2015–16 Chesterfield F.C. season

Chesterfield

2015–16 season
Chairman	Dave Allen
Owner	Dave Allen
Manager	Dean Saunders (until 28 November 2015) Danny Wilson (from 24 December 2015
Stadium	Proact Stadium
League Cup	1st round (knocked out by Carlisle United)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season will be Chesterfield's 149th season in their history and their second consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CF		Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Preston North End	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	ST		Rai Simons	Ilkeston	Undisclosed	[3]
22 July 2015	CF		Jake Orrell	Gateshead	Free transfer	[4]
6 August 2015	GK		Alex Cairns	Leeds United	Free transfer	[5]
6 August 2015	MF		Dion Donohue	Unattached	Free transfer	[5]
16 August 2015	CM		Ángel Martínez	Millwall	Free transfer	[6]
24 August 2015	CM		Liam O'Neil	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	[7]
11 September 2015	DM		Chris Herd	Aston Villa	Free transfer	[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB		Jack Broadhead	Free Agent	Released	[9]
1 July 2015	CF		Charlie Dawes	Free Agent	Released	[9]
1 July 2015	LW		Gary Roberts	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[10]
1 July 2015	CM		Jimmy Ryan	Fleetwood Town	Free	[11]
27 July 2015	LM		Sam Clucas	Hull City	£1,300,000	[12][13]
30 July 2015	RB		Tendayi Darikwa	Burnley	£600,000	[14][15]
7 January 2016	GK		Alex Cairns	Rotherham United	Free	[16]

Total income: £1,900,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
14 August 2015	CF		Lee Novak	Birmingham City	End of season	[17]
11 September 2015	CB		Jack Fitzwater	West Bromwich Albion	8 October 2015	[18]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
14 August 2015	GK		Aaron Chapman	Bristol Rovers	12 September 2015	[19]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 18 May 2015, Chesterfield announced two pre-season friendlies against Matlock Town and Belper Town.^[20] On 27 May 2015, a friendly against Hartlepool United was announced.^[21] A pre-season friendly against Hull City was confirmed on 9 June 2015.^[22] A sixth friendly against Buxton was confirmed on 19 June 2015.^[23] On 22 June 2015, Chesterfield announced Burnley will visit on 25 July 2015.^[24]

Matlock Town v Chesterfield

9 July 2015 Friendly	Matlock Town	0–3	Chesterfield	Matlock
19:45 BST		Report	O'Shea  14' (pen.) Ebanks-Blake  18' Gnanduillet  82'	Stadium: Causeway Lane Attendance: 1,119

Buxton v Chesterfield

10 July 2015 Friendly	Buxton	0–4	Chesterfield	Buxton
19:45 BST		Report	Jones  25' O'Shea  37' Orrell 47' Dieseruvwe  60'	Stadium: The Silverlands

SC Olhanense v Chesterfield

17 July 2015 Friendly	SC Olhanense	0–2	Chesterfield	Algarve, Portugal
15:00 CEST		Report	Gnanduillet Banks

Chesterfield v Hull City

21 July 2015 Friendly	Chesterfield	1–3	Hull City	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Evatt  19'	Report	Maguire  38' Robertson  51' Jahraldo-Martin  76'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

Chesterfield v Burnley

25 July 2015 Friendly	Chesterfield	3–2	Burnley	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Orrell  25' Gnanduillet  67' Harrison  89'	Report	Jutkiewicz  13' Boyd  21'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

Ilkeston v Chesterfield

28 July 2015 Friendly	Ilkeston	1–3	Chesterfield	Ilkeston
19:45 BST	Marshall  43'	Report	O'Shea  14' Gnanduillet  28' Simons  69'	Stadium: New Manor Ground Attendance: 523

Hartlepool United v Chesterfield

1 August 2015 Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–1	Chesterfield	Hartlepool
15:00 BST		Report	Morsy  75'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,269 (54 away fans)

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Bury	39	13	11	15	48	62	−14	50
17	Shrewsbury Town	38	12	10	16	47	57	−10	46
18	Chesterfield	39	12	7	20	48	60	−12	43
19	Blackpool	40	11	9	20	37	50	−13	42
20	Fleetwood Town	38	10	11	17	43	48	−5	41

Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[25]

Chesterfield v Barnsley

8 August 2015 1	Chesterfield	3–1	Barnsley	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	O'Shea  49' Ebanks-Blake  72' Morsy  73'	Report	Wilkinson  4'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield United v Chesterfield

15 August 2015 2	Sheffield United	2–0	Chesterfield	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Adams  3', 46'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,031 Referee: Kevin Wright

Shrewsbury Town v Chesterfield

18 August 2015 3	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Chesterfield	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST	Sadler  88'	Report	Ebanks-Blake  49' Morsy  64'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,935 Referee: Mark Heywood

Chesterfield v Rochdale

22 August 2015 4	Chesterfield	0–0	Rochdale	Chesterfield
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,254 Referee: Keith Hill

Millwall v Chesterfield

29 August 2015 5	Millwall	0–2	Chesterfield	Bermondsey
15:00 BST		Report	O'Shea  17', 90'	Stadium: New Den Attendance: 8,374 Referee: Darren Deadman

Chesterfield v Wigan Athletic

5 September 2015 6	Chesterfield	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Gardner  62' Barnett  68' (o.g.)	Report	Barnett  81' Davies  87' (pen.) Hiwula  90'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,145 Referee: Mark Brown

Chesterfield v Colchester United

12 September 2015 7	Chesterfield	3–3	Colchester United	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Talbot  16' Jones  22' Novak  62' Morsy  74'	Report	Massey  29' Moncur  76' Raglan  90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Ian Williamson

Coventry City v Chesterfield

19 September 2015 8	Coventry City	1–0	Chesterfield	Coventry
15:00 BST	Armstrong  50'	Report	Dieseruvwe  89'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,003 Referee: Darren Bond

Chesterfield v Burton Albion

26 September 2015 9	Chesterfield	1–2	Burton Albion	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Hird  2'	Report	Beavon  46' Binnom-Williams  90'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,762 Referee: David Webb

Blackpool v Chesterfield

29 September 2015 10	Blackpool	2–0	Chesterfield	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Cullen  2' Potts  68'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,960 Referee: Scott Duncan

Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield

3 October 2015 11	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Chesterfield	Crewe
15:00 BST	Fox  36'	Report	Gardner  8'  57'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,053 Referee: Ross Joyce

Chesterfield v Gillingham

10 October 2015 12	Chesterfield	1–3	Gillingham	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Simons  35'	Report	Egan  26' Donnelly  54' Lennon  72'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,026 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Walsall v Chesterfield

17 October 2015 13	Walsall	1–2	Chesterfield	Walsall
15:00 BST	Preston  90+3'	Report	Ebanks-Blake  5' Evatt  54'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,766 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Chesterfield v Southend United

20 October 2015 14	Chesterfield	3–0	Southend United	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Novak  8' Ebanks-Blake  37'  62'	Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Chesterfield v Scunthorpe United

24 October 2015 15	Chesterfield	0–3	Scunthorpe United	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Jones  55'	Report	Madden  56' (pen.)  78' McSheffrey  63'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,340 Referee: Darren England

Fleetwood Town v Chesterfield

31 October 2015 16	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Chesterfield	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT		Report	Ebanks-Blake  30'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,107 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Chesterfield v Oldham

14 November 2015 17	Chesterfield	1–2	Oldham	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Ebanks-Blake  34'	Report	Poleon  72' Philliskirk  87'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,178 Referee: Tim Robinson

Port Vale v Chesterfield

21 November 2015 18	Port Vale	3–2	Chesterfield	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Kelly  6' Leitch-Smith  10' Dodds  48'	Report	Novak  8' Simons  90+1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,420 Referee: Michael Bull

Doncaster v Chesterfield

24 November 2015 19	Doncaster	3–0	Chesterfield	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Tyson  62' Williams  70' Stewart  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,521 Referee: Kevin Friend

Chesterfield v Swindon Town

28 November 2015 20	Chesterfield	0–4	Swindon Town	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT		Report	Ajose  3', 80' Thompson  14' Obika  48'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,178 Referee: Tim Robinson

Bury v Chesterfield

12 December 2015 21	Bury	1–0	Chesterfield	Bury
15:00 BST	Mayor  68'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Peter Bankes

Chesterfield v Bradford City

19 December 2015 22	Chesterfield	0–1	Bradford City	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT		Report	McMahon  72'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,795 Referee: James Adcock

Peterborough United v Chesterfield

26 December 2015 23	Peterborough United	2 - 0	Chesterfield	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Washington  45+1'  76' Maddison  90'	Report	Banks  90+1'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 7,153 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Chesterfield v Coventry City

28 December 2015 24	Chesterfield	1 - 1	Coventry City	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Novak  38' Morsy  54'	Report	Maddison  54'  89' Fleck  84'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 9,057 Referee: Paul Tierney

Chesterfield v Shrewsbury Town

2 January 2016 25	Chesterfield	7 - 1	Shrewsbury Town	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	O'Shea  40' (pen.) Novak  45+1'  81' (pen.)  89' Herd  59' Morsy  70' O'Neil  71' Simons  73'  87'	Report	Black  20' Brown  34' Whitbread  66' Lawrence  72'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,233 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Rochdale v Chesterfield

9 January 2016 26	Rochdale	2 - 3	Chesterfield	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Rose  22' McDermott  46' Lund  53' Henderson  58' Bennett  90+3'	Report	O'Shea  26' Hird  35' Ariyibi  48' Novak  78' Ebanks-Blake  80' Lee  90+4'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,965 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Wigan Athletic v Chesterfield

16 January 2016 27	Wigan Athletic	3 - 1	Chesterfield	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Power  6' James  38' Jacobs  39' Perkins  77' Jääskeläinen  90'	Report	O'Neil  35' Herd  45+3' Banks  79'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,091 Referee: Ross Joyce

Chesterfield v Millwall

23 January 2016 28	Chesterfield	1 - 2	Millwall	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Morsy  25'	Report	O'Brien  27' Morison  45' Gregory  47'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,078 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Chesterfield v Peterborough United

6 February 2016 29	Chesterfield	0 - 1	Peterborough United	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Herd  56' O'Neil  77'	Report	Smith  27' Forrester  52' Nichols  55' Santos  64' Toffolo  73'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,544 Referee: David Coote (referee)

Burton Albion v Chesterfield

12 February 2016 30	Burton Albion	1 - 0	Chesterfield	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Butcher  45+1'	Report	Herd  51' Anderson  54' Banks  89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Simon Hooper

Colchester United v Chesterfield

16 February 2016 31	Colchester United	1 - 1	Chesterfield	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Bonne  69' Edwards  77'	Report	Liddle  18' Ariyibi  29' Novak  72' (pen.) Banks  80'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 6,167 Referee: Lee Swabey

Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra

20 February 2016 32	Chesterfield	3 - 1	Crewe Alexandra	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Ebanks-Blake  7' Novak  12' Dimaio  56'	Report	Jones  20' Bakayogo  27' Guthrie  87'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,264 Referee: Gavin Ward

Gillingham v Chesterfield

27 February 2016 33	Gillingham	1 - 2	Chesterfield	Gillingham, Kent
15:00 GMT	Ehmer  13' Jackson  26' Osadebe  80'	Report	Ebanks-Blake  36' Dimaio  36' Novak  45' O'Shea  90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Chesterfield v Blackpool

1 March 2016 34	Chesterfield	1 - 1	Blackpool	Chesterfield
19:45 GMT	o'Shea  57'	Report	Potts  57' Ferguson  18' Aldred  81'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,915 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Southend United v Chesterfield

5 March 2016 35	Southend United	0 - 1	Chesterfield	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Coker  64'	Report	Banks  59' Dimaio  88' Novak  89'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,518 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Chesterfield v Walsall

12 March 2016 36	Chesterfield	1 - 4	Walsall	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	O'Connor  19' (o.g.) Banks  59' Hird  60' Donohue  61' Novak  68'	Report	Anderson  35' (o.g.) Mantom  57'  60'  75' Hiwula  71'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,938 Referee: Ross Joyce

Scunthorpe United v Chesterfield

19 March 2016 37	Scunthorpe United	v	Chesterfield	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Glanford Park

FA Cup

F.C. United of Manchester v Chesterfield

9 November 2015 First round	F.C. United of Manchester	1–4	Chesterfield	Moston, Manchester
19:45 GMT	Ashworth  90+1'	Report	Ariyibi  7' Novak  12' Simons  68' Banks  87'	Stadium: Broadhurst Park Attendance: 2,916 Referee: Oliver Langford

Chesterfield v Walsall

5 December 2015 Second round	Chesterfield	1–1	Walsall	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Morsy  90+3'	Report	Demetriou  19'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Richard Clark

Walsall v Chesterfield

15 December 2015 Second round replay	Walsall	0–0 (5–3 p)	Chesterfield	Walsall
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,953 Referee: Charles Breakspear
		Penalties
	Sawyers Demetriou Evans Lalkovič Downing		O'Shea Morsy Novak O'Neil

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Chesterfield were drawn away against Carlisle United.^[26]

Carlisle United v Chesterfield

11 August 2015 First round	Carlisle United	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Chesterfield	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Ibehre  75', 108' Osei  120'	Report	Dieseruvwe  84'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Football League Trophy

On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Chesterfield will face Rochdale.^[27]

Rochdale v Chesterfield

6 October 2015 Second round	Rochdale	2–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Tanser  18' Alessandra  66'	Summary	Eastham  65' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,042

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