DIARY OF GROUND HOPPER: Evercreech Sports 1-3 St Crispins

We are down to the scrapings now. Only the desperate and the die-hards are scratching around for football. Some even scuttle...

Gaffer’s Greatest Gaffer: Odhiambo proud to be in Brady’s bunch

In the latest in our series we pick the brains of Conference-winning full-back and former North Leigh manager Eddie Odhiambo.

CHRIS DUNLAVY: Learn respect, like Cloughie!

Just imagine what Brian Clough would have made of Roma and Jose Mourinho, whose shameful antics in Wednesday’s Europa League final...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Dunbar United 2 Camelon Juniors

Die-hard hoppers, who know there’s no sane alternative to football on a Saturday, look to Wales and Scotland at this time...

MARK HARRIS: Thinking of it laterally

It used to be called the AGM Cup. Others have dubbed it Maps and Darts. The club allocations for next season...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: City of Stoke 6-1 Lichfield City Casuals

The season has seemingly come to an abrupt end. Apart from play-offs, there’s a cliff-like drop off of fixtures to choose...

FA VASE FACTFILE: Yella fly the flag for first-timers

FOR the 49th time in the 49 seasons of the FA Vase, the 2022-23 Final will involve at least one club...

TONY INCENZO: Hammer is only happy to retrace his roots!

Michail Antonio is one of football’s biggest rags to riches success stories – but also one of the game’s most humble....

CHRIS DUNLAVY: Money is the 3-up charter

Paul Cook was right when he called Notts County’s failure to win automatic promotion a ‘sporting disgrace’.

CHRIS DUNLAVY: Play-offs at their finest!

Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu was intriguing, but never exciting. First legs rarely are. Like the...

STEVE HILL: Bad to much worse

The universe is ruled by chance and indifference. As to a certain extent are the play-offs, a heady mix of fortune...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Haywards Heath Town 2-3 Redbridge

The FA has taken play-offs to a new level this year. Some lowly Step 4 sides are playing runners-up in Step...

EIGHT FANS GIVEN BLUES BANS

Steve HILL EIGHT football fans have been issued with indefinite club bans from Chester FC following the crowd disorder which marred...

Adam Virgo picks his National League Dream Team of 2022/23

Picking a Team of the Season is hard enough at the best of times – this campaign has been another classic...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: FC St Helens 2-2 Ilkley Town

THE weekend’s football entertainment is chosen very quickly; no prevarication needed this week. FC St. Helens of the North West Counties...

TONY INCENZO: A new giant is re-awakening!

Sleeping giant is a term which can often be overused amidst our everyday football parlance – but it certainly applies to...

JOY OUTSIDE THE COMFORT ZONE

Steve HILL HILLY’S AWAY DAYS Can I just shock you? I like football. Or do I? I numbly watch practically every...

Diary of a Ground Hopper: Heacham 0-0 Harwich & Parkeston

HEACHAM FC have been on my radar for quite some time. This North Norfolk club has rocketed up the Leagues and...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Mortimor 2-0 Chinnor

READERS of The NLP will have noted Tony Incenzo espousing the delights of Groundhops in a recent issue. This weekend is...

ADAM VIRGO: Winner takes all as Wrexham and Notts County prepare to meet

The Easter Monday showdown between Wrexham and Notts County has been circled on the calendar for a while now.

TONY INCENZO: We are at a whole new level

When one of Non-League football’s biggest success stories champions the standard of the English game below the Football League, you tend...

GROUND HOPPER: Hayes & Yeading 4-0 Dorchester Town

SatNav does me proud and leads me straight to Beaconsfield Road in Southall and the main gate of Hayes & Yeading...

LET’S CREATE A FOUR NATIONS!

Matt BADCOCK AN INFORMED AND ENTERTAINING READ LOOK at his face, just look at his face! Barry Davies’ iconic line is...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Hadley 3-2 Kempston Rovers

It's not often I have a concrete plan in mind for a Saturday but this one falls nicely into place. Edgware...

Sorry, I hope there is no big reunion

It took my beloved Hartlepool United four years to get out of the National League so you can understand why I’m...