STUR FRIED BY WALSTER ON BIG DAY

WESSEX LEAGUE By Matt Richbell STURMINSTER Newton United are now proud members of the Wessex Premier League, but the Dorset side’s...

HELLENIC LEAGUE

KICKING off their 60th anniversary season, Westfields returned from Malmesbury Victoria with a 2-1 Premier Division win courtesy of goals from...

HERE WE GO!

By Jon Couch IT ALL boils down to this! After 90 days of closed season mayhem, transfer noise and friendly fun...

EXPECT PREM FIGHT TO BE WILD AFFAIR

ISTHMIAN PREMIER By John Lyons YOU’D have to be brave to put your mortgage on a team winning the Isthmian League’s...

WESTERN LEAGUE

HOSTS Liskeard Athletic beat Brislington 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller. Calum Merrin put Athletic ahead but Jordan Scadding levelled in first-half...

BULLS AND CITY CHARGE INTO BATTLE

ISTHMIAN S.CEN By Tom Blackett THE arrival of clubs who have been switched from other divisions offers a different dynamic –...

FANTASY NON-LEAGUE

PRIZE MONEY 2026-27 WELL, here we go again. it only feels like yesterday that we were finishing last season’s competition! This...

IRON CASH IN FROM LISBIE’S LIONS SWITCH

IRON MAN: Kyrell Lisbie’s move to Millwall has boosted Braintree PICTURE: Alamy BRAINTREE Town have been handed a pre-season boost –...

SEASIDERS SEEK TO GO ONE BETTER

ISTHMIAN NORTH By Tom Blackett IT’S difficult not to have a degree of sympathy for Felixstowe & Walton United after all...

WRAP OF THE WEEK

TONY’S BACK IN THE DUGOUT TONY Russell, the former boss of Erith Town, VCD Athletic, Cray Wanderers, Lewes and Ramsgate, has...

HURT GIVES KED’S BOYS EXTRA FUEL

ISTHMIAN S.EAST By John Lyons AFC Croydon Athletic boss Danny Kedwell is hoping the pain of last season’s near-miss inspires his...

TOM’S PREP IS PITCH PERFECT

SLIMBRIDGE joint-manager Tom Deakin went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure last Saturday’s pre-season friendly with League Two...

STEP 2 GAMES ARE THE TOP TV CHOICE

By Neil Harvey DAZN and the National League have confirmed the first group of National League North and South fixtures to...

YOU SAID IT…

“This decision has not been taken lightly. Over the last six months, we do not feel the club has made the...

National League North: Five things to watch out for in the 2026/27 campaign

From Jamie Cooke’s new attacking role at Hednesford Town to South Shields’ promotion ambitions under new ownership, here are five storylines...

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IN these challenging times for print media, and as an independent family-run company, we are not immune to ever increasing cost...

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National League South: Five things to watch out for in the 2026/27 campaign

From ambitious newcomers Walton & Hersham and Farnham Town to KSI’s growing influence at Dagenham & Redbridge, here are five National...

STRONG SEE OFF SUTTON KHALSA

GRITTY Sutton United celebrated a perfect start to life at Step 5 with a 2-1 win at fancied Sporting Khalsa. MIDLAND...

NORTHERN LEAGUE

BLYTH Town are the only side with a 100% record after three games following a narrow 1-0 win at Marske United....

Paul Hurst aims to continue momentum at Boston United

Paul Hurst has experienced enough pre-seasons to know he won’t have all the answers come kick-off on August 8 – but...

Jermain Defoe just ‘couldn’t carry on’ as Woking boss as director of football hits back

Jermain Defoe walked away from his role as Woking head coach on Thursday after just 116 days in charge, insisting it...

Non-League is the right path insists Henry

Non-League legend Ronnie Henry has urged young players to leave the bubble of academies to get crucial experience lower down the...

Forest Green Rovers ace Laurent Mendy after our own Hearts

It's not often that you hear of 29-year-old Non-League stalwarts making mega-bucks moves to one of Scotland’s top club - but...

Legend lives on at Moors

Spennymoor Town striker Glen Taylor may have established himself as one of the most feared strikers in Non-League football – but...