FA VASE FACTFILE: ‘50 club’ leading the way to Wembley

The 2023-24 FA Vase, which gets underway this weekend, marks the 50th year the competition has been been contested.

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Horbury Town 1-4 Louth Town

Horbury Town joined the Northern Counties East League last season. I fully intended to pay the club a visit but never...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Hucknall Town 1-1 Wisbech Town

After last night’s enjoyable opener of The United Counties League Groundhop at Saffron Dynamo, I am joined for today’s four Hop...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Lydd are opening up a new legacy

272 clubs are involved in the FA Cup preliminary round as the remaining Step 4 teams join those from Steps 4...

MARK HARRIS: This year’s five big issues

What do we all do in the close season? Some eagerly await new signings, complain when the fixtures aren’t out at...

It’s Ay-ok in a day to remember for Okes

FA Cup fever swept through the northern edge of Dartmoor last Saturday when Okehampton Argyle relished their debut in the world...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Saffron Dynamo 1-5 Birstall United

A few Notts County youth friendlies and three highly enjoyable Khalsa tournaments have kept me going over the summer but now...

Adam Virgo: Chesterfield start as favourites but this is a wide open race

THE NLP’S ADAM VIRGO GIVES HIS VERDICT ON THE NATIONAL LEAGUE ONES TO BEAT: Chesterfield are many people’s favourites after going...

Tony Incenzo: My epic FA Cup adventure in 1984-85

Tony INCENZO IN MY eyes, the FA Cup has always been the world’s greatest knockout tournament. And our noble Non- League...

FA Cup Factfile: 2023-24 Extra Preliminary round preview

By Phil Annets @FACUPFACTFILE 732 – The total number of clubs involved in the 2023-24 FA Cup, the first time in...

CHRIS DUNLAVY: Grigg’s his own man in the box

Will Grigg spoke last week of being inspired to join Chesterfield after watching Welcome to Wrexham. Yet Paul Mullin, one of...

TONY INCENZO: Cup kings Wanderin’ free again

A fascinating slice of embryonic football history has been revived in the lower echelons of the Non-League Pyramid.

CHRIS DUNLAVY: No salutes for cup idea

Chris DUNLAVY A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL PLANS to overhaul the FA Cup have sparked predictable – and justifiable – outrage...

GAFFER’S GREATEST GAFFER: Jim showed me how it’s done

In the latest in our series we pick the brains of a man whose lifetime in the game has covered most...

CHRIS DUNLAVY: Lessons to be learned

What to make of Matt Uggla, the 29-year-old son of a billionaire who has promised to take York City back to...

CHRIS DUNLAVY: We go our own way!

STEVE Morison, the new and thoroughly unexpected manager of Hornchurch, bristled when I asked how he’d cope with coaching players of...

CHRIS DUNLAVY: New Urchins boss Morison bucks the trend

Being snobby is an accusation that could never be levelled at Steve Morison, who accepted an offer to manage Isthmian Premier...

CHRIS DUNLAVY: It’s time for a cap on owners

When the EFL announced strict new rules aimed at preventing clubs falling into the wrong hands, it begged an obvious question. ...

CHRIS DUNLAVY: A team that time forgot

Relegation from League Two is usually the result of long-term neglect or financial mismanagement, and frequently both.

DIARY OF GROUND HOPPER: Evercreech Sports 1-3 St Crispins

We are down to the scrapings now. Only the desperate and the die-hards are scratching around for football. Some even scuttle...

Gaffer’s Greatest Gaffer: Odhiambo proud to be in Brady’s bunch

In the latest in our series we pick the brains of Conference-winning full-back and former North Leigh manager Eddie Odhiambo.

CHRIS DUNLAVY: Learn respect, like Cloughie!

Just imagine what Brian Clough would have made of Roma and Jose Mourinho, whose shameful antics in Wednesday’s Europa League final...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Dunbar United 2 Camelon Juniors

Die-hard hoppers, who know there’s no sane alternative to football on a Saturday, look to Wales and Scotland at this time...

MARK HARRIS: Thinking of it laterally

It used to be called the AGM Cup. Others have dubbed it Maps and Darts. The club allocations for next season...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: City of Stoke 6-1 Lichfield City Casuals

The season has seemingly come to an abrupt end. Apart from play-offs, there’s a cliff-like drop off of fixtures to choose...