Chesterfield F. C.
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| Full name | Chesterfield Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Spireites |
| Founded | 1866 (original) 24 April 1919 (Current incarnation) |
| Ground | Proact Stadium |
| Capacity | 10,504 |
| Owner | Dave Allen |
| Chairman | Mike Warner |
| Manager | Ian Evatt (caretaker) |
| League | League Two |
| 2016–17 | League One, 24th (relegated) |
| Website | Club website |
Chesterfield Football Club /ˈtʃɛstərfiːld/ is a professional association football club based in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Chesterfield play their home games at the 10,504 capacity Proact Stadium, having moved from their historic home of Saltergate during the summer of 2010. Notable players include record appearance holder Dave Blakey, who played in 617 of Chesterfield's league games, and 162 league goal club record holder Ernie Moss. The club contests numerous minor local rivalries, though Nottinghamshire club Mansfield Town are considered to be their main rivals.
Chesterfield F.C. was officially established in 1866, though it would be the third incarnation of that name that turned professional in 1891 and changed it's name to Chesterfield Town. Town entered the FA Cup for the first time the following year, and competed in the Sheffield & District League and Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup, before joining the Midland League in 1896–97. A third-place finish in 1898–99 resulted in a successful application to the Football League Second Division for the following season. After ten seasons in the Second Division they failed to gain re-election to the League and returned to the Midland League in 1909, finishing as champions in 1909–10. The club entered liquidation in 1915, and were reformed as Chesterfield Municipal in April 1919. They again rejoined the Midland League and finished as champions in 1919–20.
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