He took his time getting there didn’t he? After all, we promised Retford United striker, Mark West, an interview, once he’d passed the 25-goal mark for the season. Then manager Liam West, upon knowing this, chucked him into defence – he still managed to notch from there as well, reaching the goal milestone with the…
The year just finishing, and considering all that is going on in the world around us, it has been one that has witnessed relative success for the sporting endeavours within our beautiful County of Nottinghamshire. Here, at the Nottingham Sport, we’ve covered most of what has happened across the region, and our Senior Correspondent, Peter…
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Huddersfield Town (EFL Championship) 30.12.21 A disappointing end to 2020 for Nottingham Forest who were somehow beaten at home against the Terriers no thanks to a Duane Holmes strike on the half hour and some poor very finishing on the night. Forest made several changes from the side that were beaten at…
As goal-scoring goes, the record being put together by Arnold Eagles Women’s striker, Natasha Leach, is quite an impressive one to say the least. Either side of what was but a brief sojourn to Mansfield Town Ladies, the Arnold hero returned amidst fanfare in the summer, picking up where she left off, and has now…
In the New Year, yes 2022 is not all that far away now, what do we have planned for the loyal and ever-increasing readers of the Nottingham Sport? Well, fear not, our Senior Correspondent, Peter Mann, will be setting forth a new series of articles for our ‘Bygones’ section. Having already spent a good decade…
Beeston’s Welsh hockey international, Sophie ‘Robbo’ Robinson, is certainly enjoying herself, even with a lengthy spell in the game, a one which has seen her rack up a double century of appearances for the Bees. Even during the past couple of years from which there’s been a global pandemic, the 33-year-old counts herself as being…
Worksop Town 3-1 Cleethorpes Town (Northern Premier League East Division) 27.12.21 In the end it was a vital three points in the bag on the last match of 2021 for Craig Parry’s Worksop Town Tigers, but they were made to fight all the way against a visiting Cleethorpes Town side who, with a good portion…
It was double defeat for the Nottingham Panthers over the festive fixtures against Sheffield Steelers as the Elite League table toppers won 5-3 in Sheffield on Boxing Day before a 4-1 thumping at the Motorpoint Arena last night. In Sheffield, a nightmare first period had the game all but won for the home side on…
After a relatively successful 2021 campaign, one which would see that of the Nottingham Caesars undefeated in the British American Football Association Central East, their only blot being a cross-divisional loss to the highly-regarded Manchester Titans, Head Coach Vanden Warner, has announced his coaching team for next year, 2022. In announcing their Offensive Coaches, the…
Mansfield Town 3-2 Hartlepool United (EFL League Two) 26.12.21 Nigel Clough’s Stags continued their stunning form of late to go a point below the playoff places, but they did it the hard way, coming from two goals down to beat Hartlepool United at the One Call Stadium. Luke Molyneux gave the away side a first…
Middlesbrough 2-0 Nottingham Forest (EFL Championship) 26.12.21 A festive trip to the North-East was always going to be a tough ask especially with Middlesbrough in good form since Chris Wilder took charge of the hot seat and it was the home side at the Riverside who were too strong on the day as Forest faltered…
Basford United have completed the signing of Paddy Webb from Ilkeston Town. The forward, 23, joined the Robins from Mickleover back in August following a prolific spell at Eastwood Community, where he is the all-time appearance maker and goal scorer – tallying an impressive total of 121 – since their re-form in 2014. He has…
We don’t usually do gossip and hearsay at the Nottingham Sport. We leave that for other publications to concentrate on in vain attempt for clickbait to their own websites, but we do monitor the walls of Twitter and Facebook as frequently as we read our local and less local press nemeses’ to see what’s going…
With the government confirming that they’ll be no new knee-jerk changes to covid rules and regulations in England ahead of this Christmas weekend, the Boxing Day and holiday games that are yet to be called off look very much, still to be on the cards, subject to any internal issues that clubs may potentially have…
Northampton Town Women regained leadership of the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League Premier Division at the weekend, seeing off a depleted Notts County Women at their Harpole Playing Fields home. Shorn of several stars due to covid infections, Adam Dunleavy took a weaker squad and were made to pay in the opening half hour,…
Nottingham Forest Women 1-1 Burnley Women (FA Women’s National League Premier Division North) 19.12.21 Andy Cook’s Reds signed off from 2021 with a point at home to Burnley Women in the league on Sunday afternoon, ringing a few changes with what was an unusually depleted squad; three changes of Georgia Hewitt, Amy West and Alice…
It’s been a while since we brought you some local Rugby Union news so let us gloss over the latest ahead of the festive break whilst you put your feet up and sip on a brew. The second highest ranked side in the county (below Nottingham RFC) Paviors, play out at Burntstump Country Park and…
Never fall in love with a loan player they say. Nicky Shorey, Jack Colback and James Garner are all players that came to the City Ground on a temporary basis and left with Forest fans wanting more. Since arriving on loan from Middlesbrough on September 1st, Djed Spence has become a regular starter and a…
Have a football, will play – that’s becoming the name of the beautiful game in the present day, and so it was in the Euro Soccer Nottinghamshire Senior League on Saturday afternoon, with only a handful of matches going ahead across league, and cup. As the Premier Division leaders, Sandiacre Town, were being held to…
Retford 3-0 Glasshoughton Welfare (Northern Counties East League Division One) 18.12.21 Chris Woodhead’s Choughs side certainly shattered the glass ceiling on Saturday afternoon, in their last game of 2021, defeating visitors Glasshoughton Welfare 3-0 at The Rail. Granted it took until the final twenty minutes, and the introduction of super-sub Alex Wonham, for Woodhead’s side…
