They wanted to win something this season, and, after their exit from the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League Cup competition saw them ‘demoted’ to the Plate, Andi Bell and her Mansfield Town Ladies charges, they made it their mission to achieve nothing less, that lift it. That is exactly what they did, defeating Rotherham…
Rainworth Miners Welfare 2-1 Clifton All Whites (East Midlands Counties League) 19.12.20 Rainworth MWFC beat 5th placed Clifton All Whites 2-1 at the Kirklington Road Ground. A goal in each half by Craig Mitchell saw the Wrens record their sixth victory of the season after nine games played. Having troubled Rainworth for most of the…
It seems a while since we’ve said this but football is back, this weekend with a near full fixture programme of local action on Saturday to whet your festive soccer appetite ahead of Christmas. Whilst Nottingham Forest and Mansfield Town are in football league action against Millwall (away) and Southend United (at home) behind closed…
Non-League football fans will be welcomed back in Nottinghamshire this weekend as the government and FA have okayed a small restricted number to be in attendance at each game across various levels of the pyramid dependent on tier. With Notts in tier 3 due to covid restriction currently, the proposal is that step 3 teams…
Ollerton Town are back on top of the East Midlands Counties League after a late show against West Bridgford at the Fast Frame whilst the days previous leaders Eastwood were beaten by Belper United. It wasn’t until the 89th minute against a plucky opponent in West Bridgford that the home team took the lead when…
As expected football from steps 3-6 of the National League System and below along with regional football including tiers 3-7 of the women’s football pyramid, Junior, Youth and grassroots football will be suspended from midnight Wednesday with no training or fixtures allowed to be played until at least after Wednesday 2nd December 2020. This means…
With many teams across the county left in limbo to what ‘lockdown’ means for them, tonight and Wednesday night could potentially be your final football fix for a month (at least) as government restrictions are set in place to close down ‘elite’ sport from Thursday for a minimum 28 days. The East Midlands Counties League…
Shirebrook Town 2-2 Clipstone (East Midlands Counties League) 24.10.20 Charlie Dawes bagged a brace as Clipstone battled back to claim a draw at Shirebrook as Clipstones’ wait for a first league win in October went on. During a half which seemed to go on forever, Clipstone’s bad luck seemed like it would never end. A…
Basford United could close in on league leaders Warrington Town should they beat Stalybridge Celtic on their travels to Greater Manchester tomorrow. Steve Chettle’s team are currently third in the Northern Premier League on thirteen points, three points behind Warrington who visit Lancaster City and on the same points as Matlock Town who’s match with…
Rainworth Miners Welfare 2-0 Eastwood Community (East Midlands Counties League) 20.10.20 Rainworth MWFC beat Eastwood Community 2-0 at The Kirklington Road Ground as Kurtis Bamford’s late goal secured an emphatic victory. Ryan Ingram had given The Wrens the lead in the first half as he netted his sixth goal in five games. The win was…
West Bridgford 0-2 Rainworth Miners Welfare (East Midlands Counties League) 17.10.20 Rainworth MWFC recorded their fourth league win in consecutive games as they beat West Bridgford 2-0 at Regatta Way. Goals from Kane Hempshall and Craig Mitchell helped Rainworth to victory along with an Elliot Jones masterclass in defence. The opening ten minutes were scrappy…
Rainworth Miners Welfare 3-2 Dunkirk (East Midlands Counties League) 03.10.20 Rainworth MWFC came from 2-0 down to beat Dunkirk 3-2 at the The Kirklington Road Ground to make it three consecutive league wins. Goals from Ryan Ingram, Owen Clarke and Craig Mitchell were enough to complete the comeback for the Wrens. The opening stages of…
Rainworth Miners Welfare 0-4 Belper United (East Midlands Counties League) 19.09.20 Belper United beat Rainworth MWFC 4-0 at the Kirklington Road ground, producing a complete performance in all areas of the pitch. United defender, Martin Smyth netted a very impressive brace, scoring twice from outside the box. The game got off to a blustery start…
Kimberley Miners Welfare 5-0 Radford (East Midlands Counties League) 12.09.20 The opening day of Radford’s league season was one to forget as they were dispatched 5-0 by an impressive Kimberley Miners Welfare side. A hat-trick from Jordan Smith, a header from Sam Brown and a wonderstrike from Sacha Markelic gave the Stags all three points….
Rainworth Miners Welfare 0-2 Sherwood Colliery (East Midlands Counties League) 12.09.20 Lewis Belgrave and Kieran Leeds were on target as Sherwood Colliery defeated Rainworth MWFC 2-0 at The Kirklington Road Ground in the opening game of the season. Two first half goals were enough to secure the victory for the away side as Rainworth battled…
Graham Street Prims 1-4 Rainworth Miners Welfare (East Midlands Counties League) 14.03.20 Rainworth Miners Welfare recorded an impressive 4-1 away victory over sixth placed Graham Street Prims. A debut day goal from Elliot Jones along with strikes from fellow teammates Nathan Benger, Aidy Harris and Steve Bonel were enough to secure the points for the…
Radford 1-4 Heanor Town (East Midlands Counties League) 10.03.20 Heanor Town visited the CDW Arena on Tuesday night and dealt hosts Radford yet another 4-1 defeat in the East Midlands Counties Football League. Radford were without a win in five games coming into this match and faced a Heanor Town side looking to move closer…
Graham St Prims 3-2 Gedling Miners Welfare (East Midlands Counties League) 07.03.20 9-man Gedling Miners Welfare suffered a sixth successive defeat on Saturday afternoon as they went down 3-2 against Graham Street Prims in an ill-tempered game at The Fred Harding Ground. The visitors began well and looked to put their midweek defeat at Heanor…
Rainworth Miners Welfare 0-2 Heanor Town (East Midlands Counties League) 07.03.20 Rainworth Miners Welfare were beaten 2-0 at home to Heanor Town thanks to first half goals from Jamie Sleigh and Jordan Bell. The Wrens are now without a win in five league matches whilst Heanor strengthened their position in the top four. The game’s…
Shirebrook Town 2-0 Radford (East Midlands Counties League) 22.02.20 Relegation-threatened Shirebrook Town pulled off a surprise 2-0 win to beat a toothless Radford side on Saturday. A first-half strike from Luke Manlove and an Owen Ryan goal just after the hour-mark was enough to secure all three points the home side. Sitting precariously in eighteenth-place,…
