WhiteBallProject / Declan Howe

**Posted by Chuckle** 11/6/2025 2:38 PM

Declan has Recently Moved to Scunthorpe United, after a Good Couple of Seasons at Gainsborough Trinity. Did Ilkeston give him a Consistent Run in the Team? I don't seem to Remember him having lots of Game Time?

**Posted by silverfoxx** 11/6/2025 6:04 PM

From memory I don’t think he did, didn’t seem to be anything special at our place.

**Posted by Matchman** 12/6/2025 8:07 AM

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Declan Howe's first game for Ilkeston was Sat 26 Aug 2023 in the 4-1 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue.
He then played two days later on Bank Holiday Monday in the 4-2 home defeat against Whitby
The following Saturday he came on as a second half sub in the 3-0 defeat at Mickleover in the FA Cup
He then made another substitute appearance in a 2-1 home defeat against Worksop on Sep 9th
On Sep 16th he was an unused sub in the 1-0 win at Basford

So Declan had only a short spell of playing at Ilkeston and unfortunately the four games he played in were all defeats.

**Posted by WhiteBallProject** 12/6/2025 8:50 AM

Yes he did not stay long at Ilkeston but has not stopped scoring since! When I used to update the scores every time Gainsborough scored my spell checker automatically corrected what ever I typed to Howe. We certainly missed out with Declan. Can you think of anybody else who slipped through the net? I used to think Kevin Bastos was one example of a player who we did not see the best of!

**Posted by Alex** 12/6/2025 1:18 PM

Mark hallam. The forward which we sold to Tamworth

**Posted by WhiteBallProject** 12/6/2025 7:20 PM

If we are going back in time what about Leon McSweeney left us to go to college at Loughborough then ended up at Leyton Orient!

**Posted by WhiteBallProject** 12/6/2025 7:27 PM

Just remembered Steve Buckley played as a young winger at Ilkeston and off loaded to Burton Albion then via Luton to Derby where he played a million games and became a legend!

**Posted by Matchman** 15/6/2025 9:00 AM

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Akil Wright came through Ilkeston's academy and went on to have a distinguished career at Fylde, Fleetwood, Barrow, Wrexham, York and Stockport.

TRANSFER HISTORY
Season Date
24/25. Jul 8, 2024. Stockport to Ross County €200k
22/23. Jul 1, 2022. York City to Stockport. free transfer
20/21. Sep 17, 2020 Wrexham to York City- free transfer
17/18. Jan 3, 2018 Fleetwood to Wrexham. £?
17/18 Jan 2, 2018.   Wrexham to Fleetwood. End of loan
17/18. Jul 17, 2017. Fleetwood to Wrexham- loan transfer
16/17. May 31 2017 Barrow to Fleetwood- End of loan
16/17. Oct 3, 2016   Fleetwood to Barrow- loan transfer
15/16. Oct 18, 2015   Fylde] toFleetwood- End of loan
15/16 Sep 18, 2015. Fleetwood to Fylde- loan transfer
14/15 Mar 5, 2015. Ilkeston to Fleetwood