A missed penalty and two home-town goals in as many minutes sent Market Drayton Town’s teenage triers to an Evo-Stick League South defeat they simply didn’t deserve.

Market Drayton Town’s assistant manager Delwyn Humphries, and central defender Paul McMullen, received marching orders from referee Dragan Kuzmanovic as he and an assistant, Richard Gould, came under fire in a verbal punch up, writes Terry Morris.

Another of Market Drayton Town’s old guard is joining their battle for Evo-Stik League South survival.

Simon Line has urged his Market Drayton team to cut out the defensive lapses after this loss to division one south high-flyers Kidsgrove last night.

RAF fire-fighter Jason Francis answered an emergency call from his old club with a blazing performance as Market Drayton Town took this crucial Evo-Stik League One South six pointer playing with 10 men for the last half hour after top scorer Martyn Davies had been sent off.

Manager Simon Line is hoping to bolster his threadbare Market Drayton Town squad ahead of tonight’s crucial Evo Stik League division one south basement battle at Leek.

Market Drayton fear the cancellation of their Shropshire FA Challenge Cup home tie with Whitchurch Alport could force their exit from the competition.

The long trip to Lincolnshire proved worthwhile for Market Drayton Town as they eased their Evo Stik League division one south relegation worries with a fine triumph.

A return to a four-team Shropshire Senior Cup was welcomed today – by the two new sides to enter the fray next season.

Experienced midfielder Steve Jagielka has quit Market Drayton Town after the north Shropshire club cut its playing budget, writes CHRISHUDSON.

An unlikely tactical turnaround by Drayton’s top striker helped trigger this entertaining, well deserved Evo-Stik League South win over Sheffield at Greenfields.

If ever a football match gave credence to that tired old truism about a game being of two halves then this was it.