I think that's three clean sheets in the Football League for us for the first time since November 2013.

Chesterfield record three successive 1-0 wins in the Football League for the first time since September 2002 (Stockport H, Plymouth A, Blackpool H.)

Chesterfield threw sand into the gears of Grimsby Town’s championship challenge today with a sparkling 2-0 win at Saltergate. Playing at a fast pace under a glaring sun, Chesterfield went ahead on 7 minutes with a goal from HOPKINSON. This spurred the visitors on, 1/4 #CFC100

Happy birthday to former Aston Villa midfielder, Thomas Hitzlsperger💜 Some of the goals he scored for Villa are outrageous 😍 #AVFC

Liam Mandeville has made at least 40 league appearances in each of the last five seasons for Chesterfield. The last outfield players to do that were Albert Holmes and Kevin Randall, between 1967-8 and 1971-2. Hat-tip to Paul Kellett for the stat.

All this "Can I have your shirt" bollocks needs stopping. Another six months and scroungers in the crowd will be holding up banners saying "Can I have your car?" Haven't yet seen one with "Please" written on it.

"And they're checking... is the toe in front of the knee of the defender?" They should really be checking just what the bloody hell they've done to association football.

Derbyshire are enjoying a fine opening game, which makes you wonder how much better they have to do to avoid being confused with Northants by The Guardian.

Small progress on the minute books: Jan, Feb & Mar 1930 added. sites.google.com/view/cfchistory/minute-books

We are at Barrow on April 5th. It can be a swine to get to, and it still was when we made the trip for a game on April 5th, 1930, despite having three different railways to choose from! Teddy Davison's lovely handwriting in his personal minute book explains it all.

Scorers for us in different Good Friday games: 3 different games: Bryan Frear Billy Gooing Herbert Munday 2 different games: Bill Sowden Harry Clifton Sammy Abel Sam Strettle Teddy Revill Liam Mandeville

After yesterday’s Good Friday game ended in a narrow 1-0 defeat at second-placed Grimsby, Chesterfield got back to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Nelson at Saltergate today. Saxby was able to resume at right-back after going off injured for the last 20 minutes yesterday, 1/3 #CFC100

Born on this day in 1866: Tom Miles (no pic, sadly.) A halfback who joined Chesterfield Town in 1887 from the collapsing Spital club as CTFC rose quickly through local football circles to become NE Derbyshire's leading team. Tom played just three times for the 1891-2 treble-winning side. 1/2

Interesting stuff with a microscopically thin Chesterfield connection - Long/Lang played twice for the Spital FC in December 1876, no doubt paid by the club's owners, the brothers Mason, who recognised how a successful football club might be used to promote their tobacco factory in the town.

1 of 5 I had a good time on Saturday discussing history with my two esteemed colleagues Iain Campbell Whittle and Alistair Firth. ICW’s website continues to astound. Let me pick one tiny morsel he shared with me: JJ Lang. Now this #scotchprofessor is normally discussed as an early professional.

I'm not sure that "I was only trying to pull her shirt" is quite the defence that she thinks it is. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

I hear tell that fans will be applauding on 79 minutes on Friday to remember David May, who sadly passed away earlier this week.

Here's a photo from a 1939 newspaper of centre-half Jack Seagrave. I have no idea whose kit he is wearing; he'd been with us for two and a bit seasons by then, so it should be ours. A white-ish shirt, black shorts and one broad band of colour around each arm. Curious half 'n half hooped/plain socks.

The team travelled yesterday to Grange over Sands in preparation for today’s game at Barrow, where a 3-0 win saw The Spireites record their fifth win double of the season. Jimmy Cookson joined the party there from Workington, where he played for the FA against a Northern Counties XI. 1/3 #CFC100

There can be no question that not only did Ipswich's senior staff allow the club to be used to promote far-right politics but also that, when the event blew up in their faces, they lied to reporters and fans about key details of what had happened. Resignations should follow.

Chesterfield FC interest.

I mean we signed a player awaiting retrial for rape, made up competition winners, employed Dean Saunders Guy Branston & Gary Caldwell, cancelled PotY awards, made irregular payments via the ex CEO's private academy & banned the local press over it, but it could have been worse... #Spireites

Here we go. The Athletic has evidence that Ipswich falsely briefed that it didn't know about the visit. "[We have] seen a message sent by an associate of a senior club figure to a Reform official asking for a meeting with Farage during his visit to the town." www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

These are your history-making Spireites. Our first away win in any first-team game on March 21st, ever. Back to back wins in Accrington for the first time, ever.

Charlie Brown starts for Accrington. I wouldn't mind seeing him here*, but he wouldn't come for peanuts.

Steve Dale, who I would argue is the single most significant person this century in changing how the national game is regulated, has been charged with fraud. www.burytimes.co.uk/news/2595389...

Not on the bus, yet? Good! Think again! We have played 12 away games in the league on March 21st and have yet to win any of them. Five have been drawn, most recently at Port Vale in 1986-7, thanks to two Dave Caldwell goals. Had we been at home, different story. P8, W6, D2, L0.

Southport were swept away by an impressive first-half display by Chesterfield at the Rec today. Jacky Fisher was unplayable throughout, having the beating of anyone sent to oppose him on the wing. The first goal came on 3 minutes; Fisher beat his man and crossed for Roseboom (1/5) #CFC100

We've spent all yesterday prepping for a set of opponents that haven't turned up. Fair play to Oldham, who have played far better than us.

O gentle sleep! Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, thinking of Charles Christie, who played in our last 6 Midland League games in 1911-12. Three things were said of him on signing: 1 – he was 19 years old; 2 – he was from Glasgow, and 3 – he was a Scottish Junior International. (1/4)

A first-minute goal from Jimmy Cookson put The Spireites on the path to victory at home to Coventry City today. The Bantams equalised on 17 but Ted Roseboom’s 37th-minute goal saw Chesterfield into the break 2-1 up. Cookson made it three on 50 but Coventry struck back within a minute, 1/3 #CFC100

Liverpool / Spuds. I hate the fashion among commentators for bellowing out a player's name whenever he shapes to do something promising. This guy sounds absolutely bloody ridiculous when he yells one syllable of the name of a bloke who goes on to miss. Can't understand half the names he's yelling.

Statmeister Phil Tooley points out that Armando Dobra has now scored against the same team in games played at home, away and on a neutral ground. He is the third CFC player to do so: Walter Ponting & Harry Clifton did the same against Bradford City in the FL in 1936-7 and in the FA Cup in 1937-8.

Crikey. This day six years ago we were coming back from Dover with the point that prevented our relegation to the National League North.

📢SLIGHTLY DULL "CLUB FIRST" UNLESS YOU'RE LIKE ME KLAXON: 📢 Today's game was our first *ever* in which we've followed a 2-3 defeat with a 3-2 win!

Oh, ffs. Don't make me look up the last time we led three times in a match and didn't win.

Why oh why oh why oh why do we always lose to ten men? Our record against teams who've had at least one sent off: P 188, W 104, D 39, L 45

Chesterfield’s last five games have ended WLWLW, so it was no surprise that today’s visit to Doncaster put another L on the run. The match was even until the 30th minute when Abbott, in tackling, fell; the ball hit his arm and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. 1/4 #CFC100

"As the Board of Directors, we understand that the buck stops with us. So we've sacked him, and not us." Well, nearly. www.barrowafc.com/news/2026/ma...

Here's your disappointingly regular reminder that it isn't a Panenka; it's a Roseboom.

Freddie Capel heads a Dennis Thompson shot off the line in the 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on March 4th 1950.

If only every obituary was a useful as this! Another Victorian Spireite positively identified. William Kirk, centre-fwd to the 1895-6 team. Born 25/9/1872 in Tinsley; died 9/4/1937 in Woodseats. Buried in Abbey Wood Cemetery on 13/4/37. To us from Worksop Town; 14g from 24 Sheffield League games.

March 7th action against Shrewsbury, from 1979. Colin Tartt follows up, but the ball has already been put in the net by Ernie to level the scores after David Tong gave the visitors the lead three minutes earlier. A Rod Fern pen seven minutes after this saw The Spireites earn both points.

Chesterfield’s 3-0 win over New Brighton today was a comfortable as the scoreline suggests. Unchanged for five games, The Spireites went in front on 10 when COOKSON took a ball worked forward by Hopkinson and Whitfield before shooting home. 1/3 #CFC100

I have yet to see one game at the T20 World Cup that would not have been substantially improved by removing the shouty twat on the microphone who is trying to drum up some atmosphere. Fill the stadiums and the atmosphere will look after itself.

Is that the first time since 9/9/2023 (Halifax, 3-2) that our one forward and his sub have scored in the same game? (Grigg and Bonis tonight, Grigg and Quigley then.)

With 7 wins and 2 draws in our last 9 EFL games on March 3rd, optimists will approach the SMH Stadium tonight with a spring in their step. Pessimists will point to our March 3 record before that - lost 8 out of 11 - and believe that bad times are just around the corner. Pick your own narrative!

This day in 1962 saw Roy Poole thrown the no.9 shirt because, no-one else is scoring goals, so why not? The defender scored all our goals in a 4-1 win over - oh, look! Colchester United! 😁Time to stick Malik O-B up top tonight!

When the usual tactics don't work, it's time to try something different. William Marshall, player in the early 1890s. Born Hill Top, Staffs, around 1867, but not on the BNA indexes. Middle name given as Perry on his marriage certificate, a good clue for his mum's maiden name. Back to the GRO. 1/2