Bradford City came from two down to claim a remarkable victory against a Chesterfield side unbeaten in seven games.
The Bantams fell behind after three minutes when some woeful defending in their own box gave dangerman Jack Lester the chance to fire home from eight yards.
The home fans were rocked further in the 23rd minute when the impressive Darren Currie dou
bled the Spireites' lead with a sensational left-foot strike from the corner of the City box.
Bradford's new-look midfield took time to settle, but they finally got back into the game after 29 miinutes when captain Graeme Lee again showed his quality at set pieces.
The centre-half drilled a fierce right foot free-kick beyond the stranded goalkeeper from 20 yards and an amazing turnaround was completed nine minutes before the break when striker Michael Boulding powered home a free header from eight yards to level the scores.
As both sides pressed for the win in an end-to-end second period Alan Goodall upended Nicky Law as he surged into the box and Barry Conlon kept his cool to chip in the penalty and put City ahead for the first time.
Bradford City: Evans, Moncur, Lee, M Clarke, O'Brien; Law, Daley (Thorne 65), T Clarke, Nix; M Boulding, Conlon. Substitutes not used: Bower, Ainge, Osborne, McLaughlin.
Chesterfield: Carson, Gray (Robertson 78), Page, Downes, Austin; Lowry, Kerry, Goodall, Currie; Lester, Ward. Substitutes not used: Picken, Harsley, Winter, Teixeira.
Referee: Clive Oliver (Newcastle).
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