Whyle and Kirby-Moore both fouled in quick succession . It’s tough for the referee who in my opinion is doing well but getting loads of stick from the Guiseley fans.  Ilkeston so close to a 3rd goal but it’s only a corner.
0-2      60 mins

Kirby-Moore   replaced by Jackson Blaize.     68 mins

Guiseley starting to get on top.   BRILLIANT GOAL. Essien.    Ilkeston.       0-3.    71 mins

Last edited by Matchman (11/10/2025 3:31 PM)

Guiseley are still fighting like fury but we look more like scoring. GOAL.  This is the best day ever.  0-4  Thonhill super strike.     81 mins

Keeper Cracknell parried his first effort but when the ball came back to him Thoornhill made sure with his second attempt.

Last edited by Matchman (11/10/2025 8:37 PM)

UPDATES 16:40
 
League One

Burton Albion 2 Bolton Wanderers 0

Mansfield Town 0 Plymouth Argyle 0
 
 
League Two

Chesterfield 1 Salford City 0

 
National League North
AFC Fylde 2 Worksop Town 2
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division

Ashton United 1 Whitby Town 4
Bamber Bridge 4
 Rushall Olympic 0
Cleethorpes Town 1 Prescot Cables 1
FC United of Manchester 0 Hebburn Town 0
Guiseley 0 Ilkeston Town 4
Leek Town 0 Lancaster City 0
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2 Warrington Town 0
Warrington Rylands 4 Morpeth Town 2
 
FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round
Altrincham 2 Harborough Town 0
Gainsborough Trinity 1 Hartlepool United 0
Runcorn Linnets 0 Buxton 0

Tamworth 1 Hyde United 0
 
Northern Premier League East Division
Blyth Town 0
 Bradford PA 1
Emley AFC 3 Ashington AFC 0
Heaton Stannington 2
 Bishop Auckland 0
North Ferriby 1 Matlock Town 0
Pontefract Collieries 1 Blyth Spartans 1
 
Northern Premier League Midland Division
Anstey Nomads 1 Shepshed Dynamo 0
Basford United 2 Rugby Town 1
Carlton Town 0 Wellingborough Town 0

Coleshill Town 2 Belper Town 0
Corby Town 0 Mickleover 1
Long Eaton United 0 Bedworth United
 

 

Northern League Division One

Carlisle City 0 Newcastle Benfield 2
West Allotmant Celtic 1
 North Shields 1
Whitley Bay 0 Boro Rangers 3
 
Northern League Division Two
Billingham Town 1 Alnwick Town 2
FC Hartlepool 2 Prudhoe YC 1
Newcastle University 0 Park View 1
Redcar Town 1 AFC Newbiggin 1
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 0 Jarrow 2
 
United Counties League Premier Division
Eastwood Community 1 Clay Cross Town 2
Heanor Town 0 Gresley Rovers 2
Hucknall Town 1 AFC Mansfield 0

Matchman wrote:

Unbelievable performance from Ilkeston.     0-4.   83 mins

brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 minutes additional time.   

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo wanted a clean sheet

UPDATES 16:55
 
League One

Burton Albion 2 Bolton Wanderers 0

Mansfield Town 0 Plymouth Argyle 0
 
 
League Two

Chesterfield 2 Salford City 0

 
National League North
AFC Fylde 2 Worksop Town 3
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division

Ashton United 1 Whitby Town 4
Bamber Bridge 4
 Rushall Olympic 0 ft
Cleethorpes Town 1 Prescot Cables 1
FC United of Manchester 1 Hebburn Town 0 ft
Guiseley 1 Ilkeston Town 4
Leek Town 0 Lancaster City 1
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2 Warrington Town 1 ft
Warrington Rylands 4 Morpeth Town 3 ft
 
FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round
Altrincham 2 Harborough Town 1
Gainsborough Trinity 1 Hartlepool United 1
Runcorn Linnets 0 Buxton 0

Tamworth 1 Hyde United 0
 
Northern Premier League East Division
Blyth Town 0
 Bradford PA 2 ft
Emley AFC 3 Ashington AFC 0 ft
Heaton Stannington 2
 Bishop Auckland 0
North Ferriby 2 Matlock Town 1 ft
Pontefract Collieries 2 Blyth Spartans 1 ft
 
Northern Premier League Midland Division
Anstey Nomads 1 Shepshed Dynamo 0
Basford United 2 Rugby Town 2 ft
Carlton Town 0 Wellingborough Town 0
 ft
Coleshill Town 2 Belper Town 0 ft
Corby Town 0 Mickleover 1 ft
Long Eaton United 1 Bedworth United
 

 

Northern League Division One

Carlisle City 1 Newcastle Benfield 2 ft
West Allotmant Celtic 1
 North Shields 1
Whitley Bay 2 Boro Rangers 3
 
Northern League Division Two
Billingham Town 1 Alnwick Town 4
FC Hartlepool 3 Prudhoe YC 1 ft
Newcastle University 1 Park View 1 ft
Redcar Town 2 AFC Newbiggin 1
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 0 Jarrow 2 ft
 
United Counties League Premier Division
Eastwood Community 2 Clay Cross Town 2
Heanor Town 0 Gresley Rovers 2 ft
Hucknall Town 1 AFC Mansfield 0

National League North
AFC Fylde 2 Worksop Town 3 ft
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division

Ashton United 1 Whitby Town 4 ft
Bamber Bridge 4
 Rushall Olympic 0 ft
Cleethorpes Town 1 Prescot Cables 1 ft
FC United of Manchester 1 Hebburn Town 0 ft
Guiseley 1 Ilkeston Town 4 ft
Leek Town 0 Lancaster City 1 ft
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2 Warrington Town 1 ft
Warrington Rylands 4 Morpeth Town 3 ft
 
FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round
Altrincham 2 Harborough Town 2 ft
Gainsborough Trinity 1 Hartlepool United 1 ft
Runcorn Linnets 0 Buxton 1 ft
Tamworth 1 Hyde United 0 ft
 
Northern Premier League East Division
Blyth Town 0
 Bradford PA 2 ft
Emley AFC 3 Ashington AFC 0 ft
Heaton Stannington 2
 Bishop Auckland 0 ft
North Ferriby 2 Matlock Town 1 ft
Pontefract Collieries 2 Blyth Spartans 1 ft
 
Northern Premier League Midland Division
Anstey Nomads 1 Shepshed Dynamo 0 ft
Basford United 2 Rugby Town 2 ft
Carlton Town 0 Wellingborough Town 0
 ft
Coleshill Town 2 Belper Town 0 ft
Corby Town 0 Mickleover 1 ft
Long Eaton United 1 Bedworth United
 0  ft

 

Northern League Division One

Carlisle City 1 Newcastle Benfield 2 ft
West Allotmant Celtic 1
 North Shields 1 ft
Whitley Bay 2 Boro Rangers 3 ft
 
Northern League Division Two
Billingham Town 1 Alnwick Town 4 ft
FC Hartlepool 3 Prudhoe YC 1 ft
Newcastle University 1 Park View 1 ft
Redcar Town 2 AFC Newbiggin 1 ft
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 0 Jarrow 2 ft
 
United Counties League Premier Division
Eastwood Community 4 Clay Cross Town 2
Heanor Town 0 Gresley Rovers 2 ft
Hucknall Town 2 AFC Mansfield 0 ft

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Sat 11th October 2025
Northern Premier League
Guiseley 1  Ilkeston Town 4
Probably a best performance so far gave Ilkeston an emphatic victory against last season’s playoff finalists. It may have been so different had Guiseley taken a chance in the opening two minutes. But desperate defending on the goal line and Alfie Roberts’s save saw Ilkeston survive and prosper. Harvey Kirby-Moore gave Ilkeston a half time lead and three outstanding goals after the break gave the Robins an impressive victory. 

Guiseley’s early chance fell to Jordan Thewlis but somehow Roberts and ilkeston’s defenders managed to scramble the ball off the line. Guiseley’s strong start had Ilkeston pegged back but gradually Ilkeston fought their way into the ascendency mainly through the endeavours of captain Matt Thornhill. Jordan Stevens was having some success down the left and he tested keeper Joe Cracknell after cutting inside. It had been fast and furious but without real chances until 27 minutes in. Then a header from Sam Parker came back off the crossbar and Kirby-Moore was there to prod the ball in and give Ilkeston the lead. Guiseley mounted a fightback and Roberts had to race out to clear a through ball before Lebrun Mbeka headed wide from a corner and Callam Minkley blocked Will Longbottom’s effort. A competitive first half ended with Ilkeston having a slender lead. 

A second Ilkeston goal steadied the ship and it was a superb effort by Dylan Youmbi who carried the ball a good distance before slotting home on 52 minutes. Guiseley were stunned and Ilkeston threatened to score more with Cracknell finger tipping Youmbi’s shot round the post.Thewlis had a chance for Guiseley before another Youmbi effort came back off the post. Guiseley were coming back into the game when Ilkeston struck again on 71 minutes  with an outstanding goal from Sam Essien. He showed brilliant footwork to breeze past his marker before racing goalwards and firing a shot just inside the post. When Amir Berchil missed a sitter for Guiseley, they knew it wasn’t their day. On 78 minutes Matt Thornhill crowned a man of the match performance with a cracker. His first effort was parried by Cracknell but when the ball came back to him he made sure with his second attempt. Leo Farrell scored a consolation goal for Guiseley in added time.


 

Last edited by Matchman (12/10/2025 7:21 AM)

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Yesterday’s team

1 Alfie Roberts What a fantastic keeper he is proving to be. He came into the side unheralded and has surely won over everyone at the club with his bravery and shot stopping.
2 Seth Okyere It’s a pity he's only on loan from Sheffield United. He settled in no time and showed his quality.
3 Sam Parker Definitely one of our best players now. Always gives 100%
4 Matt Thornhill Now that he’s fit he's showing what an influential and outstanding player he is.
5 Tom Marshall  Fearless leader who shirks nothing. Our defensive rock.
6 Callum Minkley  Often the unsung hero. He never lets us down.
7 Jordan Stevens Simply oozes class in abundance.
8 Sam Essien What can I say.  Brilliant ball winner and understandably a fans favourite. Why did Matlock let him go?
9 Harvey Kirby-Moore Only 18 and with massive potential. Scoring goals and getting better all the time.
10 Colin Daniel Quality player. Can play anywhere and never has a bad game.
11 Dylan Youmbi  Outstanding attacking player who takes on defenders with his quick feet and dribbling skills. 

12 Fedel Ross-Lang  Recovering from a long term injury but starting to look useful.
13 Mitchell Leivers  not used yesterday but reliable standby keeper
14 Jackson Blaize  Another Sheffield United loanee. Not seen the best of him yet.
15 Tyler Whyle Always a composed central defender 
16 Robbie Fox Can’t fault Robbie for lack of effort. A real trier but has found goals hard to come by.

Manager Ian Deakin. Proved the doubters wrong again. We're lucky to have him.


 

Last edited by Matchman (12/10/2025 10:44 AM)

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Northern Premier League - Premier Division as at 11 Oct 25

                                      P.   W.   D.   L.   F.   A.   +/-    Pts
1 Lancaster City           12.   8.   2.   2.   18.   9.   +9.    26
2 Warrington Rylands.  13.   6.   6.   1.   21. 15.   +6.    24
3 Stockton Town.           11.   5.   5.   1.   22. 12.  +10.   20
4 FC United.                  10.   6.   2.   2.   13.   5.    +8.   20
5 Hednesford Town.      10.   6.   2.   2.    14.   9.    +5.  20
6 Gainsborough Trinity. 10    6.   1.   3.    11.   9.    +2.   19
7 Ilkeston Town.            13.   6.    0.   7.    18. 18      0.   18
8 Prescot Cables.          13.  3.    8.   2.    12.  11.   +1.   17
9 Bamber Bridge.           11.  4.    4.   3.    18.  12.   +6.   16
10 Cleethorpes Town.    11.  4.    3.   4.    16.  11.   +5.   15
11 Whitby Town.             12.  4.   3.    5.    16.  18.   -2.    15
12 Hebburn Town.          11.  4.   3.    4.    15.  17.   -2.    15
13 Hyde United.              11.  4.   2.    5.    18.  21.   -3.    14
14 Guiseley                     13.  4.   2.    7.    14.  19.   -5.    14
15 Ashton United.            10.  3.   4.    3.    12.  12.    0.    13
16 Rushall Olympic.         10.  3.   4.    3.    11.  13.   -2.    13
17 Leek Town.                  12.  4.   1.    7.    14.  19.   -5.    13
18 Stocksbridge P S         11.  2.   4.    5.    13.  16.   -3.    10
19 Warrington Town.          9.  1.   3.    5       5.  14.   -9.      6
20 Workington AFC.         11.  1.   3.    7.      8.   21  -13.     6
21 Morpeth Town.             10.  1.   2.    7.      8.  16.    -8.     5


Most teams are now a quarter way through the season but the league table is uneven with Ilkeston, Prescot and Guiseley having played 4 games more than Warrington Town.
Wasn’t expecting to see Lancaster at the top. They lost their first two league matches but are now ten games unbeaten. 
Surprising to see Rushall, Ashton and Guiseley in the bottom half.
Rylands, Stockton, promoted Hednesford and Gainsborough are in the top six as expected with FC United joining them. 
Of the other promoted teams, Cleethorpes have made the best start and following a winless nine game start Stocksbridge have won their last two.
Stockton are currently unbeaten in their last seven 
Prescot Cables are the draw specialists with 8 draws in 13 matches. Ilkeston by contrast have drawn none of their 13 games.
Hednesford are currently the best supported team averaging 300 per game more than FC United. Over 3000 saw Hednesford play Rushall on August Bank Holiday Monday.



 

Last edited by Matchman (12/10/2025 12:25 PM)