DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Goole 0-2 Silsden

When leafing through the fixtures for Tuesday night, I initially cannot understand the relatively narrow choice of games until I realise...

Jeff Stelling: The challenge is great – but so is the cause!

Jeff STELLING SOCCER SATURDAY ANCHORMAN I’VE FINISHED a fair few marathon challenges now to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK –...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Dearne District 2-4 Dinnington Town

Wednesday night fixtures always seem to provide slim pickings but there are one or two interesting matches to choose from this...

STEVE HILL: It’s like we never went away!

HAVING whipped myself into a frenzy of anticipation in my last column, the opening day curse struck again: Chester v Curzon...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Waders are out for revenge

Eighty-seven Step 3 clubs from the Trident Leagues will compete with 155 lower level teams next weekend for a chance to...

TONY INCENZO: Home will help Woodford Town grow

IT was a real pleasure for me to be in attendance for the opening match at Woodford Town’s new Ashton’s Stadium...

Steve Shore: Why must the big clubs share?

I read with interest Tracy Crouch’s initial findings on her review of football. While I agree with some of her points,...

Diary of a Groundhopper – Golcar United 3-0 Atherton LR

TONIGHT has been scrawled in my diary ever since the NWCL fixtures were released. But why has a match at Golcar...

Tony Incenzo: Home brings sheer delight

THINGS are certainly looking up for Sheerwater FC having unveiled their Step 5 standard stadium at the new £26 million Eastwood...

Mark Harris: Here’s to a new – full – season

Finally. After six months without competitive football, we’re back and the whole world seems a better place.

Diary of a Groundhopper: Boston Town 4-2 Deeping Rangers

TOTTENHAM Tim fancies taking his new car for a decent spin today, so we hatch a plan to see some ‘Big...

Steve King: There is quality at every National League South club

Everyone knows how thorough I like to be in my preparations. I’ve been keeping an eye on the division and you...

Steve Hill: It’s time to fill my boots!

This time next week, results will be in. Win or lose, we’ll have some booze; if we draw, we’ll have some...

Josh Gowling: Analyst role will be crucial

Why am I confident Hereford can pick up where we left off – very much in the hunt for promotion and...

FA Cup Factfile: The first stop on the Road to Wembley

Three hundred and forty-eight of the 729 clubs participating in the 150th anniversary of the FA Cup begin their campaigns on...

Mark Harris: Plans are better than panic!

An alarming number of pre-season games have been called off, mainly due to players and volunteers having to self-isolate after being...

Football is a whole new ball game – Chelmsford City chairman Steve Shore

I got a call from a friend. “I’ve put some money into Chelmsford City Football Club but know nothing about football;...

Guillem Balague: We’ve put big blow to bed

ONE of my main ambitions since I joined Biggleswade United back in 2014 has been to see us field a first...

Tony Incenzo: Now it’s the wide-awake club!

Teams like St Helens Town, Warrington Town and Warrington Rylands have all made it to Wembley in the FA Vase over...

Chris Dunlavy: This is Phil Parkinson’s big chance

When Parky was appointed by Sunderland in October 2019, he was widely seen as the steadiest pair of hands in League...

Reforming the game is no easy task – NPL Chairman Mark Harris

Last week, the government launched a survey of fans to canvas their views on football governance. You’ve got until July 22...

Chris Hargreaves: England Euro success gives us all a lift

Firstly, with the obvious and devastating impact of Covid, and secondary, with regards to football – a 55-year barren spell of...

Steve Hill: You can’t top a Euros win!

It is with some difficulty that I type these words in the fug of a hangover following England’s dramatic semi-final victory...

Tony Incenzo: Living the dream and inspired by others

The involvement of women – from volunteers to board level, from clubs to league administration – is commonplace in today’s game...

NPL chairman Mark Harris calls for evolution, not revolution after fan-led review

Does football need an independent regulator? That’s one of the questions being pondered by the Independent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance,...