NPL NORTH/WEST

By Dave Law TRAFFORD 0 TADCASTER ALB 0 ■ A DEFENCE-dominated game ended with the spoils shared from the season opener...

DABBERS STEM THE FC FLOW!

Contenders earn point apiece By Ben Hughes FC UNITED: Lavercombe, Lenehan, Dodd, Donohue, Doyle, Jones, Sinclair-Smith (Cockerline 78), Potts, Fowler, Homson-Smith...

ZAK IS THE WAY TO DO IT

By David Simpson CLEETHORPES TOWN 2 ILKESTON TOWN 3 NPL SOUTH/EAST YOU BEAUTY: Ilkston’s Nat Watson celebrates his opener and inset,...

TRINITY AREN’T HYDING

By Rob Hughes GAINSBORO TR 2 HYDE UNITED 0 GAINSBOROUGH Trinity made a dream start to the season with a fine...

NPL SOUTH/EAST

By Nigel Oldrini BELPER TOWN 4 MARKET DRAYTON T 0 ■ BELPER TOWN coasted to a comfortable opening day victory. The...

Shields making a show of intent

By Jeff Bowron SOUTH SHIELDS 3 MICKLEOVER FC 0 NPL title favourites South Shields put down a marker on the opening...

NPL SOUTH/EAST

By Alan Murphy CARLTON TOWN 1 LINCOLN UNITED 3 ■ ROB SMITH’S double led Lincoln United to victory. The Whites finished...

ASHLEY SAVES THE DAY

By Ross Jackson MORPETH TOWN 1 GRANTHAM TOWN 1 SPIRITED Grantham Town, down to 10 men for 52 minutes, earned a...

YORKIES CUT TO THE CHASE

By Paul Mullins CHASETOWN 2 FRICKLEY ATH 3 NPL SOUTH/EAST FRICKLEY came from two goals down to claim a thrilling win...

PRITCHARD SO PERFECT AS ROBINS EDGE HOME

By Alan Gee STAFFORD RGS 0 ASHTON UTD 1 JOHN PRITCHARD’S fine first-half free-kick proved the difference between the sides as...

STEVO ROCKET

By Dave Burnett LEEK TOWN 5 WISBECH TOWN 0 NPL SOUTH/EAST IN a reverse of last season’s opening fixture, Leek got...

Dolly Blues get their just reward

By Keith Trudgeon STALYBRIDGE CELTIC 1 LANCASTER CITY 1 DESPITE dominating possession for long periods in an admittedly scrappy game Lancaster...

STOUT HEDGE IS A BARRIER

By Ray Tatton NEWCASTLE TOWN 0 SHEFFIELD 0 NPL SOUTH/EAST AN entertaining opening to the league campaign for both teams somehow...

SEASIDERS TURN THE TIDE WITH A SWAGGER

By Andy Simpson WITTON ALBION 0 WHITBY TOWN 2 THERE was a time when Whitby Town will have groaned at the...

COLD COMFORT

By Kenneth Hawkings SPALDING UNITED 3 SUTTON COLDFIELD 0 NPL SOUTH/EAST SUTTON Coldfield suffered an opening day defeat to Spalding for...

NPL NORTH/WEST

By David Foy BRIGHOUSE TOWN 1 CLITHEROE 2 ■ THE match was won in the space of five second-half minutes. A...

NPL SOUTH/EAST

By Gary Salisbury STAMFORD 5 GLOSSOP NORTH END 0 ■ STAMFORD brushed aside Glossop with a fivestar display at the Zeeco....

NPL NORTH/WEST

By Callum Chadwick WIDNES 1 RAMSBOTTOM UTD 4 ■ A CONTROVERSIAL opening 20 minutes proved decisive as Ramsbottom United saw off...

NPL SOUTH/EAST

By David Bradley STOCKSBRIDGE P S 0 KIDSGROVE ATH 1 ■ A HIGH-ENERGY start quickly fizzled out into a disappointing game....

NPL NORTH/WEST

By Michael Meadows CITY OF LIVERPOOL 2 MARSKE UNITED 4 ■ MATTY TYMON made the perfect start to the season with...

NPL SOUTH/EAST

By Devon Cash WORKSOP TOWN 6 LOUGHBOROUGH D 2 ■ CRAIG PARRY won his opening league game as Worksop Town manager...

NPL NORTH/WEST

By Danny Whalen DUNSTON 2 MARINE 1 ■ DUNSTON opened their season with a win at home to Marine thanks to...

FULL HOUSE, FULL POINTS

By John Wharmby MOSSLEY 2 OSSETT UNITED 0 NPL NORTH/WEST MOSSLEY opened their league campaign with victory in front of a...

COLLIERIES WITHER AT THE HANDS OF CARTMAN

By Ben Olawumi ATHERTON COLLS 0 SCARBORO’ ATH 2 TWO goals from Scarborough striker Nathan Cartman ensured that they began the...

PICK SO CLOSE

By John Walsh PICKERING TOWN 2 WORKINGTON 2 NPL NORTH/WEST PICKERING almost pulled off a shock win. Workington were 2-0 down...