On the pitch, a nine-point deduction for financial irregularities failed to prevent Chesterfield's automatic promotion in third place of Division Three during the 2000/01 season.
The following year the club was taken out of administration into new ownership.
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Here are just some of the players who wore the shirt during the early to mid noughties. See how many you can remember.