2012–13 Chesterfield F.C. season

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.

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)

Squad edit

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

League table edit

Pos Team 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 edit

Results edit

League Two edit

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

F.A. Cup edit

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
1 December 2012 2nd Round Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Chesterfield Prenton Park
15:00 Stockten   41'
McGurk   57'
Cooper   30' Attendance: 3781

League Cup edit

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 edit

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
9 October 2012 2nd Round Northern Section Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Chesterfield Keepmoat Stadium
19:00 Ball   83' Attendance: 4030

Top scorers edit

Includes all competitive matches.

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

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

References edit