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By
Car: (approx 145 miles from HW)
Join the M1 northbound and continue to exit at junction 29. Follow signs for Chesterfield A617 on dual carriageway for about 7 miles. At end of
A617 keep in right hand lane and at the roundabout take the 4th exit onto the A61 (north). Continue on A61 and at the Tesco's roundabout take the first exit (Lockford Lane). At next roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the B6057 (Sheffield Road). The ground is just part the entrance to Tesco's.
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Train: Nearest station Chesterfield about 15 minutes walk to the ground. Served from Derby, Sheffield and Nottingham with connecting services from London via St.Pancras. Check www.nationrail.co.uk for specific times and connections of trains and also check the availability of special saver deals for groups of four or more.
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Players who have played for both Clubs.
Steve Blatherwick - Defender who played three games on loan at Wycombe from Nottingham Forest during the 1993/94 season - the highlight being a 1-0 win at Gillingham. Moved to Burnley in August 1997 for £125,000 from where he was loaned to Chesterfield towards the start of the 1998/99 season. Moved to Chesterfield in December 2008 on a permanent basis and went on to total more than 250 appearances before retiring from full-time football in October 2006 aged 33.
Stuart Cash - Defender who was in Wycombe's FA Trophy winning side of 1991 whilst on loan from Nottingham Forest. Later went onto play for Chesterfield. Also played League football for Rotherham. In 1999 joined Isthmian League side Aldershot Town and went on to become assistant to Manager George Borg.
 Darren Currie - Former Wycombe favourite who signed for Chesterfield in the summer of 2008 after being released by Luton Town. Originally made his Football League debut while on loan to Shrewsbury Town from West Ham United during the 1994/95 season. Joined The Shrews on a permanent basis the following season before a short spell at Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 1998/99. Then spent three years at Barnet before joining Wycombe in the summer of 2001 for £200,000. Left in the summer of 2004 and eventually joined Brighton before a £250,000 move to Ipswich Town.
Also played on loan at Coventry City and Derby County before a switch the Luton Town in February 2007. Has the unfortunate record of being involved with Shrewsbury, Plymouth, Barnet, Wycombe and Luton Town when they were relegated.
Gary Patterson - Midfielder who moved to Wycombe from Shrewsbury Town for £30,000 in December 1994 - scoring two goals in 59 Second Division appearances. Loaned out to Chesterfield in February 1997 where he made nine appearances for The Spireites. Joined Kingstonian on a free transfer in July 1997 along with Terry Evans and Matt Crossley.
Mark Stallard - Former Bradford City striker who scored 25 goals in 78 appearances for Wycombe aftr a £100,000 move from Valley Parade in March 1997. Moved to Notts County in March 1999 for a fraction of that fee and went on to enjoy a five year spell at Meadow Lane. Spent time at Barnsley before a loan spell with Chesterfield during three months of the 2004/5 season - making 10 appearances and scoring once. Returned on loan to Notts County later in 2004/5 before a free transfer to Shrewsbury in the summer of 2005. Joined Lincoln City in the summer of 2006 before signing for Mansfield Town at the start of the 2007/8 season.
Lee Turnbull - Midfielder who was leading scorer for Chesterfield during the 1990/91 season following a move from Doncaster Rovers. After 26 goals for The Spireites he moved back to Doncaster in October 1993 before joining Wycombe in January 1994 for £20,000. Scored once in 11 games for Wycombe before a £12,000 move to Scunthorpe United in March 1995.
Also - Striker Tony Hemmings moved to Chesterfield from Wycombe on trial in October 1995 but failed to make First Team football and moved onto Macclesfield.
Chesterfield's 1930's outside right James McCormick was Wycombe Wanderers first full-time coach in the 1951/52 season.
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| Chairboys
all-time record against The Spireites |
| DATE |
COMP |
V |
R |
SCORE |
ATT |
| Sat, Oct 2,
1993 |
FL3 |
A |
W |
3-2 |
2,956 |
| Sat, Mar 26,
1994 |
FL3 |
H |
L |
0-1 |
5,752 |
| Tue, Sep 12,
1995 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
3,617 |
| Sat, Feb 17,
1996 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
1-3 |
4,571 |
| Sat,
Dec 14, 1996 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
4,610 |
| Sat,
Mar 15, 1997 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
2-4 |
4,354 |
| Sat,
Oct 25, 1997 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
0-1 |
4,119 |
| Sat,
Apr 25, 1998 |
FL2 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
5,113 |
| Sat,
Nov 14, 1998 |
FAC1 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
3,302 |
| Mon,
Dec 28, 1998 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
5,391 |
| Sat,
Jan 30, 1999 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
0-2 |
4,248 |
| Mon,
Jan 3, 2000 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
3-0 |
5,001 |
| Sat,
Apr 8, 2000 |
FL2 |
A |
W |
2-1 |
2,081 |
| Sat,
Sep 8, 2001 |
FL2 |
H |
D |
0-0 |
5,644 |
| Tue,
Feb 12, 2002 |
FL2 |
A |
W |
1-0 |
3,654 |
| Tue,
Oct 29, 2002 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
2-0 |
4,897 |
| Sat,
Mar 22, 2003 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
0-4 |
3,081 |
| Sat, Aug 23, 2003 |
FL2 |
H |
D |
3-3 |
4,529 |
| Sat, Jan 24, 2004 |
FL2 |
A |
D |
2-2 |
3,576 |
| Sat, Sep 1, 2007 |
FL3 |
A |
L |
0-2 |
3,757 |
| Sat, Jan 26, 2008 |
FL3 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
5,203 |
| Sat, Aug 30, 2008 |
FL3 |
A |
W |
1-0 |
3,175 |
| Sat, Mar 7, 2009 |
FL3 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
4,809 |
| Sat, Oct 16, 2010 |
FL3 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
5,211 |
| Tue, Mar 1, 2011 |
FL3 |
A |
L |
1-4 |
6,392 |
| Sat, Dec 10, 2011 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
3-2 |
4,320 |
| Sat, Apr 9, 2012 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
0-4 |
5,087 |
| Sat, Sep 15, 2012 |
FL3 |
A |
L |
1-3 |
5,113 |
| Sat, Jan 15, 2013 |
FL3 |
H |
W |
2-1 |
3,492 |
| Sat, Nov 23, 2013 |
FL3 |
A |
L |
0-2 |
5,798 |
| Sat, Feb 22, 2014 |
FL3 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
3,356 |
| Sat, Dec 3, 2016 |
FAC2 |
A |
W |
5-0 |
3,685 |
| Sat, Dec 16, 2017 |
FL3 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
4,522 |
| Sat, Apr 28, 2018 |
FL3 |
A |
W |
2-1 |
5,679 |
Key:
FL3 = Football
League Division Three/League Two
FL2 = Football League Division Two
FAC = FA Challenge Cup |
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