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After a blank Whitby weekend and results going against us we find ourselves just one point off the relegation positions. Our opponents, free spending Hednesford, are three points clear at top of the league and are seven games unbeaten. So our chances of getting any thing from this game look somewhat bleak. It couldn’t be a tougher league return for manager Ian Deakin but maybe some of our injured players will be now be available.
Hednesford are in top spot mainly because of their home record. Their away record is not quite as good with three defeats on the road against Prescot, Morpeth,and Whitby.
Hednesford away record : P9. W4. D2. L3. F12. A9. Pts 14
We were so unlucky to lose at Hednesford earlier in the season so Lady Luck just might tip the scales of justice in our favour this time.
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The official away travel to Ilkeston is SOLD OUT
Last few seats remain for Warrington Town (20th Dec) , Stockton Town (17th Jan) & Gainsborough Trinity (31st Jan) at our festive price of £15 per person, per match, in partnership with Prospect Coaches and Facepunch.
8 Dec 2025
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Interesting to see how many away fans they bring.
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Tomorrow could be our biggest gate so far this season with Hednesford expected to bring plenty of fans to the NMG. It’s an important game for both teams who are at opposite ends of the table. Hednesford are on the crest of a wave and are seven games unbeaten after losing to Stockton on 28th October.
01 Nov Guiseley A. Won 5-1
08 Nov Stocksbridge H. Won 2-0
11 Nov Hyde Utd H. Won 2-1
18 Nov BamberBridge. H. Won 3-0
22 Nov. Cleethorpes. H. Won 1-0
29 Nov Ashton Utd A. Won 1-0
06 Dec W Rylands H. Draw 1-1.
So its going to take a monumental effort to get anything from this match. But the players will be up for it and any result is possible with a fair wind and a bit of luck.
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UPDATES 15:00
League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0
League Two
Chesterfield 0 Barnet 0
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 0
FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 0 Alfreton Town 0
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
National League North
Spennymoor Town 0 Buxton 0
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 0
Gainsborough Trinity 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0
Hebburn Town 0 Morpeth Town 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 0
Prescot Cables 0 Guiseley 0
Rushall Olympic 0 Warrington Town 0
Stockton Town 0 Whitby Town 0
Warrington Rylands 0 Lancaster City 0
Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 0 Ossett United 0
Blyth Spartans 0 Hallam 0
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 0
Emley 0 Blyth Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 0 Matlock Town P0
Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Carlton Town 0
Belper Town 0 Coventry Sphinx 0
Mickleover 0 Wellingborough Town 0
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Coleshill Town 0
St Neots Town 0 Basford United 0
Lowland League
Berwick Rangers 0 Broxburn Athletic
Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 0
Newcastle Blue Star 0 Northallerton Town 0
West Allotment Celtic 0 Crook Town 0
Whitley Bay 0 Penrith 0
United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 0
Blackstones 0 Heanor Town 0
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 0
Kimberley MW 0 AFC Mansfield 0
Sherwood Colliery 0 Newark & Sherwood United 0
Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Nwbiggin 0
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 0
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 0
Sunderland West End 0 Alnwick Town 0
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It’s another MATCH DAY and it could be a big crowd although we’re not sure how many are coming from Hednesford.
If you’re coming by car its advisable to come early to get a place in our shrinking car park.
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Ilkeston Town
1 Roberts, 2 Bird, 3 Daniel, 4 Thornhill, 5 Okyere, 6 Parker, 7 Dixon, 8 Essien, 9 Youmbi, 10 Kirby-Moore, 11 Walker.
Bench: 12 Stevens, 14 Fox, 15 Whyle, 16 Minkley, 17 Blaize.
Hednesford
1 Breeden, 2 Morgan, 3 Taylor, 4 Trickett-Smith. 5 Harrison, 6 Hussey, 7 Watson, 8 Doyle-Charles. 9 Gibson, 10 Sheaf, 11 Rose.
Bench ; 17 Parke, 12 Edwards, 14 Maye, 15 Turner, 16 Wynter.
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Ten minutes to kickoff. it;s sunny but cold . The ground looks pretty empty but I’m told that the clubhouse is packed. We’ll see how full the ground looks at kickoff time.
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The players are in the tunnel ready to come out
Out they come Ilk in red Hed in light blue.
its a very poor gate for the visit of the league leaders. between 300 and 400 I would guess.
Ilk start by attacking the car park end.
We're off.......
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Chaos in Ilkeston goalmouth. Hednesford have 3 attempts at goal before the ball, is deflected over for a corner. 0-0. 1 min
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Good defending by Parker as he heads back to Roberts to avert danger. Ilkeston are giving the ball away and getting some stick from the crowd. 0-0. 9 mins
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UPDATES 15:15
League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0 ft
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0
League Two
Chesterfield 1 Barnet 0
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 0
FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 0 Alfreton Town 0
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
National League North
Spennymoor Town 0 Buxton 0
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 1
Gainsborough Trinity 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0
Hebburn Town 1 Morpeth Town 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 0
Prescot Cables 0 Guiseley 0
Rushall Olympic 0 Warrington Town 0
Stockton Town 0 Whitby Town 0
Warrington Rylands 0 Lancaster City 0
Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 1 Ossett United 0
Blyth Spartans 0 Hallam 0
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 1
Emley 0 Blyth Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 0 Matlock Town P0
Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Carlton Town 0
Belper Town 0 Coventry Sphinx 0
Mickleover 0 Wellingborough Town 0
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Coleshill Town 1 ft
St Neots Town 0 Basford United 0
Lowland League
Berwick Rangers 0 Broxburn Athletic
FA Vase Third Round
Gornal Athletic 1 Gratham Town 0
Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 0
Newcastle Blue Star 0 Northallerton Town 0
West Allotment Celtic 0 Crook Town 0
Whitley Bay 0 Penrith 0
United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 1
Blackstones 0 Heanor Town 0
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 0
Kimberley MW 0 AFC Mansfield 0
Sherwood Colliery 1 Newark & Sherwood United 0
Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Nwbiggin 0
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 1
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 0
Sunderland West End 0 Alnwick Town 1
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Hednesford winning all the loose balls so far. Not the best start by Ilkeston. Ilkeston corner. Thornhill to take. Nothing from it. Scrappy game so far. 0-0 14 mins
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Hednesford corner following Gibson break. Gibson header from the corner goes wide. Youmbi wins a corner. Again no trouble for Hednesford. 0-0. 21 mins
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God cross by Watson but Roberts collects. Youmbi wins another Ilkeston corner.
Goal Hednesford given away by Okyere. 0-1. Watson the scorer. 24 mins
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UPDATES 15:30
League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0 ft
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0
League Two
Chesterfield 1 Barnet 0
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 0
FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 0 Alfreton Town 0
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
National League North
Spennymoor Town 0 Buxton 0
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 1
Gainsborough Trinity 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0
Hebburn Town 1 Morpeth Town 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 1
Prescot Cables 1 Guiseley 0
Rushall Olympic 0 Warrington Town 1
Stockton Town 0 Whitby Town 0
Warrington Rylands 1 Lancaster City 0
Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 1 Ossett United 0
Blyth Spartans 0 Hallam 0
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 1
Emley 0 Blyth Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 0 Matlock Town 0
Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Carlton Town 0
Belper Town 0 Coventry Sphinx 0
Mickleover 0 Wellingborough Town 1
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Coleshill Town 1 ft
St Neots Town 0 Basford United 0
Lowland League
Berwick Rangers 0 Broxburn Athletic
FA Vase Third Round
Gornal Athletic 3 Gratham Town 1
Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 0
Newcastle Blue Star 0 Northallerton Town 0
West Allotment Celtic 1 Crook Town 0
Whitley Bay 0 Penrith 0
United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 2
Blackstones 0 Heanor Town 1
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 0
Kimberley MW 1 AFC Mansfield 0
Sherwood Colliery 1 Newark & Sherwood United 0
Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Newbiggin 1
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 1
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 0
Sunderland West End 0 Alnwick Town 1
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Mistake by ref goes Hednesford's way as Ilkeston denied a chance for Kirby-Moore .I think he thought it was offside but lino kept hs flag down.
Goal Hednesford. 0-2. Sheaf the scorer. 29 mins
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Big chance for Ahkeem Rose but he fires over. 0-2 35 mins
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UPDATES 15:45
League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0 ft
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0
League Two
Chesterfield 2 Barnet 0
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 0
FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 0 Alfreton Town 0
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester 0
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
National League North
Spennymoor Town 0 Buxton 0
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 1
Gainsborough Trinity 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0
Hebburn Town 1 Morpeth Town 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 2
Prescot Cables 1 Guiseley 0
Rushall Olympic 1 Warrington Town 1
Stockton Town 0 Whitby Town 0
Warrington Rylands 1 Lancaster City 0
Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 1 Ossett United 0
Blyth Spartans 0 Hallam 0
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 1
Emley 0 Blyth Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 0 Matlock Town 0
Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Carlton Town 1
Belper Town 0 Coventry Sphinx 0
Mickleover 0 Wellingborough Town 1
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Coleshill Town 1 ft
St Neots Town 0 Basford United 0
Lowland League
Berwick Rangers 0 Broxburn Athletic
FA Vase Third Round
Gornal Athletic 3 Gratham Town 1
Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 0
Newcastle Blue Star 0 Northallerton Town 0
West Allotment Celtic 1 Crook Town 1
Whitley Bay 1 Penrith 0
United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 2
Blackstones 0 Heanor Town 1
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 0
Kimberley MW 1 AFC Mansfield 0
Sherwood Colliery 2 Newark & Sherwood United 0
Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Newbiggin 1
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 1
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 1
Sunderland West End 1 Alnwick Town 1
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I don’t think Breeden has had a shot to save. Swift Hednesford counter attack nearly brings a 3rd goal. Gibson shot kick off the line by Walker following a corner. Then Rose fires over from close range.
Half time. 0-2
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UPDATES 16:00
League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0 ft
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0
League Two
Chesterfield 2 Barnet 1
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 0
FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 0 Alfreton Town 0
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester 0
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
National League North
Spennymoor Town 0 Buxton 0
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 1
Gainsborough Trinity 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0
Hebburn Town 1 Morpeth Town 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 2
Prescot Cables 1 Guiseley 0
Rushall Olympic 1 Warrington Town 1
Stockton Town 0 Whitby Town 0
Warrington Rylands 1 Lancaster City 0
Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 2 Ossett United 0
Blyth Spartans 0 Hallam 0
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 2
Emley 0 Blyth Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 1 Matlock Town 0
Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Carlton Town 1
Belper Town 0 Coventry Sphinx 0
Mickleover 1 Wellingborough Town 1
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Coleshill Town 1 ft
St Neots Town 0 Basford United 0
Lowland League
Berwick Rangers 0 Broxburn Athletic 0
FA Vase Third Round
Gornal Athletic 3 Gratham Town 1
Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 0
Newcastle Blue Star 0 Northallerton Town 0
West Allotment Celtic 1 Crook Town 1
Whitley Bay 1 Penrith 0
United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 2
Blackstones 0 Heanor Town 1
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 1
Kimberley MW 1 AFC Mansfield 0
Sherwood Colliery 2 Newark & Sherwood United 0
Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Newbiggin 1
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 1
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 1
Sunderland West End 1 Alnwick Town 1
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Deaks is not happy at the abuse being directed at the Ilkeston players.
Second half is underway.....
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It will need big effort this half. Effort on goal by Youmbi earns some applause even though it’s wide. One of Ilkeston players gets a yellow. 0-2. 51 mins
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UPDATES 16:15
League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0 ft
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0
League Two
Chesterfield 2 Barnet 1
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 0
FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 0 Alfreton Town 2
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester 0
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
National League North
Spennymoor Town 0 Buxton 1
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 1
Gainsborough Trinity 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0
Hebburn Town 1 Morpeth Town 0
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 2
Prescot Cables 1 Guiseley 0
Rushall Olympic 1 Warrington Town 2
Stockton Town 0 Whitby Town 0
Warrington Rylands 1 Lancaster City 0
Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 2 Ossett United 1
Blyth Spartans 0 Hallam 0
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 2
Emley 0 Blyth Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 1 Matlock Town 0
Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Carlton Town 1
Belper Town 0 Coventry Sphinx 0
Mickleover 1 Wellingborough Town 1
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Coleshill Town 1 ft
St Neots Town 0 Basford United 1
Lowland League
Berwick Rangers 0 Broxburn Athletic 2
FA Vase Third Round
Gornal Athletic 4 Gratham Town 1
Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 0
Newcastle Blue Star 0 Northallerton Town 0
West Allotment Celtic 1 Crook Town 1
Whitley Bay 1 Penrith 0
United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 2
Blackstones 0 Heanor Town 2
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 1
Kimberley MW 1 AFC Mansfield 1
Sherwood Colliery 2 Newark & Sherwood United 0
Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Newbiggin 1
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 1
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 1
Sunderland West End 1 Alnwick Town 1
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Hussey tries to catch out Roberts with a free kick but Roberts gets down to save at the near post.
50-50 winner 943
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0-2. 56 mins
Last edited by Matchman (13/12/2025 4:17 PM)