WhiteBallProject » Ilkeston Town v Corby Town : Sat 6th Nov '21, ko 3pm

Matchman · 01/11/2021 10:06 AM

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Next up : Corby Town (home)

The long road that leads to promotion continues on Saturday with the visit of Corby Town to the NMG.

Corby were expected to be among the front runners this season but they are only mid table.
Their record is : P12 W5 D1 L6 GF18 GA15 Points 16
Their away record is : P7 W2 D1 L4 GF10 GA10 Points 7
They won their last league game beating Sporting Khalsa 3-1
Their leading scorer is Stephen Diggin with 10 goals in all competitions.
They have good support with an average home attendance of 421 so hopefully they will bring a decent number of supporters to the NMG.

It’s a game we need to win to maintain our promotion challenge.

These are the this weekends matches involving our promotion rivals
Spalding Utd v Halesowen
Carlton v Histon
Chasetown v Loughborough
Coleshill v Soham
Yaxley v Belper
Stamford v Wisbech

Carlton, Coleshill, Belper and Stamford have easy looking matches.
Halesowen have what could be a more difficult match at Spalding but they will be keen to return to winning ways after losing to Ilkeston.
Chasetown could be surprised by Loughborough depending on which Dynamo team turns up. Come on Curtis Burrows, do us a favour.

After our massive win at Halesowen, we deserve a big crowd for this match. There should be a fair few travelling from Corby so it's going to be a great atmosphere.

Matchman · 02/11/2021 10:49 AM

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https://www.corbytown.co.uk/information

https://www.corbytown.co.uk/a/corby-town-fans-code-of-conduct-53662.html

Last edited by Matchman (02/11/2021 5:12 PM)

kevilsonlad · 02/11/2021 4:45 PM

Why have they put this up ??????

Matchman · 02/11/2021 5:00 PM

Kev - Do you mean, Why have I posted this?

No particular reason. It's from their website and it's always been there. It's not only just appeared. They just want all supporters to know that if they come to watch Corby, they will be in a safe environment. Nothing more than that.

Last edited by Matchman (02/11/2021 5:03 PM)

WhiteBallProject · 02/11/2021 8:34 PM

We have played Corby Town 12 times in league encounters and once in the FA Cup and twice in League Cups. Our first encounter was in 1971 and it took us twenty-five years to register our first goal against Corby and twenty-six years to register our first victory. However since that win in 1997 we went ten years undefeated until we lost our last encounter with men from Northamptonshire in 2017.
In the league we have won four, drawn four and lost four. In the cups we have won 2 and lost only one but the game we lost was a thumping 8-1 FA Cup defeat in 1973.

25/09/71 A 0-4 Southern League Division One North
08/01/72 H 0-0 Southern League Division One North
21/10/72 H 0-0 Southern League Division One North Att 227
22/12/72 H 1-0 Gulson Southern League League Cup
03/03/73 A 0-3 Southern League Division One North
17/10/81 A 1-8 Webster FA Cup Third Qualifying Round
20/08/96 H 1-2 Huckerby Southern League Midland Division Att 495
25/09/96 A 0-0 Southern League Midland Division Att 198
26/12/97 A 5-1 Moore 3, Robinson, Ball Southern League Midland Division Att 174
07/03/97 H 3-0 Fearon, Knapper, Eshelby Southern League Midland Division Att 587
07/01/98 A 2-1 Carmichael 2 Southern League Cup Att 72
19/09/09 A 2-2 Graham, Morgan-Smith National League North Att 787
02/03/10 H 3-2 Morgan-Smith 2, Burge National League North Att 212
08/10/16 A 2-1 Coleman, Morris Northern Premier League Premier Division
21/01/17 H 0-1 Northern Premier League Premier Division Att 275

kevilsonlad · 03/11/2021 3:50 PM

Matchman wrote:
Kev - Do you mean, Why have I posted this?

No particular reason. It's from their website and it's always been there. It's not only just appeared. They just want all supporters to know that if they come to watch Corby, they will be in a safe environment. Nothing more than that.

o right i thought they had put tit up for some reason ,

Matchman · 04/11/2021 3:12 PM

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Corby Town FC Next Match!
Midlands Division Saturday 6th November 15:00 New Manor Ground, Awsworth Rd, Ilkeston DE7 8JF
Adults £10 Concessions & U16 £7 Under 12s Free
#WeAreCorby #MonTheSteelmen

It's back to what matters this Saturday when we welcome Corby Town to the NMG.

After our win at Halesowen, we're now only one point off the top.

This is our time.

Be there and enjoy the journey leading to promotion

At this moment in time we are favouites to win promotion according to Football Web Pages:

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/northern-premier-league-midlands-division/league-table/predicted

Last edited by Matchman (04/11/2021 3:30 PM)

WhiteBallProject · 04/11/2021 5:05 PM

I wish I knew how they work that out but first place will do for me. Even promotion via the play offs will be a fine consolation however!

Matchman · 04/11/2021 7:12 PM

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Niall Towle Returns To Basford After Loan Spell at Corby

Niall Towle has returned to Basford United following a loan spell at Corby Town.The striker initially moved to Steel Park on a one-month deal but was later extended a further month.The twenty-year-old played eleven times for the Steelmen and scored twice, including a wonder goal that went viral on a debut win against Hendon in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round back in September. Towle arrived at Basford from Long Eaton United after scoring 42 times in all competitions throughout the 2019-20 season.

WhiteBallProject · 04/11/2021 8:23 PM

PAST GAMES AGAINST CORBY TOWN

We have played Corby Town 12 times in league encounters and once in the FA Cup and twice in League Cups. Our first encounter was in 1971 and it took us twenty-five years to register our first goal against Corby and twenty-six years to register our first victory. However since that win in 1997 we went ten years undefeated until we lost our last encounter with men from Northamptonshire in 2017.
In the league we have won four, drawn four and lost four. In the cups we have won 2 and lost only one but the game we lost was a thumping 8-1 FA Cup defeat in 1973.

25/09/71 A 0-4 Southern League Division One North
Pigott, Atkinson, Smith, Stainwright, Fallon, Gulson, Brewster, Rann, Naylor, Beresford and Bayliss Sub Buckley

08/01/72 H 0-0 Southern League Division One North
Pigott, Atkinson, Beresford, Gulson, Robertson, Patrick, Hamson, Stainwright, Naylor, Brown and Czarnecki.

21/10/72 H 0-0 Southern League Division One North Att 227
Pigott, Atkinson, McVay, Wyld, Robertson, Ball, Gulson, Radcliffe, Brown, Waller and Bownes Sub Buckley.

22/12/72 H 1-0 Gulson Southern League League Cup
Pigott, Atkinson, McVay, Wyld, Robertson, Ball, Gulson, Radcliffe, Brown, Waller and Ellis.

03/03/73 A 0-3 Southern League Division One North
Pigott, Atkinson, Buckley, Wyld, Rye G, Ball, McVay, Brown, Ellis and Bates Sub Robertson.

17/10/81 A 1-8 Webster FA Cup Third Qualifying Round
Buxton, Johnson, Newton, Gregory, Green, Collison, Levers, Flynn, Howard, Webster and Muir Sub Barrowcliffe.

20/08/96 H 1-2 Huckerby Southern League Midland Division Att 495
Norton, Saunders, Pennant, Middleton, Hall, Gethfield, Kabia, Lampkin, Hallam, Richefond and Williams Sub Clarke.

25/09/96 A 0-0 Southern League Midland Division Att 198
Rigby, Saunders, Shaw, Middleton, Cox, Gethfield, Kabia, Robinson, Byng, Huckerby and Wright Subs Taylor and Bishop.

26/12/97 A 5-1 Moore 3, Robinson, Ball Southern League Midland Division Att 174
Rigby, Fearon, Ludlam, Middleton, Law, Knapper, Eshelby, Robinson, Carmichael, Moore and Wright Subs Simpson, Shaw and Wright.

07/01/98 A 2-1 Carmichael 2 Southern League Cup Att 72
Rigby, Fearon, Ludlam, Middleton, Shea, Knapper, Simpson, Robinson, Carmichael, Moore and Wright Subs Atkinson and Whitehead.

07/03/98 H 3-0 Fearon, Knapper, Eshelby Southern League Midland Division Att 587
Rigby, Fearon, Ball, Middleton, Law, Knapper, Eshelby, Robinson, Carmichael, Moore and Wrightl Subs Simpson and Shaw.

19/09/09 A 2-2 Graham, Morgan-Smith National League North Att 787
Bevan, Bonner, White, Holmes D, O’Loughlin, Murphy, Green, Dempsey, Ricketts, Graham and Duncum Subs Burge, Morgan-Smith and Douglas.

02/03/10 H 3-2 Morgan-Smith 2, Burge National League North Att 212
Lowson, Bonner, Coleman, Holmes D, O’Loughlin, Waterfall, Green, Dempsey, Ricketts , Morgan-Smith and Godden Subs Watts, Burge and Caskey.

08/10/16 A 2-1 Coleman, Morris Northern Premier League Premier Division
Durrant, Kenworthy, Coleman, Goddard, Baker, Foster, Rose, Shelton, Lavelle-Moore,Morris and Godden Subs Atkinson and Dwyer.

21/01/17 H 0-1 Northern Premier League Premier Division Att 275
Hannis, Walters, Head, Gamblen, Baker, Bather, Rose, Atkinson, Gordon, Morris and Clarke. Subs Horne and Tyrell.

WhiteBallProject · 04/11/2021 9:17 PM

CORBY TOWN – Who are they?

Corby Town Official Website can be found here >>> https://www.corbytown.co.uk

Their Club History can be found here >>> https://www.corbytown.co.uk/a/history-49212.html

Their Wikipedia is informative and generally up to date and can be found here >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corby_Town_F.C.

Historical League and Cup details of Corby Town can be found here >>> https://www.fchd.info/CORBYT.HTM

Corby Town results and fixtures for the present season can be found here >>> https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/corby-town/fixtures-results

The Corby Town Twitter account can be found here >>> https://twitter.com/corbytownfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

A guide to the Corby Town home ground can be found here >>> http://www.myfootygrounds.co.uk/StadiumDetails.asp?Team=Corby%20Town&StadiumID=276&TeamID=479

WhiteBallProject · 04/11/2021 9:34 PM

CONNECTIONS

The following have all either played for or managed Ilkeston Town and/or Corby Town:-

Steve Buckley, Brynn Gunn, Kevin Wilson, Keith Alexander, Rikki Baines, Ton Bonner, Wilson Carvalho, John Garvie, Francis Green, Jason Lee, Messiah McDonald, Leon Mettam, Jermaine Palmer, Gavin Strachan, Aman Verma and Spencer Weir-Daley.

kevilsonlad · 05/11/2021 4:36 PM

Out of the last five games Corby have scored in all but one of them , the ones they have scored in are against , Histon ( which tbh you should score against them ) Won , Coleshill Lost, Chasetown Lost and Sporting Khalsa Won....So scoring against the last three makes me think . yes this is going to be a hard game win.
Corby are 7th in the form guide !!

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/corby-town/form-guide

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Matchman · 05/11/2021 4:45 PM

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We should expect a tough game against Corby. They have conceded only 15 goals in their 12 league matches played so far. Only Halesowen and Carlton have conceded fewer. They have kept 4 clean sheets and only Halesowen and Coleshill have scored more than two goals against them.

Their record so far includes four matches against the 'top seven' teams and they have lost all of them

Stamford (away) lost 0-1
Halesowen (away) lost 0-3
Coleshill (away) lost 2-4
Chasetown (home) lost 1-2

We need to score first or it could be a frustrating afternoon against a resolute defence.

Last edited by Matchman (05/11/2021 4:46 PM)

kevilsonlad · 05/11/2021 5:38 PM

if we play like we did against Halesowen we should be good enough for the three points . That game was the best i have seen us play it had everything a sheer quality performance ....

Matchman · 06/11/2021 9:51 AM

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It's been an eventful week with the unexpected departure of Mark Clifford but Saturday is here and there's another three points to be won as we continue our promotion push.

Match updates from 3pm and team news when available.

WhiteBallProject · 06/11/2021 12:25 PM

It is time to concentrate on whats happening on the pitch! But saying that everyone is going to have an opinion. So an interesting afternoon to be had by all!
Mark will be missed because his glass was always half full never half empty!

WhiteBallProject · 06/11/2021 12:44 PM

TODAYS UPDATES plus my predictions!!
Bedworth 0 Shepshed 0 DRAW
Cambridge City 0 Sporting K 0 DRAW
Carlton 0 Histon 0 HOME
Chasetown 0 Loughborough 0 HOME
Coleshill 0 Soham 0 HOME
Ilkeston Town 0 Corby 0 HOME
Spalding 0 Halesowen 0 AWAY
Stamford 0 Wisbech 0 HOME
Sutton Coldfield 0 Daventry 0 HOME
Yaxley 0 Belper 0 AWAY
Others
Ashton 0 Basford 0 AWAY
Matlock 0 Whitby 0 HOME
Morpeth 0 Grantham 0 HOME
Radcliffe 0 Mickleover 0 DRAW
Chesterfield 0 Southend 0 HOME
Sunderland 0 Mansfield 0 HOME
York City 0 Buxton 0 HOME
Millwall 0 Derby 0 HOME
Nottingham Forest 0 Preston 0 DRAW

Matchman · 06/11/2021 2:26 PM

We have the teams :

ILKESTON TOWN
1 Ross Durrant, 2 Tommy Williams, 3 Billy Bennett, 4 Charlie wakefield, 5 Joe Maguire, 6 Kieran Fenton, 7 Zak Goodson, 8 Adam Chapman, 9 Remaye Campbell, 10 Alex Troke, 11 Jarred Bird.
Bench ; 12 Patrick Webb, 14 Stern Irvine, 15 Ollie Brown-Hill, 16 James Carvell, 17 Brad Foster.

CORBY TOWN
1 Matthew Hall, 2 Ilias Labiad, 3 Apindia Gille, 4 Joe Curtis, 5 Curtis Hatley, 6 Gary Mulligan, 7 Connor Furey, 8 Callum Westwood, 9 Elliott Sandy, 10 James Clifton, 11 Jordan O'Brien.
Bench : 12 Oli Gee, 13 Nemanja Gruber, 14 Jude Britin, 15 Kalvin Taylor, 16 Owen Montgomery

Matchman · 06/11/2021 3:02 PM

Before kickoff there will be a minutes silence. It was very well observed and we're off

Matchman · 06/11/2021 3:11 PM

Ilkeston free kick wide left edge of area. Maguire header is saved. It's a lively star but not much goal action
0-0 10 minutes

Matchman · 06/11/2021 3:17 PM

Most of the play is in Corby's half but they now have a corner. Maguire clears. It's raining steadily. Sandy sees Durrant off his line and tries a lob but its too high. Really good effort though. 0-0 15 mins

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WhiteBallProject · 06/11/2021 3:25 PM

UPDATES 3:25pm
Bedworth 1 Shepshed 0
Cambridge City 0 Sporting K 0
Carlton 0 Histon 0
Chasetown 0 Loughborough 0
Coleshill 0 Soham 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Corby 0
Spalding 0 Halesowen 0
Stamford 2 Wisbech 0
Sutton Coldfield 0 Daventry 1
Yaxley 0 Belper 1

Others
Ashton 0 Basford 0
Matlock 0 Whitby 1
Morpeth 0 Grantham 0
Radcliffe 0 Mickleover 0
Chesterfield 2 Southend 1
Sunderland 0 Mansfield 1
York City 0 Buxton 0
Millwall 0 Derby 0
Nottingham Forest 0 Preston 0

Matchman · 06/11/2021 3:27 PM

Good attack by Corby but Durrant is there to gather. Cracking effort by James Clifton has Durrant back pedalling but the effort from distance is just wide. Heart in the mouth moment, I was waiting for the net to bulge. Corby are no pushovers 0-0 25 minute

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Matchman · 06/11/2021 3:37 PM

Great interception by Fenton Corby threatening now. Goodson forces corner at the other end. Good save by keeper from Ilkeston header. Free kick Ilkeston on corner of area. Fenton free kick hits the bar. So close.
0-0 35 minutes

WhiteBallProject · 06/11/2021 3:38 PM

UPDATES 3:40
Bedworth 1 Shepshed 0
Cambridge City 1 Sporting K 1
Carlton 0 Histon 0
Chasetown 1 Loughborough 0
Coleshill 1 Soham 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Corby 0
Spalding 0 Halesowen 1
Stamford 3 Wisbech 0
Sutton Coldfield 0 Daventry 1
Yaxley 1 Belper 2

Others
Ashton 1 Basford 0
Matlock 0 Whitby 1
Morpeth 0 Grantham 0
Radcliffe 0 Mickleover 1
Chesterfield 2 Southend 1
Sunderland 0 Mansfield 1
York City 0 Buxton 0
Millwall 0 Derby 0
Nottingham Forest 0 Preston 0

WhiteBallProject · 06/11/2021 3:44 PM

Corby sub Gruber on for Sandy and then Wakefield shoots just wide 42mins 0-0

Matchman · 06/11/2021 4:10 PM

Second half is underway
Ilkeston are pushing for a breakthrough. ball fizzes across the corby goal . No one on hand to get on the end of it. corby keeper races out and clears as Troke closes in. 0-0 53 minutes

Matchman · 06/11/2021 4:13 PM

Ilkeston are really threatening now. Gate 524

WhiteBallProject · 06/11/2021 4:14 PM

UPDATES 4:15
Bedworth 1 Shepshed 0
Cambridge City 1 Sporting K 1
Carlton 0 Histon 0
Chasetown 1 Loughborough 0
Coleshill 2 Soham 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Corby 0
Spalding 0 Halesowen 2
Stamford 5 Wisbech 0
Sutton Coldfield 0 Daventry 2
Yaxley 1 Belper 2

Others
Ashton 1 Basford 0
Matlock 1 Whitby 2
Morpeth 1 Grantham 0
Radcliffe 0 Mickleover 1
Chesterfield 2 Southend 1
Sunderland 0 Mansfield 1
York City 0 Buxton 0
Millwall 1 Derby 1
Nottingham Forest 2 Preston 0