The 2011–12 season was the 145th season in the history of Chesterfield Football Club, an association football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. The club played in League One, the third tier of English football, having been promoted to this level after a first-place finish in League Two during the previous season.
Following a 3–2 defeat to Yeovil Town in the penultimate match of the season, it was confirmed that Chesterfield had been relegated back to League Two, with the club eventually finishing 22nd. In cup competitions, the club were eliminated from the FA Cup and Football League Cup in the first round, but won the Football League Trophy, beating Swindon Town 2–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium.
League table
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players played for Chesterfield but left before the end of the season:
|colspan="14"|Players who played on loan for Chesterfield and returned to their parent club:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal1 FW 21 Jordan Bowery 8 1 0 3 122 FW 9 Craig Westcarr 8 0 0 3 113 FW 31 Leon Clarke 9 0 0 0 94 MF 10 Danny Whitaker 5 0 2 1 85 FW 19 Scott Boden 4 0 0 1 56 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 49 MF 16 Alexandre Mendy 2 0 0 1 310 DF 25 Drew Talbot 2 0 0 0 2= MF 23 Mark Randall 1 0 0 1 212 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 1TOTALS56121271
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal7MFMark Allott400010106014FWJack Lester400000105026MFDavid Davis20000020405DFDean Holden200000103025DFDrew Talbot200000103016MFAlexandre Mendy20000010302DFNeal Trotman300000003023MFMark Randall300000003018MFLee Johnson200000012111MFDwayne Mattis100000102028DFNathan Smith20000000203DFGregor Robertson100000102018DFJames Hurst00000020209FWCraig Westcarr200000002021FWJordan Bowery200000002022DFJonathan Grounds100000001015DFAaron Downes100000001017FWDean Morgan10000000105DFJosh Thompson000000101022MFJimmy Juan100000001012DFLiam Ridehalgh100000001027MFTendayi Darikwa1000000010TOTALS3800010121511
Results
Pre-season friendlies
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.16 June 2011DF Nathan Smith Yeovil TownFree24 June 2011MF Mark Randall ArsenalFree29 July 2011GK Greg Fleming Oldham AthleticFree26 August 2011FW Craig Westcarr Notts CountyUndisclosed31 August 2011MF Alex Mendy Mladá BoleslavFree19 December 2011MF Jimmy Juan GrenobleFree3 January 2012DF Neal Trotman RochdaleFreePlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.25 August 2011DF Jonathan Grounds Middlesbrough25 September 201126 August 2011MF Lee Johnson Bristol CityNovember 20118 September 2011FW Leon Clarke Swindon Town9 December 201116 September 2011GK Adam Smith Leicester City16 October 2011 3 November 2011GK Ole Söderberg Newcastle United 10 December 2011 3 November 2011DF Neal Trotman RochdaleJanuary 2012 8 November 2011FW Tope Obadeyi Bolton Wanderers26 December 201125 November 2011DF Scott Griffiths Peterborough United2 January 20125 January 2012DF Liam Ridehalgh Huddersfield TownEnd of season11 January 2012DF James Hurst West Bromwich AlbionEnd of season13 January 2012MF David Davis Wolverhampton Wanderers9 March 201217 January 2012DF Josh Thompson CelticEnd of season31 January 2012FW Nicky Ajose Peterborough UnitedEnd of season16 March 2012MF Franck Moussa Leicester CityEnd of seasonPlayers loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.21 September 2011FW Jordan Burrow Boston United2 January 20129 September 2011FW Scott Boden Macclesfield Town9 December 201128 October 2011MF Derek Niven Northampton Town28 November 20113 November 2011DF Dean Holden Rochdale2 January 20129 November 2011DF Dan Gray Macclesfield Town9 December 201124 November 2011MF Jamie Lowry Crewe Alexandra30 January 20121 January 2012DF Aaron Downes Crewe AlexandraEnd of season21 January 2012DF Craig Clay Alfreton TownEnd of season21 January 2012MF Tendayi Darikwa Hinckley UnitedEnd of season8 March 2012FW Dean Morgan Oxford UnitedEnd of seasonPlayers releasedDatePos.NameToDate toRef.7 June 2011FW Craig Davies Barnsley1 July 2011 (Bosman)1 July 2011GK Shane Redmond Mansfield Town1 July 20111 July 2011DF Ian BreckinUnattached3 January 2012DF Dean Holden Rochdale3 January 20121 January 2012FW Jordan Burrow Morecambe21 January 20121 January 2012MF Ben Watkis Matlock Town29 March 20121 January 2012DF Matt NeedhamUnattached20 January 2012MF Dwayne Mattis Macclesfield Town20 January 2012
Awards End of Season AwardsWinner 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
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