The 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...

The 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’...

How 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...

The 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...

Honourable – 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...

Cards 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...

Postponed 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...

‘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...

July 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,...

The 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.

The 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...

Fans’ 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...

We 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...

Kevin 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...

This 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....

Gaffer’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.

The 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...

The 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...

Diary 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...

Sol 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...

The 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.

Don’t give the morons power

FANS’ FORUM I READ your report titled ‘Halted! Female official abused’ (NLP November 16) with my head in my hands. You...

Which NLF players have the biggest social media followings? Andy Carroll, Wilfried Zaha, Robbie Savage and more

The Non League football scene is now littered with former Premier League players plying their trade in various roles across the...

The Big Interview: Hungerford Town boss Danny Robinson – I’ve plenty more left in the tank!

Danny Robinson still remembers his first game as a Non-League football manager.

Billy must be catalyst for change

FANS’ FORUM THE tragic death of Billy Vigar on September 25 has shaken football from top to bottom. Put simply, it...