ACE BELL CHIMES IN TO LIFT BLUES

CHESTER 1 PORT VALE 1 By Neil Turner CHESTER wrapped up their pre-season campaign with an impressive performance against a full-strength...

JUST REWARD FOR MY POOLE OF FAITH

Killick wants his Dolphins to make another splash By Jon Couch TOM KILLICK believes it will be a victory for loyalty...

HALESOWEN T 2 WORCESTER C 2

By Andy Mitchell ■ THREE defensive mishaps and a stylish goal from Worcester’s Dave Reynolds ensured the plaudits were shared. Little...

TOWNER DREW’S WRITING HIS OWN SCRIPT

By Joshua Peck ROUND-UP CLINICAL finishing by Enfield Town’sDrew Roberts proved the difference in a commemorative game held to mark the...

NEV GE TS BE T TER OF PAL TYLER

By Sam Elliott THAT’S RITCH: Ritchie Allen celebrates his winner PICTURES: Tony Fowles For Salford THE battle of the mics wouldn’t...

NO SUCH THING AS A DREAM OPENER, WARNS BRENNAN

By Sam Elliott DEAN BRENNAN dismisses the notion that his Hemel Hempstead side have been handed an attractive start to the...

BROMSGROVE SP 0 LEAMINGTON 4

By Ben Goddard ■ LEAMINGTON start their National League North campaign unbeaten in pre-season after a convincing victory over Bromsgrove Sporting....

BLYTH SPARTANS 2 SOUTH SHIELDS 2

By John Chapman ■ DAN MAGUIRE’S brace wasn’t enough to see off South Shields in the penultimate friendly before Spartans’ curtain...

KIERON’S AT THE DOUBLE FOR U’S…

SUTTON U 2 CHELMSFORD C 1 By Tony Dolbear TWO goals in two minutes midway through the second half from Sutton’s...

IT’S ALL UP FOR GRABS!

GORDON BARTLETT believes the National League South title race will be its tightest for several years – and he should know,...

HARROGATE T 3 GATESHEAD 0

By Hal Boxhall-Dockree ■ HARROGATE TOWNovercame National League opposition for the second time this pre-season as Gateshead were beaten. Two summer...

TAMWORTH 0 ASTON VILLA XI 4

■TAMWORTH were comprehensively beaten by a young Aston Villa side on Friday night. Callum O’Hare was the difference between the two...

GUISELEY 0 DARLINGTON 0

By Tom Feaheny ■ GUISELEY and Darlington played out their final pre-season game but neither side could get on the scoresheet....

FIRST DAY FIXTURES

Saturday August 12 (3pm unless stated) EVO-STIK PREMIER: Altrincham v Stafford Rangers Barwell v Whitby Town Buxton v Lancaster City Farsley...

ROBINS ROCKIN’ AT THE AVENUE

By Josh Chapman EYES DOWN: Josh Amis got Altrincham’s third before John Disney made it 4-2 PICTURE: Off TheBenchMedia Bradford keeper...

DOVER ATH 3 MARGATE 0

By Jason Burns ■JAMIE ALLEN and Kane Richards netted the goals as Dover signed off their pre-season campaign with a win...

ASKEY BIDS TO SURPRISE

MACCLESFIELD T 0 BLACKPOOL 2 By Mike Glendinning ■ IT GETS harder and harder to break into the play-off picture for...

THE NLP’S 2017-18

National League, National League North, National League South, Evo-Stik NPL, North & South, Evo-Stik South Premier, East & West, Bostik League,...

POWER SHIFT TO NORTH WEST?

New look Altrincham hoping to rise high again By Steven Coney THE EVO-STIK Premier has all the ingredients needed for a...

PENNERY IS RIGHT ON THE MONEYS

HAVANT & W 0 MONEYFIELDS 1 By Trevor Brock SOUTHERN LEAGUE new boys Moneyfields won the local bragging rights with a...

PLASTIC IS FANTASTIC FOR RAVENS

By Machel Hewitt PITCH PERFECT: Bromley’s Louis Dennis A BULLET header a minute from time by trialist Ben Williamson saw Bromley...

OUR ONE TRUE LOVE FOOTBALL… WE’VE MISSED YOU

The NLP SAYS… WITH EDITOR ALEX NAREY Over the next 18 pages, we’d like to think we have compiled a pretty...

WE ARE HERE TO BE SHOT AT!

Beadle’s Bulls have met their match By Matt Badcock MILLS AND BOOM: John Mills will again be leading the Hereford charge...

BLAKE DOUBLES UP FOR THE BLUES

LEISTON 2 AFC SUDBURY 0 By Craig Cooper LEISTON hot-shot Matt Blake scored twice as the Blues beat AFC Sudbury and...

MATT-TRICK IS GOLDEN!

CHORLEY 1 WREXHAM 1 By Mike Neild ■ CHORLEY earned a creditable draw against higher-tier Wrexham thanks to a stunning free-kick...