The Big Interview
HOLS LEFT ON HOLD AS AL BEGINS REBELS ROLE
By Jon Couch RETURN: Alan Julian is back in the hotseat at Slough ALAN Julian has revealed the driving force behind a productive first week in...
-
The Big Interview
/ 1 week agoWith a glut of goals and a sprinkle of stardust , i’ll get the fan’s Seal of approval
CHESTER FC MANAGER PHIL PARKINSON By CHRIS DUNLAVY MAKING NOISE: Phil Parkinson is back in the manager’s hotseat at Chester PICTURE: Jonathan Moore PHIL Parkinson has spent the last six weeks watching Chester, so he...
-
Features
/ 3 weeks agoThe 2026 NGAs: Ollie Pearce is chasing a Player of the Year double
As we celebrate the end of another rollercoaster season, the National Game Awards are once again preparing to honour the great and the good for their part in another memorable campaign.
-
Fans Forum
/ 3 weeks agoDenis and Viv’s 80s heroes left me Radio Ga Ga
FANS’ FORUM I REMEMBER vividly when York City accumulated over 100 points in the 1983-84 season. I attended many games at the old romantic Bootham Crescent ground, where strikers Keith Walwyn and John Byrne spearheaded...
-
Features
/ 1 month agoThe 2026 NGAs: Taking the game to the next level
In this ever-evolving world, more scrutiny than ever is placed on Non-League football governance and the publicity it brings, taking the game to a whole new level.
-
Features
/ 1 month agoThe 2026 NGAs: Two-time Golden Boot winner Joe Taylor has left the door open!
It’s going to feel quite weird hosting the National Game Awards this year with Joe Taylor not propping up the winners’ rostron.
-
Chesham United
/ 1 month agoHow social media is changing Non-League clubs forever – From Dorking Wanderers to Daisy Hill
With a growing need in today’s football market to use social media as much as possible, clubs in the Non-League ladder have started to utilise different methods to expand their outreach as much as possible.
-
Features
/ 1 month agoThe 2026 NGAs: At the heart of the community
Non-League football clubs proudly stand at the heart of the communities they represent, carrying out so much good work that often goes unheralded.
-
Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoHonourable – but call in the experts!
FANS’ FORUM HEALTH and Safety gets a bad (tabloid) press from things like over-zealous officials banning kids playing conkers. In last weekend’s NLP, Tony Incenzo found a match in doubt with H&S concerns for no...
-
Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoCards failed Moors fans – and must pay
FANS’ FORUM I WRITE on behalf of the supporters of Solihull Moors FC regarding our frustration over the late postponement of the fixture at Woking FC on Wednesday February 25. While we fully understand the...
-
Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoPostponed games have disappeared
FANS’ FORUM WHAT on earth has happened to the results on the Step 3&4 league websites this season? For some strange reason, matches in recent weeks that have been postponed or abandoned – such was...
-
Features
/ 3 months ago‘I am The Secret Footballer’ – Dave Kitson ends football’s longest guessing game
For years, football fans played detective. Every new “Secret Footballer” column dropped like a clue. The voice was too inside to be a journalist. Too sharp to be a club statement. Too honest to be...
-
Fans Forum
/ 3 months agoJuly matches could ease a winter backlog
FANS’ FORUM WITH the weather getting wetter and warmer each year, surely something needs to change in the football calendar. Unfortunately, I fear that the leagues and FA are so loathe to change anything as...
-
Features
/ 3 months agoThe Big Interview: Carlisle United’s Charlie Wyke – I’d love one last hurrah for my son
Four years ago, Charlie Wyke suffered a heart-attack during a training session for Wigan Athletic and died for four minutes.
-
Boreham Wood
/ 4 months agoThe NLP looks at a pivotal month in the National League title race
February may be a month best known for Valentine’s Day, but there will be no love lost in the quest for the National League title race as the top six prepare for the most pivotal...
-
Fans Forum
/ 4 months agoFans’ Forum: Macc’s top cup scalp was a proud day for Non-League
Was Macclesfield's FA Cup third round win against Crystal Palace the biggest shock of all-time? It's up there according to this supporter.
-
Fans Forum
/ 4 months agoWe have to do things differently
FANS’ FORUM ON SATURDAY at 2.10pm, the referee at Bath City called the FA Trophy game against Southend off. A mere 50 minutes before kick-off. Even he agreed that the pitch was completely playable so...
-
Features
/ 4 months agoKevin Ellison celebrates 1000 games – I sit and think ‘I’ve done ok’
Kevin Ellison has seen it all during his three decades in football, but joining an exclusive four-figure club was almost enough to leave the vocal winger lost for words.
-
Features
/ 4 months agoGaffer’s Greatest Gaffer: Mike Ford – Denis Smith treated his players like men
Management was always likely to be Evesham United boss Mike Ford’s destiny with the influences he had throughout his childhood.
-
Fans Forum
/ 4 months agoThis weather chaos is just so pointless
FANS’ FORUM LAST weekend saw the usual chaotic, and at times comical, approach to dealing with matches affected by poor weather. Some matches were postponed the day before, some on the morning of the game...
-
Features
/ 5 months agoThe Big Interview: Alan Dowson – Pressure? It’s what I live for!
How pleased is Alan Dowson to be back in the management madhouse at Hampton & Richmond Borough with all the stresses and strains of trying to win a game of football each week?
-
Features
/ 5 months agoThe NLP standout moments of 2025: Glory days, goal feasters and a raft of emotion
The NLP team take a look back at their best moments of 2025 as another dramatic year in Non-League football comes to a close.
-
Columnists
/ 5 months agoDiary of a Ground Hopper: Darlington Town 0-1 AFC Newbiggin
The Northern League is probably my favourite competition in the country. The football always seems to be played in a good spirit, with very little of the modern whinging and handbags over nothing.
-
Fans Forum
/ 5 months agoSol needs a grounding lower down
FANS’ FORUM I WAS surprised with the front page coverage in The NLP for Sol Campbell (December 14). If Campbell is wondering why he’s not been offered managerial jobs then maybe he should review his...
-
Features
/ 6 months agoThe Big Interview: Chris Agutter – Sutton United boss has found the right path
Chris Agutter quit a well-paid mechanical engineering job to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time football manager.
Featured
BT Calling
Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge boss Lewis Young wants to lead revival after relegation
Non-League Paper
Club allocations revealed: 2025-26 league line-ups unveiled
Follow us
Read our latest news on any of these social networks!
Tackle the News
- Sign Up for our weekly Non-League Newsletter
