Chesterfield v Colchester United, 11 August 2001
| Score | 6-3 to Colchester United |
| Referee | George Cain |
| Competition | League Division 2 |
| Venue | Saltergate, Chesterfield |
| Attendance | 3,939 |
View Chesterfield v Colchester United head to head
Goals:
| Roger Willis | 10 |
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| Luke Beckett | 47 |
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| Steve Payne | 55 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nathan Abbey
Defender/Right back
Martyn Booty
Defender
Steve Payne
Defender
Keith Rowland
Defender/Centre back
Steve Blatherwick
Defender/Centre back
Ian Breckin
Defender/Midfielder
Rob Edwards
Midfielder
Marcus Ebdon
Midfielder
Danny Williams
Forward
Luke Beckett
Forward
Roger Willis
Substitutions:
| Jamie Ingledow for Marcus Ebdon | 50 |
| David Reeves for Steve Blatherwick | 59 |
| Andy Rushbury for Roger Willis | 83 |
Cards:
Comments:
On the opening day of the 2001-02 - their first game after promotion from the Third Division - Chesterfield suffered their heaviest home defeat since Wrexham were 6-0 victors at Saltergate on 11 September 1976.Goals:
| Joe Dunne | 9 |
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| Martyn Booty | own goal | 26 |
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| Micky Stockwell | 37 |
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| Kevin Rapley | 48 |
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| Scott McGleish | 62 |
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| Scott McGleish | 78 |
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Starting lineup:
Andy Woodman
Goalkeeper
Joe Dunne
Defender
Simon Clark
Defender/Centre back
Scott B Fitzgerald
Defender/Centre back
David Gregory
Midfielder
Kem Izzet
Midfielder
Gavin Johnson
Midfielder
Thomas Pinault
Midfielder
Micky Stockwell
Midfielder
Scott McGleish
Forward
Kevin Rapley
Forward
Substitutions:
| Bobby Bowry for Thomas Pinault | 64 |
| Karl Duguid for Micky Stockwell | 72 |
| Joe Keith for Gavin Johnson | 80 |
Cards:
| Thomas Pinault | 50 | Y |
Comments:
On the opening day of the 2001-02 - their first game after promotion from the Third Division - Chesterfield suffered their heaviest home defeat since Wrexham were 6-0 victors at Saltergate on 11 September 1976.