium
15:00 Atkinson 14'
Lester 20'
Hird 85'		 Trotman 40' (O.G.) Attendance: 5113
Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley
18 September 2012 7 Chesterfield 4–3 Accrington Stanley Proact Stadium
19:45 Lester 8', 66'
Richards 11'
Forbes 84'		 Boco 28', 76'
Murphy 58'		 Attendance: 4359
Northampton Town v Chesterfield
22 September 2012 8 Northampton Town 0–0 Chesterfield Sixfields Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 4709
Chesterfield v Torquay United
29 September 2012 9 Chesterfield 1–1 Torquay United Proact Stadium
15:00 Darikwa 48' Howe 51' Attendance: 5117
Morecambe v Chesterfield
2 October 2012 10 Morecambe 2–0 Chesterfield Globe Arena
19:45 McDonald 45+2'
Alessandra 52'		 Attendance: 1285
Aldershot Town v Chesterfield
6 October 2012 11 Aldershot Town 0–1 Chesterfield Recreation Ground
15:00 Atkinson 75' Attendance: 2006
Chesterfield v Dagenham and Redbridge
13 October 2012 12 Chesterfield 1–2 Dagenham and Redbridge Proact Stadium
15:00 Lester 55' Williams 42', 57' Attendance: 5082
Exeter City v Chesterfield
20 October 2012 13 Exeter City 0–1 Chesterfield St James Park
15:00 Atkinson 42' Attendance: 3668
Chesterfield v Fleetwood Town
23 October 2012 14 Chesterfield 1–2 Fleetwood Town Proact Stadium
19:45 Darikwa 44' Gillespie 6'
Atkinson 90' (O.G.)		 Attendance: 4372
Chesterfield v Barnet
27 October 2012 15 Chesterfield 0–1 Barnet Proact Stadium
15:00 Byrne 89' (pen.) Attendance: 5611
Bradford City v Chesterfield
6 November 2012 16 Bradford City 0–0 Chesterfield Coral Windows Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 8841
Bristol Rovers v Chesterfield
10 November 2012 17 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Chesterfield Memorial Stadium
15:00 Togwell 5' (O.G.)
Anyinsah 55'
Eaves 80'		 Randall 20'
Dickenson 65'		 Attendance: 5491
Chesterfield v Oxford United
17 November 2012 18 Chesterfield 2–1 Oxford United Proact Stadium
15:00 Cooper 45+4'
Atkinson 90+2'		 Mullins 1' Attendance: 5433
Chesterfield v Cheltenham Town
20 November 2012 19 Chesterfield 4–1 Cheltenham Town Proact Stadium
19:45 Atkinson 16'
Togwell 45'
Richards 59'
Lester 75'		 Mohamed 57' Attendance: 4333
Plymouth Argyle v Chesterfield
24 November 2012 20 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Chesterfield Home Park
15:00 Richards 66' Attendance: 5711
Port Vale v Chesterfield
8 December 2012 21 Port Vale 0–2 Chesterfield Vale Park
15:00 O'Shea 37'
Darikwa 64'		 Attendance: 5298
Chesterfield v Burton Albion
15 December 2012 22 Chesterfield 1–1 Burton Albion Proact Stadium
15:00 Richards 74' Maghoma 34' Attendance: 5741
Southend United v Chesterfield
21 December 2012 23 Southend United 3–0 Chesterfield Roots Hall Stadium
19:45 Cresswell 51'
Tomlin 61', 69'		 Attendance: 5273
Chesterfield v York City
26 December 2012 24 Chesterfield 3–0 York City Proact Stadium
15:00 Talbot 46'
Whitaker 75'
Darikwa 77'		 Attendance: 7322
Chesterfield v Morecambe
29 December 2012 25 Chesterfield 1–1 Morecambe Proact Stadium
15:00 Townsend 40' McCready 28' Attendance: 6358
Accrington Stanley v Chesterfield
1 January 2013 26 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Chesterfield Fraser Eagle Stadium
15:00 Boco 65' Attendance: 1586
Wycombe Wanderers v Chesterfield
5 January 2013 27 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Chesterfield Adams Park
15:00 Hause 45+1'
Kuffour 54'		 O'Shea 29' Attendance: 3492
Chesterfield v Northampton Town
12 January 2013 28 Chesterfield 3–0 Northampton Town Proact Stadium
15:00 O'Shea 18'
Richards 19', 25'		 Attendance: 5467
Chesterfield v Southend United
26 January 2013 29 Chesterfield 0–1 Southend United Proact Stadium
15:00 Tomlin 83' Attendance: 4817
Rochdale v Chesterfield
2 February 2013 30 Rochdale 1–1 Chesterfield Spotland Stadium
15:00 Grant 67' O'Shea 56' Attendance: 2746
Chesterfield v AFC Wimbledon
9 February 2013 31 Chesterfield 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Proact Stadium
15:00 Gnanduillet 59'
Lester 82'		 Attendance: 5235
Rotherham United v Chesterfield
16 February 2013 32 Rotherham United 1–0 Chesterfield New York Stadium
15:00 Mullins 56' Attendance: 11143
Chesterfield v Gillingham
23 February 2013 33 Chesterfield 0–1 Gillingham Proact Stadium
15:00 McDonald 50' Attendance: 5235
Chesterfield v Aldershot Town
26 February 2013 34 Chesterfield 0–0 Aldershot Town Proact Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 3968
Dagenham & Redbridge v Chesterfield
2 March 2013 35 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 Chesterfield Victoria Road
15:00 Ogogo 19' (O.G.)
Cheltenham Town v Chesterfield
5 March 2013 36 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Chesterfield Whaddon Road
19:45 Benson 90+2' Attendance: 2195
Torquay United v Chesterfield
19 March 2013 39 Torquay United 2–1 Chesterfield Plainmoor
15:00 Labadie 1'
Howe 8'		 Cooper 77' Attendance: 2047
Burton Albion v Chesterfield
30 March 2013 40 Burton Albion 0–1 Chesterfield Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Talbot 52' Attendance: 3852
Chesterfield v Port Vale
1 April 2013 41 Chesterfield 2–2 Port Vale Proact Stadium
15:00 Richards 14', 19' Purse 5'
Pope 85'		 Attendance: 6669
Barnet v Chesterfield
6 April 2013 42 Barnet 0–2 Chesterfield Underhill Stadium
15:00 O'Shea 57'
Togwell 78'		 Attendance: 2574
Chesterfield v Bradford City
13 April 2013 43 Chesterfield 2–2 Bradford City Proact Stadium
15:00 Darikwa 70'
Togwell 90+3'		 Wells 36'
Ravenhill 79'		 Attendance: 7290
Chesterfield v Plymouth Argyle
16 April 2013 44 Chesterfield 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Proact Stadium
19:45 Branston 57 o.g.' Bryan 21'
Nelson 26'		 Attendance: 4988
Fleetwood Town v Chesterfield
20 April 2013 45 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Chesterfield Highbury Stadium
15:00 Mangan 68' Gnanduillet 44'
Richards 45+2', 65'		 Attendance: 3705

F.A. Cup

Chesterfield v Hartlepool United
3 November 2012 1st Round Chesterfield 6–1 Hartlepool United Proact Stadium
15:00 Boden 16'
Randall 29'
Clay 42'
Forbes 54'
Lester 79'
Westcarr 90'		 Sweeney 78' Attendance: 3083
Tranmere Rovers v Chesterfield
1 December 2012 2nd Round Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Chesterfield Prenton Park
15:00 Stockten 41'
McGurk 57'		 Cooper 30' Attendance: 3781

League Cup

Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers
14 August 2012 1st Round Chesterfield 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Tranmere Rovers Proact Stadium
15:00 Lester 109' Stockton 93'
Bell-Baggie 120+2'		 Attendance: 3088

Football League Trophy

Chesterfield v Oldham Athletic
4 September 2012 1st Round Northern Section Chesterfield 2–1 Oldham Athletic Proact Stadium
19:00 Whitaker 48'
Smith 90+1' (O.G.)		 Smith 23' Attendance: 2384
Doncaster Rovers v Chesterfield
9 October 2012 2nd Round Northern Section Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Chesterfield Keepmoat Stadium
19:00 Ball 83' Attendance: 4030

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches.

Rnk Pos Nat Name League Two F.A. Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 FW England Marc Richards 12 0 0 0 12
2 FW England Jack Lester 9 1 1 0 11
3 MF Republic of Ireland Jay O'Shea 7 0 0 0 7
4 FW England Chris Atkinson 5 0 0 0 5
= MF England Tendayi Darikwa 5 0 0 0 5
6 FW England Craig Westcarr 2 1 0 0 3
= DF Scotland Liam Cooper 2 1 0 0 3
= FW Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet 3 0 0 0 3
= MF England Sam Togwell 3 0 0 0 3
10 DF England Terrell Forbes 1 1 0 0 2
= DF England Sam Hird 2 0 0 0 2
= MF England Mark Randall 1 1 0 0 2
= MF England Danny Whitaker 1 0 0 1 2
= DF England Drew Talbot 2 0 0 0 2
15 FW England Scott Boden 0 1 0 0 1
= FW England Jordan Bowery 1 0 0 0 1
= MF England Craig Clay 0 1 0 0 1
= FW England Brennan Dickenson 1 0 0 0 1
= DF England Conor Townsend 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 58 7 1 1 67

Last updated: 16 February 2013
Source: [citation needed]

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