Goalkeeper Zach Hemming saved Joe Garner's stoppage-time spot-kick to help Chesterfield claim a 1-1 draw with Oldham at Boundary Park.
Kane Drummond had scored his first league goal for Oldham to secure a point against his old club, for whom Adam Lewis opened the scoring in a dramatic encounter.
Spireites Strike First
The Spireites, who had ended 2025 with defeat at Cambridge, started 2026 on the front foot with Lewis putting them in front with his first league goal since a summer move from Morecambe.