A big game for us and a bench mark to where we are at.

This squad has come on leaps and bounds over the last 6 months or you could say since turn of the year.

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Ashton United are a bit different to other football clubs. With so many other clubs in close vicinity they struggle for regular support are the poorest supported club in our league. Last season's average gate was only 384 and that is despite them being always around the playoff positions. They must be doing something right to be so successful.



 

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Ashton United FC created a charity called “Ashton United in the Community”.  Through this charity they are able to attract grants. For example, grants are received by the Charity for the training of unemployed people with a view to helping them back into employment. Some of the  training is done at the football club, for example; ground maintenance, stewarding and hospitality.  Hence the football club's ground maintenance costs, plus stewarding and hospitality provision on match days is greatly reduced . There will be other ways that the football club benefit from having the charity link and the charity do much valuable work in the community. 

 https://www.auitc.co.uk/about-us






  

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Ashton are hoping to bounce back from their unexpected 0-3 home defeat against Prescot Cables last Saturday




       
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Ashton United's last match    Sep 23, 2024.  
Ashton United  0  Prescot Cables  3

Cables Make Robins Pay Penalty
By David Robinson
Newly promoted Prescot Cables ran out surprisingly easy winners at Hurst Cross with two first half goals and a late penalty decisive. The hosts fielded an unchanged line up and after Alex McNally was penalised for fouling James Hardy, Darius Osei flicked the resulting free kick wide before Osei himself cut inside and saw his shot deflect to the far post where Jason Gilchrist guided it wide. Just before the quarter hour mark a throw in saw Ben Elliott progress towards the area with the ball breaking to Jack Goodwin who brought a tumbling save out of Eastham. Osei missed a better chance midway through the half as Hardy's ball sent him into the area from where he slid his effort past the post but just past the half hour Matthew Devine won a corner from Sam Baird which saw Nelson Digbeu's header back acrobatically finished on the turn by Elliott.
Four minutes before the break the visitors moved further ahead as Luke Burke was penalised for bringing down James Foley near the by line and the captain got up to send Eastham the wrong way from the spot. Osei's flick into the area on the stroke of half time saw Gilchrist's bouncing effort comfortably saved by ex-Ashton keeper Andre Mendes as Ashton tried to strike back immediately.
Several substitutions made by the home side were to little avail and Cables threatened again on the break as Cross-Adair's delivery saw Foley make insufficient contact to trouble Eastham and after Francis Smith's free kick had narrowly missed the far post Luke Burke hit the side netting having cut inside onto Nathan Lowe's pass but the points were made safe as Dan Cowan brought down sub Louis Gilboy as he tried to collect Tom Owens' cross leaving Foley to convert again from 12 yards.
Att: 331
Team: Eastham, Cowan, McCourt (White 46), Newton, Burke, Baird, Couto (Lowe 46), Hardy (Bjork 81), Gilchrist, Osei, Bryan (Denton 61). SNU: O'Keefe 


 

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 +++++++++++++++++++++++MATCHDAY+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

                                                 Sat 28th September 2024.

                 It's a top 7 clash at the NMG between Ilkeston Town and Ashton United

     Come down and show your support for the Town's football club and Non League Football.

                                      Microlise New Manor Ground , Kickoff 3pm.




          

Last edited by Matchman (28/9/2024 7:18 AM)

Five minutes to kick off.  

It's bright sunshine here at the NMG

ilkeston are in red and white and Ashton are in all navy blue

Cameras are at the ready outside the players tunnel.

Here come the teams



 

Last edited by Matchman (28/9/2024 12:58 PM)

Walker is back to clear from Ashton's first attack. Yates does well to grab the ball from Osel's cross before it reaches Gilchrist.  GOAL Ilkeston    Cursons the scorer.        1-0.     8 mins

Free kick inside the area D for Ashton  Great chance. It hits the wall.  This is a good spell for Ashton. 
!-0.       19 mins

Last edited by Matchman (29/9/2024 12:39 AM)

Kirby-Moore tripped just outside area.    GOAL  Walker's left side cross headed home by Marshall at the far post.  
2-0.   27 minutes

Last edited by Matchman (28/9/2024 1:28 PM)

There's an injury ro an Aston player. He's ok.  Daniel gets a yellow. Great inter play between Dixon and Brandy sees Dixon carry the ball right up to Ashton's box from the half way line.  Great interception by Minkley stops an ashon counter attack

We just gifted ashton an equaliser        2-1.       41 mins

Last edited by Matchman (28/9/2024 1:43 PM)

Two minutes added time. 

We're off again

Cracking start by Ilkeston .  Ashton panic clearance goes to Wilkinson whose shot is wide.    2-1.   57 mins 



 

Last edited by Matchman (28/9/2024 2:18 PM)

Dixon booked for late tackle.  Great run by Walker nearly puts Cursons through.     Att 651

Kirby-Moore replaced by Wafula on 66 mins.       2-1