The Spireites even survived an early scare when Josh Stokes fired the Shots into a shock third kinute lead, only for Darren Oldaker's free-kick to level two minutes later.
Then, in the second half, Ryan Colclough, Will Grigg and Armando Dobra rounded off a 19th league victory for Paul Cook's side this season.
Chesterfield assistant manager, Danny Webb, said: "We've just got to keep going. We're averaging nearly 2.6 goals a game. The points total we've got at this point is crazy. There's a long way to go. It's important though that the supporters enjoy the here and now." The stunned Shots the home crowd when Tyler Frost's whipped cross was cleared as far as Stokes, who lashed home closefrom range.
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