Russ gains a champion in Crookes

Russ Wilcox says luring National League player Adam Crookes to Gainsborough Trinity signals a “massive signing” for the club.

Hyde United: Nick Spooner leads the joy of six

Hyde United manager Nick Spooner says he has support from other clubs in calling for the introduction of a six-team National...

Hebburn Town: Hornets are buzzing for 3G switch

Hebburn Town manager Daniel Moore is excited by ‘game-changing’ plans that have been put in place to develop the NPL Premier...

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Proud to take a United stand

SIR Alex Ferguson sneered. Alan Gowling, the former Manchester United striker, famously said they wouldn’t last until Christmas. Yet 20 years...

Hero Mick rewarded for loyalty

Non-League stalwart Mick Joiner says he was lost for words after being honoured with the Unsung Hero award at the National...

Anchors won’t be grounded for long

Chairman Martin Hillerby is backing his Stockton Town to bounce back from their play-off heartache – especially given the club’s history...

Stockton Town axe means Guiseley are reprieved

Guiseley were last night reinstated into the NPL Premier play-offs after Stockton Town were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player...

Ambers’ gamble ends in a draw

By Callum Wright BASFORD UNITED 2 HEBBURN TOWN 2 BASFORD UNITED fought back from two goals down to secure a draw...

BISHOP AUCKLAND 1 CARLTON TOWN 2

DIV 1 EAST By Alan Murphy ■FIRST-HALF goals from Lamin Manneh and Alex Howes were enough to earn Carlton Town a...

Howe brace boosts Trinity

By Rob Hughes GAINSBORO’ TR 2 LEEK TOWN 1 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY brought the curtain down on a memorable season, with their...

BRADFORD PA 0 ASHINGTON 1

DIV 1 EAST By Dave Sinclair BRADFORD Park Avenue had a disappointing ■ end to the season as they lost at...

Macclesfield 4-0 Whitby Town: Robbie Savage salutes his epic Silkmen

Robbie Savage hailed his side ‘the best ever’ as his record-breaking Macclesfield men saw off Whitby Town to cap off a...

RAWSON ISN’T WASTING TIME

DIV 1 EAST DUNSTON 0 STOCKSBRIDGE 1 By Callum Pattison STOCKSBRIDGE Park Steels rounded off a fantastic few months with a...

HONOURS EVEN IN FINALE

By Mark Duffy MATLOCK TOWN 1 LANCASTER C 1 MATLOCK and Lancaster shared the final day spoils in a largely sedate...

NORTH FERRIBY 1 HEATON STAN’TON 2

DIV 1 EAST By Tom Devereux ■DESPITE seeing Jack Johnson open the scoring for the Villagers, a Heaton goal either side...

Riotous Reds sign off in style

By Steve Durham WORKINGTON 5 ASHTON UNITED 1 WORKINGTON treated another excellent Borough Park crowd to a final-day goal spree, registering...

OSSETT UNITED 0 NEWTON AYCLIFFE 0

DIV 1 EAST ■ NEWTON Aycliffe failed to get the three points they needed to stay in the play-off picture as...

BY GEORGE! THE BLUES RESCUE A LATE POINT

By Garry Clarke WARRINGTON RY 1 MORPETH TOWN 1 GEORGE WARING rescued a point for Warrington Rylands, heading in his 11th...

Hayes is the hero with super strike

By James Cartwright STOCKTON TOWN 1 HYDE UNITED 0 KEV Hayes’ sublime long-range goal propelled Stockton Town to a home play-off...

CABLES ARE TIED UP AS SPORTS BOW OUT IN STYLE

By Richard Scott MICKLEOVER 2 PRESCOT CABLES 0 MICKLEOVER’S time at Step 3 came to an end with a final day...

WELLINGBORO’ TN 1 SHEPSHED DYNAMO 1

DIV 1 MIDLANDS By Wilf Alexander ■ THIS mid-table Midland Division tussle ended with the honours shared. The hosts had the...

SHERWOOD COLL 1 GRIMSBY BORO’ 0

DIV 1 EAST By Richard Scott ■RELEGATED Sherwood Colliery signed off from their time in the Northern Premier League with a...

BRIDLINGTON TOWN 0 BELPER TOWN 2

DIV 1 EAST By Ben Edwards ■ BRIDLINGTON Town played out their final NPL East game of the season with a...

EMLEY AFC 2 CONSETT 1

DIV 1 EAST By Mike Rimmer EMLEY secured a playoff place in their first ■ season back at Step 4 after...