debuts.xlsx

	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O
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2	Chesterfield FC
3	First-team debuts, in debut order.													Debut in the Football League
4	Debuts in league-format competitions take priority, but cup debuts are recorded if they happened earlier.													Debut in the National League
5	up to & inc 26/4/2026													Debut in a cup competition
6														League-format debut came after a cup debut
7														Football League debut came after a National League debut
8	Criteria for sorting where more than one player made a debut in the same game:													Previously played for the 1st XI in the Midland League.
9		1) by order of signing, with the earliest being given the lowest number												Previously played for the 1st XI in WW2 leagues.
10		2) by alphabetical order, where exact order is unknown, or players signed on the same day.												No Football League debut made
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13	Debut number									Comp / Level
14	Debut number			Name		Date			Opponents		Venue	Result	Score	Notes
15	all	FL	NL

16	1	1		Herbert	Munday	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5	Scored
17	2	2		Jack	Fletcher	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
18	3	3		Billy	Gooing	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
19	4	4		Ted	Morley	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
20	5	5		George	Geary	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
21	6	6		William	Ballantyne	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
22	7	7		Edwin	Downie	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
23	8	8		James	Hancock	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
24	9	9		Jock	Bell	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
25	10	10		James	Pilgrim	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
26	11	11		Frank	Thacker	2	9	1899	Sheffield Wednesday	2	A	L	1-5
27	12	12		Bob	Tannahill	16	9	1899	Small Heath	2	A	L	3-5
28	13	13		Peter	Barley	21	10	1899	Leicester Fosse	2	H	D	0-0
29	14	14		David	Ford	21	10	1899	Leicester Fosse	2	H	D	0-0
30	15	15		John	Brownlie	4	11	1899	Burslem Port Vale	2	H	L	0-4
31	16	16		Ted	Hosey	6	11	1899	New Brighton Tower	2	A	W	3-2
32	17	17		Billy	Tart	2	12	1899	Gainsborough Trinity	2	A	W	5-3
33	18	18		Walter	Arnold	17	2	1900	Barnsley	2	H	W	2-1
34	19	19		Peter	McCracken	1	9	1900	Burton Swifts	2	A	W	4-0
35	20	20		Maurice	Haigh	1	9	1900	Burton Swifts	2	A	W	4-0
36	21	21		Harry	Taylor	6	10	1900	Burnley	2	H	L	1-3	Scored
37	22	22		Jack	Bennison	6	10	1900	Burnley	2	H	L	1-3
38	23	23		Percy	Turner	13	10	1900	Blackpool	2	A	D	1-1
39	24	24		Walter	Holleworth	10	11	1900	Small Heath	2	A	D	0-0
40	25	25		Jimmy	Haig	22	12	1900	Newton Heath	2	H	W	2-1
41	26	26		Harry	Thorpe	16	2	1901	Blackpool	2	H	W	2-0
42	27	27		Mick	Earl	16	2	1901	Blackpool	2	H	W	2-0	Scored
43	28	28		Alf	Browning	16	2	1901	Blackpool	2	H	W	2-0
44	29	29		Harry	Robinson	16	2	1901	Blackpool	2	H	W	2-0
45	30	30		Thedy	Wallach	2	3	1901	Stockport County	2	H	W	4-2	Scored twice
46	31	31		Stanley	Crane	2	3	1901	Stockport County	2	H	W	4-2
47	32	32		Isaac	Tomlinson	27	4	1901	Newton Heath	2	A	L	0-1
48	33	33		Peter	Thompson	7	9	1901	Glossop	2	A	L	1-3
49	34	34		Fred	Farn	7	9	1901	Glossop	2	A	L	1-3
50	35	35		Fred	Whittaker	7	9	1901	Glossop	2	A	L	1-3
51	36	36		John	Anderson	9	9	1901	West Bromwich Albion	2	A	L	0-4
52	37	37		Jack	England	9	9	1901	West Bromwich Albion	2	A	L	0-4
53	38	38		Billy	Banner	14	9	1901	Doncaster Rovers	2	H	D	0-0
54	39	39		Herbert	Slater	14	9	1901	Doncaster Rovers	2	H	D	0-0
55	40	40		Billy	Mason	28	9	1901	West Bromwich Albion	2	H	L	0-3
56	41	41		Ernie	Silcock	5	10	1901	Woolwich Arsenal	2	A	L	2-3
57	42	42		Alec	McCowie	12	10	1901	Barnsley	2	H	L	1-2
58	43	43		Tom	Sawyer	26	10	1901	Preston North End	2	H	W	2-0
59	44	44		George	Wooley	26	10	1901	Preston North End	2	H	W	2-0
60	45	45		Alfred	Maybury	23	11	1901	Gainsborough Trinity	2	A	D	0-0
61	46	46		Peter	O'Rourke	23	11	1901	Gainsborough Trinity	2	A	D	0-0
62	47	47		John	Bowring	7	12	1901	Bristol City	2	A	L	2-5	Scored
63	48	48		Emerson	Marples	4	1	1902	Glossop	2	H	W	1-0
64	49	49		Ralph	Moss	4	1	1902	Glossop	2	H	W	1-0
65	50	50		Arthur	Taylor	8	2	1902	Barnsley	2	A	L	2-3	Scored
66	51	51		George	Milnes	8	3	1902	Burslem Port Vale	2	A	L	2-4
67	52	52		Tommy	Brown	15	3	1902	Burton United	2	A	W	1-0	Scored
68	53	53		Henry	Clutterbuck	6	9	1902	Bristol City	2	A	L	1-2
69	54	54		Joe	Leiper	6	9	1902	Bristol City	2	A	L	1-2
70	55	55		Willie	Steel	6	9	1902	Bristol City	2	A	L	1-2
71	56	56		Frank	Newton	6	9	1902	Bristol City	2	A	L	1-2
72	57	57		Matt	Unwin	6	9	1902	Bristol City	2	A	L	1-2	Scored
73	58	58		Paddy	Millward	8	9	1902	Burnley	2	A	D	1-1
74	59	59		Sam	Hardy	10	4	1903	Woolwich Arsenal	2	A	L	0-3
75	60	60		Tom	Cappendale	5	9	1903	Burnley	2	H	D	0-0
76	61	61		Tom	Shufflebotham	5	9	1903	Burnley	2	H	D	0-0
77	62	62		Tommy	Woodland	5	9	1903	Burnley	2	H	D	0-0
78	63	63		Bob	Hutton	5	9	1903	Burnley	2	H	D	0-0
79	64	64		Billy	Wragg	5	9	1903	Burnley	2	H	D	0-0
80	65	65		Joe	Ball	26	9	1903	Leicester Fosse	2	A	D	0-0
81	66	66		George	Simpson	26	9	1903	Leicester Fosse	2	A	D	0-0
82	67	67		Walter	Fullwood	21	11	1903	Woolwich Arsenal	2	A	L	0-6
83	68	68		John	Marsh	5	12	1903	Lincoln City	2	A	W	2-0
84	69	69		Billy	Lowe	9	1	1904	Preston North End	2	H	L	0-1
85	70	70		George	Walvin	23	1	1904	Leicester Fosse	2	H	W	2-0
86	71	71		Willie	Rhodes	16	4	1904	Burslem Port Vale	2	A	L	0-3
87	72	72		Charlie	Blair	16	4	1904	Burslem Port Vale	2	A	L	0-3
88	73	73		Frank	Kelly	3	9	1904	Burton United	2	A	W	3-0	Scored
89	74	74		Paul	Smith	3	9	1904	Burton United	2	A	W	3-0
90	75	75		Bill	Gadsby	10	9	1904	Liverpool	2	H	D	1-1
91	76	76		Dick	Ray	10	9	1904	Liverpool	2	H	D	1-1
92	77	77		Albert	Tye	15	10	1904	Bolton Wanderers	2	H	W	1-0
93	78	78		William	Evans	12	11	1904	Barnsley	2	H	W	2-0
94	79	79		Ernie	Gadsby	7	1	1905	Liverpool	2	A	L	1-6
95	80	80		George	Handley	4	3	1905	Leicester Fosse	2	H	D	0-0
96	81	81		Edwin	Dyal	2	9	1905	Grimsby Town	2	H	L	1-4
97	82	82		George	Baker	2	9	1905	Grimsby Town	2	H	L	1-4
98	83	83		Enoch	Lunn	2	9	1905	Grimsby Town	2	H	L	1-4
99	84	84		Tom	Cope	9	9	1905	Burslem Port Vale	2	H	L	3-4
100	85	85		Herbert	Beech	28	10	1905	Gainsborough Trinity	2	H	D	0-0