The Football Association, Nottinghamshire, and of course ourselves at ‘the Nottingham Sport,’ cordially invite you, the football fan, to that of the 2021/22 season, and what fun awaits, in the best way, after a change of goal-posts and a ‘slight’ restructuring of the that beautiful pyramid we call home. There were disappointments, there always is…
Wrexham 0-1 Notts County (National League) 18.05.21 It was a win in Wales for Notts County who move above Wrexham in the table to fifth place with Ian Burchnall’s side now just one win from securing a spot in the playoffs with two games to play. A cracking start from the Magpies saw early pressure…
Academy boss Josh Law says it was “a just reward” after nine academy players featured in Basford United’s friendly defeat on Saturday afternoon. Ferdinand Bartley, Louis Nicholson, Nathanial Peters, Jordan Haywood and Wayde Hines all started for Steve Chettle’s side, as Rory Harrison notched a late consolation in a 3-1 defeat to Kimberley Miners Welfare…
As clubs across the Samba Nottinghamshire League held a minutes silence in memory of the nine-year-old, Jordan Banks, who tragically lost his young life this past week, the groups themselves are still not definitive, a number of teams still able to qualify. Group A leaders, Bingham Town, top-scored in the Premier Division Cup, winning 6-2…
Ipswich Town Women 2-0 Nottingham Forest Women (Friendly) 16.05.21 Ipswich Town Women inflicted what was only the second, post-season defeat in eight outings on Nottingham Forest at the weekend, the Garibaldi Girls losing to 2-0 on the road in East Anglia. In having pretty much used the vast majority of what has been a twenty-plus…
Richmond 17-34 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 15.05.21 It’s been a long time coming and at the eighth attempt after seven straight defeats in the league, Nottingham RFC have finally won a Championship game this season after beating Richmond who are now bottom of the table, leapfrogged by Neil Fowkes men after a win by 34 points…
Notts County 2-2 Bromley (National League) 15.05.21 A dominant start by the Magpies saw an early chance in the first minute as Jim O’Brien, fresh from his midweek hat-trick, again tried his luck on confidence, curling straight at the goalkeeper after good work by Calvin Miller down the left. At the other end, Jude Arthurs…
Roy Carroll talks for the first time about his family links with Nottingham …. and how his dad is an ardent Notts County fan. The Northern Ireland international keeper recalls his two year stint at Meadow Lane from 2014-16 which co-incided with him establishing himself as his country’s number one choice. He talks in detail…
At just 34 years young, which believe me, is still very young for a cricketer, Harry Gurney has sadly announced his retirement from the sport he loves, saying “The time has come for me to hang up my boots”. The former England International has been suffering with a long-term shoulder injury which saw him miss…
University of Nottingham Women 2-3 Nottingham Forest Women (Friendly) 12.05.21 Nottingham Forest Women continued their good form this post-season when collecting their sixth win in seven outings, a hard-fought one at that, courtesy of a 3-2 success at the University of Nottingham. A comfortable first-half would see shots aplenty for the Reds, and it was…
Maidenhead United 0-4 Notts County (National League) 11.05.21 In a not so funny way, are we going to remember the ‘Maurice Ross Moment’ as the one that finally ‘galvanised’ this Notts County squad into doing something special? Whilst not supporting or condoning what the recently sacked Magpies Assistant said, allegedly, towards Enzio Boldewijn during the…
12 league wins, a seventeenth placed Championship finish and 33 different players used. The 2020/21 season has definitely been one to forget as a whole. For a team who so cruelly missed out on the play-offs the previous season to nearly dropping into a relegation fight the following campaign, makes a very tough job for…
Basford United will welcome fans back to Greenwich Avenue following Monday’s government roadmap update, as a major step is taken in the national plan out of lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the announcement on fans attending outside football matches in England, stating “we’ll unlock the turnstiles of our sports stadia subject to capacity limits”…
West Bridgford Colts is teaming up with leading men’s mental health platform blOKes. The new partnership, which is being celebrated during Mental Health Awareness Week, will see blOKes become main shirt sponsor of the club’s men’s team. They will also have their branding displayed on the back of the men’s second and third team and…
In welcoming Dinnington Town to Cannon Park on Tuesday night, Badgers boss, Liam Kay, knows that victory would see his side qualify for the knockout stages of the Central Midlands League’s Chairman’s Cup. Having been placed into a group consisting of both Dinnington Town, and Newark Town, the three rivals knew that, once the restart…
Friday night football returned in the Samba Nottinghamshire League this past weekend when at Cotgrave Seniors, they entertained Keyworth United, in Group A of the Premier Division round-robin cup competition. An entertaining contest ensued and four goals were witnessed, the visitors eventually running out victors by three goals to two; it was a game that…
Nottinghamshire 323 v Essex 99 & 194 (County Championship Group One) *Nottinghamshire win by an innings & 30 runs 06.05.21-09.05.21 Like busses, you wait for one for so long and suddenly, two then come at once. The story of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and their three year chase in search of a red ball win,…
Cheltenham Town Ladies 0-4 Nottingham Forest Women (Friendly) 09.05.21 On the road, Nottingham Forest Women claimed a second consecutive 4-0 win on Sunday afternoon, seeing off Gloucestershire side, Cheltenham. Continually building on their recent run of form, Head Coach Andy Cook fielded a strong side with, as has been the case throughout this post-season, a…
Barnet 1-4 Notts County (National League) 08.05.21 Notts County are back in the National League playoff zone after a convincing 4-1 win at Barnet takes Ian Burchnall’s Magpies to seventh in the table with a game in hand on those around them. Buoyant from a win in midweek over promotion pushing Sutton United, Notts were…
Port Vale 0-3 Mansfield Town (EFL League Two) 08.05.21 Mansfield Town ended their season in victorious fashion as they thumped mid-table Port Vale 3-0 in the Staffordshire rain. Stephen McLaughlin opened the scoring on ten minutes with a shot from distance which found the bottom corner and it could have been two just three minutes…
