Chesterfield Reached the Play-Offs in Their First Season Back in the Football League. It Ended at Walsall

In the 2024-25 season covered by these accounts, Chesterfield finished 7th in League Two in their first season back in the Football League, reaching the play-offs before losing to Walsall in the semi-finals, a strong follow-up to their record-breaking National League title win.

Turnover grew by around 39% to close to £8m as Football League broadcast money replaced National League-level income, and a pre-tax loss of around £2m was modest given the scale of the club's play-off push.

Net assets of around £10.5m put Chesterfield among the healthiest clubs anywhere in League Two, a legacy of careful ownership under the Chesterfield Football Community Trust model and years of sensible non-league-era budgeting.

Staff costs of around £6m against turnover of £8m show a wage bill comfortably within the club's means, even while competing for an immediate second promotion in as many years.

Missing out on an instant return to League One will sting, but Chesterfield's underlying financial strength gives the club a strong platform to try again.