Kabongo Tshimanga hit a hat-trick as Chesterfield soared to the top of the Vanarama National League with a 4-0 thrashing of 10-man Weymouth.The Spireites took advantage of slip-ups by their rivals to ascend to the summit and extend their unbeaten league record to six games.Coming into the game off the back of two straight wins, the visitors’ hopes were effectively dashed when Ollie Harfiel...Full Story »

Ten-man Chesterfield came from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw at Dagenham in the National League.Two quick second-half goals from Jamie Grimes and Kabongo Tshimanga helped the visitors salvage a point before the former was shown a second yellow card in the 84th minute.The Spireites were forced to make a change just six minutes into the game when Laurence Maguire went down and was carried off the fi...Full Story »

Kabongo Tshimanga’s goal helped Chesterfield make it three National League wins on the spin with a 1-0 victory over Eastleigh at the Technique Stadium.After some great first-half pressure, the Spireites hit the front in the 34th minute when Stefan Payne made his way down the by-line before squaring the ball for Tshimanga to prod home.The visitors came close to an equaliser on the hour mark...Full Story »

A late Boreham Wood red card helped Chesterfield move into second place in the National League after a 2-1 win.Will Evans led the effort to get the Wood back into the game after scoring in the second half but was sent off in the final minutes after receiving a second yellow card.The home side had a chances to go ahead in the first 10 minutes and came close when Gavin Gunning’s header went ...Full Story »

Southend sacked manager Phil Brown following protests on the pitch by fans during the comprehensive 4-0 home defeat by Chesterfield in the Vanarama National League as Danny Rowe scored a hat-trick for the visitors.Home fans protested during the game and Brown paid the price with his job for a defeat which saw United drop into the bottom three.Rowe opened the scoring for the visitors midway throu...Full Story »

Paul Mullin’s late goal saw Wrexham fight back to draw 1-1 against Chesterfield in their Vanarama National League clash at the Racecourse Ground.The Spireites, looking to keep themselves in the promotion shake-up, took an early lead in the fifth minute when Jeff King’s free-kick was headed on by Gavin Gunning for Fraser Kerr to knock the ball in.Kabongo Tshimanga had a great chance t...Full Story »

Tahvon Campbell struck twice in the second half as Woking came from behind to win 3-1 and inflict a first National League defeat of the season on Chesterfield.The Spireites, who had two wins in their last three games, took the lead in the 12th minute when Saidou Khan sent a long-range effort over the keeper from inside his own half.The Cardinals responded and, after a scrappy goal from a corner ...Full Story »

Two late goals from Armani Little and Tom Lapslie helped Torquay to a 2-2 draw at Chesterfield to knock the Spireites off the top of the National League.The home side looked to have secured both points courtesy of two second-half goals from striker Kabongo Tshimanga but they were undone in stoppage time.The Spireites were held goalless in the first half, although they had the better chances than...Full Story »

Chesterfield moved top of the National League as they extended their unbeaten run to seven games with a 2-0 win at Yeovil.The home side thought they had taken a 16th-minute lead when Josh Staunton steered home only for referee Daniel Lamport to rule it out for a foul on keeper Scott Loach, and their disappointment was compounded within three minutes.They looked to have escaped when Manny Oyeleke...Full Story »

Kabongo Tshimanga scored a hat-trick to help Chesterfield get back to winning ways with a 4-2 victory over Barnet at the Technique Stadium.The 24-year-old opened the scoring in the sixth minute when he tapped home from two yards out following a corner.The forward got his second by converting a penalty after Ben Richards-Everton brought Stefan Payne down in the area.Barnet went in to the bre...Full Story »

Chesterfield’s 100 per cent start to the National League season came to an end as Michael Cheek’s stoppage-time equaliser saw them held to a 2-2 draw by Bromley at the Technique Stadium.Cheek opened as well as completed the scoring, with the first goal of his brace putting the visitors 1-0 up in the 36th minute from the penalty spot.The Spireites equalised two minutes later through a...Full Story »

Chesterfield maintained their 100 per cent start to the National League season with a 2-0 victory over King’s Lynn at The Walks.The Spireites took the lead in the 16th minute when Kabongo Tshimanga tucked home a penalty after Kyle Callan-McFadden had brought down Liam Mandeville.Tshimanga added his second three minutes into the second half, tapping in after George Carline guided his header...Full Story »

Saidou Khan marked his full debut for Chesterfield with a goal as the Spireites got their home campaign underway with a 2-0 win against Wealdstone.The summer singing from Dagenham took just five minutes to get on the scoresheet, firing the ball in from the edge of the box on the angle.Wealdstone goalkeeper George Wickens will be disappointed after being beaten at his near post but he made amends...Full Story »

Mark Ellis’ 90th-minute header gave Notts County a 3-2 victory over local rivals Chesterfield in the National League play-off eliminator at Meadow Lane on Saturday.A thoroughly entertaining match looked to be heading for extra time until the unmarked defender nodded Ruben Rodrigues’ free-kick past injured Spireites goalkeeper James Montgomery.Montgomery played the majority of the sec...Full Story »

Chesterfield secured a Vanarama National League play-off place after a 2-1 victory at the Shay ended Halifax’s top-seven hopes.The Spireites went ahead in the 15th minute when Liam Mandeville headed in after a long throw was not dealt with.But Halifax responded just after the half hour as Darren Stephenson cut in and fired a left-footed shot home at the near post.The hosts then went in sea...Full Story »

Danny Rowe scored twice, including a late penalty, as Chesterfield boosted their Vanarama National League play-off hopes with a 2-1 comeback win over Dagenham.Striker Rowe fired home from the spot three minutes from time to keep the Spireites in seventh position following Callum Reynolds’ handball.Defender Liam Gordon tapped home the Daggers’ 29th-minute opener, before Rowe found the...Full Story »