Striker Bradshaw, 22, joined the Saddlers from Shrewsbury in the summer and scored his sixth of the season to pull them out of the drop zone after missing four games through injury. He then revealed:
"In the corner where I celebrated I had about twelve family members. I managed to get six in free and had to scrimp together for the rest.
"We're a very close family so that's not an uncommon thing. My Dad and three of my uncles once drove eighteen hours to watch me play in an Under-19 game for Wales in Liechtenstein. I think they turned it into a bit of a road trip. It helps when you're having bad days and its doubly as good when you have good ones."
Bradshaw was also on standby to earn his first senior Wales cap in the recent Euro qualifiers against Cyprus and Bosnia before straining his hamstring, but said:
"First and foremost I just want to be scoring goals for Walsall. In football you can't plan too far ahead and have to live in the here and now.
"Every footballer has their aspirations though and playing for Wales is definitely one of mine. I think this is the first time in years where the lads have a realistic chance of qualifying. When you look at the team with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Gareth Bale, big household names, it's an exciting time. I wouldn't be surprised if my uncles have got half an eye on that one - whether I'm involved or not."
Walsall boss Dean Smith was delighted with Bradshaw and said:
"Tom kept the two centre-backs busy. They never had two minutes peace."
Chesterfield have only picked up one point in four games and manager Paul Cook groaned:
"What you must do at times like this is stay strong."
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