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RECREATION GROUND
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Recreation Ground - Chesterfield

Recreation Ground was a League ground for 112 seasons

from 1 Jul 1899 to 30 Jun 2010

The 62nd ground used for a League game

Current capacity: 8,504

Opened: 1880  •  Closed: 2010

TENANTS Teams that have used this ground as a home
Team From To Notes
Chesterfield 1 Aug 1880 9 May 2010 The club was elected into the Football League Division 2 in 1899, failed to gain re-election in 1909 and was elected as an original member of Division 3 North in 1921. The club was also involved in Football League Play Off Matches at the neutral venue of Wembley Stadium.
LEAGUE EVENTS Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground
Date Team Event
1 Jul 1899 Chesterfield Elected into the League
30 Jun 1909 Chesterfield Resigned from the League
1 Jul 1921 Chesterfield Founder member of Division 3 North
1 Jul 2010 Chesterfield Moved from Recreation Ground to Proact Stadium
GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"

This ground at Saltergate was probably first used for football in the 1860s but it was not until 1887 that Chesterfield FC adopted the venue on a permanent basis. Details of the original facilities are not known but by c1900 (during their first period in the Football League) at least a small stand had been constructed on the east side and this had been supplemented by a pavilion by 1914.

The club re-joined the Football League in 1921 but it was not until 1932 that a replacement 2,200 seat main stand opened on the east side and the 1950s before the terracing was concreted and covers installed on the west side and at the south end. By 2000 parts of the ground had become dilapidated and the terracing on the west side was closed for safety reasons. This terracing was replaced by a new 1,200 seat stand in 2002 and both of the ends were re-terraced giving a capacity of 8,504 with 2,674 seats at the start of the 2007/8 season. The pitch size was 112 x 73 yards.