'We will keep monitoring him' - young Chesterfield striker Luke Rawson joins another National League North club on loan

The 19-year-old will stay at the National League North club until February 23.

He has just spent the last month on loan at Alfreton Town, also of the National League North.

Rawson scored on his debut for Alfreton against Chorley and went on to start two more games but the second from bottom Reds have not played since December 28.

Spireites manager James Rowe said: “He did well at the beginning of his loan at Alfreton. He struggled towards the end but that is going to happen in his development because he is a young player. There will be peaks and troughs. It is important now that he goes and has another positive loan at Bradford. We are grateful to them for taking him. I am hoping he does really well there and we will keep monitoring him. I watched his games at Bradford and I will watch his games at Alfreton. When we think he is ready to come back into our group he will come back in. But at his stage he is best served on loan, getting his game time and we wish him all the best.”

Rawson was part of Chesterfield’s first-team squad at the start of the season under former boss John Pemberton and he came off the bench against Woking to score his first two senior goals for the club.

Bradford Park Avenue are currently 15th in the league below with four wins from 15 matches.