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06/1/2026 10:00 AM  #1


Chelsea bound

Ex Ilkeston player Justin Walker will become part of Liam Roseniors staff at Chelsea.

From memory he was a good player for us.

 

06/1/2026 4:49 PM  #2


Re: Chelsea bound

Very good player. Who else did he play for against us?

 

06/1/2026 8:37 PM  #3


Re: Chelsea bound

He made 86 appearances for Ilkeston between 2006-08 before moving on to Halifax Town with Nigel Jemson. He was a cultured player and a nice bloke! I think he might have played for Scunthorpe United when they met us in the FA Cup!

 

06/1/2026 8:46 PM  #4


Re: Chelsea bound

He did not play in the first FA Cup encounter as he was suspended but returned in the replay at the New Manor Ground!

 

07/1/2026 5:19 PM  #5


Re: Chelsea bound

Well done to Justin... That said, I was at Scunthorpe and am still wiping the tears away from my eyes....

 

09/1/2026 6:33 PM  #6


Re: Chelsea bound

Ilkeston & Chelsea links... 
Kevin Wilson - manager at Ilson 2009-2015 (is that right?)
Friendly -v- a Chelsea XI ... a little bit more recently.
And this from memory... an Erewash binman rescued and bought-in an old Ilkeston Town account book (pre-WWI) to Erewash Museum in the mid 1990s... I'm pretty sure there was a player in there that was listed down as transferred to Chelsea for £5....!!!  There's a reasearch visit for someone....

Sadly, the wonderful club historian Duncan Payne did not go back that early with his book 'Hembury to Harbottle' - which I have just dug out for the first time in a while... Are you still out there Duncan...? (If I'm behind the times or have forgotten incoming news here - please forgive me...).

 

 

09/1/2026 6:51 PM  #7


Re: Chelsea bound

I can’t think of anyone who did more for Ilkeston supporters over the years than Duncan Payne. 

 

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