Columnists

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Steeton 2-2 Atherton LR

ANOTHER cheeky double is on the cards today so after watching a very good match between Rotherham United Academy and Scunthorpe United it’s a trip to Steeton fore their game against Atherton Laburnum Rovers in the North West Counties League, First Division North.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 January 2022

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22
STEETON 2
ATHERTON LR 2
ANOTHER cheeky double is on the cards today so after watching a very good match between Rotherham United Academy and Scunthorpe United it’s a trip to Steeton fore their game against Atherton Laburnum Rovers in the North West Counties League, First Division North.
The last time I saw the Chevrons, they played at Cougar Park: the rickety old rugby ground bursting with ramshackle charm.
Unfortunately, the magnificent old stand is being demolished before it falls down, so I’m glad I went to see it in all its tumbledown glory.
Steeton now play at the ...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Non-League Newsletter

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in Columnists

Matt Badcock: Knowledge is the bomb for Shrimps

If you listen to National League managers, on and off the record, they are quite wary of Morecambe’s capabilities.
Matt Badcock: The National League super six are getting ready for a showdown

When Barnet swept York City aside last February it had the feeling of a big ‘moment’ in the title race - when will this season's big 'moment' arrive?
Mark Carruthers: How Hebburn Town went from brink of collapse to Northern Premier League contenders

The warning signs were clear and obvious as attendances dropped into double digits and interest appeared to be waining – Hebburn Town were on the brink and there were no signs of hope for their long-term future.
Matt Badcock: Should Macclesfield’s feat be seen as the best?

Hereford, Sutton, Altrincham, Colchester, Yeovil, Wimbledon, Luton, Lincoln. Now Macclesfield FC - the list of FA Cup shocks involving Non-League clubs beating a top-flight opponent has a new name at the table.