- Ilkeston Town F.C.
Infobox Football club
clubname = Ilkeston Town fb
fullname = Ilkeston Town Football Club
nickname = The Reds
shortname =
founded =1995
dissolved =
ground = New Manor GroundIlkeston Derbyshire
capacity =
chairman = Denis Haris
ceo =
manager = flagicon|EnglandDavid Holdsworth | league = NPL Premier Division
season = 2007-08
position = NPL Premier Division, 17th
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pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=|leftarm2=|body2=|rightarm2=|shorts2=|socks2=Ilkeston Town Football Club are an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in
Ilkeston ,Derbyshire . They were established in 1945.In May 2008, it was announced that local self-made millionaire property tycoon
Chek Whyte was taking over ownership of the club following the death in November 2007 of Paul Millership, who had saved the club when Erewash Borough Council sold the Manor Ground to a Scottish chain of supermarkets. [http://www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/Whyte-Cheks-in-at-New.4081456.jp]Currently in the
Northern Premier League Premier Division , past players have included ex-Nottingham Forest defenderSteve Chettle and former Newcastle United forward John Tudor.They have reached the second round proper of the
FA Cup in seasons 1997-98 and 1999-00.Current First Team Squad
External links
* [http://www.whiteballproject.co.uk/ Unofficial website]
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