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...

Step 3 and 4 bosses hail the start of the Pitching In era

Trident’s Nick Robinson, Mark Harris and Anthony Hughes welcome on board Step 3-4’s new partners

Pitching In announced as partner of the Northern Premier, Isthmian and Southern Leagues

The announcement will deliver vitally needed financial support as the leagues seek to cope with the consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown