Northern Premier League

Robins win fifth on the spin

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 April 2024

ILKESTON TOWN 3 MORPETH TOWN 2
By Rod Malcolm

SOUGHT-AFTER striker Tom Cursons scored one and Ilkeston’s victory and would have had a hatful but for Morpeth keeper Dan Lowson - the veteran goalie, who starred for the Derbyshire side a decade ago, produced three brilliant saves to deny Cursons.
It left Ilkeston manager Ian Deakin, who arrived in the autumn, saying: “We have the makings of a very good side. We’ve won six and drawn two of the last eight and that’s fantastic.”
His side went in front early with a thumping header by Thomas Marshall f...

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