Ilkeston Town F.C.

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Ilkeston Town

Full name	Ilkeston Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Robins
Founded	1894
Ground	New Manor Ground, Ilkeston (Capacity: 3,500)
Chairman	Denis Harris
Manager	Kevin Wilson
League	Conference North
2008–09	NPL Premier Division, 2nd
Home colours

Ilkeston Town Football Club are an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Current squad 4 Records 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The club was established in 1894.^[1]

They have reached the second round proper of the FA Cup twice, in seasons 1997-98 and 1999-00.

In May 2008, it was announced that local self-made millionaire property tycoon Chek Whyte was taking over ownership of the club following the death in November 2007 of Paul Millership, who had saved the club when Erewash Borough Council sold the Manor Ground to a Scottish chain of supermarkets.^[2]

Currently in the Conference North, past players have included ex-Nottingham Forest defender Steve Chettle and former Newcastle United forward John Tudor.

In the 2008-09 season they finished second behind Eastwood Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. In the play-offs they beat Kendal Town 4-3 to reach the final. The club gained promotion to the Conference North on 2 May 2009 when they beat Nantwich Town in the play off final 2-1 after extra time with a 94th-minute winner, in front of 1,794 fans.

[edit] Stadium

The club plays at the New Manor Ground

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player GK Dan Lowson GK David Bevan (on loan from Aston Villa)[3] GK Steve Huntingdon DF Keiron Murphy DF Charlie O'Loughlin DF James Dudgeon DF Alex White DF Richie Holmes MF Mitchell Griffiths MF Liam Green MF Chris Davies MF Josh Burge

No. Position Player MF Darren Caskey MF Dan Holmes MF Paul Dempsey FW Sam Duncum FW Shane Newton FW Amari Morgan-Smith FW Jon Douglas FW Gary Ricketts FW Joe Harris FW Ben Fairclough (on loan from Notts County) FW David Graham FW Junior Mendes

[edit] Records

• FA Cup best performance: second round proper - 1997-98, 1999-00
• FA Trophy best performance: third round replay - 1994-95
• FA Vase best performance: fourth round - 1988-89

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Unofficial website
• Official website
• Ilkeston Town at the Football Club History Database

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