Match Preview

The Fenmen begin a run of four home games when they entertain Derbyshire side Heanor Town at Fountain Fresh Park on Saturday.
Wisbech will be looking to bounce back following their disappointing festive programme, but the visitors are also in a poor run of form, having last won in the UCL Premier Division North two months ago.
They began the season promisingly and were unbeaten after six matches, including four wins, but since winning 4-0 at Pinchbeck on November 4 they have slipped to 10th in the league with 22 points from 17 matches.
Leading scorer is Sacha Markelic with 17 goals in 24 games, while the club’s record goalscorer, Kieran Debrouwer, has notched six this season, taking his tally to 160 in all.
Recent History:
Honours decorated the Town Ground trophy cabinet at regular intervals during the 1990s with two Central Midlands League Supreme Division titles in 1995 and 1997.
In 2009 the club appointed joint managers Craig Hopkins and Glenn Kirkwood who set themselves a target to win the East Midlands Counties League championship within three years. In their first season they finished seventh, the season after they were third and in their third season they were crowned champions, beating local rivals Blackwell Miners Welfare 1-0 courtesy of a Josh Royce goal in the penultimate game of the season.
Managers Kirkwood and Hopkins left Heanor in January 2013 to join local strugglers Mickleover Sports. Jordan Hall, one of the playing squad, was appointed interim manager and guided the club to an 11th place finish in the NCEL Premier league.
In June 2013 local businessman Geoff Clarence purchased the club and immediately spent thousands of pounds updating the facilities at the Town Ground, including a complete renovation of the clubhouse. Glen Clarence was appointed first team manager assisted by James Baker and Steve Huntington. The trio built a young local squad which improved the club to an eighth-placed finish in the league along with two semi-final appearances in the Derbyshire and league cups. Ten years on and Clarence is still manager.
With the reshape of the football leagues from Step Three downwards, Heanor took the sideways move to the Midland League, finishing sixth in 2015/16. They moved to the United Counties League Premier Division North in 2022/23.

Courtesy of Adrian Lynn