IRON AID SMITH’S WORLD CUP BID

By Jon Couch EFL stalwart Tommy Smith says he is relishing his next challenge with Braintree Town – and has already...

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC IN WAR OF ROSES

IRLAM 4 THACKLEY 0 By Garry Clarke IRLAM crusied to a comfortable victory over Thackley in an entertaining trans-Pennine War of...

EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE

■WALSHAM-LE-WILLOWS progressed to the next round of the FA Cup in fine style as they fought back from 2-0 down to...

CLINICAL SHAYMEN BASH UP THE NASH

ROUND UP By Andy Mitchell JAMIE Cooke and Will Harris netted either side of half-time as FC Halifax Town bagged a...

HEDGES HANDED BET BAN

ALDERSHOT Town says they are standing by head of recruitment Jamie Hedges after he was handed a two-month ban from football...

Pershore Town 2-1 Darlaston Town: Late show by Wembley arch

A last-gasp strike from substitute Archie Thurston steered Pershore Town into the next round just as manager Devin Ward was planning...

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS

■FOUR goals in seven second-half minutes saw Arlesey Town canter through the first stage of the FA Cup with a 5-1...

UTS AIMING TO MAKE IT TIME LUCKY

NPL EAST By Jon Couch DUNSTON UTS head into the new season looking to make it third time lucky in their...

FIXTURES

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 (ko 7.45pm unless stated) EMIRATES FA CUP Extra preliminary round: Stansfeld v Harrow Borough (ko 1pm), Hallam v...

FOSTERS HAVE TASTE FOR A REPLAY

COCKFOSTERS 2 KINGS LANGLEY 2 By David Ballheimer som’s near post. Two minutes later, Kendall Gyamfi restored parity from close range...

ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE

■The only all-Essex Senior FA Cup tie went Hullbridge Sports’ way -3–1 against Basildon United -but was the league’s sole success...

ROBINS GET A WARNING FROM STEVE

NPL PREMIER By Jon Couch NO-NONSENSE boss Steve Cunningham has warned his Ashton United side to toughen up if they are...

FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND RESULTS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 Pickering Town 3 Penrith 2, Bootle 4 1874 Northwich 0, Stone Old Alleynians 0 Sutton Coldfield Town 2,...

CITY MISS OUT AFTER SHEPSHED FIGHT BACK

AFC WOLV.CITY 2 SHEPSHED DYN 3 by Adam Parkes THE proverbial game of two halves saw the West Midlands side outclass...

SOUTHERN COMBINATION

■BEXHILL UNITED are through to the next round of the FA Cup after running out 3-1 winners at home to Sheerwater....

It’s now or never! Morecambe ‘24hrs from closure’!

Jason Whittingham has been urged to sell Morecambe in the next 24 hours or see the club go out of business...

BIG RIVALRY IN RUGBY IS RIFE AGAIN

NPL MIDLANDS By Jon Couch WITH Sporting Khalsa and Darlaston Town switched to NPL West and Hinckley Leicester Road having resigned...

BLUEBIRDS KIDS LEARN HARD WAY

WELSH ROUND-UP By Rob Cole CARDIFF City’s youngsters were bundled out of the Nathaniel MG Cup at the second round stage...

RUGBY ARE UPENDED BY CUP DEBUT BOYS COTON

COTON GREEN 2 RUGBY TOWN 1 By Alex Connor COTON Green displayed impressive resilience to produce a historic 2-1 victory over...

SOUTHERN COUNTIES EAST

■Hollands & Blair caused an FA Cup upset as they knocked Isthmian League Herne Bay out of the FA Cup at...

ARCHIE DELIVERS PER-FECT CUP TRICK

UP, CUP & AWAY: Pershore Town’s players can’t hide their delight after Archie Thurston, left, netted a late winner against Darlaston...

DAVE FEELS AT HOME FOR BURY PUSH

NPL WEST By Jon Couch AS MANAGER of Warrington Rylands, Macclesfield and Bootle, Dave McNabb knows all there needs to know...

MIDWEEK RESULTS

SUNDAY, JULY 27 Macron Northern Counties East League Div One: Louth Tn 3 Appleby Frodingham 2 GCE Hire Fleet United Counties...

CLINICAL LAMBS DEVOUR RIVALS

STEP 4 HOME CLUBS By David Lawrence NET GAIN: Joel Jackson puts Tavistock 2-0 ahead PICTURE: Gary House TAVISTOCK stormed into...

WESSEX LEAGUE

■CHRISTCHURCH picked up where they left off last season, scoring goals aplenty at their Hurn Bridge stronghold. Church beat Bemerton Heath...