Saturday 26th January

Due to the wet weather Saturday's first team game at home to Sacred Heart, and Sunday's youth game at home to Rochdalians were both postponed.

Next weekend there will be no game at Church Lane as all three teams go on their travels. The First team travel to Atherton Town for a very important league game, while the reserves travel to East Manchester. On Sunday the Youth side go to Ashton Athletic.

Millers Draw A Blank: New Mills 0 - Elton Fold 0

On a bitterly cold day New Mills and Elton Fold fought out a goal-less draw in a game of few chances. After the excitement of last week's Derbyshire Cup win this time there was little to cheer for the crowd of 130 as for the third time this season the Millers failed to beat their Lancashire opponnents.

Deano tackled on his run

Paddy runs onto rebound from keeper

In a very even first half the only real chance for either team fell to Rick Pite, whose header beat the keeper only to come back off the woodwork. Although the Millers had the better of the second half, there was little goalmouth action apart from a couple of scrambles in the Elton Fold goalmouth towards the end.

Cross into Elton's box

A more positive note for the Millers was the return of Stephen Done who after a long injury came on as a second-half substitute.

New Mills: Eaton, Land, Brankin, Ignotus, Dignan, Lees, Pite, Littler, Clarke, Morgan D, Wild, Done, Morgan G, Jones. Match Ball Kindly Sponsored by The Queens Hotel.

Next Saturday New Mills are agains at home to Rochdale Sacred Heart, Kick Off 2.30, while on Sunday the Youth Team entertain Rochdalians in the league, Kick Off 2 pm.

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Youth Team - Open Cup 2nd Round: New Mills 3 - Burscough 2

The Millers pulled off a tremendous win against the Premier League leaders on Sunday with a fine 3-2 win. Another two goals from Dale Johnson and one from Danny Slater being enough to send New Mills into the quarter finals where they will meet either Ashton Athletic or Marine A at Church Lane.

Holders Back in Final: New Mills 2 - Alfreton Town 2
New Mills Won 4-2 on penalties

Holders New Mills went through to the final of the Derbyshire Divisional Cup after a tense semi-final tie at home to Alfreton Town on Saturday. After thirty minutes, few in the crowd of over 250 could have imagined just how close a call it proved to be as The Millers were two goals to the good and it could have been more.

Right from the kick-off the home side went at their opponents with Jones, Morgan and Wild all going close. It was no surprise when New Mills eventually went in front when Chris Lees tapped in at the far post for his fifth goal of the season. Still the homesters continued to attack and they doubled their lead when Mickey Brankin beat the offside trap and calmy chipped the Town keeper.

The big crowd were still cheering when a rasping drive from Steven Land rattled the crossbar. Further chances fell to The Millers but against the run of play and just before the break, Alfreton were awarded a penalty when Housley was adjudged to have been fouled. John Sunderland calmly scored from the spot and suddenly the visitors were back in the match.

Second half attack on Town defence

The second half belonged to Alfreton and with only minutes remaining Hogg turned in a cross from the left to send the game into extra time.

New Mills looked the more dangerous in extra time and hit the crossbar again and saw another effort cleared off the line, but there was no further scoring and it was once again down to the penalty shoot out.

As in the Chapel game earlier in the competition, Barry Eaton in the Millers' goal proved the hero, saving two of the Alfreton spot kicks, and it was left to Scott Dignan to shoot New Mills into a Derby final against local side Whaley Bridge.

New Mills: Eaton, Land, Brankin, Ignotus, Dignan, Lees, Littler, Pite, Jones, Morgan D, Wild. Subs Morgan G, Holdgate, Clarke.
Alfreton: Kelk, Milburn, Evans, Leatherland, Baker, Sunderland, Hogg, Watson, Pierce, Housley, Chan. Subs, Jacques, Ball, Bradley.
Attendance 257. Special thanks to Match Ball Sponsors New Mills Golf Club.

Attack covered by Town keeper

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New Mills Reserves pulled off a fine 2-1 win away at Springhead with Rick Boston and Danny Thomas scoring the goals.

On Sunday New Mills Youth Team made it three out of three with a 4-2 win at Rochdalians in
the Division One Cup after extra time. Dale Johnson 3 and Chris Phieffer scoring.