After relegation last season, Ollerton Town’s start to life in the Central Midlands Alliance Premier North has been an interesting, high-scoring one, to say the least. Sitting joint-fourth (fifth) in the table, after nine games played, eleven points off early pace-setters Dinnington Town JFC, and with 42 goals in their games thus far – supporters…
The 2024/25 season of the Central Midlands Alliance League is well underway, most clubs having already played around half-a-dozen or so matches with two Notts-based clubs leading their respective divisions. Linby Colliery Welfare head up the Premier South, with seven wins and a loss from a busy August, whilst Mansfield Hosiery Mills Blue head up…
Arnold Town, of the Central Midlands Alliance League Premier South, was one of several, Nottinghamshire clubs, to pick up a much-welcomed victory on Saturday, they seeing off Mickleover Reserves in a five-goal thriller at Eagle Valley. It would be the visitors who took a first half lead before Jake Ogden equalised for the hosts, the…
Title number two is heading to Nottinghamshire as, following Dearne & District not winning away to Staveley Miner’s Welfare (finished goalless), Retford United have been crowned champions of the Central Midlands League Premier North. Ryan Hindley’s side didn’t play on Saturday, but they did enjoy a 5-0, home, derby win, in midweek, against SJR Worksop;…
Retford United 5-0 SJR Worksop (Central Midlands Premier Division North) 22.03.23 Ryan Hindley’s Badgers are nearly, so very nearly there, following a 5-0 demolition job of local rivals, SJR Worksop, in the Central Midlands League Premier North, on Wednesday night. The main goal for the Cannon Park side was to gain promotion, something which they…
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…
Alongside Central Midlands Premier North high-fliers, Retford United, Teversal, of the Premier South, have also put their name forward for promotion at the end of the season, and, with only one side currently being promoted from each of the two division’s, it’ll be a tough ask for Callum Harris’ side. Presently fourth in the division,…
A midweek, mid-season goalless friendly, at home to Louth Town, of the Lincolnshire League, followed by their first game of 2023, away to Harworth Colliery, reintroduced Central Midlands League Premier North side, Retford United, following a winter break. The win, against Harworth Colliery, sees Ryan Hindley’s Badgers open up a fourteen point gap at the…
Although still a couple of games shy of the half-way stage in this seasons Central Midlands League Premier North title race, Nottinghamshire outfit, Ryan Hindley’s Retford United, have certainly been firing on all cylinders. Granted they exited the CML Cup, in late September, when losing 3-2 at home to league rivals, Dearne & District, that…
Northern Premier League East Division side, Worksop Town, have added a new, Reserves side, into the set-up at the Windsor Foodservice Stadium (Sandy Lane), ahead of the new season. The Tigers, who finished just outside of the play-offs last season, have strengthened impressively in the early stages of pre-season, adding a good selection of players…
Holding legendary status at one sporting establishment is testament enough to an individuals’ ability, to hold that status at several places certainly adds the gloss, and is something which the new Retford United manager, Ryan Hindley, knows all too well. A playing career that had seen him don the jersey, on several occasions, at Nottinghamshire…
Some twenty years have elapsed since Blidworth Welfare re-joined the Central Midlands League, following a season in the Northern Counties East League (1994-95), where they stayed just a couple of season; they’re hoping for a much longer spell this time around following promotion to the United Counties Division One this past week. That promotion comes…
There was a top two finish Central Midlands League North on Saturday afternoon, Newark Town being crowned champions, despite losing away to Glapwell, as their nearest challengers, Club Thorne Colliery, crashed to a 4-1 reverse, when hosting Newark’s Notts rivals, and Trophy final opponents, Retford United. In the end, just two points separated the top…
Cup finals and play-off drama has been the main feature across the Nottinghamshire non-league scene over the past few days, with the Central Midlands League having two cup finals involving local sides. Midweek would see the Abacus Lightning Floodlit Cup between Sherwood Colliery Reserves and Retford United, whilst a lazy Sunday afternoon had Linby Colliery…
Newark Town 1-1 Retford United (Central Midlands Premier Division North) 20.04.22 Honours even, and level pegging still atop the Central Midlands League Premier Division North, as Newark Town, and Retford United, shared the spoils at the YMCA on Wednesday evening, 20 April. Nathan Arnold (Newark), and Liam Kay (Retford), would have preferred victory, and the…
It seems with every matchday of late that something at stake is gained or lost and the latest of those jubilant successes rather than most disappointing of losses has been a momentous one for little old Blidworth Welfare who last night won promotion from the Black Dragon Badges Central Midlands League Premier Division South at…
Ten months after the appointment of Nathan Arnold as Newark Town manager the club currently find themselves on the brink of the double, sitting top of the Step 7, Black Dragon Central Midlands Premier Division North, and into the final of the Nottinghamshire Senior Trophy. League leaders, Newark Town, are enjoying a successful season and…
Spare a thought for not one, not two, not even three, but the four football clubs sitting tightly bunched together at the top of the Central Midlands League Premier Division North, two of whom are from within the Nottinghamshire county borders. Doncaster-based Club Thorne Colliery lead the way on 74 points (GD+54), sharply followed by…
Retford United 5-0 Dinnington Town (Central Midlands Premier Division North) 12.04.22 Retford United hit five without reply as they beat Dinnington Town to apply more pressure on Doncaster based leaders Club Thorne Colliery in the Black Dragon Badges Central Midlands League Premier Division last night. The Badgers who were in cup action at the weekend…
Basford United were beaten 1-0 by a Mansfield Town XI last night as the Stags progress to play Newark FC in the semi-finals of the Notts FA Senior Cup. The quarter final win for Mansfield concludes the teams involved in the final four with the other tie in the semi between Carlton Town and Nottingham…
