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Unbeaten in their ten previous home matches, the Shaymen lost to a side who had triumphed once in their previous nine games on the road. In front of a vibrant atmosphere which would have put many grounds to shame in the division above, the last thing that Town needed was for one of their key players in Kian Spence to suffer a pre-match in the warm-up. FC Halifax Town, the side with the best home form in the National League with the most home wins and the fewest goals against record, saw their campaign end at the hands of a Chesterfield side who had hobbled into the end-of-season lottery.

The Spireites face their biggest game of the season this evening, when they travel to The Shay to take on FC Halifax Town in a National League play-off ...

The striker has been struggling with a calf problem but will be hoping he is back in contention for a place in the side. Luke Croll could be back in contention for a place in the squad. They went close in the 2019/20 season, finishing in the play-offs, but subsequently losing to Boreham Wood in the semi-finals. He played for the Spireites back in 2016, making seven appearances. The Spireites face their biggest game of the season this evening, when they travel to The Shay to take on FC Halifax Town in a National League play-off eliminator. It is also the place to find our exclusive goal GIFs, which are used when a player scores a goal.

Chesterfield produce the perfect time to end their mixed form with a 2-1 win at Halifax to set up a National League play-off semi-final with Solihull.

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Paul Cook made three changes with Calvin Miller, Laurence Maguire and Tom Whelan coming in for Alex Whittle, Curtis Weston and Tom Denton. With a big atmosphere ...

Billy Waters found substitute Matt Stenson with a cross and the latter proddedhome from close range. Unfortunately, the midfielder struggled to get the ball out of his feet and his tame shot was gathered by Johnson. He made a burst into the box, but his effort was deflected inches wide of the goal.

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Ordinarily he'd have been the driving force in any fightback, but was withdrawn after less than an hour. Town missed out on the play-offs altogether after defeat to Chesterfield on the final day of last season, and did so again here. The momentum was with The Shaymen now, who had some fire in their bellies and had restored some belief, with Woods coming to the fore in midfield. It looked a long way back for Town now, but they got half way there almost immediately when a cross from the right was turned in by substitute Stenson at the far post - his first for the club. Town's half was summed up when Warburton tried to take a free-kick quickly, but his pass down the left was intercepted, and again when Senior's pass forward to Waters hit his team-mate in the face. Town were looking for a chance to play in Billy Waters behind the Chesterfield defence from deep, with the hosts playing a fairly high line, but didn't get the execution right.

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"You won’t get a ticket for Solihull on Sunday now if you are a Chesterfield fan. We have had corners, shots, crosses, everything that I like about the game. "It will be a tough game. We were absolutely the total opposite of that.” I am delighted to have a big win because it was a big win. “We felt we could cause Halifax problems by running through lines and we probably did but we had to withstand some pressure late on.

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First Spireites sub - 72 minutes Second Spireites sub - 77 minutes A special night at The Shay. Reaction to follow. They progress to the semi-finals. Third Spireites sub - 89 minutes The Spireites are two wins away from promotion.

Town boss Pete Wild was forced into a last-minute change with Martin Woods in for the injured Kian Spence, who got a groin injury in the warm up. Whilst Paul ...

The midfielder struggled to get the ball out of his feet and his tame shot was gathered by Johnson. He made a burst into the box, but his effort was deflected wide of the goal. King’s pinpoint corner found Rowe and the strike was headed beyond Sam Johnson to send the 2063 visiting fans wild.

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Back in the starting line-up and he took his chance with both hands. He gave it everything and played an important role in the win. He was dominant in the air and he made some key interceptions. He was direct, full of energy and a constant threat. He was also very solid defensively and was up and down the right all evening. He made a great save in the second-half but the linesman’s flag was up so it would not have counted.

Halifax fell to a 2-1 home defeat against Chesterfield in the pair's play-off eliminator clash. Veteran non-league striker Danny Rowe put the Spireites ahead ...

YORK City will take on FC Halifax Town in the Vanarama National League next season following the latter’s exit from the play-offs. Defeat for Halifax means that York will make the trip to The Shay Stadium next season, following City’s 2-0 Vanarama National League North play-off final victory over Boston United at the weekend. York City to take on FC Halifax Town next season

Defeat for Halifax means that York will make the trip to The Shay Stadium next season, following City's 2-0 Vanarama National League North play-off final ...

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Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context. FC Halifax Town 1 Chesterfield 2 National League Play-off Eliminator.

Two more wins, that’s all we need, and for the first time in a while, many supporters don’t think cloudy cuckoos will be blocking our way. Front foot from the off, a myriad of contenders for Man of the Match, the toughest home team in the section limited to scraps, all of which means that progress has been made in so may ways. Confident Calvin looked like the player we saw at the same stage last season, when he was wearing a black & white striped kit. The subsequent 21+6 minutes felt like two hours, but even in the Shaymen’s gung-ho final few minutes, rarely was Scott Loach troubled. All Spireites need to breathe that in, for it was some show from Paul Cook’s men to see off their hosts and earn a Sunday lunchtime trip to Solihull Moors. The team has gone one better than last season, fantastic, but we need more now!