by Peter Scherer

While Mickleover’s hopes of going eight unbeaten were dashed in last Saturday’s 0-1 defeat at Racing Club Warwick, our table topping visitors this Saturday suffered similarly.

Carlton lost 0-1 at Coleshill last Saturday, having gone eight unbeaten since they lost 0-4 at Racing Club Warwick too.

Mark Harvey and Andy Clerke have been joint managers since the start of this season, having finished seventh in the NPL East last season.

Goalkeeper Felix Annan joined our visitors in August 2023, after a season in the US with Maryland Bobcats. Ghanaian born, he started his career in his homeland, with Asanate Kotoko SC and spent time at the West African Football Academy.

Dean Freeman is a central defender, who joined our visitors at the start of the 22/23 season after a spell at Newark. He also made over 100 appearances for Coalville and has played for Sherwood Colliery, Belper Town, Loughborough Dynamo and Rainworth MW after starting his youth career at Barnsley.

Left back Lewis Durow is in his fourth season at Carlton. He’s played for Ilkeston Town, Holbrook Sports and Mickleover RBL too.

Right back Liam Bateman is another defender who started his career at Aston Villa, before three years at

Kettering following his release. He’s also played for Basford, St. Ives, Tamworth and Worksop and joined Carlton in 2023.

Defender Shea Thompson-Harris joined our visitors following his release from Notts County in 2023.

Alex Howes is a central midfielder and another former Notts County junior. After a loan spell at Coalville and Tamworth, he joined Basford on his release. He initially came to Carlton on loan, before his move became permanent in February 2022.

Attacking midfielder Jason Law arrived last month from Stamford. A graduate of Carlton’s own Academy after spells with Derby and Burton, Law went to Mansfield Town as a 16 year old. After loans at Sutton Coldfield, Gresley Rovers, Hednesford, Leek Town and Kettering, he moved to Scunthorpe last March after 10 years with the Stags. He was also loaned to Spalding Utd, before starting this season at Stamford.

Niall Davie is the club captain and can play midfield or striker. A home grown player who came through the clubs own academy.

Niall Hylton is another midfielder, who joined our visitors from local club Gedling MW. He has played for Basford too.

Khyle Sargent is a midfielder who returned to the club in 21/22.

Ollie Taylor is a young midfielder, recently arrived on loan from Mansfield Town, where he has been a regular in the Stags Under 19’s.

Ewan Robson is another midfielder signed in pre-season from Sherwood Colliery.

Midfielder or striker Lamin Manneh came from Dunkirk in 2022.,

Ollie Clark left Carlton in January 2021 to join Basford, but came back in October 2024 initially on loan from Stamford. He is also a midfielder.

Former Notts County midfielder Neo Saunders joined the squad in March 2024 too.

Striker Ash Chambers was a pre-season signing from Barwell. He played over 140 games in League Two, scoring 17 goals, having started out at Leicester City. After loans at Wycombe and Grimsby Town, he joined York City, moving on to Cambridge Utd three years later. He’s also played for Dagenham & Redbridge, Nuneaton, Kidderminster, Brackley, Buxton, Coalville and Basford.

Fellow striker or midfielder Alex Troke returned to Carlton for his third spell in pre-season. A former Notts County youngster, he had spells at Eastwood and Grantham before joining our visitors in Match 2013, staying just over two years before moving to Coalville.

Bedworth and Ilkeston were his next stops before returning to Carlton again in March 2023. He then joined Belper Town, before spending a year back at Eastwood and had been at Retford since November 2024 until returning to the Millers again.

Kieran Watson is another striker and another returnee, having play for our visitors for a short time in 2023. He’s also played for Matlock Town, Shirebrook, Staveley MW, AFC Mansfield, Sheffield and Hallam.

Striker Nat Watson is a long serving player. He returned to the club in 21/22 from Basford and has also played for Coalville,

Harry Goddard is another young striker signed from Basford in September 2024.

Most recently midfielder Huw Dawson has arrived from Rushden & Diamonds and yet to make his debut due to recovering from concussion. He started out at St.Albans City, before joining Kettering. He’s also played for Shepshed Dynamo and Bedford Town.

Kick off at the Don Amott Arena is 3pm, come and let us get back to winning ways!

by Peter Scherer

Hopes of extending the unbeaten run to eight games came to an end as Mickleover visited Racing Warwick last Saturday.

Starting line-up: 1-Oliver Bosworth 2-Ali Mohiuddin 3-Archie White 4-George Wilkinson 5-Danny Benson 6-Brad Gascoigne 7-Michael Hollingsworth 8-Harry Wood 9-Josiah Dyer 10-Andy Dales 11-Thabang Dube. Subs: Stuart Beavon, Paddy Webb, Fraser Corden, Will Atkinson, Stanley Holder.

It was a reasonably strong start from Mickleover, with both Wood and Dube testing keeper in the first 15 minutes. But for the rest of the first half it was fairly even, with both defences holding firm, despite chances at both ends failing to reach the target.

Dyer had a couple of shots saved by the keeper, after crosses from White on the left, and Bosworth had to tip a Warwick shot over the bar.

There were no immediate changes for the second half and although Mickleover had more of the possession and some chances, the final ball to break the deadlock was missing.

Sports made a double substitution after 67 minutes when Beavon and Holder came on for Mohiuddin and Dyer, but four minutes later a mistake in the Mickleover defence allowed Ebbutt to open the scoring for our hosts 0-1. Beaten on the right, the ball passed four defenders before beating Bosworth on the far post

Corden then replaced Wood after 77 minutes, but Mickleover’s push for an equaliser continued to draw a blank, and with Webb on for Dube for the last nine minutes. Warwick had gone close just before the goal and had another shot shortly afterwards, well saved by Bosworth, as the back line seemed to have lost it’s way.

The final push came to nought and we suffered a first defeat in eight games, as we now face table toppers Carlton and Belper Town in our next two games.

by Peter Scherer

Despite having to settle for a draw last Tuesday, Mickleover are still sixth in the table and unbeaten in seven as we travel to Racing Club Warwick on Saturday.

Both Jake Bennett and Ashton Offler were on the sidelines last Tuesday and Josh Carter is on the injured list too after his lean at Belper Utd. Otherwise its expected to be a full squad for manager Gareth Holmes to select from.

Our hosts are currently 17th in the table having lost 1-3 at Wellingborough last Saturday, after a run of three games unbeaten.

Manager Scott Eatserlow has been in charge since 2017, gaining the club two promotions and is assisted by Callum Ingram.

Goalkeeper Sam Lomax came from Bedworth in December 2023. Having started at Nuneaton, he spent time in both Barnsley and Aston Villa Under 23’s, before joining Stratford Town on his release.

Ryan Moore is a right back and ex Birmingham City youngster. He joined Redditch after his release, before spending two years at Sutton Coldfield. He joined our hosts pre-season after four years at Bedworth.

Archie Hamp is in his fourth season with our hosts. A right back he previously played for Easington.

Lathaniel Rowe-Turner is a centre back signed from Barwell in September. A former Leicester City youngster, he has experience in Leagues One and Two. He was loaned to Cheltenham, Redditch and Kings Lynn before going to Torquay on his release.

He’s played for Luton Town, Alfreton, Kidderminster, Chester, Kettering, Tamworth and Stourbridge too, but spent the whole of last season at Barwell.

Centre back and captain Kyle Barnett was signed from Bedworth in June 2023. He was previously with Daventry Town.

Alex Worley is a centre back too, on a dual registration with Banbury, who he joined in September from Stafford. He started off with Walsall and was loaned to Haverfordwest, before permanent moves to Stourbridge and Stratford

Dylan Barkers a central midfielder, who started his career with Solihull Moors. His next stops were Guiseley, Alvechurch and Cheltenham, where he stayed for two years and was loaned to Alvechurch, Leamington, Gloucester and Maidstone. He then moved to Hereford and Stratford, before starting last season at Stafford. He joined our hosts pre-season after brief stops at Rushall and another return to Alvechurch.

Jack Edwards is a central midfielder too who came from Leamington in pre-season. He started out at Studley and played for Coventry Sphinx and Barwell before a three-year spell at Leamington. He had a brief stay at Solihull, but had spent the last eight years back at Leamington.

Right sided midfielder Will Bapaga started this season at Rugby Borough, having joined them from Stratford Town. An ex Coventry City junior, he was loaned to Grimsby Town before joining Buxton on his release. He spent three months on loan at Mickleover back in early 2024 and came to our hosts at the end of September.

Callum Coyle is right sided midfielder too and has spent most of his career at Solihull Moors. He had loan spells at Sutton Coldfield, Romulus, Nuneaton, Halesowen and Grantham, before joining Stafford Rangers in a permanent move. He’s played for Rushall, Stratford and Stourbridge, before returning to Stafford in November 2024, moving to Warwick a month later.

Left sided midfielder James Hancock came from Rugby Town in July 2022. He started out at Walsall, before moving onto Daventry Town, Cheltenham, Halesowen, Kidderminster and Stratford. He initially went to Rugby on loan before making his move permanent in July 2020.

Josh Willis is a midfielder who arrived in December 2023 from Coleshill Town. He has played for Romulus, Rushall and Bedworth.

Striker Connor Taylor started out at Walsall too. He joined Nuneaton on his release and played for Tamworth, Leamington and Bromsgrove, before joining our hosts at the start of last season.

James Harding is another striker, signed in pre-season from Swindon Supermarine. He started at Hungerford and has played for Yate Town, and Bishops Cleeve too.

Aaron Opoku is a pre-season signing too, a striker from Eastwood. He’s also played for Stafford Rangers and Leek Town.

Former Birmingham City and Bournemouth youngster Tyrell Skeen-Hamilton is a another pre-season signing, and another striker. He ended last season at Redditch, having also played for Barwell and Stratford Town. He was previously with Rushall, Banbury, Alvechurch, Telford and Gosport Borough.

Fellow striker Cameron Ebbutt started at Birmingham City before moving to Bristol Rovers. He was loaned to Dorchester, Evesham and Yate Town before joining Hereford following his release. He then moved to Gloucester, Bromsgrove and Hednesford, before joining Warwick in October 2022 from Worcester.

Our hosts have also included three homegrown talents in their quad this season, with defender Charlie Pye, Midfielder Ben Flynn and striker Josh Flynn.

Kick off at Townsend Meadow is 3pm.

by Peter Scherer

The weather did its best to put a dampener on the proceedings last night, as Mickleover were robbed of another three points, with a last-minute equaliser from Sutton Coldfield Town.

Starting line-up: 1-Oliver Bosworth 2-Ali Mohiuddin 3-Archie White 4-George Wilkinson 5-Danny Benson 6-Brad Gascoigne 7-Will Atkinson 8-Harry Wood 9-Josiah Dyer 10-Andy Dales 11-Paddy Webb. Subs: Michael Hollingsworth, Fraser Corden, Stanley Holder, Thabang Dube, Liam Carter.

Sutton Coldfield earned an early corner which came to nought, before Mickleover went for an early push. White began to torment the defence on the left wing, before Dyer tested keeper Wren after nine minutes, picking up a loose ball on the edge of the box, but unable to get any real power into his strike.

It was a scrappy start with passes not surprisingly going astray in the ever wet conditions. But 12 minutes in after a Sutton attack had broken down, another run by White got him into the box. His path was blocked but he found Dyer, who made no mistake from close range 1-0.

Mickleover won a free kick on the left three minutes, but White’s kick was soon cleared, while the visitors attempts to breach the home defence, was comfortably dealt with by Wilkinson, Benson and Gascoigne at the back.

Mohiuddin found Dales on the right as we reached the half hour mark, his effort was blocked as was Dyer’s follow up.

Dyer was almost through again a few minutes later but the visitors defence recovered, as they continued to try and play out of their own half more and more.

Atkinson and Wood were keeping midfield fairly tight, which prompted a shot from our visitors from well outside the box after 35 minutes, only to be blocked again.

Just as it began to look as Mickleover would reach half time a goal up, Wilkinson was penalised for a push on Burke in the box. A soft penalty but nevertheless McGrady’s shot proved decisive, with Bosworth choosing the right way, but beyond the full stretch to his right, 1-1 after 41 minutes and remaining level pegging at half time.

Sutton started the second half with more determination and tested Bosworth again to earn a corner four minutes into the half. Webb then picked up the ball as it ran loose, but his path was soon cut off too.

Unlike the first half, Sports seemed to sitting back more and letting their opponents come at them. They were lucky when a 54th minute free kick broke down, prompting a mix up in the defence. The final shot was blocked and the danger cleared.

A minute later Dales managed to create enough space to try a long shot, which went just wide of the left-hand post.

On the hour Sutton had a corner headed over, before Mickleover made their first change with Hollingsworth on for Atkinson.

The visitors had started to get the upperhand, but that all changed in the 62nd minute. Dales floated in a corner and Webb connected to send a glancing header to keeper Wren’s left and it was 2-1.

10 minutes later Webb made way for Dube, but Sutton had another chance to equalise, missing a header at the far post.

78 minutes and Holder replaced Wood, but the visitors continued to look dangerous, with both Wilkinson and Gascoigne having to make hefty clearances.

Sutton missed another chance in the 80th minute with a comfortable header missing its target, before Mickleover went close again after Dales’ build up saw Holder’s shot saved by Wren.

With just over five minutes left Dube sent a powerful strike in from the right. It struck the bar and ricocheted out of play.

Sutton threw everything into the final minutes with keeper Wren even attacking down the left wing. They had a shot over the bar after 88 minutes, but with three minutes added on, there was a painful blow with Wilkinson initially clearing another goal mouth scramble, but it fell nicely for McGrady who poked the ball home to make it 2-2, with just seconds on the clock.

 

by Peter Scherer

Now sixth in the table, unbeaten in six and including four wins from that, progress has been swift for Mickleover.

Tomorrow evening we faced Sutton Coldfield Town at the Don Amott Arena, currently 13th in the table. They went down 0-1 at Coleshill last Saturday, after two successive home wins against Rushden & Diamonds and Wellingborough.

Manager Jemiah Richards only took charge just over a week ago, having previously managed Sporting Khalsa, Bromsgrove Sporting, Hednesford and Racing Club Warwick.

Goalkeeping duties have been shared by James Wren and James Beeson. Wren started out with Walsall, before joining Burton Albion following his release. He then moved on to Tamworth, who also loaned him to Redditch, before visiting Barwell, Nuneaton and Stafford Rangers.

He first joined our visitors in 2025, moving to Hednesford two years later. Stourbridge, Walsall Wood and Rushall followed, before return to Sutton at the beginning of last season.

Beeson came to the club in pre-season after four years at Lichfield City and is now first choice.

Right back Tom Hurley came through Sutton’s own youth scheme. He made his first team debut at 16 and also had a spell at Wolverhampton Casuals before rejoining our visitors and has recently made his 100th appearance..

Left back Jack Lynch was signed from Shepshed Dynamo at the start of last season. An ex Aston Villa youth player, he has played for Walsall, Coleshill and Spalding Utd too.

Vidal Henrickson is another left back and St.Kitts international. After starting out in his homeland with Newtown Utd, he came to the UK with Sporting Khalsa in 2018. He had played for Redditch and Coleshill Town too, and joined our visitors in pe-season after a return trip to Khalsa.

Ayo Lekuti also plays left back or midfield. He was another pre-season signing from Rugby Town after starting his career at Northampton Town. He’s also played for Bromsgrove Sporting and Lye Town.

Captain and centre back James Beresford is another home produced and long serving player. He has been with the club for 10 years.

Sam Smith is a centre back signed pre-season. He’s played for Solihull Juniors, Darlaston and Studley.

Luke McGinnell is a defender who arrived in July 2024 from Chasetown. He has also played for Loughborough Dynamo.

Remie Birch is a midfielder signed initially in August 2023. He also had a spell at Romulus before returning to our visitors.

Fraser Doyle is a midfielder too and was previously at Walsall Wood and Coleshill.

Isai Marselia is a midfielder who began his career in the Netherlands with NEC Nijmegen and Go Ahead Deventer, before coming to Mickleover in 2018.

He soon moved on to Stamford and Halesowen before joining our visitors in September 2019. After a year he moved to Alvechurch and Boldmere, before returning to Sutton in July 2021. He’s played for Coleshill. Wolverhampton Casuals and Romulus too, spending last season with Sporting Khalsa, before returning to our hosts in pre-season for the third spell.

Pre-season signing Ryan Shaw is in his second spell at Sutton Coldfield. He started out at Bishops Cleve, before moving on to Boldmere and Chasetown and his first spell with our visitors. He made his return after spending last season at Bedworth.

Jayden Campbell is a right sided midfielder who started out at Walsall. He joined Rushall following his release, before spending two years at Chasetown. He joined our visitors in pre-season after spending last season with Sporting Khalsa.

Ryan Edmunds came from Bromsgrove in February 2023. Another midfielder, he started at Alvechurch and played for Rushall, Boldmere and Stafford before joining Sutton initially July 2015. After two seasons he moved to Coleshill, followed by Nuneaton, Redditch and Bromsgrove, preceded his return to Sutton.

Striker Kory Burke was played for our visitors last season, before leaving for Boldmere St.Michaels. He returned last month. He’s played for Bedworth too.

Kyle Byrne is a long serving striker, he had left the club in July though, before returning last month and has also played for Shifnal Town.

Reece Gibson is an experienced and long serving midfielder and often captains the side.

Nehemia Zazi is a more recent signing. He’s played for Stourbridge, Rushall Olympic. Alvechurch, Bromsgrove, Chasetown, OJM Black Country and Tividale .

Finally James McGrady is another midfielder, previously at Sporting Khalsa.

Come and support Mickleover’s progress, full catering facilities and kick off 7.45.

by Peter Scherer (Images: Steve Ingers)

MICKLEOVER extended their unbeaten run in the Northern Premier League Midlands to six, after Friday nights 1-0 win over Shepshed Dynamo.

Starting line-up: 1-Olover Bosworth 2-Jake Bennett 3-Archie White 4-Will Atkinson 5-Danny Benson 6-Ashton Offer 7-George Wilkinson 8-Ali Mohiuddin 9-Josiah Dyer 10-Andy Dales 11-Paddy Webb. Subs: Stuart Beavon, Harry Wood, Liam Carter, Stanley Holder, Thabang Dube.
It was Shepshed that managed the first shot of the game, when Jesse Friend picked up the ball from a long throw after two minutes, before sending a half volley over the bar.
Bennett then intercepted another Shepshed run a few minutes later, before Atkinson was fouled just outside the box in the seventh minute. White’s free kick was then cleared for a corner and as that started a goal mouth scramble, Dales went close for Sports.
Shepshed then broke again, putting their effort into the side netting, before Dyer started to tease the visiting defence, with some neat holding of the ball on the right wing.
Mickleover continued to push forward fairly regularly, while Bosworth and his defending back three of Benson, Offler and Wilkinson continued to show their strength.
Friend got a shot in for Shepshed after 13 minutes, but it was straight at Bosworth, and then Dales broke down the left, fired in a cross but straight into keeper Wallis’ hands.
Mohiuddin had earned a 16th minute corner, after Dyer did the hard work on the right. But that was taken short, and they soon lost possession again.
Shepshed had started to try a longer through ball, but it still hadn’t troubled the home defence. They had a chance after 21 minutes too, when Mohiuddin was cautioned for a foul, only for our visitors to waste their opportunity.
They attacked again a minute later, but Offler cut out any danger. With Atkinson marshalling midfield, Dyer managed to create another opportunity, when he held the ball for while, before squaring it to for a shot just wide again 30 minutes in.
Mohiuddin then lost possession on the left, the ball falling nicely for a Shepshed striker. Once again though the shot sailed over the bar, with neither goalkeeper having been seriously tested.
The pressure was beginning to build on the visitors defence and when Webb made a 35th minute interception. But Shepshed responded when Friend found Rogers, before a header from Collins fell nicely for Bosworth again.

Some continuous pressure from the home attack finally paid dividends after Benson beat the defence to cut inside on the right, Dyer had a shot blocked, but White buried the rebound into the back of the net 1-0 after 40 minutes and that’s how it stayed until half time.
With no immediate changes for the second half, Shepshed were first to try their luck again, when a Peart cross found Partridge. He got his head to the ball, but lack of direction sent it wide again.
Mickleover continued to look the sharper and when White intercepted a 49th minute Shepshed attack to send Dales on another run, his cross from the left was blocked to earn a corner, from which Dyer’s effort was blocked and cleared.
Our visitors were keen to push for an equaliser, with possession looking more even in the second half, without either side creating any clearcut chances. 56 minutes and Friend layed the ball off to Samples, but his shot from distance was wide of the right-hand post.
Sports first change was just before the hour when Beavon replaced Webb. It triggered a strong finale when Dales cut inside after 66 minutes, after picking up a White throw, forcing keeper Wallis into a good save.
Wood then replaced Mohiuddin a few minutes later, before another Dales run found Dyer in the middle. He couldn’t quite connect, before it fell to Wood, forcing another excellent save from Wallis.
Beavon kept Wallis on his toes again after a further two minutes, as Mickleover got closer and closer to a second goal.
With the home defence remaining rock solid, Shepshed were unable to make any real progress, but 79 minutes and Dyer was through one on one with Wallis, but the Shepshed keeper just got there first to intercept.
Dales was almost through again with eight minutes left on the clock, and the Mickleover skipper went close again, when his curling free kick curled a little too much and went wide.
Wallis again intercepted a combined Beavon Dyer effort almost on time, but it was another clean sheet for Mickleover and an excellent all-round team performance.

 

by Peter Scherer

Mickleover will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to six when they welcome Shepshed Dynamo to the Don Amott Arena on Friday night.

Loan striker Josiah Dyer scored his third goal in last Saturday’s 2-1 win at St.Neots, which puts Sports back into eighth place in the table.

Our visitors had their first win in five games when they secured a 1-0 home win against Boldmere St.Michaels last Saturday, with an 85th minute decider after four successive defeats.

Gary Drake has been in charge at Shepshed since October last year, having previously been assistant and managed Rugby Town at the end of last season, He has also coached in the US, Canada and the UK.

Keeper Dan Wallis came from Stamford at the beginning of last season. He’s a former Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest junior and has played for Matlock Town, Gainsborough, Macclesfield and Corby Town too.

Right back Ben Bayliss arrived pre-season from Anstey Nomads, where he had spent the last five years. He previously played in the Leicester City and Mansfield Town Academies.

Dec Peart is a centre back who started his career with Oxford City. He played for Kidlington and North Leigh before starting last season at Racing Club Warwick. He joined our visitors in November 2024.

Jowan Partridge is a centre back too, signed in pre-season from Royal Wootton Bassett Town. He has played for Nottingham Trent University too, where he currently studies.

Chad Timson came from Loughborough Dynamo. A defender, he has also played for Leicester Nirvana, Hinckley AFC, Kettering Town and Corby Town.

Left back Jack Samples was signed in September on a dual registration with Quorn. E started out at Oadby Town, but has played for Coalville Town, Ashby Ivanhoe and Anstey Nomads too.

Central midfielder Kyle Dixon is in his third season at Shepshed, since arriving from Carlton Town. He started at Notts County and was loaned to Boston Utd, and Telford before going back to Boston following his release. He’s played for Basford, North Ferriby, Coalville, Newark Flowserve, Gainsborough and Belper Town too.

Jude Collins is a midfielder who started out Shrewsbury Town. He joined Barwell following his releasee in August last year and came to Shepshed, firstly on a dual registration a month later.

Also in midfield Jesse Friend came from FC Romania October last year, having started out at Cheshunt

Callum Burkey is another midfielder and started his career at Southend Utd. He joined ADC Sudbury following his release and had a spell at Basildon before joining Coalville Town and came to Shepshed in March last year dual registered.

Central midfielder Niall Prendeville is the clubs longest servant, as he is in his 10th season at the club. He was previously with Holwell Sports, Barrow Town and Quorn.

Rajdeep Palit is a central midfielder too. After starting out at Huddersfield and Bradford City he joined Hull, after a loan spell at Tadcaster. He then joined Barwell in October 2024, before coming to our visitors in pre-season.

Midfielder Jack York came in pre-season and is another dual registered player from Quorn. He started at Holwell Sports.

Winger or attacking midfielder Jack Rogers s a former Derby County youngster. He went to Ilkeston Town after his release, before moving to Long Eaton and Barwell. He spent time at Shepshed on loan from Ilkeston, and made his return last January dual registered with Barwell.

Striker Tristan Dunkley is one of numerous players signed from Barwell. He arrived at the end of August 2024, having started his youth career at Birmingham City. Loughborough Dynamo and Worcester City were his next stops, soon followed by Hednesford, Halesowen, Solihull Moors, Rushall, Tamworth, Alvechurch and a first spell at Barwell. After going to Corby, Bedworth and Bromsgrove, he rejoined Barwell briefly, before coming to Shepshed.

Aaron Korpal is another striker and ex Nottingham Forest junior. He joined Sherwood following his release and has played for Anstey Nomads too, before joining our visitors in September 2024.

Dylan Reason is a striker too, having returned to the club in pre-season after spells with Banbury Utd and Loughborough Students.

Finally Josh Allen is a young striker signed from Barrow Town pre-season, having previously been at Quorn.

Kick off at 7.45 and remember it’s Halloween, so lets Shepshed are the only ones to be scared.