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Sat 21 March 25 : Ashton Utd v Ilkeston : ko 3pm
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Travel to this match :
Supporters Group bus (stopping in Stalybridge)
Picking up:
9.50 Kirk Hallam,
9.55 market place,
10 ish from the ground
£22 members. £25 non members
Supporters travelling on the Players coach (straight to the ground)
Skills coach leaves ground 10 30am
£15pp
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Re: Sat 21 March 25 : Ashton Utd v Ilkeston : ko 3pm
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Ashton United have 4 points more than Ilkeston having played the same number of games.
This season so far, Ashton have scored more points from away matches than from home matches, Like Ilkeston their home form has been disappointing.
Also like Ilkeston, their overall form has been erratic and both teams have lost five of their last ten matches.
Ashton record to date is : P33. W12. D08. L13. F39. A45. Pts.44
Ashton home record is : P16. W06. D03. L07. F17. A24. Pts.21
Their best home wins: FC United 3-1, Hebburn 2-0, Rylands 2-1
Their biggest home defeats: Whitby 1-4, Cleethorpes 0-4, Gainsborough 0-3
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We are currently 7 points above the relegation trap door with 40 points from 33 matches
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Two of the teams on 33 points (Hyde and Workington ) play against each other this Saturday
Stocksbridge (31 points), Morpeth (33), Prescot (35) and Rushall (37) all have tough matches
Fixtures this Saturday involving teams near the bottom:
Hyde United v Workington
Stocksbridge v Hednesford
Bamber Bridge v Morpeth
Hebburn v Prescot Cables
Rushall v Gainsborough
I think we need another 6 points to be safe.
Ilkeston remaining fixtures (3 at home and 4 away)
Ashton United (A)
Prescot Cables (A)
Warrington Town (H)
Rushall Olympic( A)
Bamber Bridge (H)
Stocksbridge P S (A)
FC United (H)
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LEAGUE MATCH NO. 34
Sat 21st March '26 - Ashton United v Ilkeston Town
Ashton's 2-0 win at the NMG in November started a run of six consecutive Ilkeston defeats
And Ilkeston have now gone 8 league away matches without a win. Ashton United v Ilkeston Town
But Ashton have lost their last 2 home games (Stockton 1-2 and Leek 0-1)
Which side's luck will change today?
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Ashton United
1 Eastham, 2 Spooner, 3 Doherty, 4 Newton, 5 White, 6 Cogill, 7 Byrne, 8 Rowe, 9 Gilchrist, 10 Mampala, 11 Hardy.
Bench : 12 Denton, 14 O’Neil. 17 Holding, 18 Osei.
Ilkeston Town
1 Roberts, 2 Abudu, 3 Daniel, 4 Thornhill, 5 Marshall, 6 Parker, 7 Brandy, 8 Essien, 9 Odunaiya, 10 Walker, 11 Dixon,
Bench: 12 Stevens, 14 Anderson, 15 Whyle, 16 Kirby-Moore, 17 Fox
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I'm at Alnwick Town so the updates may be very limited even non existent!
TODAYS GAMES
Championship
Derby County 0 Birmingham City 0
League One
Burton Albion 0 Bradford City 0
Mansfield Town 0 Northampton Town 0
League Two
Accrington Stanley 0 Chesterfield 0
Notts County 0 Cheltenham Town 0
National League North
Buxton 0 Bedford Town 0
Spennymoor Town 0 AlfretonTown 0
Worksop Town 0 AFC Fylde 0
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Ashton United 0 Ilkeston Town 0
Bamber Bridge 0 Morpeth Town 0
Guiseley 0 Whitby Town 0
Hebburn Town 0 Prescot Cables 0
Hyde United 0 Workington 0
Lancaster City 0 Cleethorpes Town 0
Rushall Olympic 0 Gainsborough Trinity 0
Stocksbridge Park Steels 0 Hednesford Town 0
Stockton Town 0 Warrington Town 0
Warrington Rylands 0 FC United of Manchester 0
Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 0 Pontefract Collieries 0
Blyth Town 0 Grimsby Borough 0
Brighouse Town 0 Blyth Spartans 0
Heaton Stannington 0 Matlock Town 0
Northern Premier League Midland
Anstey Nomads 0 Rugby Borough 0
Belper Town 0 Sutton Coldfield Town 0
Coleshill Town 0 Carlton Town 0
Coventry Sphinx 0 Shepshed Dynamo 0
Lichfield City 0 Basford United 0
Loughborough Students 0 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0
Mickleover 0 RC Warwick 0
Wellingborough Town 0 Long Eaton United 0
Lowland League
Linlithgow Rose 0 Berwick Rangers 0
Northern League Division One
Kendal Town 0 Whitley Bay 0
West Auckland Town 0 North Shields 0
United Counties League Premier Division North
AFC Mansfield 0 Melton Town 0
Clay Cross Town 0 Boston Town 0
Grantham Town 0 Ashby Ivanhoe 0
Gresley Rovers 0 Blackstones 0
Heanor Town 0 Deeping Rangers 0
Newark & Sherwood United 0 Eastwood Community 0
Skegness Town 0 Sherwood Colliery 0
Wisbech Town 0 Hucknall Town 0
Northern League Division Two
AFC Newbiggin 0 Redcar Town 0
Alnwick Town 0 Billingham Town 0
Jarrow 0 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 0
Park View 0 Newcastle University 0
Prudhoe YC 0 FC Hartlepool 0
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15 mins to kickoff and it’s bright sunshine here at Hirst Cross.
Ilkeston are wearing their plum coloured kit today. Aston are in red.
The teams are out.
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Ashton to kick off. We’re off....
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First effort on goal by Ashton but Roberts saves easily. Essien sent tumbling. Good effort by Marshall is not far off target. 0-0 8 mins
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Thornhill effort goes over the bar after good build up. Good defensive work by Daniel. Great tackle by Essien stops an Ashton attack. Great steal by Walker. . 0-0. 14 mins
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Ilkeston are looking the better side in the early stages. Free kick to Ilkeston wide right near corner flag. Ashton keeper Eastham collects the cross. nasty foul on WALKER. YELLOW FOR DOHERTY.
0-0. 22 MINS
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Roberts races out to clear danger. Ashton shot on target hits Marshall and goes behind. 0-0. 28 mins
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Long ball forward to Brandy gives him a chance but it’s not taken. Mampala gets a yellow Lucky not red.
0-0. 31 mins
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Daniel wins a corner left side. Ilkeston shot cleared off the line when the corner came over. 0-0. 36 mins
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Good block by Marshall.
One minute added time indicated.
Marshall injured is replaced by Anderson
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Half time. 0-0
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Just need to highlight Notts County 2 - Cheltenham 2. Is it going to be a good day for collective Robins?
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HALF TIME UPDATES
Championship
Derby County 1 Birmingham City 0 ft
League One
Burton Albion 1 Bradford City 0
Mansfield Town 1 Northampton Town 0
League Two
Accrington Stanley 0 Chesterfield 0
Notts County 2 Cheltenham Town 2
National League North
Buxton 3 Bedford Town 0
Spennymoor Town 0 AlfretonTown 1
Worksop Town 1 AFC Fylde 0
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Ashton United 0 Ilkeston Town 0
Bamber Bridge 0 Morpeth Town 0
Guiseley 1 Whitby Town 0
Hebburn Town 0 Prescot Cables 0
Hyde United 0 Workington 0
Lancaster City 0 Cleethorpes Town 0
Rushall Olympic 0 Gainsborough Trinity 0
Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 Hednesford Town 0
Stockton Town 2 Warrington Town 0
Warrington Rylands 0 FC United of Manchester 0
Northern Premier League East Division
Ashington 0 Pontefract Collieries 0
Blyth Town 0 Grimsby Borough 0
Brighouse Town 0 Blyth Spartans 0
Heaton Stannington 1 Matlock Town 0
Northern Premier League Midland
Anstey Nomads 1 Rugby Borough 1
Belper Town 0 Sutton Coldfield Town 1
Coleshill Town 2 Carlton Town 0
Coventry Sphinx 0 Shepshed Dynamo 1
Lichfield City 0 Basford United 0
Loughborough Students 1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0
Mickleover 0 RC Warwick 0
Wellingborough Town 0 Long Eaton United 0
Lowland League
Linlithgow Rose 1 Berwick Rangers 0
Northern League Division One
Kendal Town 0 Whitley Bay 1
West Auckland Town 0 North Shields 1
United Counties League Premier Division North
AFC Mansfield 1 Melton Town 2
Clay Cross Town 0 Boston Town 0
Grantham Town 1 Ashby Ivanhoe 0
Gresley Rovers 2 Blackstones 0
Heanor Town 3 Deeping Rangers 0
Newark & Sherwood United 0 Eastwood Community 1
Skegness Town 0 Sherwood Colliery 1
Wisbech Town 0 Hucknall Town 0
Northern League Division Two
AFC Newbiggin 1 Redcar Town 1
Alnwick Town 0 Billingham Town 0
Jarrow 1 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 0
Park View 0 Newcastle University 0
Prudhoe YC 1 FC Hartlepool 1
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we’re off again......
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Ilkeston first to attack but can’t get a clean shot away. Essien shot goes wide. 0-0. 51 mins
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Essien has been excellent today. Great cross into the box by Brandy but no one there. good save by Roberts when Ashton break out. 0-0. 57 mins
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Double change by Ashton. Harvey Kirby-Moore replaces Thornhill. on 60 mins
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Walker wins a corner. Another corner. And another. It’s cleared by Ashton header. 0-0. 64 mins
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Ashton header goes over the bar. Brandy replaced by Fox and Walker replaced by Stevens. 0-0. 67 mins
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