League One (Week 25) : Chesterfield defeats Shrewsbury 7-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 2, 2016 (AMP) — League One / Match day 25: After their 1-1 draw against Coventry City on December 28, the Spireites bounced back with a 7-1 victory over Shrewsbury Town this Saturday.
Novak Lee scored tripple goals
Chesterfield dominated the first half thanks to goals from O Shea Jay ('28, '40 on penalty) and Novak Lee ('45). Leading 3-0 at the break, the Spireites further widened their lead in the second period by scoring four times (Simons Rai '73, '87 and Novak Lee '81/penalty, '89).
Chesterfield FC climbed to 18th place with 27 points from 25 games, tie on points with Barnsley FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of January 2, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 51 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Walsall | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 48 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 47 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 40 |
| 7 | Southend United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Millwall | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 34 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 33 |
| 14 | Bury | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 33 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 27 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 26 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 25 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 21 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 59 | -25 | 21 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Chesterfield FC
- Position: 18 +2
- Best performance of the season:Chesterfield 7-1 Shrewsbury Town (2 Jan.)
- Previous game:Chesterfield 1-1 Coventry City (28 Dec.)
- Next game:Rochdale - Chesterfield (9 Jan.)
Shrewsbury Town FC
- Position: 20 -3
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield United 2-4 Shrewsbury Town (24 Nov.)
- Previous game:Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Shrewsbury Town (28 Dec.)
- Next game:Shrewsbury Town - Barnsley (16 Jan.)
Chesterfield
7:1
Shrewsbury Town
7:1 (3:0)
- 2 January 2016
- 15:00
- Chesterfield
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 51 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 50 |
| 3 | Walsall | 48 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 47 |
| 5 |  Wigan Athletic | 41 |
Week 25 Results
| Saturday 2 January 2016 | ||||
| Burton Albion | 1-0 | Blackpool |  | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2-0 | Bury | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Colchester United | ||
| Southend United | 0-3 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Barnsley | 2-1 | Millwall |  | |
| Chesterfield | 7-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Sheffield United | 2-3 | Peterborough United | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0-5 | Coventry City | ||
| Gillingham | 3-0 | Bradford City | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Walsall | 0-3 | Rochdale | ||
| Tuesday 2 February 2016 | ||||
| Port Vale | 19:45 | Swindon Town | ||