 Richards also began to regain his form, and scored five goals in his last five games to end the season on 12 goals in 37 appearances.On 30 March 2014, he played at Wembley Stadium after coming on as a substitute for Sam Hird in Chesterfield's 3–1 defeat to Peterborough United in the final of the League Trophy.He scored a total of eight goals in 46 games as the "Spireites" won promotion as divisional champions in 2013–14.