Hucknall & Shirebrook Blank
Hucknall Town drew 0-0 with Shirebrook Town in the United Counties Premier Division North as…
Hucknall & Shirebrook Blank
Hucknall Town drew 0-0 with Shirebrook Town in the United Counties Premier Division North as both sides, struggling so far this season, missed opportunity to earn themselves all three points. The yellows were the enforcers for much of the afternoon and might have snatched it late on when two chances in stoppage time were missed…
United Through In Trophy
Basford United are through to the next stage of the FA Trophy after winning their third qualifyng round tie against Hanley Town on penalties at Greenwich Avenue on Saturday. In an entertaining tie against step four opponents from Stoke-on-Trent it was United’s player coach/assistant manager and goalkeeper Saul Deeney who was the hero of the…
Forest Hit Halifax For Eight
Nottingham Forest 8-0 Halifax FC (FA Women’s National League North) 06.10.24 Nottingham Forest Women have secured their sixth victory of the season after displaying a one-sided performance against Halifax at the City Ground. Carly Davies made five changes to the starting eleven that secured the Reds a 1-0 win against Cheadle Town Stingers in the…
Solid Forest Stifle Chelsea
Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League) 06.10.24 Resilience ever-present as 10-man Forest earn point against Chelsea. It was a classic in the Capital as Forest fought tooth & nail for a point at Stamford Bridge, even when down to ten-men, as they extend their unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League. The first…
Panthers Sign Garát
The Nottingham Panthers have announced the signing of experienced Hungarian international Zsombor Garát to strengthen their defensive unit. Garát is expected to replace Cooper Zech who suffered a lower body injury in the home meeting against the Guildford Flames in the Challenge Cup. Zech is expected to be out for at least 90 days following…
Contracts Awarded For Notts Duo
Sammy King and Dane Schadendorf have each signed new contracts at Trent Bridge, keeping them with Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2025 season. King made his Vitality Blast debut against Yorkshire in the final game of Notts Outlaws’ campaign, and bludgeoned an eye-catching 44 from 25 deliveries. That followed an extended run of the…
Conor McKerr Joins Notts
Nottinghamshire have secured the signature of seamer Conor McKerr from Surrey on a three-year deal. The right-arm fast bowler, who took four wickets in four appearances for Notts Outlaws in the 2023 Vitality Blast on a short-term loan, returns to Trent Bridge on a deal until 2027. “Joining Notts is an opportunity which really excites…
Youngsters Boost The Blaze
Prisha Thanawala and Liv Baker have signed their first professional contracts with The Blaze. Seamer Baker was recently named The Blaze’s Academy Player of the Year, claiming 29 wickets in all formats, including 18 in T20 cricket at an average of just 12.22 and strike rate of 11.78. Her best performance saw her record figures…
Midweek Round Up – Tigers Out
It wasn’t the result Worksop wanted as the Tigers of United left without roar the home of King’s Lynn Town on Tuesday night, the Linnets progressing after an FA Cup third qualifying round replay went the distance. Little separated the two teams over 120 minutes, as did little separate the two in the original tie…
Panthers Beaten In Elite League Opener
The Nottingham Panthers kicked off their league campaign Wednesday night in Scotland, however it wasn’t to be as they were defeated 2-1 by the Glasgow Clan. It had all the signs of a lively game when Tyson McLellan got the Clan on the board just three minutes into the game, however this wasn’t to be…
Stags Enjoying Life In League One
As autumn and winter collide, and the cold snap certainly beckons, so the football season is seen to be in full swing, and with it, Nigel Clough’s Mansfield Town on a Sky Bet League One campaign. It’s a campaign that’s started reasonably well thus far for the Stags, sitting fifth place in the league as…
Late Leveller Keeps Tigers In Cup
Worksop Town are in the hat for the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup after a last-minute leveller by Luke Hall ensured their match against King’s Lynn Town on Saturday went to a replay. The Tigers went behind to a Josh Hmani goal midway through the first half and although they largely dominated the…
Panthers Scrape Victory Over Blaze
After losing on Saturday night to the treble winning side, Sheffield Steelers the Nottingham Panthers showed great resilience despite facing 51 shots on target to defeat the Coventry Blaze on the road. Both netminders played a crucial part in keeping the game as close as they did but Rok Stojanovic was on another level during…
Steelers End Panthers Perfect Start
The Nottingham Panthers lost their perfect record in the Challenge Cup this season as they lost to main league rivals the Sheffield Steelers 4-3 in a Saturday night clash at home. Heading into the game the home side already looked on the back foot with Cooper Zech continuing to be out with injury and Kristoff…
Forest Frustrate Against Fulham
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Fulham (Premier League) 28.09.24 In the latest fixture for Nottingham Forest, Nuno’s men suffered their first defeat of the new season at the hands of Marco Silva’s Fulham. The first half Forest started in somewhat a 4-4-2, an odd formation for this game. Awoniyi & Wood up top, and a packed midfield…
Panthers At 100%
After starting the 2024/25 EIHL season with back-to-back Challenge Cup victories, the Nottingham Panthers were back at work in the newly formatted domestic cup competition against lowly rated Coventry Blaze and the return fixture against the Guildford Flames. The Panthers started the weekend at home against the Blaze and hit the road running, striking only…
Contracts Awarded For Academy Stars
Academy graduates Travis Holland, Sam Seecharan and Tom Giles have signed their first professional contracts at Nottinghamshire. The two-year deals keep the trio at Trent Bridge until the conclusion of the 2026 season. Their commitment follows a successful season for Academy products at Notts, with Freddie McCann and Farhan Ahmed both making First-Class debuts in…
Reds Take Point At Brighton
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League) 22.09.24 Forest take point, in fiery fixture on the coast. It was a ‘tasty’ affair in Brighton this weekend, as Forest fought the Seagulls, eventually earning a point, despite going down to ten men. The first half Forest started convincingly, while they hadn’t necessarily created too…
ACE Wheeler Steps Up From Academy
Amy Wheeler has signed a rookie contract for The Blaze, in partnership with the ACE Programme. The 19-year-old has recently concluded her fourth year in The Blaze Academy, having joined Lightning’s pathway in 2021. The deal will see the ACE Programme – a charity whose aim is to ‘support diverse talent from the grassroots to…
Two Tales Of Retford – Choughs Controller Woodhead
Following another of the realignments by the Football Association, two of Nottinghamshire’s finest, both in the same town as well, were laterally moved during the summer, Retford United and Retford being moved from the Northern Counties Eastern League Division One, to the United Counties League Division One. Here the Nottingham Sport catches up with Choughs…