Football Ground Map
Football Ground Map
| Current League | England » League 2 |
|---|---|
| Current Ground | SMH Group Stadium |
| Previous Grounds | Saltergate |
| Chesterfield Fans | 677 |
| Average Number of Grounds Visited | 67.88 |
| Formed | 1867 |
| Website | www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk |
| Nickname | The Spireites |
| ChesterfieldFC | |
| @ChesterfieldFC | |
| @chesterfieldfc |
Chesterfield played at the old Saltergate ground longer than any other team on our list - playing their first match there in 1871, racking up an impressive 139 years at the stadium.
The club moved to their new ground in 2010, originally called the b2net, then Proact and Technique Stadiums. The first 10 years saw a marginal decline in average league position from 67th to 74th, culminating with the side's relegation from the English League system in 2019. Despite the poor form, Spireites' attendances have improved by 39% since the move - even the season where they finished bottom of League 2 had a higher average attendance than any of their last 10 seasons at Saltergate.
Old stadium: Saltergate (1871 - 2010, 139 years)
New stadium: SMH Group Stadium (Opened 2010, £13m)
Old stadium average attendance: 4,213
New stadium average attendance: 5,845
Difference: +1,632 (+39%)
Old stadium average league position: 67
New stadium average league position: 74
Difference: +7
| Saltergate | |
| 2000/2001 | 2,935 |
| 2001/2002 | 4,846 |
| 2002/2003 | 4,392 |
| 2003/2004 | 4,392 |
| 2004/2005 | 4,331 |
| 2005/2006 | 4,961 |
| 2006/2007 | 4,772 |
| 2007/2008 | 4,235 |
| 2008/2009 | 4,103 |
| 2009/2010 | 3,449 |
| SMH Group Stadium | |
| 2010/2011 | 3,849 |
| 2011/2012 | 6,972 |
| 2012/2013 | 6,530 |
| 2013/2014 | 5,431 |
| 2014/2015 | 6,279 |
| 2015/2016 | 6,925 |
| 2016/2017 | 6,676 |
| 2017/2018 | 5,929 |
| 2018/2019 | 5,354 |
| 2019/2020 | 4,500 |
| Saltergate | |
| 2000/2001 | 68 |
| 2001/2002 | 71 |
| 2002/2003 | 62 |
| 2003/2004 | 62 |
| 2004/2005 | 64 |
| 2005/2006 | 61 |
| 2006/2007 | 60 |
| 2007/2008 | 65 |
| 2008/2009 | 76 |
| 2009/2010 | 78 |
| SMH Group Stadium | |
| 2010/2011 | 76 |
| 2011/2012 | 69 |
| 2012/2013 | 66 |
| 2013/2014 | 76 |
| 2014/2015 | 69 |
| 2015/2016 | 50 |
| 2016/2017 | 62 |
| 2017/2018 | 68 |
| 2018/2019 | 92 |
| 2019/2020 | 107 |
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