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PAST TIMES: Chesterfield

Last updated : 24 February 2009 By Jaybee

Barnet and Chesterfield have met each other on 11 occasions all in the fourth tier of the football league. Barnet have won 5 times, Chesterfield 5 and one match has been drawn. The first time the two sides met was in Barnet's first season I the football league, in a Division Four match in November 191, when Chesterfield came to Underhill and won 2-1. The Spireites completed the double that season winning the return at Saltergate, 3-2.

The following season, 92-93, was Barnet's promotion year and that season they did the double over Chesterfield with 2-1 wins, home and away. Following Barnet's quick return back to the bottom tier, now Division 3, in 1994, the two sides resumed their fixtures against one another in 1994/95. Both sides won their respective home games, Barnet winning 4-1 at Underhill, while Chesterfield won the return 2-0.

Chesterfield were promoted at the end of that season and the next time that the two sides met was in the 2000-01 season that ended with Barnet being relegated back to the Conference, However, Barnet did well that season winning 2-1 at Saltergate and drawing 1-1 in the return at Underhill. Chesterfield were the league leaders and went ahead with a disputed penalty in the first half. Barnet fought back however and, with 25 minutes remaining, Mark Arber equalised for the Bees with a spectacular overhead kick. The Barnet side that day was, Harrison; Stockley, Heald, Arber, Flynn; Goodhind, Gower (Currie 78), Brown, Niven; Cottee, Richards.

Last season the two sides met again in what was now called League Two and both sides lost their home matches. A Jason Norville goal was enough to give the Bees a 1-0 win at Saltergate in September, but Chesterfield got their revenge with a 2-0 win at Underhill late on in December.

On the opening day of this season, Chesterfield won 3-1 at Underhill, with Ashley Carew opened the scoring for the Bees in the 18th minute with a free kick taken from Barnet's half which was misjudged by Chesterfield goalkeeper, Tommy Lee. Barnet lead 1-0 at half time but Chesterfield took control in the second half and goals from Jamie Ward and Jack Lester (2) gave Chesterfield the three points.