Sulkowski is on for Dixon.  Great save by Roberts from Caine tipping his shot over.  Roberts does well to drop on the ball on his goal line
Goal great shot by Yawson is just inside the post.      1-1.     52 mins

Last edited by Matchman (13/9/2025 3:12 PM)

Great stop by Roberts with his leg. Oh dear Parker is down injured.         1-1.      56 mins

Youmbi the Kirby-Moore  have shots locked in quick succession.  Scramble in the City goalmouth but its eventually cleared. Kirby-Moore   shot saved by Kelly at the second attempt.  
​3 City substitutions.        1-1.       62 mins 
 

Walker's cross is smothered by Kelly.  Brilliant  save by Roberts keeps it at 1-2.  What chance for Yawson and he puts it wide.     City 2 Ilkeston 1     70 mins
Att 511

Sulkowski fires wide from distance.  Then Stevens tries his luck but Kelly saves.
 City 2 Ilkeston 1.   75 mins

Now Ilkeston free kick on edge of area wide left.  It’s blocked by a defender. 
City 2 Ilkeston 1.      84 mins

Yawson replaced by Sloan.  on 86 mins

we’re having a go now with nothing to lose. 
GOAL.  City score again.        City 3 Ilkeston 1.     92 mins

UPDATES 17:03
 
Premier League
Newcastle United 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 ft
 
Championship
West Bromwich Albion 0 Derby County 1
 
League One
Burton Albion 0 Lincoln City 1
Mansfield Town 1 Stevenage 1
 
League Two
Chesterfield 0 Milton Keynes Dons 1
Gillingham 1 Notts County 1
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Cleethorpes Town 3 Leek Town 0 ft
Lancaster City 3 Ilkeston Town 1 ft
 
FA Cup Second Qualifying Round
AFC Fylde 4 Bamber Bridge 1 ft
Ashton United 2 Scarborough Athletic 0 ft
Buxton 3 Redditch United 0 ft
Coleshill Town 0 Hednesford Town 7 ft
Curzon Ashton 4 Hebburn Town 1
Dunston 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0
FC United of Manchester 0 Chadderton 1 ft
Gainsborough Trinity 2 Rushall Olympic 1 ft
Harborough Town 3 Worksop Town 2 ft
Hyde United 2 Whitby Town 0 ft
Matlock Town 3 Carlton Town 0 ft
Morpeth Town 2 Witton Albion 1 ft
Newcastle Blue Star 0 Marine 2 ft
Quorn 2 Kettering Town 1 ft
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Stamford 2 ft
South Shields 2 Guiseley 1 ft
Spalding United 0 Alfreton Town 2
 
Northern Premier League East Division
Blyth Spartans 0 Bradford PA 1
Brighouse Town 1 Heaton Stannington 3 ft
Newton Aycliffe 0 Blyth Town 1 ft
 
Northern Premier League Midland
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 4 Basford United 2 ft
Belper Town 2 Bedworth United 1 ft
Mickleover 3 Bourne Town 1 ft
St Neots Town 2 Long Eaton United 3 ft
 
Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 2 Horden CW 4
Northallerton Town 1 North Shields 4 ft
Whitley Bay 2 Shildon 0 ft
 
United Counties League Premier Division North
AFC Mansfield 3 Deeping Rangers 2
Belper United 3 Eastwood Community 3 ft
Gresley Rovers 0 Grantham Town 1 ft
Harrowby United 0 Sherwood Colliery 2 ft
Heanor Town 1 Blackstones 2
Hucknall Town 1 Boston Town 2 ft
Kimberley MW 2 Ashby Ivanhoe 2 ft
Newark Town 3 Clay Cross Town 2
Skegness Town 2 Newark and Sherwood United 0 ft
 
Northern League Division Two
Grangetown BC 2 Prudhoe YC 1 ft
Newcastle University 0 Redcar Town 4 ft
Park View 0 Alnwick Town 2 ft
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 5 Billingham Town 0 ft
Sunderland West End 2 AFC Newbiggin 1  ft

FULL TIMES 17:10
 
Premier League
Newcastle United 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 ft
 
Championship
West Bromwich Albion 0 Derby County 1ft
 
League One
Burton Albion 0 Lincoln City 1 ft
Mansfield Town 1 Stevenage 1 ft
 
League Two
Chesterfield 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1 ft
Gillingham 1 Notts County 1 ft
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Cleethorpes Town 3 Leek Town 0 ft
Lancaster City 3 Ilkeston Town 1 ft
 
FA Cup Second Qualifying Round
AFC Fylde 4 Bamber Bridge 1 ft
Ashton United 2 Scarborough Athletic 0 ft
Buxton 3 Redditch United 0 ft
Coleshill Town 0 Hednesford Town 7 ft
Curzon Ashton 4 Hebburn Town 1 ft
Dunston 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0 ft
FC United of Manchester 0 Chadderton 1 ft
Gainsborough Trinity 2 Rushall Olympic 1 ft
Harborough Town 3 Worksop Town 2 ft
Hyde United 2 Whitby Town 0 ft
Matlock Town 3 Carlton Town 0 ft
Morpeth Town 2 Witton Albion 1 ft
Newcastle Blue Star 0 Marine 2 ft
Quorn 2 Kettering Town 1 ft
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Stamford 2 ft
South Shields 2 Guiseley 1 ft
Spalding United 3 Alfreton Town 0 ft
 
Northern Premier League East Division
Blyth Spartans 0 Bradford PA 1 ft
Brighouse Town 1 Heaton Stannington 3 ft
Newton Aycliffe 0 Blyth Town 1 ft
 
Northern Premier League Midland
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 4 Basford United 2 ft
Belper Town 2 Bedworth United 1 ft
Mickleover 3 Bourne Town 1 ft
St Neots Town 2 Long Eaton United 3 ft
 
Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 2 Horden CW 4 ft
Northallerton Town 1 North Shields 4 ft
Whitley Bay 2 Shildon 0 ft
 
United Counties League Premier Division North
AFC Mansfield 3 Deeping Rangers 2 ft
Belper United 3 Eastwood Community 3 ft
Gresley Rovers 0 Grantham Town 1 ft
Harrowby United 0 Sherwood Colliery 2 ft
Heanor Town 1 Blackstones 2 ft
Hucknall Town 1 Boston Town 2 ft
Kimberley MW 2 Ashby Ivanhoe 2 ft
Newark Town 3 Clay Cross Town 2 ft
Skegness Town 2 Newark and Sherwood United 0 ft
 
Northern League Division Two
Grangetown BC 2 Prudhoe YC 1 ft
Newcastle University 0 Redcar Town 4 ft
Park View 0 Alnwick Town 2 ft
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 5 Billingham Town 0 ft
Sunderland West End 2 AFC Newbiggin 1  ft

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Sat 13th September 2025
Northern Premier League
Lancaster City 3  Ilkeston Town 1
Once again ilkeston squandered a lead and came away with nothing making it four defeats on the bounce. They were worth their half time lead but a poor second half performance saw them slump to a 3-1 defeat while Lancaster went top of the league.

Ilkeston gave a debut to goalkeeper Alfie Roberts. The first two chances fell to Lancaster’s Steve Yawson. The first brought an excellent save from Roberts before the winger squandered a real chance on the break. Ilkeston gradually gained control mainly through Youmbi taking on the City defenders and it was the Robins who scored first through Sam Parker who diverted Colin Daniel’s effort past City keeper Brad Kelly. Lancaster responded  immediately with a shot that struck the bar and flew over followed by Jordan Stevens clearing off the line. Roberts was called upon again before Stevens nearly made it 2-0 just before half time with an effort that was just too high.

Ilkeston started the second half without their most influential player Connor Dixon and were soon under pressure with Roberts tipping over Nathan Caine’s fine effort. But on 52 minutes City were level with a superb curling shot by Yawson. Ilkeston replied with an attempt from Daniel which was saved by Kelly. Straight after that Roberts kept Ilkeston in the game with a fine stop when faced one on one with Dominic Lawson. Ilkeston came close to equalising on the hour when first Youmbi’s shot was blocked then Harvey Kirby-Moore’s followup was saved by Kelly. Kirby-Moore then headed against the post. But on 65 minutes Sam Bailey saw Roberts a long way out of his goal and smashed the ball into the net from the halfway line. That was a blow that Ilkeston couldn’t recover from and Bobby Bjork scored a third goal for Lancaster in added time.  

 

Matchman wrote:

pezamb wrote:

Chuckle wrote:

Deakin Out!

Got to agree... Mind you, the recruitment has been mediocre this year so good knows what another manager would be able to do with this ragtag bunch.

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That’s a bit drastic. Deaks is a good and committed manager and given time and resources he will sort the temporary poor results situation which is due to having an unprecedented number of injuries.
One good thing to come out of the Lancaster defeat was the performance of new keeper Alfie Roberts who was excellent. We did alright in the first half and deserved our lead but without Dixon in the second half we struggled. When we were hit by Lancaster’s wonder goal we couldn’t recover. We only went close to equalising on a couple of occasions and that’s our problem, ie lack of goals. We've failed to score in 4 of our 9 league games.

Ilkeston’s 6th league defeat at Lancaster means we have lost more matches than any other team in the Northern Premier League. 
 

I'll respectfully disagree. He's a step 4 manager... The football under him has been insipid plus we threw away a commanding position to make the playoffs last season ( yes we lost TC but we should have had enough) We are a huge club at this level and should be aiming for a minimum of the playoffs. We need someone to take us to the next leve but, most of all... We need the owner to give the manager the right tools.

am i happy about where we are in the league ? NO
Am i more concerned about the clubs future as promotions ? No , really do think we should consolidate in this league but be a top ten side ...
Am i bothered about a owner throwing money at the club to get promotion ? Hell NO WAY 
Am i more bothered about the club being stable in the future so we have a club for the long term future ? Hell YES .
  Like i said i dont like the situation we are in at the moment but i suppose i am being blinkered in having a club thats stable so i am not pressing the panic button just yet. 
   Soneone said to me " you dont want promotions then Kev ? " I replied yes but not at the cost of the club being financially ruined which most likely would happen as we stand as a club now. I dont want Nally or anyone else throwing money at the club just to want it back in the future . 
   Again i dont like where we are in the league but we are here not like 100`s of club who have gone out of business and we know how that feels dont we . 
 

kevilsonlad wrote:

am i happy about where we are in the league ? NO
Am i more concerned about the clubs future as promotions ? No , really do think we should consolidate in this league but be a top ten side ...
Am i bothered about a owner throwing money at the club to get promotion ? Hell NO WAY 
Am i more bothered about the club being stable in the future so we have a club for the long term future ? Hell YES .
  Like i said i dont like the situation we are in at the moment but i suppose i am being blinkered in having a club thats stable so i am not pressing the panic button just yet. 
   Soneone said to me " you dont want promotions then Kev ? " I replied yes but not at the cost of the club being financially ruined which most likely would happen as we stand as a club now. I dont want Nally or anyone else throwing money at the club just to want it back in the future . 
   Again i dont like where we are in the league but we are here not like 100`s of club who have gone out of business and we know how that feels dont we . 
 

You're totally right, and that's great for us that remember the club going bust... But getting new people through the door when your ambition is to finish mid table just isn't going to happen.

Last edited by pezamb (14/9/2025 10:35 AM)

From My Point of View, the Problem isn't Andy Nally or the Ambition of the Club. We Have Lost Six Games this Season, Four in a Row. Out of the FA Cup. Wingers Playing at Full Back and Other Players Out of Position. No Creativity and the Lack of Goals hasn't been Addressed.I Mentioned These Concerns on My X Account. It's a Results Business. Deaks has Brought Players into the Club. We have gone from Matt Yates, Player of the Year Two Season's in a Row and a Position of Strength to Four Goalkeepers. I do Agree with Kev, the Club's Long Term Future shouldn't be put at Risk.