Recap: Chesterfield beat League Two Bradford City as Danny Rowe scores against his former club
The Spireites have played Alfreton Town and Matlock Town so far during pre-season and have just returned from a four-day training camp at Loughborough University.
The Bantams are now managed by Derek Adams, who led Morecambe to promotion to League One through the play-offs last season.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will have all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.
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Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 2 v 1 Bradford City
- Danny Rowe and Stefan Payne put Blues 2-0 ahead after five minutes
- Paudie O’Connor heads one back for visitors on 49 minutes
- Chesterfield XI: Loach; Grimes, Gunning, Maguire; King, Oyeleke, Khan, Clarke, Miller; Rowe, Payne. Subs: Weston, Mandeville, McCourt, Tyson, Rowley and trialists x3.
Spireites sub - 55 mins
Danny Rowe goes off to a few boos from the away end. Curtis Weston is on. 55 gone. 2-1.
HT subs for hosts
Two changes for Chesterfield at the break as McCourt and Mandeville replace Khan and Clarke.
Half-time
HT: Chesterfield 2 v 0 Bradford City
Early goals from Danny Rowe against his former club and Stefan Payne have the Spireites in the lead.
Great move
Grimes into Clarke’s feet on the half-turn, spins and plays the ball into space for Payne who hits it first time at O’Donnell from 20 yards.
Almost 3-0
Miller gets the better of his man down the left wing again, he delivers a drilled cross which takes a deflection and is well saved by O’Donnell at his near post. Almost a third for Town.
Five to the break. 2-0.
Maguire off, trialist on
A couple of excellent one-twos by Jack Clarke gets a big round of applause.
Maguire goes off with a problem and is replaced by a trialist, same one who did well in second-half against Matlock.
35 minutes gone.
Bradford hit the post
Andy Cook finds Ollie Crankshaw in the area - who just has Loach to beat - but he rattles the post.
He has to score that.