Debut delight for Glassboys’ Abbey

By Paul Jenkins STOURBRIDGE 2 BURY TOWN 0 STOURBRIDGE deserved their opening-day victory after a dominant second-half performance against promoted Bury....

THREE BRIDGES 5 EASTBOURNE TN 0

DIV 1 SOUTH EAST By Alf Blackler ■ A COMFORTABLE win in the end for Bridges, but Eastbourne’s cause was hardly...

PONTEFRACT C 2 NEWYTON AYCLIFFE 0

DIV 1 EAST By Charlie Fletcher ■ TWO goals from Bailey Thompson gave Pontefract Collieries an opening day victory, after seeing...

PURITANS IN DREAMLAND AFTER CLASS OF STOKOE

By Alex Raeburn STRATFORD TN 0 BANBURY UTD 3 A LUKE Stokoe brace helped Banbury secure a dominant derby-day win over...

BEDFONT SPORTS 3 KINGSTONIAN 2

DIV 1 S CENTRAL By Maggie Jordan ■ THESE two teams meet again in the FA Cup next weekend and they’ll...

DUNSTON 1 NORTH FERRIBY 0

DIV 1 EAST By Callum Pattison ■ AFTER back-to-back play-off final defeats, Dunston again proved just how good they can be...

JACK HAVING A BALL AS STOKE DENY THE MAGPIES

By Nick Wilson BASINGSTOKE T 2 WIMBORNE T 0 BASINGSTOKE got their season off to a winning start thanks to goals...

EMLEY 3 SILSDEN 0

DIV 1 EAST By David Ballheimer ■ EMLEY opened the action for Steps 1-4, on Friday, by humbling NPL East newcomers...

Hanks doubles up to see off the Boro

By Max Bradfield GLOUCESTER CITY 4 GOSPORT BOROUGH 2 GLOUCESTER City started the season superbly as they overcame Gosport Borough. Harry...

MATLOCK TOWN 0 BRADFORD PA 0

DIV 1 EAST By Mark Duffy ■ MATLOCK and Bradford Park Avenue played out an opening day stalemate, as neither side...

HAWKS ARE TAMED BY PEACOCKS’ FINE DISPLAY

By Josh Verroken HAVANT & W’VILLE 2 TAUNTON TOWN 3 THE Peacocks flourished at Westleigh Park on opening day as they...

ST NEOTS TOWN 1 BELPER TOWN 3

DIV 1 MIDLANDS By John Walker ■ BACK at Step Four, after two seasons’ absence, St Neots could not have faced...

Harding shoots down Robins

By Richard Scott BERKHAMSTED 1 BRACKNELL TN 0 MICHAEL Harding’s goal just before half-time was enough to give Berkhamsted an opening-day...

AFC WHYTELEAFE 5 EAST GRINSTEAD 0

DIV 1 SOUTH EAST By Brian McCorquodlae ■ ENIOLA Hassan’s hat-was a highlight as trick fast-starting AFC Whyteleafe netted five times...

BRIG START WITH BANGE AS LIONS ARE TAMED

BAMBER BRIDGE 2 GUISELEY 0 By Tom Feaheny BAMBER Bridge earned a deserved opening-day victory against Guiseley. The visitors missed out...

GARFORTH TN 1 HALLAM 1

DIV 1 EAST By Jon McGourty ■ GARFORTH needed a little help from U23 player George Harrison, to come back from...

Slade makes the difference

By Peter Leppington POOLE TOWN 1 HANWELL TOWN 0 POOLE kicked off the new season with victory against a Hanwell team...

VCD ATHLETIC 1 FAVERSHAM TOWN 1

DIV 1 SOUTH EAST By Will McEvoy ■ FAVERSHAM only lost twice on their way to the title last season but...

Le Fondre is back among the goals

FC UNITED 2 LEEK TOWN 0 By Steve Wood FC UNITED earned a dominant victory over Leek, avenging the 5-2 drubbing...

BISHOP AUCKLAND 4 OSSETT UNITED 1

DIV 1 EAST By Neil Spofforth ■ IT MAY be early days, but Bishop Auckland top the Northern Premier League East,...

SUDS SINK THE REDS AS LEWIS PULLS THE STRINGS

By Isaac Mennie AFC SUDBURY 2 REDDITCH UTD 0 AFC SUDBURY began the new season with a win and a clean...

JOHNSON DELIGHT AS TOWN TRIUMPH

By Tom Wise FARNHAM T 1 Taylor 70 HUNGERFORD T 0 TAYLOR MADE: Farnham Town mob scorer Bobby-Joe Taylor after celebrating,...

HASTINGS UTD 0 ERITH TOWN 0

DIV 1 SOUTH EAST By Adam Smith ■ BOTH teams had to settle for a point after a disappointing contest at...

LUCA AT THE DOUBLE TO BAG VICTORY IN OPENER

GAINSBOROUGH T 0 ASHTON UNITED 3 By Rob Hughes HALF-TIME substitute Luca Navarro came off the bench to net a second...

BRIDLINGTON TN 2 ASHINGTON 0

DIV 1 EAST By Alexander Flynn ■ BRIDLINGTON Town began their NPL East campaign with victory over Ashington An Ahmed Salam...