WhiteBallProject » Sat 13 Dec 25 : Ilkeston v Hednesford : NMG ko 3pm

Matchman · 13/12/2025 4:20 PM

Ilkeston subs : Fox replaces Kirby-Moore nThornhill replaced by Stevens. 0-2 60 mins

Matchman · 13/12/2025 4:24 PM

Best Ilkeston move so far wins a corner. It’s headed clear.
Pen for Hednesford following breakaway. It’s a second yellow and Parker is sent off. Rose scores from the spot. 0-3. 64 mins

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 4:27 PM

Eastwood CFC have a Tom Marshall in their line up tonight against Clay Cross Town! Is it?

Matchman · 13/12/2025 4:30 PM

No way back now. Ilkeston free kick into the box finds Daniel but his prod goes wide. Youmbi wins another corner and it nearly produces a goal but its deflected wide. 0-3 69 mins

kevilsonlad · 13/12/2025 4:31 PM

Matchman wrote:
Best Ilkeston move so far wins a corner. It’s headed clear.
Pen for Hednesford following breakaway. It’s a second yellow and Parker is sent off. Rose scores from the spot. 0-3. 64 mins

for gods sake all these sending offs will relegate us ... i know the players dont want to get sent off but we must have the record in sending offs in our league

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 4:31 PM

UPDATES 16:30

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 1

FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 2 Alfreton Town 2
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester 0
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0

National League North
Spennymoor Town 1 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 3
Prescot Cables 2 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 1
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 2
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 1 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 1 Heanor Town 2
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 1
Kimberley MW 3 AFC Mansfield 1
Sherwood Colliery 3 Newark & Sherwood United 0

Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Newbiggin 1
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 2
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 1
Sunderland West End 2 Alnwick Town 1

Matchman · 13/12/2025 4:32 PM

Fox crosses but nobody there. Walker replaced by Blaize on 71 mins

Matchman · 13/12/2025 4:38 PM

Good effort by Stevens but wide after a good run with the ball.
Essien replaced by Minkley.
Dixon replaced by Whyle
0-3 78 mins

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 4:45 PM

UPDATES 16:45

League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0 ft
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0

League Two
Chesterfield 3 Barnet 1
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 1

FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 2 Alfreton Town 2
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester 0
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0

National League North
Spennymoor Town 2 Buxton 1

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 1
Gainsborough Trinity 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0
Hebburn Town 1 Morpeth Town 1
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 3
Prescot Cables 2 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 2
Blyth Spartans 0 Hallam 1
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 3
Emley 1 Blyth Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 1 Matlock Town 1

Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Carlton Town 2
Belper Town 1 Coventry Sphinx 0
Mickleover 1 Wellingborough Town 2
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 5 Gratham Town 1

Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 0
Newcastle Blue Star 1 Northallerton Town 1
West Allotment Celtic 1 Crook Town 2
Whitley Bay 1 Penrith 0

United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 3
Blackstones 1 Heanor Town 3
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 1
Kimberley MW 3 AFC Mansfield 1
Sherwood Colliery 3 Newark & Sherwood United 0

Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Newbiggin 1
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 3
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 2
Sunderland West End 2 Alnwick Town 2

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 4:46 PM

If Rushall Olympic equalise against Warrington Town we will drop into the relegation zones! Come on Warrington Town!

Matchman · 13/12/2025 4:48 PM

Fox wins a corner. But Hednesford easily get it away and break forward. Yellow for Fox. 0-3 88 mins

Matchman · 13/12/2025 4:51 PM

It’s almost 90minutes and from an Ilkeston viewpoint its been a really poor game to watch.
5 minutes added time

Last edited by Matchman (13/12/2025 4:52 PM)

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 4:55 PM

If Rushall Olympic equalise against Warrington Town we will drop into the relegation zones! Come on Warrington Town!

Oh bugger they have!

Matchman · 13/12/2025 4:56 PM

Full Time. 0-3

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 4:58 PM

Having another look at the tables we may be still above the relegation places as we have scored more goals than Rushall! I think!

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 4:59 PM

UPDATES 17:00

League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0 ft
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0

League Two
Chesterfield 3 Barnet 1
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 2

FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 2 Alfreton Town 2
FC Halifax Town 0 FC United of Manchester 0
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0

National League North
Spennymoor Town 2 Buxton 2

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 1
Gainsborough Trinity 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1
Hebburn Town 1 Morpeth Town 1
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 3
Prescot Cables 2 Guiseley 0
Rushall Olympic 2 Warrington Town 2
Stockton Town 0 Whitby Town 0
Warrington Rylands 1 Lancaster City 0

Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 3 Ossett United 2
Blyth Spartans 1 Hallam 1
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 3
Emley 1 Blyth Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 1 Matlock Town 1

Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Carlton Town 2
Belper Town 1 Coventry Sphinx 0
Mickleover 1 Wellingborough Town 2
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 5 Gratham Town 1

Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 0
Newcastle Blue Star 1 Northallerton Town 1
West Allotment Celtic 1 Crook Town 2
Whitley Bay 1 Penrith 0

United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 3
Blackstones 1 Heanor Town 3
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 1
Kimberley MW 3 AFC Mansfield 1
Sherwood Colliery 3 Newark & Sherwood United 0

Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 0 AFC Newbiggin 1
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 3
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 2
Sunderland West End 4 Alnwick Town 2

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 5:07 PM

Warrington Town have bailed us out by scoring a late winner against Rushall Olympic! Up the Wires!

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 5:13 PM

FINAL SCORES 17:10

League One
AFC Wimbledon 0 Mansfield Town 0 ft
Burton Albion 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0 ft

League Two
Chesterfield 3 Barnet 1 ft
Grimsby Town 0 Notts County 2 ft

FA Trophy Third Round
Alvechurch 2 Alfreton Town 2 pens 3-1 ft
FC Halifax Town 4 FC United of Manchester 0
Worksop Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0 pens 1-4 ft

National League North
Spennymoor Town 2 Buxton 2 ft

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 0 Ashton United 1 ft
Gainsborough Trinity 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 ft
Hebburn Town 2 Morpeth Town 1 ft
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford Town 3 ft
Prescot Cables 2 Guiseley 0 ft
Rushall Olympic 2 Warrington Town 3 ft
Stockton Town 0 Whitby Town 0 ft
Warrington Rylands 2 Lancaster City 0 ft

Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 3 Ossett United 2 ft
Blyth Spartans 1 Hallam 1 ft
Bridlington Town 0 Heaton Stannington 4 ft
Emley 1 Blyth Town 0 ft
Pontefract Collieries 1 Matlock Town 1 ft

Northern Premier League Midland Division
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Carlton Town 3 ft
Belper Town 1 Coventry Sphinx 0 ft
Mickleover 1 Wellingborough Town 2 ft
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Coleshill Town 1 ft
St Neots Town 0 Basford United 1 ft

Lowland League
Berwick Rangers 0 Broxburn Athletic 5 ft

FA Vase Third Round
Gornal Athletic 5 Gratham Town 2 ft

Northern League Division One
Newcastle Benfield 0 North Shields 1 ft
Newcastle Blue Star 1 Northallerton Town 2 ft
West Allotment Celtic 1 Crook Town 2 ft
Whitley Bay 1 Penrith 0 ft

United Counties League Premier Division
Belper United 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 3 ft
Blackstones 1 Heanor Town 3 ft
Clay Cross Town 0 Eastwood Community 0 kick off 17:00
Gresley Rovers 0 Newark Town 1 ft
Kimberley MW 3 AFC Mansfield 1
Sherwood Colliery 3 Newark & Sherwood United 0 ft

Northern League Division Two
Darlington Town 1 AFC Newbiggin 2 ft
Durham United 0 Newcastle University 3 ft
Prudhoe YC 0 Chester–le–Street Town 2
Sunderland West End 4 Alnwick Town 2 ft

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 5:40 PM

Ex Robins In the News 13.12.25

Mark Shelton scored for Barnet in their 3-1 defeat at Chesterfield.

Lous Rose replaced Dempsey Arlott-John in Harborough Town’s 2-1 defeat at home to Carlisle United in the FA Trophy Third Round.

Curtis Burrows scored Belper Towns winners at home to Coventry Sphinx.

Barwell had three Ex Robins in their starting line up at Bishop Stortford. Ethan Hill, Kane Richards and Tyrell Waite all started and Tyree Wilson and Anthony Dwyer came off the bench.

Matthew Yates was captain for Basford United in their 1-0 win at St Neots Two and their was another Ex Robin keeper Saul Deeney on the bench.

Belper United had four Ex Robins Larrell King, Kyle Bryant, Kieran O’Connell and Micah Edwards in their line up against Ashby Ivanhoe but still lost 3-0.

Kimberley Miners Welfare had four Ex Robins Lewis Partridge, Tom Hilton, Max Thornberry, Sacha Marcelik in their starting line up against AFC Mansfield plus Robins loanee Logan Green on the bench in a 3-1 win.

In the game between Clay Cross Town and Eastwood Community Frankie Shepherd and Alex Marshall lines up for Clay Cross Town and Tom Marshall and Lavell White are in the Eastwood team.

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 7:02 PM

From our next four games we should be aiming to get at least eight points! If we cannot do that I think we are going to be in deep trouble! Listening to Ian Deakin tonight makes me think he is at his wits end with the team. I really hope they can pull it round!

WhiteBallProject · 13/12/2025 7:05 PM

Alex Marshall was sent off for Clay Cross tonight and Tom Marshall was subbed after 12 minutes!

Chuckle · 13/12/2025 9:36 PM

Discipline is a Shambles, who is Addressing this? Including the managers. We are heading into a Relegation battle. I can't believe we haven't replaced tom Cursons. Did we get a fee for him by the way? Polite Question if yes,Has this been spent on the bar refurbishment and new screen as well as the incoming padel courts?

Matchman · 13/12/2025 10:49 PM

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Lack of discipline is one of the reasons we are floundering. We never seem able to play our strongest side due to suspensions and injuries

Ian Deakin is clearly frustrated with the team's inconsistency. . How can we go from winning 4-1 at Guiseley and 4-0 at Stockton to losing 1-0 to Stockbridge, 5-0 at Hebburn and a pitiful performance today.

The manager has admitted that his 7 match suspension has probably played a part.

Hednesford were far superior to us today. Our players were totally devoid of confidence (with one exception ie Dylan Youmbi). I’ve never seen us pass back to our keeper so often as today. It was frustrating to watch and unfortunately some of our supporters let their frustrations get the better of them and started to berate the players which doesn’t help.

We now find ourselves in a really difficult situation. We’re in a six game losing sequence and have scored only one goal. We’re getting players sent off every week and we’re staring at relegation unless we can stop the rot. And fans have stopped coming to watch us. Compare us with Belper whose average gate this season is 599 and had a gate of 601 yesterday.

Last edited by Matchman (14/12/2025 9:07 AM)

Matchman · 14/12/2025 7:08 AM

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Sat 13th December 2025
Northern Premier League
Ilkeston Town 0 Hednesford 3
League leaders Hednesford were far too good for Ilkeston and ran out easy winners. It was a 5th consecutive league defeat for Ilkeston leaving them just one point above the relegation positions.
The Pitmen started strongly and there was chaos in the Ilkeston goalmouth in the opening minutes as Hednesford’s forwards had three attempts at goal in quick succession before the ball was finally deflected wide. Ilkeston struggled to keep possession and the visitors remained in charge but a break forward by new signing Sam Bird earned the Robins a corner and provided some relief from the early pressure. Montel Gibson had a shot blocked by Sam Parker and a header saved by Alfie Roberts as Hednesford looked for an opener. The Pitmen took the lead when Seth Okyere lost control of the ball near the halfway line which allowed Niall Watson to race forward and lob the ball over the advancing Roberts on 24 minutes. Three minutes later Ilkeston might have levelled. Harvey Kirby-Moore looked likely to score when the referee confused everyone by apparently over-ruling his linesman and giving offside. ilkeston’s misfortune was compounded by Hednesford going straight down the other end and doubling the lead through Max Sheaf. There was a chance for Ahkeem Rose to add a third but he fired over. Two more chances fell to Gibson and Rose as Hednesford took control but Ilkeston held out until half time.
Ilkeston created the first chance of the second half when Dylan Youmbi did really well before seeing his effort go just wide. Robbie Fox on as a substitute nearly made an immediate impact with a good run and cross but any hopes of an Ilkeston comeback were ended on 62 minutes when Sam Parker received a second yellow card for a last ditch challenge in the area. Rose dispatched the penalty to make it 3-0. A good run with the ball by Jordan Stevens gave Ilkeston a chance to reduce the arrears but his effort flew wide. Just before time Watson had a massive opportunity increase Hednesford’s lead but sliced his shot over the bar.

Last edited by Matchman (14/12/2025 7:13 AM)

silverfoxx · 14/12/2025 7:21 PM

The new loan player must be wondering what he’s let himself in for and glad he’s only here until January

Trowell Nicky · 15/12/2025 10:22 PM

From the Hednesford point of view ...

https://youtu.be/MIYsBJr6ZCI?si

From ours, embarrassing defending and a non-existent attack. One thing we are really good at though is pulling the shirt of opponents and getting booked for it.

Last edited by Trowell Nicky (15/12/2025 10:22 PM)