Northern Premier League

FOX FIRES PIVOTAL WINNER

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 March 2026

By Paul Goodwin

IT was delight for second-half substitute Robbie Fox, who showed nerves of steel to dispatch a late penalty winner for Ilkeston Town in their recovery win over Prescot Cables in a relegation six-pointer.
The game began with an end-to-end contest, though neither side were establishing a clear advantage.
It took only 15 minutes for Sharif Deans to break
PRESCOT CAB 1
ILKESTON TOWN 2
the deadlock with an excellent strike, giving the hosts a slender lead to protect.
Jay Abudu made a crucial block on the line to thwart an inventive Cables corner routine, while Jamie Walker...

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