Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell The B. Braun Sheffield Sharks quest for the best runners-up slot in the SLB Trophy semi-finals came to an end as they fell 3 points short of their victory target. The Sharks looked to be cruising into the semis having led by as many as 30 at the
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell The points were shared at the Stonelow Stadium as North East Derbyshire’s Dronfield Town drew 1-1 with Bolsover and District’s Shirebrook Town. It was a scrappy and derby-like affair throughout with Dronfield taking a first half lead through Arthur Pashley. Credit to Shirebrook however, who remained competitive during
Buxton ended up with a point on the road in the National League North at Spennymoor Town. Josh Smith gave Buxton the lead on 51 minutes before Spennymoor levelled through Glen Taylor from the penalty spot. Rob Ramshaw then gave Spennymoor Town the lead on 80 minutes and the home side were in front until
Jake Buxton’s Alfreton Town were knocked out of the FA Trophy after a penalty shootout at Alvechurch. Mark Beck on 9 minutes and Bayley McCann on 13 minutes gave the home side a 2-0 lead but Alfreton fought back and levelled through Jonny Ngandu on 57 minutes and Emmanuel Illesanmi on 66 minutes. The game
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Ben Smith. Chesterfield marked their final home game before Christmas with a 3-1 victory over Barnet in Saturday’s League Two meeting. A first half Lee Bonis brace established a cushion which Liam Mandeville would restore late on, but not before a significant spell of Bees pressure prompted by a goal
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Newcastle Eagles ensured their qualification from the north SLB Trophy group consisting of themselves, the B. Braun Sheffield Sharks and Caledonia Gladiators by taking a 94-89 win in a pulsating contest at the Vertu Motors Arena. The Eagles topped the group with the victory and head into the
Chesterfield came from behind to get a precious point away at Cambridge United with virtually the last action of the game when Kyle McFadzean hit a right footed shot from outside the box which went into the bottom corner past Cambridge goalkeeper Jake Eastwood. Kelland Watts headed the home side in front on 13 minutes
Cheltenham Town twice came from behind before powering to a 6-2 victory over Buxton in the FA Cup Second Round. Early on, the visitors created the first opportunity after winning a free kick on the left, but Luke Brennan’s strike was dealt with and cleared. Misfortune struck Cheltenham soon after when Ryan Broom went down
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town beat further adverse weather conditions but not the opposition in their latest United Counties League Division One fixture. The new 3G facility at the Hickings Lane home of Stapleford Town saw Dronfield go down by 3-1 to their hosts, completing back to back losses for the
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Ben Smith A 2-1 defeat saw 10-man Chesterfield exit the FA Cup at the second round stage on Saturday evening, marking a second loss to League One outfit Doncaster Rovers in the space of a week. Lee Bonis briefly had fourth-tier Town on course for an upset prior to Owen