Matchman

You need many due credits for everything you do on here. Match days, friendly game days and, just 
now, through the close season - and still keeping us all engaged. Fan/Matchman of year - no argument! Thank you. (From Plymouth).. 

plymrob wrote:

Matchman

You need many due credits for everything you do on here. Match days, friendly game days and, just 
now, through the close season - and still keeping us all engaged. Fan/Matchman of year - no argument! Thank you. (From Plymouth).. 

you wont get a cake for saying this mate lol lol lol

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I think the last time we played a competitive match at Grange Park was on 23rd March 2019. It was in the season when we were in a promotion battle with Walsall Wood. It turned out to be a feisty game with several cards and injuries.
Here is my match report:

Sat 23rd March 2019  -  Midland Football League  Premier Division
Long Eaton United  2  Ilkeston Town  4
Ilkeston’s vital match with their Erewash neighbours ended with an important win and It brought an end to their seven game winless away run. In a match that had everything Ilkeston maintained their three point lead at the top of the table. The Robins led by two goals at half time and then added two more in the second half. There was then a sending off followed by a mass brawl involving virtually every player and the Ilkeston dugout. Long Eaton’s Ben Fairclough received a straight red for the overzealous tackle. Tom Marshall was given a second yellow for what followed and manager Lee Fowler was also ordered off. Soon after that there was a long hold up in play following a serious injury to a Long Eaton player and Long Eaton pulled two goals back in the final minutes.
The hosts had the first effort on goal but it was too high. On ten minutes Elliott Reeves broke through and appeared to be brought down on the edge of the area but the referee waved away the Ilkeston appeals. Long Eaton defender Ross Parker nearly turned Jamie Walker’s cross into his own goal but on 15 minutes Ilkeston did take the lead. Reco Fyfe latched onto a through ball and beat the advancing Elliott Taylor after the keeper had parried his first effort. On 29 minutes Tom Gamblen was very close but just wide with a Long Eaton free kick. Right on half time Chris Shaw put Ilkeston two up with a far post header from Fyfe’s cross.  On 53 minutes Ilkeston scored a third. Alex Marshall intercepted a back pass and lobbed perfectly over Taylor. There then followed the mass brawl which held up play for several minutes. On 70 minutes Alex Marshall scored his second and Ilkeston’s fourth with a header from a corner. There was then the serious injury to Long Eaton’s Mason Rowley which caused a twenty minute delay until an ambulance arrived. There was still over 15 minutes to play when the match resumed and the game lost it’s competitive edge. Shaun Rickford pulled one back for Long Eaton with a precise free kick into the top corner.  Ilkeston made several chances but didn’t take them and they conceded a second in the final minute when Kam Campbell scored from Rickford’s knock down.
Attendance 724  


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Last edited by Matchman (31/7/2026 8:16 PM)

At Grange Park and ready.  70 minutes to kickoff

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Today's team to face Long Eaton:
1.  Sam Wilson
2.  Lynden Joyce
3.  Fedel Ross-Lang
4.  Trialist
5.  Pharrell Johnson
6.  Trialist
7.  Sam Newell
8.  Ash Hunter
9.  Jevin Seaton
10.Jordan Stevens
11.Anthony Dwyer

subs:
Trialist
Elhagany  
Rowe 
Belgrave
Daniel
Trialist  
Trialist  
Wakefield  
Reason

Ex Robin Watch - Bazille Zottos is in the starting line up for Clay Cross Town today and Alex Marshall is on the bench. Danny Gordon and Max Thornberry are in Heanoor’s team today. Tom Hilton is captain at Kimberley Miners Welfare and they also include Jordan Wheatley. Kyle Bryant is captain of Belper United at Newark Town.

We’re off.....

Ilkeston have made the better start . Loads of possession but no shots on goal.  0-0.      10 mins

Goal ilkeston Dwyer latches on to a through ball and scores.        0-1.      20 mins

Last edited by Matchman (Yesterday 2:24 PM)

According to Football Web Pages Paddy Webb has scored an hat-trick for Eastwood CFC all in the 25th minute. Could be another social media nightmare from th boys across the border!

Good effort by Dwyer but it’s wide. LE shot is parried by Wilson on to the bar. That was close.     1-1.      36 mins

Last edited by Matchman (Yesterday 2:37 PM)

Another close shave for Ilkeston but it’s only a Long Eaton corner.   LE No 7 playing on the left wing is causing problems. Seaton finds net but its offside.  
Half time.  1-1

Fair scoreline

 

Alnwick went 2-0 down at Jarrow but have pulled a goal back through a penalty just before the break to make it 2-1.

We’re off again