FIRST DAY FIXTURES

Saturday August 12 (3pm unless stated) EVO-STIK SOUTH PREMIER: Banbury United v Dorchester Town Basingstoke Town v Frome Town Biggleswade Town...

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...

Scarborough celebrate new ground and legacy left by late chairman Dave Holland

THOUSANDS turned up, many more would have come if there was the space and a party was held in Scarborough the...

Gladiators finally get their man as former Football League striker signs up

MATLOCK TOWN joint- bosses Glenn Kirkwood and Craig Hopkins finally got their man in Shaun Harrad this week – ending a...

EBBSFLEET UNITED 1 SOUTHEND UNITED 1

By Steve Tervet EBBSFLEET produced another assured display to hold Southend United of League One to a draw at Stonebridge Road....

SLOUGH TOWN 2 MET POLICE 1

By Mark Radford SUMMER signing Matt Lench scored twice to maintain Slough’s unbeaten pre-season so far. The game was typical slow-paced...

PITTMAN DOWNS YOUTHFUL TERRAS

By Dill Butcher DENIED: Torquay striker James Gray, centre, watches Weymouth keeper Mark Travers push his effort around the post PICTURE:...

Give refs a break…

PEOPLE need to stop moaning about referees! With the abuse they suffer at the hands of players and officials, it’s amazing...

BULLS RIPE AND READY FOR THE OFF

By Ben Goddard NO WAY THROUGH: Jack Deaman slides in to thwart a Telford attack PICTURE: Tim Roberts HEREFORD showed their...

STAFFORD RANGERS 6 PORT VALE XI 2

By Richard Scott RANGERS took the honours at the end of this eight-goal thriller with their Staffordshire neighbours. The hosts raced...

HARRIERS BEATEN BY STUNNER

By David Lawrence TOUCH OF CLASS: Burnley’s Robbie Brady scores a wonderful free-kick to beat Kidderminster PICTURE: Alan Hayward/MI News &...

At last! O’s are back on the up

FOR the first time in what feels like ages, I am actually optimistic about the future of Leyton Orient.After a couple...

BORO SHOW FOXES PRIDE

By Wes Andersen NUNEATON TOWN 3 LEICESTER CITY XI 3 IT was goals galore at Liberty Way as National League North...

DABBER-DO! NANTWICH HIT THE SPOT

By Dave Vickers DRAGON SLAYER: Welshman Jordan Davies scores the Nantwich winner PICTURE: Will Killpatrick DEAN KEATES told his Wrexham players...

CLASSY ADDICKS HUNT THE HAWKS

By Harry Jones WHITEHAWK 2 CHARLTON ATH 3 WHITEHAWKcould not hold off a young Charlton side as two goals in two...

HART WARMING NLP

REGROUP: Hartlepool United are hoping to bounce back THERE aren’t too many positives when it comes to relegation. As a Hartlepool...

HENRY’S WINNER KEEPS BANGOR BUOYANT

WELSH By Jay Bayford BANGOR City continued their preparations ahead of the new Welsh Premier League season with a 2-1 victory...

TOON TOO SHARP FOR ASPIN’S HEED

By Matty Hewitt GATESHEAD 0 NEWCASTLE UTD XI 3 GATESHEAD were dealt their first defeat of pre-season at the hands of...

BLYTH SPARTANS 4 MIDDLESBROUGH U23 2

By Jon Chapman BLYTH SPARTANS kick-started their pre-season campaign ahead of life in the National League North with an impressive victory...

Hayes’ loyal few deserve a lot more

I READ with interest The NLP’s article on Hayes & Yeading (July 16)–how sad it is to see a club in...

GLOUCESTER CITY 1 NEWPORT COUNTY 4

By Kelsey DeMaria THERE was to be no romantic victory against his former club for Tigers manager Tim Harris, as his...

STONES’ ABOBAKER’S HALF DOZEN!

By Jon Batham WEALDSTONE 6 READING U23 1 LETHAL Elliot Benyon and Abobaker Eisa hit second-half doubles as Wealdstone maintain their...

BRAROW 1 NOTT’M FOREST U23 1

By Paul Turner BARROW made it three consecutive pre-season draws as Bedsenté Gomis netted his first goal for the club against...

Bradley’s Borough do mean business

GOOD players like Bradley Pritchard are as rare as hen’s teeth normally in the Isthmian League South, so what is he...