Made in Chesterfield: The sports stars who put our town on the map, including Arsenal goalkeepers Bob Wilson and John Lukic, snooker legend Fred Davis and swimmer Imogen Clark - picture gallery
Chesterfield has produced some pretty big time sportsmen and women down the years.
By Stephen Thirkill
Published 8th Dec 2021, 16:03 BST
Updated 27th Nov 2023, 09:43 BST
From league and FA Cup winners to national champions, England stars, a rally driver and a medal winning swimmer, here are 15 stars who have done themselves and our town proud.
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Alicia Barrett won the 100 metres hurdles final during the British Athletics World Championships team trials in 2017. The promising athlete is coached by the renowned Toni Minichiello. Photo: Getty Images
Liam Pitchford was part of the England team which won bronze medals at the World Team Championships in 2016. He competes at the 2016 Olympics and also won a silver medal in the doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty Images
Ernie Moss is forever a club legend at Spireites, where he is the club's all-time leading goal-scorer with 192 goals during 539 appearances. Moss won the Fourth Division title in 1969'70 and 1984/85 with Chesterfield. Photo: JPI Media
Geoffrey Miller, OBE, played in 34 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for England between 1976 and 1984. He was part of the England team that lost the 1982/83 Ashes series in Australia. Photo: Getty Images