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SEASIDERS BATTLE TO HOLD UP THE ROBINS

By Andrew Snaith

WHITBY TOWN 0
ILKESTON TOWN 0
WHITBY TOWN held fourth-placed Ilkeston as they rose to tenth and ended their inconsistent run of win-loss-win-losswin-loss.
With injuries and illness biting, manager Gary Liddle made a rare on-field appearance to marshall the backline. However, the first half saw most of the action at the other end.
Midfielder Layton Watts, pushed into a rare striker role, back-heeled wide on 13 minutes, then chipped onto the roof of the net.
Connor Simpson then cracked the Ilkeston crossbar from 20 yards, ten minutes before half-time. Three minutes...

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