As Nottingham Forest saw their game away to Halifax fall victim to the weather over the weekend, focus for the women’s game was firmly on the FA Cup, although for Notts clubs, only Notts County made the hat for the draw of the First Round (by virtue of a postponement also). County’s game at home…
Despite stormy weather conditions over the previous few days, a handful of non-league matches throughout Nottinghamshire managed to go ahead this Saturday (21 October) afternoon, including that of the Red Badgers, and the Highwaymen, progressing to the Second Round of the FA Vase. Away to Cogenhoe United, Martin Ball and Darryl Thomas’ Eastwood side progressed…
Nottingham Forest, despite overall dominance of the matchup on Saturday, fell to a point against recently-promoted side Luton Town, who secure their fifth point of the season, leaving the Hatters just outside of the bottom three – a real feat for a team who’ve spent as little as they have, and given the circumstances of…
Top division football clubs cross their collective fingers during international fixture time. Having loaned out their most precious assets – their players – the hope is that they will return injury-free so that normal service can be resumed in the domestic league. It’s an honour to represent your country but it’s not risk-free and clubs…
It was County Cup weekend across the East Midlands this past Sunday as women’s clubs looked to book their place in the next round, and continue their road to potential silverware come the seasons’ end. Andi Bell’s Mansfield Town side, runners-up in the each of the last two finals, eased through to the next round…
Worksop Town’s reward for their 3-2 home win over Boston United in the FA Cup, is s trip to EFL League Two leaders, Stockport County, in the First Round, early next month. Craig Parry’s side were made to battle before seeing off their National League South visitors but, with Liam Hughes leading the line, you…
Notts County 1-4 Mansfield Town (EFL League Two) 14.10.2023 Notts bragging rights belong to Nigel Clough and Mansfield Town after a second-half goal-blitz afforded the Stags a 4-1, ‘Nottinghamshire Derby’ day victory at Meadow Lane, against Luke Williams’ now second place side, Notts County. Victory for the Stags, who were a goal down in the…
As ‘the Nottinghamshire Derby’ approaches, we take a look at a little bit of history between two sides whose meetings can be traced back to approximately, ninety years ago now, and a 5-1 win for a Notts County side, against Mansfield Town, in the regions’ County Cup competition. More competitively however, the first league meetings…
Mansfield Town 3-2 Doncaster Rovers (EFL Trophy Group H) 10.10.2023 Mansfield Town got their EFL Trophy campaign underway on Tuesday night, and in doing so stretched their unbeaten start to the season to a wholesome, sixteen matches, following a five-goal thriller with visitors Doncaster Rovers in Group H. Making his first start of the season,…
“It brought back the memory of my goal against Coventry in the Trent End five minutes after coming on, or looking down the other end and seeing my header against Leeds where I smashed my head off the post whilst scoring. It was unbelievable.” While Jason Longdon’s footballing career never hit the stardom that many…
There was little joy for the county’s women’s football teams at the weekend as both Nottingham Forest, and Notts County, suffered defeat in the FA Women’s National League, and Mansfield Town lost in the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League. On the plus side, there was a taste of success for both Basford United, in…
The FA Trophy, Notts FA Senior Trophy, and the United Counties League KO Cup, took centre-stage across Nottinghamshire’s non-league scene on Saturday afternoon, amidst the usual excitement, and disappointment, for the county’s sides. Newark & Sherwood United were the afternoon’s top-scorers, progressing to the next round of the UCL Cup with a convincing, 8-0 win,…
Back during the 1997-98 season, Worksop Town’s FA Cup run came to a sticky end in the Third Qualifying Round when they lost 4-0 at Croft Park, the home of Blyth Spartans. Fast forward a little over quart-of-a-century, and the new-look Tigers, well-guided by manager Craig Parry, exacted revenge, but at the second time of…
Mansfield Town 0-0 Wrexham (EFL League Two) 03.10.23 This past Tuesday night, under the One Call Stadium lights in EFL League Two, saw both Christy Pym and Arthur Okonkwo at their best as Mansfield Town and Wrexham battled out an entertaining, goalless draw. The hosting Stags, it was another point on the board as they…
Notts County started the week with a trip to Essex to take on Ben Garner’s Colchester team, in a match where The Magpies were perhaps expected to emerge victorious. Players and fans alike would have known the importance of getting some points on the board, given the fact that the league’s top scorers, Swindon Town,…
With matches coming thick-and-fast, both in the men’s, and women’s beautiful game, the draws have been done for the next round of both the national, and county competitions. Following recent matches, and several competitions already having seen a number of rounds played, there’s still a decent number of clubs from within Nottinghamshire’s county borders, partaking…
Some reporters had the first half of Sunday’s Forest v Brentford game as a tame affair, like an end-of-season wind-down. But the golden rule in sports reporting is never to put your pen away until the final whistle is blown. Action-packed after the re-start, we got to learn a lot about both sides and, for the…
Five of the seven women’s football sides in FA Cup action on Sunday afternoon progressed to the next round following victory, with only two, Retford, and Sherwood, falling by the wayside, Basford United winning big when on the road at Long Buckby. A brace from both Izzy Sullivan and Laura Porritt, they netting one apiece…
Worksop Town will have to do it all again if they are to continue their FA Cup run this season, following a 1-1 draw up in Northumberland, against cup specialists, Blyth Spartans, whilst in the league there was success for Basford United, and defeat for Carlton Town. Goalless at the break in Blyth, it would…
Gillingham 1-1 Mansfield Town (EFL League Two) 30.09.23 Two of the top five sides clashed at the Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Gillingham played host to the undefeated Mansfield Town, Davis Keillor-Dunn rescuing a point for the visitors. One of two sides still undefeated in League Two, the other being third place Swindon, the…
