The Spirerites won the National League at a canter last season (Picture: PA Media)
Chesterfield may not have glamorous owners like Wrexham who can mix it with the best on the Hollywood red carpets but they are built to enjoy the same glittering success in the fourth tier of English football this season.
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have worked wonders at the Racecourse Ground, taking the Dragons from the Conference to League One in successive seasons and the Spireites have the quality to follow in those footsteps.
In fact, under the shrewd leadership of former Wigan and Portsmouth manager Paul Cook they could go one better than the Welsh club by winning the division rather than finishing second.
The bookmakers certainly see that as being the case as they have installed Chesterfield as market leaders in the League Two title betting with the big three of William Hill, Ladbrokes and Coral all a top price of 7/1 for Cook to serve up a real treat by taking his side to the summit and staying there.
It was all over bar the shouting way before the campaign reached the sharp end of business last term as Chesterfield finished with 98 points, 12 ahead of second-place Barnet, and the champs should have really smashed through the 100-point barrier but took their foot off the gas, losing five of six games before a 3-2 home win against Hartlepool on the final day of the season.
Northern Ireland striker Will Grigg scored 25 goals, with only Eastleigh’s Paul McCallum hitting more with 31, and can find the net again on a regular basis as Cook’s crew chase top spot.
Of course, clubs like MK Dons, Doncaster, Bradford, Gillingham and AFC Wimbledon will have their own title aspirations so it’s probably best to have a saver on Chesterfield to be promoted at 15/8 with Hills and Betfred as that covers a top-three finish and a Wembley win in the play-off final.
Joe Ironside scored 20 goals in 45 appearances for Doncaster last term and is worth an each-way flutter at 16/1 with bet365 and Sky Bet to score the most league goals at this level while perennial strugglers Morecambe are 11/4 with Bet Victor to finally be relegated.
• Barnet have just missed out on promotion in the past couple of seasons, finishing second and fourth in the National League, and can finally return to the bottom rung of the Football League ladder by winning the division at 5/1 with Unibet, BetMGM and BetUK.
Bees striker Nicke Kabamba scored 25 goals last season and is 13/2 with William Hill to head the goalscoring chart at the end of the campaign.
• Former Chelsea Ladies boss Emma Hayes is off to a wonderful start in charge of the United States Women’s football team and they are 21/20 with BetMGM, Unibet and BetUK to beat Germany in the Olympic semi-final.
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