Craig Davies scored twice, one of them a belter, as Chesterfield maintained their unbeaten start to the season.
Drew Talbot's left-foot cracker into the top corner, his first goal of the season, put the Spireites ahead.
Davies doubled the lead with a close range volley three minutes after the break before his spectacular second.
Davies bettered Talbot's opener when he smashed into the top right corner from 25 yards to wrap up the points and send John Sheridan's side up into third.
That took the much-travelled former Verona, Wolves and Oldham striker's tally for the season to four.
Chesterfield also hit the woodwork three times as they sealed a fourth straight home win - to equal the club's best start to a season.
And they outplayed a Cheltenham side who started the day just two points behind them in seventh - but have still not won away from home now since early April.
Talbot was unlucky not to add a second goal himself when he rattled the bar from 20 yards, while Dean Morgan hit the post and JJ Melligan had a shot saved by Tommy Lee.
Chesterfield manager John Sheridan told BBC Radio Sheffield: "I'm pleased for the players. They've put a lot of effort in and I thought we played really well."
"We could have scored more goals but the most important thing is the three points"
"It's great scoring three but I'm pleased with the clean sheet. It's a good habit winning with clean sheets."
Cheltenham Town boss Mark Yates told BBC Radio Gloucestershire: "We've got to learn and the way they played is how we have to aspire to play in this division, we were beaten by a much better team on the day"
"We saw our boys with their inexperience thinking how do we come back from this, we've got to be better in the next couple games"
"Not only were they good with the ball they were good without it and in the end I'm happy that it was only 3-0"
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Saturday, 18 September 2010
Npower League Two
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Chesterfield
3-0
Cheltenham
FT
(HT 1-0)
Talbot 14
Davies 48
Davies 66
Chesterfield
01 Lee
06 Ford
12 Griffiths
23 Hunt
07 Allott (Clay 85)
10 Whitaker
11 Mattis
09 Davies
14 Lester (Boden 83)
17 D Morgan
25 Talbot (Niven 73)
Substitutes
26 Redmond,
05 Page,
16 Breckin,
08 Niven,
24 Clay,
19 Boden,
21 Bowery
Cheltenham
01 Brown
02 Lowe
03 Andrew
05 Gallinagh
22 Elliott
07 Pook
11 Smikle
14 Melligan (Lewis 90)
24 Pack
09 Thomas (Bird 83)
21 Jeffers (Goulding 53)
Substitutes
12 Lloyd-Weston,
16 Haynes,
04 Bird,
15 Watkins,
23 Shroot,
10 Goulding,
17 Lewis
Ref: Robert MadleyAtt: 5,503
CHESTERFIELD
CHELTENHAM
Possession
Chesterfield50%
Cheltenham50%
Attempts on target
Chesterfield10
Cheltenham1
Attempts off target
Chesterfield9
Cheltenham4
Corners
Chesterfield6
Cheltenham9
Fouls
Chesterfield8
Cheltenham6
Final Result
93:43 The game begins.
Full Time
90:00+2:38 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line, Steve Elliott manages to make a clearance.
90:00+2:15 Craig Davies takes a shot. Save by Scott P Brown.
90:00+1:41 Derek Niven takes a shot. Save by Scott P Brown.
90:00 The referee ends the match.
89:44 Substitution Theo Lewis joins the action as a substitute, replacing John Melligan.
88:43 The offside flag is raised against Craig Davies. Steve Elliott takes the free kick.
84:20 Substitution Craig Clay joins the action as a substitute, replacing Mark Allott.
82:15 Substitution Scott Boden comes on in place of Jack Lester.
82:15 Substitution David Bird on for Wesley Thomas.
82:03 Craig Davies has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the target.
78:41 Scott Griffiths takes a shot. Scott P Brown makes a save.
78:16 The ball is swung over by Jack Lester, clearance by Steve Elliott.
75:39 Shot from outside the penalty box by Simon Ford goes wide right of the goal.
75:14 Inswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker, clearance by Andy Gallinagh.
74:01 Corner taken right-footed by John Melligan, free kick awarded for a foul by Steve Elliott on Scott Griffiths. Direct free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
73:27 Foul by Danny Whitaker on John Melligan, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed left-footed by Danny Andrew, Jack Hunt makes a clearance.
72:46 Substitution Derek Niven is brought on as a substitute for Drew Talbot.
71:23 Danny Whitaker takes a shot.
70:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jeff Goulding on Jack Hunt. Simon Ford takes the direct free kick.
68:52 The ball is crossed by Danny Andrew, Mark Allott makes a clearance.
68:13 Shot by Jack Lester from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
65:32 Dean Morgan provided the assist for the goal.
65:32 GOAL - Craig Davies:Chesterfield 3 - 0 Cheltenham Craig Davies scores a goal from outside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Chesterfield 3-0 Cheltenham.
64:52 Free kick awarded for a foul by Keith Lowe on Dean Morgan. Dean Morgan takes the direct free kick.
63:54 The referee blows for offside. Scott P Brown takes the indirect free kick.
63:00 Brian Smikle has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
61:09 Inswinging corner taken by Danny Andrew from the right by-line.
60:48 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by John Melligan, Craig Davies manages to make a clearance.
59:57 Corner from the right by-line taken by Danny Andrew, clearance by Jack Lester.
59:22 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by John Melligan, Craig Davies makes a clearance.
59:14 A cross is delivered by John Melligan, clearance made by Drew Talbot.
58:37 Outswinging corner taken by John Melligan, Simon Ford makes a clearance.
58:27 Centre by Keith Lowe, Mark Allott gets a block in.
57:32 Shot by Dean Morgan. Save by Scott P Brown.
56:12 Inswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line, Steve Elliott makes a clearance.
53:59 Dean Morgan delivers the ball.
52:37 Substitution Jeff Goulding is brought on as a substitute for Shaun Jeffers.
49:42 Danny Whitaker decides to take a short corner.
49:37 Scott Griffiths produces a cross, Steve Elliott manages to make a clearance.
47:58 Assist by Drew Talbot.
47:58 GOAL - Craig Davies:Chesterfield 2 - 0 Cheltenham Craig Davies grabs a goal from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Chesterfield 2-0 Cheltenham.
47:48 Drew Talbot delivers the ball,
45:01 The referee gets the second half started.
Half Time
45:00+2:11 Craig Davies has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide right of the goal.
45:00+1:39 The assistant referee flags for offside against Wesley Thomas. Indirect free kick taken by Dwayne Mattis.
45:00+1:22 Jack Lester takes a shot. Blocked by Andy Gallinagh.
45:00 The match has reached half-time.
44:19 Corner taken left-footed by Danny Andrew from the right by-line, clearance by Scott Griffiths.
Correction - 39:47 Drew Talbot takes a shot.
39:47 Danny Whitaker takes a shot.
39:09 Dean Morgan takes a shot. Steve Elliott gets a block in.
38:22 Wesley Thomas has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the goal.
37:33 Marlon Pack has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.
37:18 John Melligan delivers the ball, Simon Ford makes a clearance.
36:39 Shaun Jeffers concedes a free kick for a foul on Jack Hunt. Simon Ford takes the free kick.
36:02 The referee blows for offside. Scott P Brown takes the free kick.
34:58 Mark Allott concedes a free kick for a foul on Marlon Pack. Direct free kick taken by Andy Gallinagh.
33:50 Foul by Dean Morgan on Danny Andrew, free kick awarded. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Danny Andrew from left wing, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Griffiths by Steve Elliott. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
33:07 Dean Morgan takes a shot from outside the penalty area and hits the post.
31:54 Drew Talbot takes a shot. Steve Elliott gets a block in.
30:13 Danny Whitaker crosses the ball, Jack Lester challenges Scott P Brown unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott P Brown takes the direct free kick.
29:47 Short corner taken by Danny Whitaker.
29:27 A cross is delivered by Drew Talbot.
25:51 Inswinging corner taken by John Melligan from the left by-line, clearance made by Dwayne Mattis.
25:11 Free kick awarded for a foul by Drew Talbot on Brian Smikle. The free kick is delivered right-footed by John Melligan from left wing, Dean Morgan makes a clearance.
24:26 The referee blows for offside. Scott P Brown takes the indirect free kick.
23:42 John Melligan produces a cross, Keith Lowe has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
23:09 Danny Andrew takes the inswinging corner, Dwayne Mattis manages to make a clearance.
22:13 Unfair challenge on John Melligan by Dean Morgan results in a free kick. Strike comes in from Danny Andrew from the free kick, Simon Ford manages to make a clearance.
18:22 Shaun Jeffers is caught offside. Tommy Lee restarts play with the free kick.
16:50 The ball is sent over by Wesley Thomas, save by Tommy Lee.
15:24 Wesley Thomas concedes a free kick for a foul on Simon Ford. Direct free kick taken by Jack Hunt.
14:53 The ball is swung over by Scott Griffiths.
13:26 GOAL - Drew Talbot:Chesterfield 1 - 0 Cheltenham Drew Talbot scores a goal from outside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Chesterfield 1-0 Cheltenham.
9:45 The ball is delivered by Scott Griffiths, Headed effort on goal by Jack Lester from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.
5:53 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Gallinagh by Jack Lester. Scott P Brown restarts play with the free kick.
5:19 Danny Whitaker decides to take the corner short.
5:12 Dean Morgan crosses the ball, Andy Gallinagh manages to make a clearance.
3:43 The ball is delivered by Dean Morgan, clearance made by Steve Elliott.
2:45 The ball is sent over by Craig Davies, Drew Talbot produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.
2:26 The ball is swung over by Craig Davies.
1:49 The ball is delivered by John Melligan, save made by Tommy Lee.
0:46 The ball is delivered by Danny Andrew, save by Tommy Lee.
0:10 Marlon Pack fouled by Craig Davies, the ref awards a free kick. Scott P Brown takes the free kick.
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