| BEAUMONT | Chris ___ , 1989-96 Stockport midfielder at Chesterfield from 1996-2001 (8) |
| CRYPT | "Tales from the ___" (1989-96) |
| IPSOFACTO | Contentious topic around Chesterfield, from the evidence alone (4,5) |
| ROTHER | River at Chesterfield |
| SHAWCROSS | David _, 1958-1965 Manchester City and 1965-1967 Stockport midfielder (9) 28 and 41 Down. 2023 AFCON winners (5,5) |
| HOTTIGER | Marc ........ , 1989-96 Switzerland and 1994-96 Newcastle United defender (8) |
| HOEKSTRA | Peter ......... 1996 Holland, 1991-96 PSV, 1996-2001 Ajax and 2001-04 Stoke winger (8) |
| COLORADO | NHL team; 1996, 2001 and 2022 Stanley Cup final winners (8) |
| ALDRIDGE | John ........ , 1996-2001 Tranmere boss (8) |
| BLOSSOMS | Guitar pop band from Stockport whose 2022 album Ribbon Around The Bomb reached no. 1 (8) |
| ELIK | Todd ___ (center with six teams from 1989-96) |
| PLATT | David ..... , 1989-96 England midfielder whose clubs included Aston Villa, Juventus and Arsenal (5) |
| TALES | "___ from the Crypt" (1989-96) |
| MCGRATH | Paul, 1985-97 Republic of Ireland and 1989-96 Aston Villa defender (7) |
| SNEEKES | Richard ....... , 1994-96 Bolton and 1996-2001 West Brom midfielder (7) |
| ILIESCU | Romanian president, 1989-96 |
| DODDS | Billy ?, 1996-2001 Scotland footballer whose career began at Chelsea (5) |
| BOOTH | Andy ..... , 1996-2001 Sheffield Wednesday striker between spells at Huddersfield Town (5) |
| URZAIZ | Ismael ...... , 1996-2007 Athletic Bilbao and 1996-2001 Spain forward (6) |
| PRASAD | Venkatesh ....., 1996-2001 Test and 1994-2001 ODI bowler for India (6) |
