Northern Premier League

ANSTEY NOMADS 3 COVENTRY SPHINX 1

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

DIV 1 MIDLANDS
By Ryan Bromyard

■ THE Nomads were back at Cropston Road yesterday to face Coventry Sphinx.
Anstey had the better of the chances in the first half but couldn’t quite break the deadlock.
The second started in very similar fashion to the first, Martyn Waghorn would get his debut goal from a corner as he headed home. An individual piece of brilliance from Jaiy Leydon would see the game level at 1-1.
It didn’t take long for the home side to get back in front from a Kyle Tomlin effort which slotted straight into the bottom corner.
The Nomads finally ...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Related TopicsAnstey Nomads Coventry Sphinx Premium

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Non-League Newsletter

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in Northern Premier League

Which Non-League teams are in play-off action this week?

The Non-League regular season reached its dramatic conclusion at the weekend, but now the play-offs take centre stage across the country.
Blyth Spartans hand new deals to management team after avoiding relegation

Blyth Spartans chairman Kevin Miles has backed management team Marc Nash and Anthony Woodhouse to guide the Northern Premier League East Division club into “a very positive future”.
Super Hornets sting critics with shock title win

An emotional Daniel Moore lauded his Hebburn Town ‘underdogs’ after they defied the odds to be crowded NPL Premier champions.
VAN THE MAN FOR SPARTANS

DIV 1 EAST BISHOP AUCKLAND 2 BLYTH SPARTANS 3 By Leo Patchett PAUL Van-Zandvliet hit a ten-minute, second-half hat-trick to see Spartans to victory and relegate Bishop Auckland to the Northern League. Callum Dobson was recalled by Hebburn Town as they edged towards the NPL Premier title so Michael Hogan...