DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Hartpury University 0-2 Nailsea Twickenham

FA Cup rounds are turning up faster than Ground-hoppers to a free buffet. We’re now on the first qualifying round, with...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Hallam set sights on history

The 48 National League North and South clubs join the 112 clubs from Steps 3 to 5 that have progressed from...

FA TROPHY FACTFILE: The next step on the Road to Wembley

146 Clubs from Step 4 of the Trident Leagues join 14 others that have progressed from the preliminary round to contest...

MARK HARRIS: Where will we be in a decade?

There's a natural tendency in Non-League to look backwards rather than forwards. Nostalgia is great, but how often do we consider...

TONY INCENZO: Mouse is out of the house

Tony INCENZO TALKING POINTS I’VE been enthralled by the rapid rise to prominence of Mousehole AFC – the most westerly football...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Step 5 and 6 hopefuls are on the history trail

104 clubs that started in the extra preliminary round are still in the competition including 55 clubs from Step 5. At...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Newcastle Blue Star 1-1 North Ferriby

Hurrah! It’s FA Cup Day again. Double hurrah! I am heading to my beloved North-east for the tie between Newcastle Blue...

GREGOR ROBERTSON: When will our noise be heard?

Almost two years have passed since it emerged that the EFL were ready to offer three promotion places to the National...

FA VASE FACTFILE: Force look to strike at last

Phil Annets from the FA Vase Factfile takes us through the facts and figures as the competitions gets underway next weekend.

MARK HARRIS: The price of progress…

Things on and off the field are vastly different now to when The NLP started, and even more so if we...

TONY INCENZO: London’s finest Wandering free

Being humbled at home by your closest rivals doesn’t exactly constitute the perfect homecoming but it would have taken a lot...

Diary of a ground hopper: Croydon Athletic 3-1 Guildford City

Thanks to the interesting back story, The Fox opts for a visit to AFC Croydon Athletic for this season’s FA Cup...

FA Cup factfile: The stats behind the preliminary round

There will be 136 preliminary round ties played across the weekend involving 134 clubs from Step 4 and 138 teams from...

Mark Harris: Protect our volunteers!

Like it or not, Non-League football is no longer a matter of kicking a ball round for 90 minutes on a...

Gregor Robertson: Outcasts have renewed hope

Every lower league footballer, at some point in their career, will experience the fear and uncertainty of being out of contract....

Adam Virgo: Time for Bees to aim for a title tilt

The National League pundit gives his take on who could shine in Non-League football's top tier this season.

Mark Harris: Success isn’t just winning

Some see the Regulator as the game’s saviour. We don’t yet know whether the new government will follow their predecessors in...

Adam Virgo: Why I am so in love with league

Adam Virgo explains how the National League has been a huge part of his life since he started commentating on the...

Exclusive: DAZN strength will carry us right around the world

The NLP sat down with National League general manager Mark Ives, their independent non-executive director Martin Howard, DAZN’s CEO of growth...

Mark Harris: Ambition can prove costly

Hardly a week goes by right now when we don’t hear about another Non-League club in financial difficulties. Why is this...

Steve Hill: Manxmen put on a summer show for fans to savour

Steve Hill takes in the Isle of Man Football Festival.

FA Cup factfile: Extra special shot at glory

Phil Annets takes us through the facts and figures as the world's greatest domestic cup competition gets underway once again next...

CHRIS DUNLAVY: Game has to mind the gap

“If anyone knows the effects of prune juice, it’s very simple,” explained the Apprentice star and former owner of Tottenham. “It...

TONY INCENZO: Rocks are rolling in fresh guise

It was a real pleasure to watch the newly founded East Thurrock Community FC in action last weekend.

A PROPER PLAN CONQUERS ALL

Chris DUNLAVY A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL ASK a football manager to assess the competition and – as sure as night...