By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio It was heartbreak for the Gladiators this evening (29/09/2026) as they suffered a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of fellow play-off chasers Bradford Park Avenue. The visitors (similar to Dunston earlier in the season) are one of those teams that Matlock have historically struggled to get results
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Photo Credit – Michael South Photography An excellent performance from Matlock Town this afternoon (12/09/26) saw them progress to the third round of the FA Trophy after beating Nuneaton Town 5-1. Matlock were also boosted by the debuts of two players, Aiden Walker signed on Friday alongside left-back
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town unfortunately couldn’t make it 2 away wins in a row on Tuesday evening (18/08/26) as they lost to a very well organised Ossett United side. The game started quite quickly for the visitors as Jed Abbey broke through after just two minutes. The forward was unable
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town successfully made it back to back wins in the NPL East Division today after successfully defeating Morpeth Town in what is one of the longest away trips of the season. The long journey up to Northumberland didn’t seem to trouble Ricky Ravenhill’s men who managed to
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Photo Credit: Michael South Photography Matlock Town successfully silenced some of the critics from Saturday’s disappointing defeat by beating Grimsby Borough 3-2 at the Proctor Cars Stadium on Tuesday evening (11/08/26). From the off, the Gladiators looked a lot more lively than they did at the weekend, the
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
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