by Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio. Photo Credit to Michael South Photography After a slightly crazy week off the field, the Gladiators successfully put all the critics to bed and let the football speak for them on New Year’s Day. This game was a welcome distraction from a week off the field that included
In a statement released yesterday (27/12/25) the Gladiators confirmed that Adam Clayton has left the club by mutual consent. The news comes after a string of poor performances, particularly away from home, topped off by losing 3-0 to Ossett United on Boxing Day. Matlock find themselves 3rd in the Northern Premier League East Division, 7
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town ended 2025 on a rather negative note as they were well beaten by an Ossett United side who were, at the start of the day, potentially glancing over their shoulders towards the relegation places. The game couldn’t have got off to a much worse start as
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Photo Credit: Chris Cookman Photography The Gladiators made sure that they finished the year strong on home turf as they saw off Lincoln United on Saturday afternoon (20/12/25). This was the first game of December that actually managed to go ahead at The Proctor Cars Stadium after the
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town recorded back to back away victories in consecutive weekends as they beat Grimsby Borough yesterday (22/11/25) on a damp afternoon at the Bradley Football Development Centre. The game started in a cagey fashion for both teams as they seemed to spend the opening exchanges figuring each
Matlock Town came up short yesterday (08/11/25) as they were beaten by a well-organised and impressive Heaton Stannington side. The visitors arrived at the Proctor Cars Stadium with a very impressive away record, having only lost to table-topping Redcar on the road this season. However it was probably Matlock who started the brighter of the
More potential inconsistencies were evident in Matlock’s most recent game (01/11/25) as they failed to beat mid-table Dunston UTS FC on Saturday afternoon. Now I want to clarify what I mean by this, by no means was this game a BAD result as such, Dunston were 3rd in the form guide going into this encounter
Matlock Town very efficiently blew the cobwebs away from Tuesday Night’s defeat as they beat the other Blyth side, Blyth Town in the NPL East Division on Saturday afternoon (25/10/25) The game started in a surprisingly nervous fashion, considering the league positions of the two teams before a ball was kicked and the first 15
Matlock Town suffered a dent in their promotion hopes on Tuesday night (21/10/25) after the long trip North to bottom four side Blyth Spartans ended in defeat. From the referee’s first whistle, the Gladiators were on the back foot as it seemed that the long journey on a Tuesday night had an impact on some
The Gladiators recorded an impressive win yesterday (18/10/25) as they beat table-topping, free-scoring Redcar Athletic at the Proctor Cars Stadium in the NPL East Division. It could be said that the hosts started the game already on the back foot, as with Diego De Girolamo suspended and Connor Washington only fit enough for the bench,