Adam Lewis is hoping to win promotion with AFC Fylde after joining them on loan for the rest of the season.

The left-back signed for Chesterfield last summer on a free transfer from Morecambe, making 18 appearances in total, including 14 in League Two, although only four of those were starts.

The 26-year-old, whose only goal for the club came against Oldham Athletic on New Year’s Day, had not played for the Spireites since January 17, a 0-0 draw against Bromley, making the bench just once in the following 10 games.

Lewis fell down the pecking order after the arrival of Tom Pearce in January and the writing was on the wall for him when centre-back Malik Owolabi-Belewu was chosen ahead of him at left-back in the win against Colchester United. And with Lewis Gordon stepping up his recovery from injury, minutes would have been hard to come by.

But the defender, who is more suited to a wing-back role, has an opportunity to impress at AFC Fylde, who sit second in the National League North, just two points off the top. Lewis came on for his Coasters debut in Tuesday night’s 2-1 win against Telford United, playing the last 10 minutes.

He joins another former Spireite in Tom Whelan, who has been at AFC Fylde since last summer after signing from Boreham Wood.

Lewis said: “I am really excited, I think the move has probably been in the works a long time. It is a great opportunity for me to get back playing again. I have dropped down a few leagues from League Two but the main thing is winning promotion and that is what I am here to do. Hopefully I can bring my experience from league football into this league.

"I am not here just to walk into the squad, I don’t want to be like that, I want to fight for my place and when I get it I want to keep my shirt and that is what I am going to do. The lads have welcomed me in. We have got 10 games left and hopefully we can get over the line and get promoted.”

Coasters boss, Craig Mahon, said Lewis was someone he had been aware for a while.

“I think at this point in the season, it's a real coup to add someone of his quality,” he said. “He's versatile and a threat in both boxes, and we'll be looking for him to come in and make a difference as well as raise standards around him.

"He's played a strong amount of games at a good level, but he wants regular football, and we hope to see some really good things from him between now and the end of the season.”