Ilkley Town 1 Rothwell Athletic 3

Ilkley Town's promising start to the West Yorkshire League season stalled on Saturday when they suffered a home defeat.

Without a number of their regular players, Ilkley had enough chances to force a draw against their spirited opponents but couldn't take them.

Town went ahead with an Andy Bloom goal but after conceding an equaliser and a freak second soon after, they ended up chasing the game.

  • Full report in Thursday's Ilkley Gazette