Season review 24/25

Now the moment you all been waiting for, how did my 1st season at Matlock Town FC go. Well remember I have been successful before, in my 2 seasons before with Dial Square FC, 2 league titles so I had to keep up the trend.

Transfer of the season had to be the free transfer from Jeff Stelling’s Hartlepool, Lamar Reynolds. Ok his wages were on the high side, but in 17 games, scoring 17 goals and 11 assists, he was key to the team.

Now for the season, and what a nail biter it was , going down to the last day of the season. As you can see the board wanted a top half finish, but with 85 points I was able to steer the team to the top of the tree. There was a nice unbeaten run around the Christmas period which helped us on our way.

In the FA CUP, it wasn’t brilliant going out in a reply on penalties.

A little better in the FA TROPHY, beating higher opposition before narrowly losing to Aldershot.

We did finish runners up in the league cup, having a fantastic run up to the final, only to be pegged back and losing on penalties again.

The biggest win was an away trip to Harborough which saw the Glads score, Goals were flying in all over the place. A 4-1 victory vs Gainsborough in the FA trophy was the match to remember. The Goal vs Whitby from Miguel Ngwa from 40 yards won gola of the season.

We saw an increase in money into the club with fans buying Palmer’s shirt being the top seller.

Core fans went down which is a shame because we we need core support to get behind the team, but with the football, we are playing the fair-weather fans grew.

Liam Brady won the Fan’s Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season, playing 33 games and scoring 10 goals. Lamar Reynolds got the signing of the season and the most POTM with 7. Aswell as Goal of the Season, Miguel Ngwa was the top scorer with 24 goals.

Over a great season, I am very proud of the team, but it’s going to be harder when we venture to the Vanarama National League North next season. Over the summer we will lose some players but with the board’s help, myself and Martin will work on bringing in some new players to finish as high as we can.

#GladsAllOver