Huddersfield Town 1, Chesterfield 2

Apr 19 2006 By Mel Booth, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Turning Point:

Town didn't look the same in the second half and sorely missed the strong contribution of full-back Andy Holdsworth on the righthand side.

He went off at the break suffering a groin injury and his replacement, Tom Clarke, quickly fell ill and had to come off himself. Skipper Jon Worthington ended up at No2 before his ban.

How They Rated:

Paul Rachubka Little he could do with either goal after making a fine save from Allott's drive at the start of the ill-fated second half. Rating: 6/10

Andy Holdsworth Had an excellent first half before going off suffering a groin injury. His energy and attacking flair were missed sadly by Town Rating: 6/10

Danny Adams Involved superbly in the build-up to Graham's goal and put in some thumping tackles to try and inspire the team Rating: 6/10

David Mirfin Not the good result with which he hoped to mark his 21st birthday as Town slumped badly in the second period Rating: 6/10

Nathan Clarke Handled Allison really well in the first half and stuck to his guns in the second, although Town got badly exposed Rating: 6/10

Danny Schofield Posed a massive threat first half but completely faded out of the game in the second. Made Graham's goal superbly Rating: 6/10

Jon Worthington Bags of effort on his last appearance of the regular season and he deserved better than a sickening defeat Rating: 7/10

Mark Hudson Did some bright things and showed plenty of enterprise first half, but found the going a lot tougher after the break Rating: 6/10

Chris Brandon Went through his party pieces first half and was a genuine threat. Had one cracking drive beaten out by Roche Rating: 6/10

David Graham Scored a fine seventh goal for the club in the 13th minute with a header and had other chances. Faded late on Rating: 6/10

Gary T-Fletcher Never stopped grafting despite Town's woes in the second half. His breaks in the first half were a real feature Rating: 7/10

Spotlight on the ref:

Staffordshire official Phil Dowd had a good match, although there were times when he brought play to a halt when he may possibly have let it run.

There was a stage when he seemed to whistle for every single challenge, but he stayed well on top of any potential flashpoints, having a strong word with Roy McFarland at one stage.

Chesterfield: Roche; Bailey (O'Hare 41), Kovacs, Downes, Picken; Hall (Larkin 86), Niven, Allott, O'Hara, Hurst; Allison. Subs not used: Davies, Smith, Beckwith.