Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell The first of two encounters in three days saw the B. Braun Sheffield Sharks fall to an 80-92 defeat at the hands of Leicester Riders. A fast start from the Riders saw the Sharks always playing catch-up and despite getting the deficit down to eight in the final
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town’s final away day of the season ended in victory for Cresswell and Ravenhill’s men as they travelled up the A1 to face Newton Aycliffe in the NPL East Division. Following last week’s result, the Gladiators knew that their position in the table could not change regardless
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell It may have had a slightly ‘end of season’ air about it but Dronfield Town’s 1-1 home draw with Pinchbeck United confirmed the North Derbyshire side in 8th place in their inaugural United Counties League Division One season. An absolute rocket of a strike from Chris Simpkins gave
Ryan Stirk rescued a dramatic late point for 10-man Chesterfield as they battled to a 1-1 draw at Fleetwood Town. The Spireites were up against it for much of the second half after centre-back Kyle McFadzean was shown a red card for a last-man foul on Ronan Coughlan just past the hour mark. Fleetwood took
Buxton suffered a setback in their push for the playoffs after being held to a 2-2 draw against Alfreton. They nearly made the perfect start inside ten seconds when Johnny Johnston broke away with pace, but his effort bobbled wide of the post. Early on, George Ward picked up possession in the fifth minute, shifted
Paul Cook’s Chesterfield continued their play off push in League 2 with a dramatic win against Grimsby Town on Tuesday evening. They took the lead through Liam Mandeville’s goal after a great ball in from Lewis Gordon, the Chesterfield man guided a left footed shot into the bottom right corner on 31 minutes. Moments later
UP NEXT: Buxton make the short trip to face Alfreton on Tuesday 14th April with a 7:45pm kick-off. The Bucks On Saturday Buxton won 2-0 at home to Scarborough in an important game for the playoff chase with goals from Luke Brennan and Johnny Johnston. Reflecting on the game, manager John McGrath said: “It was
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio. Photo Credit to Michael South Photography Matlock Town confirmed that they will finish in 2nd place of the NPL East Division yesterday (11/04/26) as they beat Ashington AFC in some style at the Proctor Cars Stadium. The game got off to a flying start for the hosts as they took
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town put one hand on an eighth place finish in the United Counties League Division One table with a creditable 2-2 draw at ninth-placed Pinxton FC. The contest followed a typical ‘game of two halves’ pattern with the hosts taking a 2-0 half time lead through Harvey
Buxton strengthened their playoff push with a 2-0 win over Scarborough at The Silverlands. Early on, Max Bardell created the first chance of the game, setting up Cian Coleman, but the midfielder fired wide. Soon after, the home pressure continued as Luke Brennan laid the ball into Coleman’s path in space, forcing the keeper into