During the 1996–97 English football season, Chesterfield competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary For much of the season Chesterfield were in the Second Division play-off race, but a late slump saw them fall off the pace before a resurgence at the end of the season took them up to tenth - five points off the play-offs. In the FA Cup, Chesterfield reached the semi-finals for the first time in their history, before being knocked out by Premier League side Middlesbrough.

Final league table

Results Chesterfield's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 BlackpoolA1–06,014Holland 24 August 1996 BuryH1–23,763Law (pen) 27 August 1996 WalsallH1–03,561Howard 31 August 1996 GillinghamA1–05,934Howard 7 September 1996 BrentfordH0–23,643 10 September 1996 Rotherham UnitedA1–02,940Howard 14 September 1996 Luton TownA1–04,763Curtis (pen) 21 September 1996 BurnleyH0–05,529 28 September 1996 Bristol RoversA0–25,008 1 October 1996 Shrewsbury TownH2–13,299Williams, Lormor 5 October 1996 Bristol CityH1–14,438Lormor 12 October 1996 MillwallA1–27,765Beaumont 15 October 1996 Notts CountyA0–04,265 19 October 1996 Crewe AlexandraH1–04,030Scott 26 October 1996 York CityH2–04,009Scott (2) 29 October 1996 Stockport CountyA0–14,831 2 November 1996 WrexhamA2–34,160Curtis (pen), Lormor 9 November 1996 Preston North EndH2–14,759Lormor (pen), Williams 19 November 1996 Plymouth ArgyleA3–04,237Lormor, Davies, Holland 30 November 1996 York CityA0–03,328 3 December 1996 Peterborough UnitedH2–12,805Holland, Howard 14 December 1996 Wycombe WanderersA0–14,610 21 December 1996 BournemouthH1–14,174Lormor 11 January 1997 Bristol RoversH1–03,305Lormor 18 January 1997 Shrewsbury TownA0–22,659 28 January 1997 BurnleyA0–07,903 1 February 1997 Preston North EndA1–08,681Morris 8 February 1997 WrexhamH0–06,738 18 February 1997 Rotherham UnitedH1–15,195Lormor 22 February 1997 Plymouth ArgyleH1–25,833Howard 1 March 1997 Peterborough UnitedA1–14,458Howard 4 March 1997 Luton TownH1–13,731Davies 11 March 1997 BournemouthA0–33,368 15 March 1997 Wycombe WanderersH4–24,354Howard (2), Hewitt, Hanson 22 March 1997 BuryA0–14,162 29 March 1997 BlackpoolH0–04,974 1 April 1997 WalsallA1–13,784Morris 5 April 1997 GillinghamH2–23,926Morris, Howard 8 April 1997 WatfordH0–04,258 15 April 1997 BrentfordA0–15,216 19 April 1997 MillwallH1–05,935Curtis 24 April 1997 WatfordA2–06,411Davies, Page (own goal) 26 April 1997 Crewe AlexandraA2–14,858Morris, Ebdon 28 April 1997 Stockport CountyH0–18,690 30 April 1997 Bristol CityA0–216,195 3 May 1997 Notts CountyH1–05,736Williams

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR116 November 1996 BuryH1–05,104WilliamsR27 December 1996 ScarboroughH2–04,475Davies, LormorR314 January 1997 Bristol CityH2–05,193Howard (2)R44 February 1997 Bolton WanderersA3–210,854Davies (3)R515 February 1997 Nottingham ForestH1–08,890Curtis (pen)QF9 March 1997 WrexhamH1–08,735BeaumontSF13 April 1997 MiddlesbroughN3–3 49,640Morris, Dyche (pen), HewittSFR22 April 1997 MiddlesbroughN0–330,339

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Stockport CountyA1–23,088LormorR1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Stockport CountyH1–2 (lost 2–4 on agg)3,334Gaughan

Football League Trophy

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNR19 December 1996 Preston North EndH0–21,169

Squad

Left club during season

References