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,
The Gladiators successfully bounced back from a disappointing defeat on Saturday to grab 3 points on the road at Emley AFC in the NPL East Division on Tuesday Night (14/10). Matlock started the stronger side and played more of their possession based, free flowing football that we’ve come to expect from Adam Clayton’s men and
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Arthur Inglis Bridlington Town 1 – 2 Matlock Town Matlock Town secured an impressive away victory on Tuesday night, edging out Bridlington Town 2–1 thanks to two stunning first-half strikes. Match Summary The hosts took the lead midway through the first half, capitalising on a spell of pressure to put