Editing Chesterfield, Derbyshire (section)

===Rugby Union===
[[Chesterfield Panthers Rugby Union Football Cub|Chesterfield Panthers Rugby Union Football Club]] was formed in 1919 and played its first game in 1920.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chesterfieldrugby.co.uk |title=CRUFC Sponsors |publisher=CRUFC |access-date=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828150904/http://www.chesterfieldrugby.co.uk/ |archive-date=28 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It fields three men's senior squads, a senior ladies squad and numerous junior teams. The club moved for the 2013–14 season from its Stonegravels site to a new purpose-built ground at 2012 Dunston Road. The facilities include three pitches, one floodlit, numerous changing rooms, and a large open-plan bar area. The first XV won the Midlands North 4 championship in 2013–14 and returned to the Midlands North 3 for the first time in 25 years.

Chesterfield Spires RLFC is a [[rugby league]] club formed in the town in 2003 and currently playing in the [[RL Merit League]]. In 2008 it merged with the North Derbyshire Chargers.