The Spireites greatest ever achievement
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Spireites greatest ever achievement. On this day, the 13th of April 1997, Chesterfield FC reached the FA Cup Semi-Final. We look back on the key moments of that special day.
Vladimir Kinder's helping hand
£500 and a bag of footballs
DYCHE!
Sixty minutes gone and the ball is flicked on by Kevin Davies setting Andy Morris off on a blustering rampage towards the Middlesbrough goal, dismissing Gianluca Festa from his path to head one-on-one with goalkeeper Ben Roberts. The goalkeeper staggers into Morris earning the Spireites a penalty!
Linesman (as they were then known) Alan Sheffield has given it and is running back to the half way line. BUT Wait, NO! David Elleray rules out the goal - NO GOAL!
The goal was legal of course, even Elleray admitted that;
David Elleray public enemy number one!
Could things get any worse? Well yes actually! 70 minutes ticks over on the clock and fans favourite Mr Elleray awards a penalty for the daintiest of touches on Juninho in the Chesterfield box. Billy Mercers' mate Craig Hignett steps up and scores. 2-2
Vladimir Kinder's helping hand
Despite already being in David Elleray's little book for kicking the ball away. Vladimir Kinder took matters into his own hands, quite literally, with a pull of the pacy Kevin Davies' collar the Slovakian earned himself second yellow card, sending Boro to ten men after 37 minutes played. David Elleray was now a firm favourite with the Spireites following!
£500 and a bag of footballs
Jonathan Howard delivers a searching ball which Kevin Davies pokes goalwards only to see his effort wonderfully saved by Ben Roberts.
However standing tall at the back stick is 6 foot 5 Andy Morris, - who only cost Chesterfield five hundred quid and a bag of balls - who slots the ball home to give the Spireites a lead! 54 minutes played - Chesterfield 1-0 Middlesbrough!
However standing tall at the back stick is 6 foot 5 Andy Morris, - who only cost Chesterfield five hundred quid and a bag of balls - who slots the ball home to give the Spireites a lead! 54 minutes played - Chesterfield 1-0 Middlesbrough!
Now the conundrum for the Spireites, they lack a penalty taker,
All eyes fell onto manager John Duncan who howled ''DYCHE, DYCHE''.
The captain steps up and did all he knew, with one powerful strike he bamboozled the ball down the middle of the goal - Sixty minutes played CHESTERFIELD 2-0 UP!
After 64 minutes Middlesbrough did pull one back, Fabrizio Ravanelli freshly signed from Juventus scores against Town to make it 2-1.
That goal
68 minutes gone and it's a goal to the Spireites! Jonathan Howard the scorer!!That goal
Linesman (as they were then known) Alan Sheffield has given it and is running back to the half way line. BUT Wait, NO! David Elleray rules out the goal - NO GOAL!
The goal was legal of course, even Elleray admitted that;
"I've seen the video and I accept the ball crossed the line," said Elleray, after watching a replay. "But I made the decision for another infringement before the shot. I could have made any of eight or 10 decisions so much was going on in there."
Extra time came, Gianluca Festa bagged himself a goal and it looked like that might be that. 2-3 to Boro.
The 119th minute
Time ticking away, exhausted legs called for one thing, lump it in.
The 119th minute
Time ticking away, exhausted legs called for one thing, lump it in.
A hopeful punt turned into a perfect cross and it's heading for the right back Jamie Hewitt's head. Now Hewitt had scored just one goal all season, which came against Wycombe. When interviewed Hewitt himself said it was ''quite strange for me to be up there'' so fingers crossed, lets hope he can get a good connection on it.......
Hewitt throws himself into the air and loops the ball up perfectly...
...over the goalkeeper...
...over the goalkeeper...
and into the back of the net!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL JAMIE HEWITT!!!!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL JAMIE HEWITT!!!!
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