Welcome to Ashby Ivanhoe F.C
FA Charter Standard Development Club
Senior League Champions 2010/2011
April 24, 2011
Ashby Ivanhoe 2-0 Cottesmore Amateurs
Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division
Monday 25th April 2011
Ashby Ivanhoe clinched the Leicestershire Senior League title as two goals from midfielder Chris Nettel secured a 2-0 victory against lowly Cottesmore Amateurs.
It has been a great season for Ashby and for manager Kev Allsop and his backroom team and the championship is fully deserved. After leading the reserves to the league title last season Kev stepped up to take charge of the first team last summer and has since assembled a great squad of players which were determined from the opening day to win the title.
The whole squad also deserves praise for many great performances throughout the season and every player who has pulled on the Ivanhoe shirt has made an important contribution and the goals scored by Phil Gibson and Steve Hart have also been crucial and has kept Ashby in front of the chasing pack and goalkeeper John Noon has produced many a good save to help secure important victories.
This season has also seen Ashby secure their first ever FA Vase victory with the 4-3 win at Dudley Sports back in September and although they didn’t progress any further in the competition they can still make this a league and cup double when they face Bardon Hill in the Coalville Charity Cup final on Bank Holiday Monday.
Heading into this match Ashby knew that after handing out a 15-1 thrashing to Asfordby on Saturday that just a single point would be good enough to secure the title and they started this match on the front foot and almost took the lead inside the first minute when they forced an early corner and the ball found Mitch Poulton at the back of the area and his volley headed goalwards and found Hart who saw his effort cleared off the line.
Ashby were looking dangerous from corners and it was from a set-piece that they opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Hart’s corner was swung into the area and Chris Nettel jumped above the defence to power a header beyond the keeper.
Four minutes later and Cottesmore were nearly back on level terms when a ball forward found the striker behind the Ivanhoe defence and left him with just Noon to beat but he produced another fine save to keep Ashby in front.
Despite that chance for the visitors Ashby were still the better side and midway through the half they were denied a second goal when a cross from deep by Luke Thorogood found Mark Muir at the back post but his header produced a point-blank save from the opposition keeper.
Ashby continued to look for the second goal throughout the remainder of the first half and with just a couple of minutes before the break they were unlucky when from another corner the ball found Greg Smith inside the area and his effort was also cleared off the line to keep the score at 1-0.
At the start of the second half it was the visitors who started the quickest and they went close on three occasions inside the opening 15 minutes of the half when firstly a cross into the area found the player but his glancing header was wide of the far post and then a couple of minutes later a shot was also wide before another shot forced Noon into another save by tipping a powerful shot over.
Ashby then started to get back on top and just after the hour mark top-scorer Hart tried a speculative effort from the edge of the area when the ball had found its way over the defence but the shot was narrowly over the bar.
Then midway through the second half Ashby scored the all important second goal which gave them the breathing space and it was another superb goal when from 30 yards the ball fell to Nettel and he unleashed an unstoppable drive which flew past the keeper and into the roof of the net and after playing out the final twenty minutes comfortably the final whistle was met with a rapturous applause from the large crowd and the title celebrations could finally get underway and Ashby will now look forward to their final game of the season against Saffron Dynamo on Saturday where afterwards they will be presented with the league trophy.
On behalf of AIFC CIC, the board of Directors and senior management team would like to welcome all from Newark Town together with our own supporters to the NFU Mutual Sports Ground. Since our last update, the ground improvement works have significantly progressed and we would like to take this opportunity to advise you on the progress of each project. Sports pitches, car park and improvements to access The creation of the new junior football pitches has been completed in September and is currently in the maintenance period. Currently, it is planned that the new pitches will be used for the first time at our Junior tournaments planned for June 2025, earlier than anticipated. Works to the car park and new access have been delayed further. As reported in our last update, this is due to subsidence issues with Lower Packington Road adjacent to the current entrance and the club is still waiting for Leicestershire County Council to investigate and confirm liability for any costs associated with any remedials. The club are also pleased to be able to report that new car park lighting will be installed over the coming weeks with monies raised through fund raising initiatives. This will improve the safety of everyone that visits our facilities at night. New clubhouse roof, new changing rooms and perimeter fencing The new perimeter fencing has been installed to two sides of the first team pitch. We are targeting getting the remaining sides installed ready for next season, funds permitting. The construction of the new changing rooms with a completion date planned for the start of the 2025/2026 season. On behalf of AIFC CIC, we would personally like to thank everyone for your support and all of the companies that have supported the ground development plans to date. If you wish to know more about the ground development works or can offer support in anyway, please feel free to find us and ask any questions you may have. Thanks and come on Ashby Ivanhoe. Jon, Neil, Derrick, Mark and Chris AIFC CIC Directors
First of all, on behalf of AIFC CIC, the board of Directors and senior management team would like to welcome all from Harrowby United to the NFU Mutual Sports Ground. This match marks the long awaited return to First Team league football after we have needed to play our home games at Quorn last season and away from home for the start of the 2024/2025 season. Since our last update on the clubs redevelopment plans, events have significantly moved on and we would like to take this opportunity to update you on the progress of the two current planning applications. Planning application – 22/01811/FULM – Sports pitches, car park and improvements to access Following the lengthy planning process, we are pleased to announce that the creation of the new junior football pitches commenced at the end of August and were completed within a 3 week period. The grass is beginning to grow and it is planned that the new pitches will be ready for the summer of 2026. Works to the car park and new access have been delayed. This is due to subsidence issues with Lower Packington Road adjacent to the current entrance and the club is waiting for Leicestershire County Council to investigate and provide a report into the problem as necessary. Planning application – 22/01811/FULM – New clubhouse roof, new changing rooms, extension to covered seating area and new hardstanding. Ground grading works are complete and you now have the ability to be able to stand behind the far goal supporting the team. A new walkway behind the ‘shed end drinkers’ stand has been created together with additional seats to the David Morris stand. Additional perimeter fencing which will separate the main first team pitch from the adjacent pitches/training areas is to be installed in the coming weeks. The construction of the new changing rooms has commenced and the creation of this will massively improve the facilities at our ground. Subject to additional funding becoming available, the intention is for the changing rooms to be completed by the end of 2024. On behalf of AIFC CIC, we would personally like to thank everyone for your support during the planning application process together with all of the companies that have supported the ground development plans to date. We will continue with our plans to create a facility that we all can be proud of. Off the field, we are pleased to announce that in the summer, Mark Scrivener and Chris Palmer joined the CIC structure, becoming Non-Executive Directors to support the current Directors, their addition will be very beneficial for the development of the club off the field. If you wish to know more about the ground development works, please feel free to find us and ask any questions you may have. Thanks and come on Ashby Ivanhoe Jon, Neil and Derrick AIFC CIC Directors
Ivanhoe secured their place in the next round of the Sports Ground Development UCL Cup last night through Sam Grouse’s second half goal! It was an excellent performance from front to back and the boys could have won by significantly more, as Grouse saw a chance narrowly go over the bar and one come off the post! At home, the Knights put in a good performance against a higher level opposition, but that game ended with Heather coming out on top winning 3-0. Now onto Saturday when our focus switches back to the league, as the first team host Melton Town at the NFU, and the Knights travel to Cottesmore!
Ashby Ivanhoe are pleased to be able to announce Malcom Woodings as the new Manager of the Knights. Although Malcom has only been at the club a relatively short time, his enthusiasm and appreciation of the culture of Ashby Ivanhoe has impressed everyone. Malcom’s first game in charge will be this Saturday away to Barrow Town, with his first game at the NFU the following Saturday when we host Highfield Rangers. All at the club give him their full support and wish him well in his new role.
The boys put in a much improved second half display but ultimately a tough opening 45 minutes cost us as we went in at the break 2 down. We came out the blocks quick second half and Holmes and Grouse both had efforts that narrowly went over the bar. Ivanhoe were finally able to make a breakthrough 17 minutes from time as the Town goalkeeper collided with Carta, with Grouse stepping up to convert from the spot. Moments later Acott was clean through and was hacked down by the last Hucknall defender, who was shown red. We however were unable to take advantage and couldn’t grab a late equaliser. We go again on Saturday, when we host Bilston in the FA Vase Second Round Qualifying at the NFU, thanks to all those that travelled over tonight to support the lads!
After a stop-start first half where neither side could really take control of the game, the lads came out and took it up a level in the second period to take all 3 points! The goal came as Will Robson did fantastic down the left wing to cut back and find Joel Carta in the box, Carta found space with a great first touch and slotted across goal into the far corner of the net! Moments later the ball was in the net again and it looked to have been 2 but Carta was adjudged to have been offside from the James Harrison cross (see last photo…)! The back line were tested by a physical Boston side but remained faultless, earning themselves and Sam Taylor in nets another clean sheet! Overall a well earned 3 points - well done lads! Next up we visit Hucknall Town on Wednesday night!
Ivanhoe storm into the next round of the Sports Ground Development UCL Cup with a fantastic performance in the roasting heat! Braces for both Danny Quinn and Sam Grouse, as well as goals from James Harrison and Will Robson get the job done for Ivanhoe! Next up, the boys finally return to league action as we host Boston Town next Saturday!
Our The Emirates FA Cup Journey ends but the lads can be proud of the performance they put in today! We went toe to toe with Step 3 opposition for the majority of the game but were ultimately undone through a first half penalty kick and a second half header! Our visitors were reduced to 10 men after the goalkeeper caught a back pass on the line to deny a goal scoring opportunity, but we couldn’t quite make the final ball work to take advantage in the final 20 minutes. All in all, plenty of positives to take from it and a great showing from our boys - on a different day who knows how it could have gone! Thanks to the 391 that turned up to support the boys, your support was great and we look forward to see you back at the NFU on the 16th September when we host Boston Town! All the best to Bromsgrove Sporting FC in the next round, and at least that’s the date for Skeggy away on the 30th September now confirmed!
A tough one to take tonight, 3-1 up and cruising with just minutes left to play but somehow Belper end up turning it around completely scoring 3 in 6 minutes to take maximum points. The 3 brilliant Ivanhoe goals came from Sam Grouse, Joe Neal and Joel Carta, it sounds ridiculous to say given the result but we were absolutely superb to watch for the majority of the game! Thanks to everyone that came and supported the boys, 75% of the crowd must have been Ashby and we take more away than some get at home, please be assured that that’s never taken for granted! We now go again on Saturday, at home to Bromsgrove Sporting in the next round of the FA Cup!
A second half strike from Sam Grouse sends Ivanhoe into the next round of the FA Cup! It was a tight encounter that swung our way in the second 45 half of the game, and our pressure paid off when the again sensational Will Robson played in Grouse who cut inside and finished off calmly! A great crowd of 233 considering that both Leicester and Derby at home too - the support 2nd half pushed the lads on! A date for the diary - First Round Qualifying- 2nd September! GET INNNNNNN!!
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