# 2011–12 Chesterfield F.C. season
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | −27 | 50 | |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 43 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 81 | −25 | 42 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Exeter City (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 42 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 38 | Relegation to Football League Two |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Tommy Lee | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neal Trotman | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Gregor Robertson | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jamie Lowry | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | JAM | Simon Ford | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Allott | 43 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Derek Niven | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Craig Westcarr | 43 | 11 | 32+6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Danny Whitaker | 35 | 8 | 23+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Greg Fleming | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jack Lester | 24 | 4 | 16+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Aaron Downes | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | FRA | Alexandre Mendy | 40 | 3 | 31+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Dean Morgan | 21 | 4 | 10+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Scott Boden | 31 | 5 | 7+19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Jordan Bowery | 48 | 12 | 23+17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 3 |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Jimmy Juan | 8 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Mark Randall | 18 | 2 | 10+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Craig Clay | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Drew Talbot | 51 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Tendayi Darikwa | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | JAM | Nathan Smith | 29 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players played for Chesterfield but left before the end of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 26 | FW | ENG | Jordan Burrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dean Holden | 16 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Dwayne Mattis | 11 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players who played on loan for Chesterfield and returned to their parent club: ||||||||||||||
| 26 | MF | ENG | David Davis | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BEL | Franck Moussa | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lee Johnson | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | James Hurst | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | SWE | Ole Soderberg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Tope Obadeyi | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Grounds | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NGA | Nicky Ajose | 12 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Scott Griffiths | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Josh Thompson | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke | 16 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Liam Ridehalgh | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | 21 | Jordan Bowery | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Craig Westcarr | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 31 | Leon Clarke | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Danny Whitaker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Scott Boden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 30 | Franck Moussa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | FW | 14 | Jack Lester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | FW | 17 | Dean Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | 16 | Alexandre Mendy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | 25 | Drew Talbot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | 23 | Mark Randall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 5 | Dean Holden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 22 | Jimmy Juan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 5 | Josh Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 12 | Liam Ridehalgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | 11 | Nicky Ajose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 2 | Neal Trotman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 7 | Mark Allott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 56 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 71 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 7 | MF | Mark Allott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jack Lester | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | David Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Dean Holden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Drew Talbot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Alexandre Mendy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Neal Trotman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Mark Randall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Lee Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Dwayne Mattis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Nathan Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Gregor Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | James Hurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Craig Westcarr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Jordan Bowery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jonathan Grounds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Aaron Downes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Dean Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Josh Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jimmy Juan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Liam Ridehalgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Tendayi Darikwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 51 | 1 |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 16 June 2011 | DF | Nathan Smith | Yeovil Town | Free | |
| 24 June 2011 | MF | Mark Randall | Arsenal | Free | |
| 29 July 2011 | GK | Greg Fleming | Oldham Athletic | Free | |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Craig Westcarr | Notts County | Undisclosed | |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Alex Mendy | Mladá Boleslav | Free | |
| 19 December 2011 | MF | Jimmy Juan | Grenoble | Free | |
| 3 January 2012 | DF | Neal Trotman | Rochdale | Free | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 25 August 2011 | DF | Jonathan Grounds | Middlesbrough | 25 September 2011 | |
| 26 August 2011 | MF | Lee Johnson | Bristol City | November 2011 | |
| 8 September 2011 | FW | Leon Clarke | Swindon Town | 9 December 2011 | |
| 16 September 2011 | GK | Adam Smith | Leicester City | 16 October 2011 | |
| 3 November 2011 | GK | Ole Söderberg | Newcastle United | 10 December 2011 | |
| 3 November 2011 | DF | Neal Trotman | Rochdale | January 2012 | |
| 8 November 2011 | FW | Tope Obadeyi | Bolton Wanderers | 26 December 2011 | |
| 25 November 2011 | DF | Scott Griffiths | Peterborough United | 2 January 2012 | |
| 5 January 2012 | DF | Liam Ridehalgh | Huddersfield Town | End of season | |
| 11 January 2012 | DF | James Hurst | West Bromwich Albion | End of season | |
| 13 January 2012 | MF | David Davis | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 March 2012 | |
| 17 January 2012 | DF | Josh Thompson | Celtic | End of season | |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Nicky Ajose | Peterborough United | End of season | |
| 16 March 2012 | MF | Franck Moussa | Leicester City | End of season | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 21 September 2011 | FW | Jordan Burrow | Boston United | 2 January 2012 | |
| 9 September 2011 | FW | Scott Boden | Macclesfield Town | 9 December 2011 | |
| 28 October 2011 | MF | Derek Niven | Northampton Town | 28 November 2011 | |
| 3 November 2011 | DF | Dean Holden | Rochdale | 2 January 2012 | |
| 9 November 2011 | DF | Dan Gray | Macclesfield Town | 9 December 2011 | |
| 24 November 2011 | MF | Jamie Lowry | Crewe Alexandra | 30 January 2012 | |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Aaron Downes | Crewe Alexandra | End of season | |
| 21 January 2012 | DF | Craig Clay | Alfreton Town | End of season | |
| 21 January 2012 | MF | Tendayi Darikwa | Hinckley United | End of season | |
| 8 March 2012 | FW | Dean Morgan | Oxford United | End of season | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 7 June 2011 | FW | Craig Davies | Barnsley | 1 July 2011 (Bosman) | |
| 1 July 2011 | GK | Shane Redmond | Mansfield Town | 1 July 2011 | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Ian Breckin | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 3 January 2012 | DF | Dean Holden | Rochdale | 3 January 2012 | |
| 1 January 2012 | FW | Jordan Burrow | Morecambe | 21 January 2012 | |
| 1 January 2012 | MF | Ben Watkis | Matlock Town | 29 March 2012 | |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Matt Needham | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 20 January 2012 | MF | Dwayne Mattis | Macclesfield Town | 20 January 2012 | |

## Awards

| End of Season Awards | Winner |
| Player of the Year | Tommy Lee |
| Players' Player of the Year | Tommy Lee |
| Young Player of the Year | Jack Broadhead |
| Goal of the Season | Danny Whitaker vs Hartlepool United |