From National League winners to League Two title favourites, big things are expected of Chesterfield on their EFL return.

The Spireites ended a six-season stay in non-League after turning to manager Paul Cook in 2022 - seven years after he left the club - to lead them back.

Image: Paul Cook has won two promotions with Chesterfield, 10 years apart

Cook, the ex-Portsmouth and Wigan boss, took Chesterfield to a play-off final in his first full season before racing away with the title by 12 points last term.

The 57-year-old was already viewed as a Chesterfield legend after steering the club to the League Two title during his first spell - now he is tasked with repeating the trick he delivered in 2014.

Chesterfield have a strike-force tailor-made for promotion. Will Grigg, the ex-Wigan and Sunderland forward, will have a new strike partner in 34-year-old Paddy Madden, who scored 17 league goals as Stockport County went up as champions last season.

Sought-after winger Armando Dobra is one to watch after committing his future to the club in January, while the arrival of centre-back Chey Dunkley adds promotion-winning know-how. Chesterfield look...