Chesterfield v Southend United

Clay netted with a great right foot shot from outside the area 90 seconds into time added on to earn the draw in what will be remembered as one of the Spireites' all-time great matches.

His goal sparked off long and noisy celebrations in the Whittington Moor stands that would be worthy of the club winning a cup final.

The Blues deserve praise for never giving up and - believe it or not - it was a roller-coaster game they could have won after being denied by the woodwork on two occasions.

Before kick off, John Sheridan's men boasted a proud 100 per cent League Two record at their new home but all looked lost when Crewe stormed into a 3-0 lead after 13 minutes.

Chesterfield were surprised when Luke Murphy gave the visitors a third-minute lead with a header and shocked further in the sixth minute after Lee Bell netted direct from a free kick.

The Blues had looked so secure in previous games at home but the home fans were stunned into silence when the pacy Byron Moore pounced on a Scott Griffiths error and slipped it past keeper Tommy Lee to make it 3-0 with just 13 minutes gone.

Life was breathed briefly into Chesterfield's cause ten minutes later when Jack Lester headed home a whipped-in Dean Morgan cross at the near post.

But disaster struck in the 26th minute when Shaun Miller was allowed to wriggle between Griffiths and skipper Ian Breckin before tucking home.

Astonishingly, Chesterfield trailed 4-1 with almost three-quarters of the game remaining.

On the half-hour Sheridan made an important switch by bringing off Breckin for Clay. Dwayne Mattis dropped back to central defence while Clay operated in midfield. Breckin disappeared straight up the players' tunnel.

At the start of the second half, the home side really took the game to Crewe but it looked as if the damage had been done.

There were hearty appeals for a couple of penalties and Morgan could only watch as his shot hit the bar before a deep Craig Davies cross from the right was met at the far post by the stooping Lester who headed in to make it 4-2.

And all belief returned when Danny Whitaker confidently struck home from the penalty spot in the 77th minute after Morgan had been felled by Matt Tootle.

Unfortunately, it went pear-shaped just as quickly as Clayton Donaldson netted from close range with only ten minutes left on the clock.

Chesterfield piled on the pressure and Whitaker's shot hit the underside of the bar and bounced down on the goal-line before Crewe were broken again, the rampant Clay being brought down in the area.

Whitaker kept his cool and again did the business from 12 yards as Crewe packed their defence but there was to be no denying Chesterfield.

Nails were bitten to the quick in the breathless atmosphere and in a last-ditch attack Clay earned his stripes with a peach of a goal.

The draw, from what seemed such a hopeless position, was cheered like a victory and never was a standing ovation more richly deserved.

Chesterfield: Lee, Ford, Griffiths, Breckin (Clay 30), Hunt , Niven, Whitaker, Mattis, Davies, Lester, Morgan. Subs not used: Redmond, Morris, Gray, Darwikwa, Boden.

Crewe: Taylor, Tootle, Blanchett, Artell, Ada, Westwood, Murphy, Bell, Miller, Moore (Grant 87), Leitch-Smith (Donaldson 75). Subs not used: Fogler, Mitchell-King, Shelley, Dugdale, Zola