There was the usual, mixed fortunes, across the Nottinghamshire non-league scene this past weekend as Basford drew, Worksop and Carlton both suffered defeat in the Northern Premier League, whilst Sherwood Colliery marched on in the United Counties League. In the NPL, Remaye Campbell’s goal just after the hour mark saw Basford United earn a point…
Where do you begin – defeats for Basford United and Worksop Town in the Northern Premier League, a rare loss for Northern Counties East side Retford United, and a hammering in the cup for SJR Worksop. On the flip side though, Carlton Town won, thanks to a Niall Davie hat-trick, and United Counties Premier North…
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…
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…
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…
Basford United began the new campaign with a point, whilst Worksop Town’s recording breaking, unbeaten Northern Premier League run, came to a crashing halt on Saturday afternoon as the rest of the non-league scene kicked off with a bang. Alongside the two, Notts NPL Premier sides, Carlton began their campaign in the NPL East division…
There’s been a busy off-season thus far at Greenwich Avenue, manager Steve Kitterick putting his stamp on the side that will take its place in the Northern Premier League Premier Division next season. A number of new signings, the club having struck whilst the iron was hot at the end of last season, and seven,…
Promotion, relegation, reprieves, and lateral movements, has been the name of the game for those powers-that-be at the Football Association over the past few weeks, they sorting out all those comings, and goings, in the non-league system. As Notts County were promoted, via the play-offs, to EFL League Two, this past weekend, it now means…
Bank Holiday madness ensued in the Nottinghamshire non-league scene this Easter Monday, and we’re not talking the heart-breaking, five-goal thriller, between Wrexham and Notts County; further down the pyramid, albeit in just seven games, there was some twenty-five goals scored. Goal machine, Ben Starkie, smashed a brace to ensure Basford’s safety; Worksop scored another four…
As the season, ever-so slowly, inches towards its closure, only a handful of games in the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League were played on Sunday afternoon, including Basford United. The Premier Division side, led by co-managers, Jake Hemstock and Sara Harnett, played their last game of a tough season, picking up a huge three-points…
Where, oh where, does one begin, following an exciting day for Nottinghamshire’s flagship, non-league sides, on Easter Saturday? Basford United picked up a big win in the Southern League Central Division, as did Carlton Town in the Northern Premier League East Division; the NPL East champions, Worksop Town, created history when stretching their unbeaten run…
East Midlands was turned red on Sunday afternoon when, in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier, over at Pride Park, Andy Cook’s Nottingham Forest emerged victorious at the home of rivals, Derby County. Victory, 2-0 to Nottingham, was the first time in a decade that the Reds have actually achieved the double over their…
Not for the first time in recent months, the non-league scene, nationwide, was severely depleted due to adverse weather conditions, and so it proved across Nottinghamshire, only a handful of games getting the go-ahead. Basford crashed to defeat in their Southern League Central match at home to Barwell, whilst the two games to go ahead…
The cold, winter snap continues to play havoc across the nations’ non-league scene, with only a handful of matches being played across Nottinghamshire, Basford United and Worksop Town two of the beneficiaries of games managing to go ahead. In the Southern League Premier Central, Basford United were held to a 2-2 draw away to lowly…
Basford United travel to the Leicestershire village of Barwell tomorrow as they look for three points in search of climbing up the Southern League Central Division table to the playoff zone. The Ambers are currently eight points off the top five but won last time out, beating Alvechurch 3-0 before their midweek fixture with high…
It wasn’t the most successful evening in the football calendar last night as a host of non-league games were postponed due to the frosty January weather whilst two of our local teams crashed out of cup competitions with Nottingham Forest losing to Ipswich Town in the FA Youth Cup on penalties whilst Basford United Ladies…
The constant, incessant, ever-changing weather conditions meant that only a handful of matches managed to go ahead across Nottinghamshire’s non-league at the weekend, with mixed fortunes for the county’s sides. Basford United, in the Southern Premier League Central Division, paid tribute to the recently passed ‘legend’ Malcolm Storer, in the best possible way, three points,…
Another point in the bag for Basford United at the weekend, in the Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central, following a battling draw with visitors Rushall Olympic. Both clubs harbour promotion aspirations and are both on the verge of the play-offs, with leaders Tamworth topping the able, ten points better off than the Notts…
Basford United 3-1 Bedford Town (Southern League Central Division) 08.11.22 Tyreace Palmer scored with only his second touch as United returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win over 10-man Bedford Town at Greenwich Avenue on Tuesday night. Luther Munakandafa had put the hosts in front only for Afolabi Soyemi-Oloade to equalise five minutes after…
Basford United Academy were beaten in their FA Youth Cup First Round tie against Derby County last night but against a proven top flight under 18’s category A academy team, they can be proud of their achievements, proud in getting so far in the competition and proud in taking the Rams all the way to…
