....captured the signature of ex-Robins skipper Matt Baker.

Baker, who has been with Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division side Redditch United this season, relished the chance to return to the New Manor Ground, where he spent seven years before moving to Grantham Town at the end of the 2016/17 season.

Part way through the 2017/18 season, he made the move to McIntosh’s Buxton side.

Baker first appeared at the New Manor Ground at the start of the 2010/11 season, as an Ilkeston Town academy scholar.

He was part of the academy side which kept football alive at the NMG after the demise of the original Ilkeston Town.

He then made a natural progression through the ranks, making his first-team debut in the 4-0 victory away at Whitby Town in April 2013. He would go on to make over 150 appearances for Ilkeston FC.

During the 2015/16 season, at the age of 21, he was made captain, a job he took to with ease and earned the respect of his fellow team-mates and fans.

At the end of the 2016/17 season, he was voted supporters` player of the season.

Baker told http://www.ilkestontownfc.co.uk: “This club means a lot to me, it gave me a chance in the academy as a 16-year-old and the chance to progress through to senior football. Ilkeston Town is showing a lot of ambition and everyone is aiming to get the club back to where it once was.”

He continued: “Martin played a big part in me coming back to the New Manor Ground, I really enjoyed my time working with him at Buxton, so I’m looking forward to teaming up again.

“It’s good to back with you all, I’m looking forward to seeing the fans and know that they will get behind this team and help create some good memories”.