MATT BADCOCK: Cup kings deserve a replay

Word reaches us some of the Premier League clubs want to scrap FA Cup replays. Everyone cool with that? Good, right,...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Antsey and Shefford set sights on history

Eighty clubs are competing for the opportunity to face a Step 1 National League side in the next round of the...

STEVE HILL: A game for the purists

A Liverpool fan recently asked me what team I support. Truthfully replying “Chester” I was greeted by that familiar look of...

New pair are on song for Magpies

When you lose quality players like Cal Roberts and Kyle Wootton, as Notts County did this summer, they are hard to...

TONY INCENZO: SPA ARE BACK CLEANING UP!

Tony Talking TALKING POINTS BACK IN BUSINESS: Droitwich Spa are back playing at Step 6 and in their plush new £2.5m...

MATT BADCOCK: We must keep our identity

Ask a Non-League fan why they love this level of the game and, invariably, the answers will be similar.

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Beverley Town 0-1 Swallownest

I AM having a day on the Cleveland/North Yorkshire coast to clear the cobwebs. The only new ground at all possible...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Wasps proud to keep step 6 flag flying!

EIGHTY-EIGHT clubs across the four Step 3 Trident Leagues join the 136 others that have battled their way through to the...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: West Allotment Celtic 0-7 Workington

I am anxious to get back up to my beloved north-east so an obvious choice for today is West Allotment Celtic...

TONY INCENZO: Boss Rosi is leading the way!

Those of us with long-standing football vintage will recall a famous television series called The Manageress.

DIARY OF A GROUNDHOPPER: Bognor Regis Town 1-0 Hornchurch

Today I intend to tick off one of the few remaining Isthmian League Premier grounds I need to complete the division.

STEVE HILL: Mainly downs but the odd up

I WAS once advised to enjoy the cyclical nature of football. Wise words, but they provided scant consolation as I drove...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Super seven have all set new heights

Phil Annets looks at the facts and figures behind next weekend's FA Cup preliminary round ties.

MARK HARRIS: Fans can help with the big squeeze!

THE cost of living crisis is on the minds of all but the wealthiest citizens. But what will the impact of...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Shefford Town Campton 4-1 Stanway Rovers

YES, it’s FA Cup time again! I plan to tick off one of the clubs making their debut in the famous...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Stockport Georgians 1-3 Brocton

Well, here we are again: the start of the football season (not that I’ve had a break from football since the...

TONY INCENZO: Get ready for Super Sundays!

THE landscape of Sunday League football in London has changed dramatically with the formation of a so-called “Super League”, which will...

Adam Virgo column: Wrexham have to start as favourites

THE NLP’S ADAM VIRGO PICKS OUT HIS NATIONAL LEAGUE CONTENDERS I have never seen a team start as strong a favourite...

FA Cup Factfile: Extra preliminary round preview

NUMBER CRUNCHING IN THE FA CUP By Phil Annets @FACUPFACTFILE 732 clubs involved in the 2022-23 FA Cup, the amount that...

CHRIS DUNLAVY: The big money is filtering down!

David Sharpe always dreamed of running a professional football club. Until, that is, he discovered how much it cost.

Tony Incenzo: The beautiful game in all weathers

I tip my hat to all Non-League clubs who postponed pre-season friendlies this week due to the record breaking temperatures.

FA CUP FACTFILE: Proof dreams can come

The potential for being drawn against a Football League club in the first round of the FA Cup in November seems...

MARK HARRIS: Making the big step up!

There's always been lots of debate around what constitutes the biggest jump in the National League System, either off-field or on.

TONY INCENZO: Clubs united to help fans

THE wonderful world of Non-League football is a lovely place that exists for everyone to participate in and enjoy.

HILLY’S AWAY DAYS: Giving it the big ‘un

A RARE joy to be back at the National Game Awards a few weeks ago, the first time I’d seen anyone...