Northern Premier League

ROBINS IN TOP TOAST TO HARVEY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 January 2026

ILKESTON TOWN 3 MORPETH TOWN 1
By Rod Malcolm

YOUNG striker Harvey Kirby-Moore netted twice to vindicate his manager’s decision to make four changes at half-time.
That snatched away Morpeth’s hopes of a rare away win, which had been justified by their bright opening 45 minutes.
Newcastle United loanee John Brayson put them ahead on 11 minutes, taking advantage of a muddle in the Ilkeston defence.
He was left to roll the ball home.
Home manager Ian Deakin had seen enough and shuffled his pack, saying: “I’m not a run-of-the-mill manager – you can b...

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