By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio New manager Nathan Haslam successfully won his first home game in charge of Matlock Town as they beat top of the league Liversedge FC 2-0 at the Proctor Cars Stadium on Saturday (17/10/26). The hosts came flying out of the starting blocks and began the game very much
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Debutant Ethan Kachosa scored one and set up on another in his first appearance for Matlock Town as they beat Stocksbridge Park Steels 3-0 this afternoon (10/10/2026). From the start, Kachosa was showing his promise as after just 2 minutes, he beat his man on the left wing
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town have today confirmed the appointment of a new management team, following the stepping down of Lewis Duckmanton and assistant Sam Hird on Saturday evening. It was announced today (09/10/2026) that the Gladiators have appointed Nathan Haslam as manager and Pav Singh as his assistant. Nathan Haslam
By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Photo Credit – Michael South Photography Matlock Town successfully silenced all the off-field negativity this evening (06/10/26) as they defeated play-off chasing Heaton Stannington 3-0 at the Proctor Cars Stadium. Before a ball was kicked, the club had been rocked by off field issues and abusive fans that
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