50' 0-0 Youmbi shoots over the bar

53' 0-0 Another Yellow card. Third booking for Whitby tonight!

UPDATES 21:05
 
Carabao Cup Semi Final
Newcastle United 0 Manchester City 0
 
EFL Trophy Round of 16
Stockort County 2 Harrogate Town 1 ft
 
FA Trophy Fourth Round
FC Halifax Town 0 Anstey Nomads 0
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 1 Warrington Town 1
FC United of Manchester 0 Workington 1
Whitby Town 0 Ilkeston Town 0
 
Southern League Premier Central Division
Harborough Town 1 Stamford 0
 
Northern Premier League East Division
Bridlington Town 1 Blyth Spartans 1
 
Cymru Premier
Flint Town United 0 Bala Town 3
 
Northern League Division Two
Chester-le-Street Town 3 Newcastle University 2
Seaham Red Star 0 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 5
 
 
Ex Robins
Tom Cursons scores for Harrogate at Stockport County

64' 0-0 Brandy on for Dixon for Ilkeston

Workington two up at FCUnited

75' 0-1 Fox replacing Daniel

Belper town 0 long eaton 0

QF Derbyshire senior cup

83' 0-1 A chance for Ilkeston poked just wide!

UPDATES 21:30
 
Carabao Cup Semi Final
Newcastle United 0 Manchester City 1
 
EFL Trophy Round of 16
Stockort County 2 Harrogate Town 1 ft
 
FA Trophy Fourth Round
FC Halifax Town 0 Anstey Nomads 0
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 1 Warrington Town 2
FC United of Manchester 0 Workington 2
Whitby Town 1 Ilkeston Town 0
 
Southern League Premier Central Division
Harborough Town 2 Stamford 0
 
Northern Premier League East Division
Bridlington Town 1 Blyth Spartans 3
 
Cymru Premier
Flint Town United 0 Bala Town 4
 
Northern League Division Two
Chester-le-Street Town 3 Newcastle University 2
Seaham Red Star 1 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 5
 
Ex Robins
Tom Cursons scores for Harrogate at Stockport County

90' 0-1 Threre will be four minutes of added time

FULL TIME
Whitby Town 1 Ilkeston Town 0
Dour game won by a penalty!

FINAL SCORES 21:55
 
Carabao Cup Semi Final
Newcastle United 0 Manchester City 2 ft 
 
EFL Trophy Round of 16
Stockort County 2 Harrogate Town 1 ft
 
FA Trophy Fourth Round
FC Halifax Town 4 Anstey Nomads 0 ft
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Bamber Bridge 1 Warrington Town 2 ft
FC United of Manchester 2 Workington 2 ft
Whitby Town 1 Ilkeston Town 0 ft
 
Southern League Premier Central Division
Harborough Town 2 Stamford 0 ft
 
Northern Premier League East Division
Bridlington Town 1 Blyth Spartans 4 ft
 
Cymru Premier
Flint Town United 0 Bala Town 4 ft
 
Northern League Division Two
Chester-le-Street Town 3 Newcastle University 2 ft
Seaham Red Star 1 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 5 ft
 
Ex Robins
Tom Cursons scores for Harrogate at Stockport County

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​The defeat at Whitby was our 13th of the season and we have now lost more games than in the whole of last season. 
A win would have lifted us into the top half of the table but the loss means we’re still in the relegation mix, five points ahead of the final relegation place but the teams below us have games in hand,

                           Played.    Points
14th Ilkeston         25            30
15th Rushall.          23.           27
16th Prescot           23            25
17th Hyde               22            25
18th Morpeth          24            25
------------------------------------------
19th Leek                23            25
20th Stocksbridge   24            22
21st Workington.     25            18

 

..
So we need 7 wins or 6 wins and 2 draws from these fixtures:  Not that easy!

17 01 26   Lancaster City               H
24 01 26   Cleethorpes                     A
31 01 26   Leek                                H

07 02 26   Workington                       A
14 02 26   Guiseley                          H
21 02 26   Warrington Rylands          A
28 02 26   Hebburn                           H

07 03 26.  No match
14 03 26   Stockton Town                H
21 03 26   Ashton Utd                        A
28 03 26   Prescot Cables                 A

04 04 26   Warrington Town            H
06 04 26   Rushall Olympic               A
11 04 26   Bamber Bridge                H
18 04 26   Stocksbridge P S              A
25 04 26   FC United                        H                  

 

Horrible game last night. Gluepot of a pitch which didn't help either side. Don't think either side created a clearcut chance, and it looked for all the world like a nil nil (which would have been ok, take the point, so we don't lose any ground on Whitby), until Tom's moment of madness (should the ref have stopped the game when Colin Daniels went down with a back problem - he was down for the whole attack?). Strange call for me to play Sam Essien on the right-wing, I thought Jordan Stevens must be carrying an injury, but Stevens did come on in the 87th minute, so not sure on that one. I get it that managers try things (like taking the 4 man forward line off at halftime on Saturday), and if they work you're a genius and if they don't you get the flak. I do get concerned how far Alfie Roberts comes out of his goal sometimes and he nearly got caught out again last night.

Highlights (how they managed to find 6 minutes I've no idea) ...

https://youtu.be/1rQfQlbR-6w?si=3KGkvxcEfqrjj_du

Last edited by Trowell Nicky (14/1/2026 4:13 PM)