Clipstone defeated Barton Town Old Boys 3-0 in the NCEL Premier Division on Tuesday night as I made my first ever visit to the Lido Ground.
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North Ferriby United 0-2 Maidstone United – National League
North Ferriby United suffered a fourth straight defeat as goals from Liam Enver-Marum and Alex Flisher earned fellow newly-promoted side Maidstone United victory in my first ever match at Grange Lane.
Penistone Church 4-0 Brigg Town – NCEL Division 1
Penistone Church moved up to third in the NCEL Division 1 table with a dominant 4-0 victory over Brigg Town on my first every visit to Church View Road.
Maltby Main 0-4 Liversedge – NCEL Premier Division
Liversedge moved to the top of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division table on Wednesday evening with a comfortable 4-0 victory at Malty Main on my first ever visit to Muglet Lane.
Chesterfield 1-3 Millwall – League 1
Chesterfield suffered a first home defeat of the season as Steve Morison’s first-half brace helped Millwall to a 3-1 victory in North Derbyshire.
Shane Ferguson put the visitors ahead inside a quarter of an hour, before Morison scored twice in four minutes to give the Lions a three-goal lead at the interval.
The Spireites battled in the second half and Sam Hird’s 65th minute header appeared to give them a glimmer of hope. However, they struggled to break down the solid Millwall backline and, in truth, a comeback rarely looked likely as the Lions travelled home with all three points.
Armthorpe Welfare 0-4 Bottesford Town – NCEL Premier Division
Bottesford Town went top of the NCEL Premier Division on Tuesday evening with a comfortable 4-0 victory at Armthorpe Welfare on my first ever visit to the Welfare Ground.
Nelson 1-4 Bishop Auckland – FA Cup Preliminary Round
Nelson FC’s FA Cup dreams were shattered by a 4-1 defeat to Bishop Auckland on Saturday as I made my first ever visit to their Victoria Park home.
Chesterfield 2-0 Walsall – League 1
Ched Evans’ incredible start to life at Chesterfield continued on Tuesday evening as the Welshman scored twice to help the Spireites earn a 2-0 win over Walsall.
Two stunning second half goals from Evans meant the hosts made it a second consecutive home victory and, as a result, moved to the summit of the League 1 table.
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town – League 1
Ched Evans was involved in a trio of goals on his home debut as Chesterfield defeated Swindon Town 3-1 at the Proact Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
It was Evans’ free kick that led to the opener, as Gary Liddle headed home his first ever Spireites goal after the Robins goalkeeper had tipped the original strike on to the crossbar.
The Welshman then won the spot kick that Jay O’Shea duly converted on the stroke of half time, before firing home Gboly Ariyibi’s cross to get himself on the scoresheet in the second half.
Darnell Furlong scored a late consolation for the visitors, but it was nothing more and Danny Wilson’s side ran out deserved victors in their opening home game of the new campaign. (more…)
Sheffield United 1-2 Crewe Alexandra (aet) – League Cup First Round
A brace from Ryan Lowe saw League 2 side Crewe Alexandra come from behind to knock Sheffield United out of the League Cup at the first hurdle.
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