By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Photo Credit: Michael South Photography The Gladiators got off to a bad start for the 26/27 season as they lost 2-0 at home to last season’s fellow playoff contenders Dunston. The visitors have been in and around the playoff picture in the NPL East Division for the past
Captain Ched Evans scored the only goal as Fleetwood beat League Two rivals Chesterfield in the Carabao Cup first round. Evans struck in the 14th minute as Matt Lawlor’s men saw off the Spireites in front of 1,619 fans at Highbury. Former Spireite Evans chased down a loose ball back to Ryan Boot, got there
The Bucks got their 2026/27 National League North campaign off to a dramatic winning start as Sisa Tuntulwana struck twice, including a stoppage-time winner, to secure a 2-1 victory over Hereford at the Tarmac Silverlands Stadium. The visitors created the first opportunity of the afternoon, with Aaron Skinner picking out Cawley Cox, whose glancing header
UP NEXT Buxton begin their 2026/27 National League North season by welcoming Hereford to The Silverlands on 8th August, with a 3pm kick-off. Last Game In their final pre-season game, The Bucks beat Warrington Town 2-1, with goals from Ashton Mee and Max Woltman. https://x.com/buxton_fc/status/2083580730932678687?s=46&t=AnTZggfPOzewpACRe7Y0sw Jordan Broadbent Reflecting on the final pre-season fixture, Broadbent said:
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town recorded a derby day success and registered back-to-back victories with a 3-2 win over Swallownest FC. A fine advert for United Counties League football was astonishingly goal-less at half time but sprung into life with five in the second half. George Walker put Swall ahead from
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell They might have left it late but Dronfield Town were pleased to secure their first win of the new United Counties Football League season with a 2-1 success over Pinchbeck United. The Lincolnshire-based visitors took a 13th minute lead in slightly controversial circumstances through the pacy Brenden Parker.
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet has agreed to accept up to £2.4 million of funding to support plans for the county to host part of a key stage of the Tour de France Femmes women’s cycle race in 2027 which comes to Great Britain before heading to France.
CHESTERFIELD’s first padel club is set to open – and players can try the sport for free. Atmos Padel will open on Saturday August 22, following a £350k investment to breathe life into the former Queen’s Park Tennis Club, which has stood unused for six years. Atmos Padel will offer four state-of-the-art outdoor doubles courts
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town’s opening game of the 2026-27 United Counties League Division One season drew a thrilling seven goals but unfortunately, the North Derbyshire side went down at league newcomers Cotgrave FC by 4-3. Last season’s Notts Senior League champions went ahead through Leo Almond on 11 minutes before
Buxton continued their pre-season preparations with a convincing 2-0 victory over Scunthorpe United, with goals from Connor Kirby and Finn Cousin-Dawson securing the win. The Bucks created the first opening of the match when Connor Kirby latched onto a knockdown before seeing his effort deflected behind for the first corner of the game. The home