Career
A native of nearby Shirebrook, he joined Mansfield in 1942 as a forward, and played 62 wartime matches for the Stags, scoring ten goals. He scored his first peacetime goal for the club in a league match against Leyton Orient near the end of the 1946-1947 season. He suffered a broken leg on Christmas Day 1951 against Hartlepools United, but recovered in time for his testimonial against Derby County in April 1952.
Chessell left Mansfield in August 1954, having played 281 peacetime games for the club, scoring seven goals.
He later settled in his home village of Shirebrook where he worked at the local colliery. He died in March 1996, aged 74.
