The Miners strike derby or Derbyshire–Nottinghamshire derby is an association football club rivalry between Chesterfield and Mansfield Town, first contested in 1933.[1][2] Chesterfield play at the SMH Group Stadium in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, while Mansfield Town play at the Field Mill in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire; the two grounds are separated by 12 miles (19 km). The teams have played 77 matches in all competitions; Chesterfield winning 30, Mansfield Town winning 29 and the remaining 18 have been drawn.[3][4][5]

History

Main article: 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike

The first meeting between occurred on 7 October 1933, when Mansfield Town hosted Chesterfield. The game finished 3–0 in the favour of Chesterfield.[6] However, it was not until the 47th meeting between both sides that the rivalry started. This was an outcome of 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike, as the towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield were historically involved in coal mining. Owing to a closure programme targeting uneconomic pits which threatened job losses, many mining towns and cities including Chesterfield went on strike; however, miners at Mansfield continued to work because there was no national strike ballot, earning them the nicknames "Strike-Breakers" and "Scabs". This started the rivalry.[7][8] The working miners responded in kind, with nicknames for Chesterfield such as "Losers", "Arthur's Little Lemmings" (the strike, led by Arthur Scargill, was a disaster for the miners -lemmings are arctic rodents alleged to commit mass suicide by running off cliffs) or "Pet Eaters" (from the story of a striking miner's family eating a pet rabbit).[9]

Head-to-head

Statistics

As of 14 April 2018[3][4][5]
Competition Played Chesterfield wins Draws Mansfield wins Chesterfield goals Mansfield goals H2H
League 66 24 15 27 86 88 +3
Play-offs 2 1 1 0 6 3 +1
FA Cup 1 1 0 0 3 1 +1
League Cup 5 2 2 1 9 7 +1
EFL Trophy 3 2 0 1 4 4 +1
Total 77 30 18 29 108 103 +1

List of matches

League
# Season Date Competition Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Attendance H2H
1 1933–34 7 October 1933 Third Division North Mansfield 0–3 Chesterfield Field Mill 14,184 +1
2 17 February 1934 Chesterfield 3–2 Mansfield Saltergate 12,298 +2
3 1934–35 15 September 1934 Third Division North Mansfield 1–0 Chesterfield Field Mill 8,424 +1
4 26 January 1935 Chesterfield 0–0 Mansfield Saltergate 5,026 +1
5 1935–36 7 December 1935 Third Division North Mansfield 0–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 6,230 +2
6 11 April 1936 Chesterfield 2–1 Mansfield Saltergate 10,523 +3
7 1951–52 22 September 1951 Third Division North Chesterfield 1–1 Mansfield Saltergate 17,446 +3
8 26 January 1952 Mansfield 2–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 10,411 +2
9 1952–53 23 August 1952 Third Division North Chesterfield 4–1 Mansfield Saltergate 18,506 +3
10 20 December 1952 Mansfield 1–4 Chesterfield Field Mill 6,802 +4
11 1953–54 14 September 1953 Third Division North Mansfield 2–2 Chesterfield Field Mill 11,185 +4
12 1 January 1954 Chesterfield 0–0 Mansfield Saltergate 12,259 +4
13 1954–55 4 September 1954 Third Division North Mansfield 2–0 Chesterfield Field Mill 16,759 +3
14 30 March 1955 Chesterfield 4–1 Mansfield Saltergate 6,772 +4
15 1955–56 5 November 1955 Third Division North Mansfield 0–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 8,375 +5
16 31 March 1956 Chesterfield 2–1 Mansfield Saltergate 15,138 +6
17 1956–57 25 December 1956 Third Division North Chesterfield 1–0 Mansfield Saltergate 11,107 +7
18 8 April 1957 Mansfield 3–0 Chesterfield Field Mill 8,746 +6
19 1957–58 30 November 1957 Third Division North Mansfield 1–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 12,575 +6
20 12 April 1958 Chesterfield 1–4 Mansfield Saltergate 12,279 +5
21 1958–59 20 September 1958 Third Division Mansfield 2–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 15,952 +4
22 7 February 1959 Chesterfield 3–1 Mansfield Saltergate 10,120 +5
23 1959–60 28 November 1959 Third Division Chesterfield 0–1 Mansfield Saltergate 9,451 +4
24 19 March 1960 Mansfield 4–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 11,122 +3
25 1961–62 23 September 1961 Fourth Division Chesterfield 0–4 Mansfield Saltergate 10,939 +2
26 10 February 1962 Mansfield 2–2 Chesterfield Field Mill 8,373 +2
27 1962–63 17 September 1962 Fourth Division Chesterfield 4–4 Mansfield Saltergate 12,993 +2
28 22 October 1962 Mansfield 3–0 Chesterfield Field Mill 16,679 +1
29 1970–71 2 January 1971 Third Division Chesterfield 2–2 Mansfield Saltergate 16,474 +1
30 15 March 1971 Mansfield 2–2 Chesterfield Field Mill 13,181 +1
31 1971–72 18 September 1971 Third Division Chesterfield 2–0 Mansfield Saltergate 9,960 +2
32 1 January 1972 Mansfield 2–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 8,331 +1
33 1975–76 26 December 1975 Third Division Mansfield 0–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 8,607 +2
34 17 April 1976 Chesterfield 1–2 Mansfield Saltergate 10,614 +1
35 1976–77 27 December 1976 Third Division Chesterfield 0–1 Mansfield Saltergate 11,826 0
36 11 April 1977 Mansfield 2–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 11,905 +1
37 1978–79 16 April 1979 Third Division Chesterfield 1–0 Mansfield Saltergate 4,931 0
38 21 May 1979 Mansfield 2–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 4,159 +1
39 1979–80 18 August 1979 Third Division Mansfield 3–2 Chesterfield Field Mill 5,622 +2
40 3 November 1979 Chesterfield 2–0 Mansfield Saltergate 4,364 +1
41 1983–84 26 December 1983 Fourth Division Mansfield 0–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 6,734 0
42 21 April 1984 Chesterfield 0–0 Mansfield Saltergate 4,364 0
43 1984–85 26 December 1984 Fourth Division Chesterfield 0–0 Mansfield Saltergate 6,960 0
44 6 April 1985 Mansfield 0–0 Chesterfield Field Mill 6,030 0'
45 1986–87 7 September 1986 Third Division Mansfield 1–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 4,797 0
46 25 January 1987 Chesterfield 0–1 Mansfield Saltergate 4,080 +1
47 1987–88 29 August 1987 Third Division Mansfield 0–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 5,233 0
48 1 January 1988 Chesterfield 3–1 Mansfield Saltergate 5,070 +1
49 1988–89 3 December 1988 Third Division Chesterfield 1–3 Mansfield Saltergate 4,236 0
50 6 May 1989 Mansfield 3–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 4,779 +1
51 1991–92 31 August 1991 Fourth Division Chesterfield 0–2 Mansfield Saltergate 4,740 +2
52 28 December 1991 Mansfield 2–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 6,514 +3
53 1993–94 31 August 1993 Third Division Chesterfield 0–2 Mansfield Saltergate 5,712 +4
54 3 January 1994 Mansfield 1–2 Chesterfield Field Mill 4,272 +3
55 1994–95 27 August 1994 Third Division Chesterfield 0–1 Mansfield Saltergate 4,210 +4
56 18 December 1994 Mansfield 4–2 Chesterfield Field Mill 3,519 +5
57 14 May 1995 Play-offs Mansfield 1–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 6,582 +5
58 17 May 1995 Chesterfield 5–2 Mansfield Saltergate 8,165 +4
59 2000–01 16 September 2000 Third Division Chesterfield 4–0 Mansfield Saltergate 6,793 +3
60 17 February 2001 Mansfield 0–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 7,899 +2
61 2002–03 24 August 2002 Second Division Mansfield 0–2 Chesterfield Field Mill 7,258 +1
62 18 January 2003 Chesterfield 1–2 Mansfield Saltergate 6,813 +2
63 2007–08 15 September 2007 League Two Mansfield 1–3 Chesterfield Field Mill 4,514 +1
64 20 December 2007 Chesterfield 2–0 Mansfield Saltergate 6,300 0
65 2013–14 28 September 2013 League Two Chesterfield 0–1 Mansfield Proact Stadium 10,015 +1
66 22 March 2014 Mansfield 0–0 Chesterfield Field Mill 5,931 +1
67 2017–18 25 November 2017 League Two Mansfield 2–2 Chesterfield Field Mill 7,525 +1
68 14 April 2018 Chesterfield 0–1 Mansfield Proact Stadium 7,967 +2
Cup
# Season Date Competition Round Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Attendance
1 1970–71 19 August 1970 League Cup First round Mansfield 6–2 Chesterfield Field Mill –
2 1971–72 18 August 1971 League Cup First round Chesterfield 0–0 Mansfield Saltergate –
3 23 August 1971 First round replay Mansfield 0–5 Chesterfield Field Mill –
4 1973–74 29 August 1973 League Cup First round Chesterfield 1–1 Mansfield Saltergate –
5 3 September 1973 First round replay Mansfield 0–1 Chesterfield Field Mill –
6 1988–89 10 December 1988 EFL Trophy Prelimenary Chesterfield 2–1 Mansfield Saltergate 2,640
7 1993–94 19 October 1993 EFL Trophy First round Mansfield 3–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 2,291
8 2008–09 8 November 2008 FA Cup First round Chesterfield 3–1 Mansfield Saltergate 6,612
9 2013–14 8 November 2013 EFL Trophy Second round Mansfield 0–1 Chesterfield Field Mill 4,834

Records

All-time top goalscorers

Stats since 1993–94 season.[3]

Rank Nation Player Club(s) Years League FA Cup League
Cup 		EFL
Trophy 		Overall
1 England Steve Wilkinson Mansfield Town 1989–1995 5 0 0 0 5
2 England Phil Robinson Chesterfield 1994–1996 3 0 0 0 3
3 England Jack Lester Chesterfield 2007–2013 2 0 0 0 2
England Stewart Hadley Mansfield Town 1993–1998 2 0 0 0
England Nicky Law Chesterfield 1993–1996 2 0 0 0
England Ryan Williams Mansfield Town 1995–1997, 2009–2011 0 0 0 0
Chesterfield 1999–2001 2 0 0 0
Northern Ireland Jamie Ward Chesterfield 2007–2009 1 1 0 0
Scotland Jamie Winter Chesterfield 2007–2009 0 2 0 0

All-time most appearances

Stats since 1993–94 season.[3]

Rank Nation Player Club(s) Years League FA Cup League
Cup 		EFL
Trophy 		Overall
1 England Steve Payne Chesterfield 1994–2004 4 0 0 0 4
England Wayne Corden Mansfield Town 2000–2005 4 0 0 0
England Ian Evatt Chesterfield 2003–2007 3 0 0 1
England Sam Hird Chesterfield 2008–2012 3 0 0 1
England Rob Edwards Chesterfield 2000–2003 4 0 0 0

Records

Results

Biggest wins (5+ goals)

Winning margin Result Date Competition
5 Mansfield 0–5 Chesterfield 23 August 1971 1971–72 Football League Cup

Most total goals in a match

Goals Result Date Competition
8 Chesterfield 4–4 Mansfield 17 September 1962 1961–62 Fourth Division
Mansfield 6–2 Chesterfield 19 August 1970 1970–71 Football League Cup
7 Chesterfield 5–2 Mansfield 17 May 1995 1994–95 Third Division play-offs
6 Mansfield 4–2 Chesterfield 18 December 1994 1994–95 Third Division

Longest runs

Most consecutive wins
Games Club Period
5 Mansfield 6 May 1989 – 19 October 1993
4 Chesterfield 17 May 1995 – 24 August 2002
Most consecutive draws
Games Period
4 21 April 1984 – 7 September 1986
3 2 January 1971 – 18 August 1971
Most consecutive matches without a draw
Games Period
13 25 January 1987 – 18 December 1994
10 3 September 1973 – 26 December 1983
17 May 1995 – 8 November 2013
Longest undefeated runs
Games Club Period
9 Mansfield 28 November 1959 – 18 August 1971
6 Chesterfield 3 November 1979 – 7 September 1986
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
Games Club Period
5 Chesterfield 3 November 1979 – 6 April 1985
Most consecutive games scoring
Games Club Period
13 Mansfield 8 April 1957 – 15 March 1971
Mansfield 1 January 1988 – 17 May 1995
10 Chesterfield 18 December 1984 – 8 November 2008
7 Chesterfield 23 August 1971 – 17 April 1976
6 Chesterfield 11 April 1977 – 26 December 1983

Honours

Source:[10][11][12][13]

Chesterfield Competition Mansfield
League
2 3rd Division/3rd Division North (Tier 3) 1
4 League Two/4th Division/3rd Division (Tier 4) 1
1 National League/Conference (Tier 5) 1
2 Midland League (defunct) 3
9 Aggregate 6
Cup
1 EFL Trophy 1
1 Anglo-Scottish Cup (defunct) —
7 Derbyshire Senior Cup/Nottinghamshire Senior Cup 5
9 Aggregate 6
18 Total aggregate 12

References

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  2. ^ Marriott, Shelley (13 April 2023). "Nine reasons why we know Mansfield is better than Chesterfield".
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  4. ^ a b "Chesterfield football club: record v Mansfield Town". 11v11.com. 11v11. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Chesterfield v Mansfield Town". englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk. English Football League Tables. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mansfield Town v Chesterfield, 07 October 1933". 11v11.com. 11v11. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Davies, Matt (24 November 2017). "Mansfield versus Chesterfield is anything but 'just another game'".
  8. ^ "Police praise football fans for behaviour at Mansfield v Chesterfield derby". www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Miners Strike Memories -Eating Squirrels". Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Chesterfield football club honours". 11v11. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Mansfield Town FC Club Records". Stagsnet. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Mansfield Town football club honours". 11v11. AFS Enterprise. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  13. ^ The Central Alliance 1911–1925 Non-League Matters
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miners_strike_derby
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