Match gallery: Port Vale 1 Chesterfield 0

Struggling Chesterfield's Christmas period went from bad to worse with a 1-0 defeat at managerless Port Vale.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Dec 2016, 08:47 BST
Updated 9th Jan 2017, 13:01 BST
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The Spireites went down to a harsh deflected goal as they fell to their third league defeat in their last four games. Jerome Taylor bagged the only goal of the encounter to ensure Danny Wilson’s charges ended the year in the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.

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