By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town’s promotion hopes came crashing down on Tuesday night (28/04/26) as Bradford Park Avenue advanced to the NPL East Division play-off final on Bank Holiday Saturday. Before the game even kicked off, the atmosphere was electric! With home fans packing out the stand at one end of
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town rounded off their regular NPL East season in style this afternoon (25/04/26) as they beat Grimsby Borough at the Proctor Cars Stadium. Interim manager Ryan Cresswell spoke in an interview yesterday that he was treating today’s game as an extra training opportunity ahead of Tuesday (no
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
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
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio. Photo Credit to Steven Greenhough The Gladiators opened the gap between them and 3rd place Emley today (06/04/26) as they beat Silsden at the Regal Interiors Stadium. Firstly, full credit must go to Silsden who haven’t had the easiest of seasons at step 4, but they defended deep
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio. Photo Credit – Michael South Photography Matlock Town cruised to a very impressive victory to kick off a 48-hour double-header across the Easter bank holiday weekend. The game got off to a very fast paced start as the Gladiators had their first real chance after just 5 minutes.
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio. Photo Credit: Michael South Photography Matlock town lost for the second time in the last 3 home games yesterday (14/03/26) in a feisty and incident packed encounter at the Proctor Cars Stadium. The majority of the first half was played in the middle of the pitch, as both
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Photo Credit: Michael South Photography Matlock Town successfully put the demons of the Emley defeat behind them on Tuesday night (03/03/26) as they thrashed Newton Aycliffe in a 9-goal thriller at the Proctor Cars Stadium. Manager Adam Clayton made a number of changes to the side that were
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town slumped to a disappointing defeat yesterday (21/02/26) and lost second place to an Emley side who were 3 points behind the hosts on the day. You’d be forgiven as a Gladiators fan for being quietly confident going into the game as the reverse fixture back in
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio The Gladiators got back to winning ways on Saturday afternoon (07/02/26) after a disappointing defeat in midweek and defeated North Ferriby at the Proctor Cars Stadium. The visitors arrived on the back of indifferent recent form, sitting in 8th position in the table, having been a play off