The Power of the Badge How a Football Club Created Trust in the Community

<p><b>The inspirational tale of how a determined and devoted group of Chesterfield FC fans saved the club from oblivion after its money was stolen by an errant owner who was jailed for the crime.</b></p><p>The fans had a vision to embed the club in the local community for the good of everyone in the town. With encouragement from the local council, they ran the club on a knife-edge for several years, then sold it to a trustworthy new owner, who financed a new era.</p><p>After many ups and downs, relegation from the Football League came for the first time in Chesterfield’s history. The club was sold to a community trust created by fans, which once again saved the Spireites from going under, and four years later they were back in the Football League.</p><p><b>This is the story of how the will and resilience of local fans rescued one of the world’s oldest professional football clubs from probable extinction – not once but twice.</b></p>