 Each of Chettle's seasons at Forest were played in the top flight of English football, bar 1993-94 and 1997–99.In the 1994–95 season, he was part of the side that finished a notable third in the Premier League.As players and managers came and left, Chettle stayed with the club, and notably played alongside such Forest greats as Des Walker, Stuart Pearce, Nigel Clough, Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Crossley, Stan Collymore and Pierre Van Hooijdonk.