Tooley’s Take

Tooley’s Take

Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context   Stevenage 0 Chesterfield 1 FA Cup First Round Remember the BBC show ‘Record Breakers’ with Roy Castle, Kriss Akabussi, Linford Christie et al? It ran for the best part of 30 years at the end of the last century....
FA Cup draw details

FA Cup draw details

The Spireites will be ball number 17 for Monday’s Emirates FA Cup second round draw. Chesterfield secured their passage thanks to Lee Bonis’ second-half penalty against Stevenage on Saturday. The 40 winners from round one will move on to be in with a chance of joining...
Spireites advance in FA Cup

Spireites advance in FA Cup

In Paul Cook’s 200th game of his second spell at the club, Chesterfield beat Stevenage by 1-0 to win their 13th FA Cup game under his managership, defeating higher division Boro thanks to a Lee Bonis penalty just past the hour-mark. Stevenage started well but the...
FA Cup draw details

Match preview: Stevenage (a)

The Spireites enter the 2025/26 Emirates FA Cup at the first round stage as they travel to the Lamex Stadium to take on Stevenage. Chesterfield have made it past the first round of this competition for the past four seasons. Stevenage currently sit in the play-off...