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New Defender & Coach at Ilkeston

Ilkeston Town, switched to the Pitching In Northern Premier League Prmeier Division, have announced the arrivals of defender James Hurst and first team coach Lee Williamson.

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Hurst (pictured) has vast experience at all levels of the game. The 31-year-old began his career at Portsmouth. He has also represented West Bromwich Albion, Blackpool, Shrewsbury Town and Birmingham City in the Football League. His footballing journey also includes three spells in the Icelandic top-flight and non-League experience with Torquay United, AFC Telford United, Dover Athletic, Wrexham and made around 30 appearances for Hednesford Town in the Conference North during the 2014/15 season. He ended the 2018/19 season at Sutton Coldfield Town and joined then-Southern Premier Division Central side Hednesford in May 2019. He moved to then-Northern Premier outfit Buxton in August 2020 and then to Tamworth in January 2022. Williamson, 40, also has huge experience at the higher levels of the game as well as internationally with Jamaica, for whom he won 9 caps. He played extensively in the Football League with clubs including Mansfield Town, Northampton Town, Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Burton Albion and Blackburn Rovers, whilst also playing in the Premier League with Watford. He is now developing his career as a coach and will be a valuable asset to the Robins staff. Player-manager Jamie Ward told https://ilkestontownfc.co.uk: “Having played with Hursty at Buxton I know what he’s capable of. He’s versatile and can play centre-half, right back or central midfield, although primarily he’s coming in as a centre-half. If we need him to fill in elsewhere he can do that. “He’s got good footballing experience and can only make our team better. “On Willo, he’s a young coach coming through his coaching development and another I played with when we were at Sheffield United and Burton. “We kept in touch along the way and he has good footballing experience including in the Premier League and internationally, so it’s always nice to have someone with good football knowledge come on board and help myself and Jeppo out”.

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