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CEO of Chesterfield FC and CFC Community Trust. Recognised as the inventor of Walking Football, The Football Business Awards EFL League Two CEO of the year 2025

Chesterfield, England
Joined November 2013
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๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The SMH Group Stadium is hosting a Remembrance Afternoon Tea with live entertainment on Wednesday, November 11 ๐Ÿซ– Enjoy a selection of finger sandwiches, fruit scones and mini cakes will be served along side tea, coffee, herbal infusions and a glass of prosecco ๐Ÿฐ โฐ 1:00pm-4:00pm Book here ๐Ÿ‘‰ shorturl.at/Kt5zj
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Great to join a visit to Malta an island I have a personal connection with as part of our partnership with @VisitMalta and @MaltaFA1900 . sharing experiences around coaching, community, walking football and commercial meetings. chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/mโ€ฆ
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Gunner Elliott gets our first goal of the season โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น #VisitMalta
Gunner Elliott converts from the spot ๐ŸŽฏ #Spireites
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Congratulations to Academy goalkeeper James Sissons, who made his debut for @MaltaFA1900 first-team last night! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’™
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Always enjoy taking part in the club podcasts, this time joined by football secretary Chantelle Young making her podcasts debut โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น
๐ŸŽ™ Ash Kirk and John Croot reflected on their trip to Malta and discussed the partnership between the club and Malta FA on the recent Chesterfield FC Podcast ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿค You can watch the full podcast here on YouTube ๐Ÿ”ฝ youtu.be/tt_K2zm8jDg Or you can listen here on Spotify ๐Ÿ”ฝ shorturl.at/4zAHY #Spireites
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๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ† Congratulations to Chesterfield FC Academy Player of the Year, James Sissons! This award has been kindly sponsored by MW Windows. #Spireites | leengatevalves.co.uk
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A look back at one of the most iconic FA Cup runs of all time with Sean Dyche on Football Shirt Friday ๐Ÿ†
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๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐…๐‚ ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ–ค ๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐— ๐—” ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€! You can now pre-order our new kits from the Club Superstore or online ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ”— shorturl.at/07Flg #Spireites | @LeengateValves
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Fantastic to see the partnership, and its potential for success, being recognised across the continent! ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช gehzette.de/malta-croot-und-โ€ฆ #Spireites
๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—” ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿค A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Chesterfield FC and the Maltese FA, focusing on football development, knowledge exchange and international co-operation. ๐Ÿ“ shorturl.at/28XoM #Spireites
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Congratulations ! A great achievement by the players, management and volunteers behind the scenes โšฝ๏ธโšฝ๏ธ
WE HAVE DONE IT!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™ #CFCW
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A feature in the @TheTimesofMalta about our growing partnership with @MaltaFA1900 and @VisitMalta as well as my connection with the island.
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What is this about a Maltese connection at Chesterfield FC? Find out about the three men in question in my latest podcast with Paul from @PastizziP, Maltese football expert #ChesterfieldFC #Spireites #maltesefootball podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcasโ€ฆ open.spotify.com/episode/37yโ€ฆ โ€“ at Stanton-by-dale, England
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Great to see Gunner and James Sissons involved with the Malta national teams a place where I lived as a child ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Young Spireite Gunner Elliott has been named in the final 20-player squad for Malta Under-19sโ€™ upcoming UEFA European U19 Championship Qualifying โ€“ Round 1 matches. Malta are joined in Group B4 by Norway, Albania and Luxembourg. Congratulations, Gunner! ๐Ÿ‘ Full details here โฌ‡๏ธ shorturl.at/0j8Es #Spireites @VisitMalta
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A sponsorship deal has been agreed with @VisitMalta! ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น More details can be found here ๐Ÿ”ฝ #Spireites

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Please support, if you can, this year's Christmas Toy Appeal ๐ŸŽ… Your donation of new, unwrapped toys will help us make the festive period all the more special for children in need. ๐Ÿ“ Drop-off: SMH Group Stadium (reception) ๐Ÿ“… End Date: Friday, December 12 @BMDrainage
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๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Trust groups, including Buddy Buddy and Senior Spireites, attended a Q&A to mark #EFLWeekofAction The event featured legend Sean Oโ€™Neill, John Croot and current players, Armando Dobra, Janoi Donacien, Lewis Gordon & Luke Butterfield. Read more here ๐Ÿ‘‰ spireitestrust.org.uk/2025/1โ€ฆ
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LMD Vacuum Excavation sponsored yesterdayโ€™s game against Bristol Rovers and provided the following very positive feedback: โ€œEarly start with a lovely brunch in the lounge - recommend this. โ€œRecently been refurbished in there and wow, how lovely is it. We had a brilliant day, lovely food, great company and the lads brought home the three points.โ€ To find out more about matchday sponsorship packages, please email [email protected] @LMDVacEx
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A reminder that if youโ€™re not going to Gillingham on Tuesday night, you can watch the match on the video wall in the recently refurbished SBK Spires Restaurant! Entry is free, with the bar open from 5pm. Food will be available to purchase. sbk.co.uk
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๐Ÿšจ WORLD FIRST IN BALI! ๐ŸŒโšฝ ๐Ÿ”ฅ Weโ€™re thrilled to unveil the 1st-Ever Bali World Congress & INTERNATIONAL Walking Football Championship 2025! ๐Ÿ“… *28โ€“30 November 2025* ๐Ÿ“ฑ WhatsApp/Tel: (65) 91807372 โœ‰ Email: [email protected] Walking Football in Paradise!
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Calling female footballers! Thinking about Higher Education? โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“ An opportunity @spireitestrust to study a Degree through the University of South Wales, starts this September, where you can study, work and play football too. For more info, email [email protected] ๐Ÿ“ง
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