# 2024–25 Chesterfield F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 158th season in the history of Chesterfield Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2017–18 season, following promotion from the National League the previous season. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | CM | Tim Akinola | Free agent | — |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Kane Drummond | Macclesfield | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Chey Dunkley | Shrewsbury Town | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | LB | Lewis Gordon | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Paddy Madden | Stockport County | Free |
| 1 August 2024 | RB | Vontae Daley-Campbell | Peterborough United | Free |
| 10 September 2024 | CM | John Fleck | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 12 January 2025 | RB | Janoi Donacien | Ipswich Town | Free |
| 22 January 2025 | CB | Kyle McFadzean | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 31 January 2025 | LM | Dylan Duffy | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 16 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 9 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Macclesfield contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Bristol Rovers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 13 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Stockport County contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Joe Quigley | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2025 | LW | James Berry | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 5 February 2025 | LB | Branden Horton | Gateshead | Free |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 5 August 2024 | RB | Devan Tanton | Fulham | 10 January 2025 |
| 15 August 2024 | CB | Harvey Araujo | Fulham | End of Season |
| 15 August 2024 | RW | Dilan Markanday | Blackburn Rovers | 16 January 2025 |
| 29 August 2024 | GK | Max Thompson | Newcastle United | End of Season |
| 30 August 2024 | CM | Jenson Metcalfe | Everton | End of Season |
| 12 January 2025 | CF | Aribim Pepple | Luton Town | End of Season |
| 20 January 2025 | LB | Jack Sparkes | Peterborough United | End of Season |
| 27 January 2025 | LM | Dylan Duffy | Lincoln City | 31 January 2025 |
| 31 January 2025 | RW | Michael Olakigbe | Brentford | End of Season |
* ↑ On 10 January, Tanton was recalled back to his parent club Fulham
* ↑ On 16 January, Markanday was recalled back to his parent club Blackburn
* ↑ On 31 January, Duffy joined the club on a permanent basis

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 29 August 2024 | CM | Tim Akinola | Dagenham & Redbridge | 31 December 2024 |
| 13 September 2024 | AM | Bailey Hobson | Barnet | 6 December 2024 |
| 4 October 2024 | CF | Kane Drummond | Oldham Athletic | 3 December 2024 |
| 31 January 2025 | LW | Liam Jessop | Worksop Town | End of Season |
| 21 February 2025 | CM | Tim Akinola | Alfreton Town | 22 March 2025 |
* ↑ On 31 December, Akinola was recalled back from his loan at Dagenham.
* ↑ On 18 October, Hobson's loan at Barnet was extended until January, but on 6 December he was recalled back.
* ↑ On 3 December, Drummond was recalled back from his loan at Oldham.

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Laurence Maguire | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RW | Harley Curtis | Needham Market | 7 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Jeff King | Swindon Town | 5 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Bailey Clements | Hornchurch | 16 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Luke Chadwick | | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 25 April, Chesterfield announced their first pre-season friendly, against Matlock Town. A month later, home fixtures against Sheffield United and Derby County were also confirmed. On June 21, a fourth friendly fixture was added, against Scunthorpe United. Three days later, a home fixture versus Nottingham Forest was announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 46 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 46 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 45 |
| 16 | Barrow | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 43 |
| 17 | Newport County | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 43 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 26$^2$ | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 25$^1$ |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | | | | | | | |
| Position | 11 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Points | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 45 | | | | | | | |
* $^1$ Matchday 25 (vs. Gillingham) was postponed due to adverse weather conditions
* $^2$ Matchday 26 (vs. Salford City) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Chesterfield were drawn at home to Horsham in the first round, and then away to Exeter City in the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Chesterfield being drawn away against Derby County.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Chesterfield were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Grimsby Town, Lincoln City and Manchester City U21. Chesterfield were then drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the round of 32 and to Rotherham United in the round of 16.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Chesterfield | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Knoutout stages
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Max Thompson | 21 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Ryheem Sheckleford | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Tom Naylor | 35 | 2 | 28+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jamie Grimes | 32 | 3 | 18+7 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Harvey Araujo | 21 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Liam Mandeville | 36 | 0 | 21+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Darren Oldaker | 37 | 4 | 26+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Will Grigg | 25 | 10 | 15+5 | 8 | 2+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Michael Jacobs | 18 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ryan Colclough | 29 | 2 | 9+16 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Tyrone Williams | 14 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SCO | John Fleck | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Bailey Hobson | 15 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NGA | Tim Akinola | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALB | Armando Dobra | 41 | 11 | 29+5 | 8 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Dylan Duffy | 8 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Lewis Gordon | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Vontae Daley-Campbell | 12 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Ash Palmer | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | JAM | Chey Dunkley | 11 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Ryan Boot | 20 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jack Sparkes | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Kyle McFadzean | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Jenson Metcalfe | 17 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | CAN | Aribim Pepple | 11 | 3 | 8+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Ollie Banks | 35 | 2 | 18+12 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Kane Drummond | 19 | 1 | 4+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | IRL | Paddy Madden | 22 | 4 | 8+12 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Michael Olakigbe | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Mike Jones | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | AUS | Ashton Rinaldo | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | GIB | Liam Jessop | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Ali Mohiuddin | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Connor Cook | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 41 | FW | MLT | Gunner Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | LCA | Janoi Donacien | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 24 | FW | ENG | Dilan Markanday | 24 | 7 | 22+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | COL | Devan Tanton | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Branden Horton | 12 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | James Berry | 28 | 10 | 11+11 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 |
| 27 | FW | IRL | Joe Quigley | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |