Northern Premier League

PARKER ADDS TO HIS VALUE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

ILKESTON TOWN 3 LANCASTER C 0
By Rod Malcolm

LEFT-BACK Sam Parker scored twice to top a fine defensive display and show why he has attracted interest from foreign clubs.
He did it against promotion hopefuls Lancaster who had plenty of the play but failed to turn it into goals.
They were dominant when 23-year-old Parker first struck, a low shot that picked up a deflection which wrong-footed keeper Brad Kelly. Just before the hour, he was up for a corner, heading home off a post to put his Derbyshire side in command.
That was soon emphasised by winger L’varn Brandy who carried ...

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