Mark Carruthers: The rise of young supporters breathing new life into Non-League football

There are just under two months of the Non-League season behind us and there is one element of following the game...

Gregor Robertson: There’s nothing wrong in going long!

Have you noticed the way most games start these days? One team takes kick-off, obviously. But it’s what happens next that...

Simon Grayson: Harvey Cartwright is Hartlepool United’s best kept secret

Our goalkeeper at Hartlepool United, Harvey Cartwright, has been getting a lot of plaudits recently but if you ask me he’s...

FA Trophy Factfile: Former winners continue their bid

The FA Trophy second qualifying round sees the remaining 80 Step 4 clubs compete for the potential chance to face higher-league...

FSA: Morecambe showed power of the fans!

The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) is delighted to be working with The Non-League Paper this season, and this article kicks off...

FA Cup Factfile: It’s sweet 17 for the hopefuls of Step 5!

The FA Cup second qualifying round sees the 48 National League Step 2 clubs join the competition along with the 112...

FA Trophy Factfile: Clubs set for Trophy debuts

One hundred and sixty clubs from Step 4 of the Non-League pyramid are involved in next weekend’s Isuzu FA Trophy first...

Chris Dunlavy: Mark Cooper lost his credit in bank

Mark Cooper never possessed the wry avuncularity of a Neil Warnock, the taxi driver patter of a Harry Redknapp or the...

Chris Dunlavy: Ruthless Matt Uggla will one day regret Adam Hinshelwood decision

For a while there, it looked as if Matt Uggla had learned his lesson. In just 136 words, that illusion was...

Tony Incenzo: We’re thriving in the shadows

As you stand watching a match in lovely homely surroundings at Lower Breck, you can’t help but notice the huge grandstands...

Simon Grayson: We’ve got a long road ahead!

The Hartlepool United manager assesses the long road his side will travel during his first season with the National League club.

FA Trophy Factfile: Debutant quarter in the mix

FA Trophy Factfile brings us the facts and figures as this season's competitions get underway.

FA Vase Factfile: Sixers all set to rise to the challenge

FA Vase Factfile brings us the facts and figures as this season's competition gets underway.

Francis Duku: Getting properly covered is vital

Who doesn’t love this time of the year when football finally returns? The 2025-26 season is up and running and, with...

Mark Carruthers: Finally some light at the end of the tunnel for Morecambe FC, but the work starts now

Optimism and hope are the emotions that power the belief that courses through every football supporter at every level of the...

Jon Couch: Stuart Fleetwood, Charlie Austin and the ‘Golden Oldies’ of Non-League Football

When Stuart Fleetwood dusted down his scoring boots to turn out for hometown club Newent Town last week, he was preparing...

FA Cup Factfile: Host of clubs hoping to create own history

Sixty-one of the 272 clubs in this season’s FA Cup Preliminary Round will either equal or set their best Cup run...

Steve Hill: The Northern lights await

Show me the way to Merthyr Tydfil…” This is how my teenage son woke up the day after Chester’s devastating extra...

Adam Virgo: Knowledge is the bomb for York City’s title chasers

Cards on the table, my track record when it comes to predicting National League positions is not the best.

Tony Incenzo: A hopper’s checklist

A brand new Non-League season is upon us thereby bringing great excitement up and down the country - and as a...

Mark Carruthers: The FA Cup is still the greatest club cup competition in the world

Forget the Champions League, cast aside the Premier League, bin off the FIFA Club World Cup – the FA Cup is...

Tony Incenzo: Help make our dream come true

A unique opportunity has arisen for geographically mobile Non-League footballers to live, work and play football on a tiny island.

Mark Carruthers: The Story of Dunston UTS – A club built on hard work and dedication

If any successful and progressive Non-League club is built upon the dedication of hardworking volunteers, Dunston UTS are growing on the...

Chris Dunlavy: Andy Carroll’s found an ideal home

It almost feels as if the Non-League game is his natural habitat and if Dagenham and Redbridge get even the slightest...

Francis Duku: We’re all big NLD winners

As the CEO of Non-League Day, it’s great to see it get bigger every year – and we’re confident that 2026...