FC Halifax Town 4-2 Chesterfield: Spireites made to wait for promotion after defeat
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Chesterfield were forced to keep the promotion champagne on ice as the runaway National League leaders lost 4-2 at Halifax.
The Spireites only needed a point to rubberstamp their place in League Two but instead were beaten by the in-form Shaymen, who moved into the play-off places after a seventh win in eight games.
Paul Cook's frontrunners took the lead shortly after the half-hour when top-scorer Will Grigg prodded home a rebound off the post, but were behind within eight minutes as Ryan Harker converted a quickfire double.
Halifax made it 3-1 just before the break through Andrew Oluwabori, who then turned provider for Aaron Cosgrave in the 66th minute.
James Berry-McNally raced clear to grab one back with 11 minutes left but Chesterfield were unable to fashion the comeback that would have secured top spot in the division.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Halifax
Formation 4-4-2
1Johnson
2Golden6Stott8Hunter3Galvin
5Senior14Thompson-Sommers18Hoti9Harker
22Oluwabori19Cosgrave
- 1Johnson
- 2GoldenBooked at 28mins
- 6Stott
- 8Hunter
- 3Galvin
- 5Senior
- 14Thompson-Sommers
- 18HotiSubstituted forEvansat 60'minutes
- 9HarkerBooked at 89mins
- 22OluwaboriSubstituted forSummerfieldat 69'minutes
- 19CosgraveSubstituted forWrightat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Summerfield
- 12Evans
- 17Wright
- 28Jenkins
- 31Scott
Chesterfield
Formation 4-4-2
1Tyrer
12Williams5Grimes17Dobra4Naylor
33Clements28Banks11Colclough9Grigg
7Mandeville15Hobson
- 1Tyrer
- 12WilliamsSubstituted forPalmerat 76'minutes
- 5Grimes
- 17DobraBooked at 50mins
- 4Naylor
- 33Clements
- 28Banks
- 11ColcloughSubstituted forBerryat 59'minutes
- 9Grigg
- 7Mandeville
- 15HobsonSubstituted forQuigleyat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Jacobs
- 18Berry
- 21Palmer
- 27Quigley
- 35Jones
Live Text
Match ends, FC Halifax Town 4, Chesterfield 2.