by Peter Scherer
St.Ives Town are well-known to us from our two seasons in the Southern Premier league.
Ricky Marheineke has been manager since 2014 at the Westwood, which holds up to 2,000 fans and has a 3G pitch.
They were relegated last season after finishing19th in the SPL, but apart from being ninth in 23/24, they have tended to be around the bottom half of the table.
In our play-off year of 23/24 we beat them 2-0 away with a Marcus Barnes double but lost 0-5 on the return at Mickleover.
Former Rams, Northern Ireland and now Matlock Town striker Conor Washington started his career at St.Ives too.
In 2027 they celebrate their 140th anniversary too and in 2011/12 reached the quarter finals of the FA Vase, but as yet have no title wins or further cup success under their belts.
We look forward to welcoming then back to Mickleover again this season.