The all Notts affair in the Northern Premier League premier division went the way of Worksop Town on Saturday as the Tigers beat Basford United 3-1 with all the goals at Greenwich Avenue coming in the second half of the match. The last game of 2024 leaves Craig Parry’s Worksop in third place on 43…
Basford United came through a tough tie to beat National League South St Albans City to reach the third round of the FA Trophy on Saturday. United took the lead in the 52nd minute through McKeal Abdullah and doubled their advantage with a sensational second from Jordan Hallam, a thirty-yard strike into the top corner….
Basford United beat Stockton Town on Tuesday night as Worksop Town won against Whitby to end a run of four league games without a win. I was at Greenwich Avenue to watch Basford impress against playoff contending Stockton but it didn’t start brilliantly for the Ambers who went a goal behind after just 41 seconds…
Just three points separate the top five sides in the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League Premier Division, Mansfield Town having taken top spot, and Basford United sitting fourth, following their respective wins on Sunday afternoon. The issue for the two Notts clubs however, they’ve played a game or two more than those around them…
Basford United 3-2 Bamber Bridge (Northern Premier League) 12.10.24 Basford United claimed a hard earned three points during an exciting afternoon’s non-league football at Greenwich Avenue as Martin Carruthers returned to the dugout with victory over Bamber Bridge. Carruthers watched his side give away a two-goal lead before a last minute own goal provided the…
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…
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…
Basford United hit Sporting Khalsa for a big six in the First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup on Saturday. The Ambers beating the West Midlanders from Willenhall 6-1 at Greenwich Avenue, a stunning display of attacking football from the Northern Premier League side. Jordan Hallam got Martin Carruthers men underway with an 18th minute…
Bank Holiday Monday usually means non-league derby day and making the short trip down the A610 were Ilkeston Town, ready to face cross border rivals Basford United at Greenwich Avenue in what has recently became quite a new rivalry in the Northern Premier League. So short, is the nine-mile difference, some supporters of Ilkeston Town…
Saturday afternoon in the Northern Premier League Premier Division was certainly a case of ‘Brilliant Basford’ and ‘Roaring Tigers’ as the pair concluded their respective league campaigns in style, and with a pair of clean sheets to match as well. Basford, who just recently confirmed their place in the Premier Division for next season, cruised…
The games are coming thick and fast as the Nottinghamshire non-league scene crashes towards its eventual conclusion, and it was good news for the county’s clubs at the top of their game, favourable results going the way of Worksop Town and Basford United in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and to Carlton Town in…
From Nottinghamshire non-league football to the sun-kissed pitches of Australia, Michael Leslie has travelled the globe in pursuit of his footballing dreams. Despite international recognition, the 35-year-old’s heart has remained in the East Midlands. As a Youth Development Coach at Nottingham Forest, he has come full circle, including returning to the place his career began…
Basford United moved into third place in the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League on Sunday afternoon following a routine home win over Rotherham United and now sit just a point behind second place Ilkeston Town, with a game in hand. The hosts took the lead inside the opening ten minutes, via one of their…
Two sides are putting in battling performances and grinding out results at the top end of the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division, with Newcastle United currently holding the aces over Nottingham Forest. Carly Davies’s side, on the road at fourth placed Liverpool Feds were held to a battling 1-1 draw, whilst the Lady…
This past Sunday (11 February) would see the quarter-finals of the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League’s League Cup and League Plate competitions played out, with five Nottinghamshire-based clubs in action. In the League Cup, Basford United and Mansfield Town both reached the final four following comprehensive, home wins, the former being in a 3-1…
In the Northern Premier League, Basford United came back to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Warrington Rylands, whilst Worksop Town fell to a 2-1 loss at Marine, in the Premier Division, whilst in the East, Carlton Town were held to a goalless draw when at Stocksbridge Park Steels. It was Prince’s day as…
Ilkeston Town 4-1 Basford United (Northern Premier League) 20.01.24 Less than six miles separates Basford with Derbyshire neighbours Ilkeston, but heavy defeat in the Pitching In Premier Division has former Robin, James Jepson the United Manager and his side now a massive fourteen points below their ‘nearest’ league rivals locally, hovering dangerously above the drop…
Carly Davies and her Nottingham Forest charges returned from their winter break with another win at Grange Park, seeing off visiting West Bromwich Albion 3-0 in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division. It was a fourth consecutive victory for the Reds, who sit in third place, ten points behind leaders Newcastle United, and…
Heading into the New Year and several Nottinghamshire clubs are vying for contention at the top of their respective divisions with Worksop Town (NPL Premier) and Carlton Town (NPL East) at the forefront of the promotion stories. Both won on Saturday to continue their respective promotion charges, as did Basford United to strengthen their battle…
A handful of games in both the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League, and the Nottinghamshire Girls & Ladies League, managed to beat the continuing weather predicaments this past weekend with Basford United moving level on points with Mansfield Town in the East Midlands Premier. Basford led after fifteen minutes of their game away to…
