DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4TH SEVENOAKS TOWN 2 PHOENIX SPORTS 0 I t’s Best Wife’s birthday today. How do I choose to spend...

EARN YOUR SPURS

Tamworth chief issues rally cry for Prem giants By Jon Couch ANDY Peaks has urged his Tamworth players to have no...

CLEAR-UP JOB IS DULY REWARDED

NPL PREMIER By NLP Ben Leah reporter TEAM MACCLESFIELD x 2 TEAM FC UNITED x 0 TOUCH: Macclesfield’s D’Mani Mellor takes...

VALLEY CAN HIT HEIGHTS – KING

By Andy Mitchell NEW boss Ian King reckons Rugby Town can pitch a few curve balls into the NPL Midlands survival...

HILLSIDERS PREVAIL OVER QUINS

DIV 1 SOUTH By Michael Eden MALVERN TOWN 3 BEMERTON H H’QUINS 2 BEMERTON Heath missed the chance to move into...

FIXTURES

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 (ko 3pm unless stated) EMIRATES FA CUP Third Round: Tamworth v Tottenham Hotspur (ko 12.30pm, live on ITV1)...

‘THERE WAS NO COVER UP’, SAYS CHAIR

By Andy Mitchell APOLOGETIC chairman Ian Egerton insists “upsetting” allegations that Northwich Victoria covered up the identity of a dual-registered player...

Saul Deeney is the provider of a point for Basford United

BASFORD United held on to claim a 1-1 draw against Gainsborough Trinity at Greenwich Avenue in a game the visitors were...

BOLDMERE ST M 2 SHEPSHED DYNAMO 1

NPL MIDLANDS By Hugh Baker ■BOLDMERE took the points in a fluctuating encounter played at great pace. The Mikes had the...

SKIP DOUBLES UP FOR REDS!

DIV 1 CENTRAL By Arran White SAM THE MAN: Leighton’s Sam McClelland celebrates scoring their first goal PICTURE: Darren Campbell BEACONSFIELD...

BOSS TAYLOR JOINS RIVALS

MANAGERIAL MERRY-GO-ROUND By Jon Couch MANAGER Chris Taylor has swapped Basildon United for Isthmian North rivals Redbridge. Taylor, the former Witham...

WAKES MAKE NO MISTAKE!

By Andy Mitchell SUTTON UTD 2 Gildea 26, Hines 43 BOURNE TN 4 Jones 10, Siddons 40, 53, Bird 87 THAT’S...

HAPPY HORNETS INDEBTED TO LEE!

ISTHMIAN PREM Hero Harding settles promotion battle By Matt Jones HORSHAM 1 Harding 58 BILLERICAY TN 0 WINNER: Horsham’s Lee Harding...

COLESHILL TOWN 2 GRANTHAM TOWN 1

NPL MIDLANDS By Wilf Alexander BEN Usher-Shipway’s brace saw Coleshill Town come back from a goal down to beat Grantham Town....

TAL NETS TO PUT GULLS UP TO THIRD

DIV 1 SOUTH By Davy Grossman MOUSEHOLE 2 THATCHAM TN 0 MOUSEHOLE took advantage of postponements elsewhere to cement their play-off...

MIDWEEK RESULTS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE Premier: Ashton United 1 (Baird 90+4) Macclesfield 0, Blyth Spartans P-P Gainsborough Trinity, FC United...

MASCOLL IS ALREADY TOP OF THE TREE WITH LEAFE

FA VASE ROUND-UP By Mitch Anderson CLINICAL: Dan Bennett tucks away AFC Whyteleafe’s third goal in the 5-0 win over Dereham...

Sears’ treble boosts Chats

ISTHMIAN PREM By Zac Bell CHATHAM TOWN 3 WINGATE & FINCH 1 FORMER Premier League striker Freddie Sears scored a hat-trick...

SPORTING KHALSA 0 QUORN 1

NPL MIDLANDS By Nathan Webb CAIN Noble fired league leaders Quorn to victory with the only goal of the game at...

EVANS STARS IN PIRATES SUCCESS

DIV 1 CENTRAL By Stephen King WARE 1 REAL BEDFORD 3 REAL Bedford eased to a routine win over battling Ware...

‘Woke’ extras not welcome in grassroots

FANS’ FORUM WHATEVER your political persuasion, does our world-beating successful football industry really need more regulations? Additions are afoot by the...

Yeovil Town 1-1 Woking: Cards continue Neal Ardley revival!

WOKING continued their unbeaten start to life under Neal Ardley by securing a point at Yeovil Town in the National League.

WATER-TIGHT WANDERERS

ISTHMIAN PREM By Mark Hunt CRAY W’DRERS 1 POTTERS BAR T 0 KENNY Coker’s seventh minute header ensured uber-tight Cray Wanderers...

BOSWELL DOUBLE DOWNS SWIFTS

DIV 1 NORTH By Max Clarke HEYBRIDGE SWFTS 0 FELIXSTOWE & W 2 HEYBRIDGE Swifts suffered defeat at home to high-flying...

STEP 5 & 6 ACTION

COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE ■ PREMIER North front runners Amersham Town boosted their campaign to win a second championship in a row...