NPL chairman, Mark Harris, was on the guest list for the Ilkeston Town game and was accompanied by his Isthmian League counterpart part, Nick Robinson, and his wife, Andrea.

A spectacular Ryan Handford goal in the dying seconds maintained the young Reds winning sequence but they were stretched all the way by a good Witton Albion outfit.

At the thirteenth attempt, Workington returned to winning ways and whilst they couldn’t replicate the fluent, attacking football they produced on recent away days this display of courage, commitment and character epitomised the sort of qualities needed for a relegation scrap. 

Match photos from the Workington vs Unisun Athletic game on Tuesday 3 February 2026.