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…
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester United (FA Cup Round Five) 28.02.24 After a good performance, Forest fans probably felt that – while inconvenient for their evening schedule – extra time would be the deserved route. However, Casemiro’s late winner forced a United victory, and saw the Red Devils advance to the Quarter-Finals of the FA Cup,…
The Emirates FA cup is in full swing, and I had the opportunity to watch the rematch between Nottingham Forest and Bristol City. The last time the teams were against each other, they drew 0-0, so this was the deciding match to see which team would progress to the next round. The FA cup, often…
A few weeks back, Blackpool Tower was reported to be on fire. When emergency services responded, they realised it was a case of mistaken identity. What had been taken to be flames fanning around the structure turned out to be orange netting caught up in it, blowing around in the wind. Perhaps it was an…
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Blackpool (FA Cup Round Three) 07.01.24 The score line perfectly represented the game that ensued at 2pm on Trentside in the FA Cup; a poor game from a Reds perspective, which started to look like another Forest upset on the one-year anniversary of the sides 4-1 drubbing at Bloomfield Road, but this…
Not for the first time in recent seasons, it was seven-up for Nottingham Forest, this time it was Carly Davies’ charges doing so to progress in the Women’s FA Cup, winning 7-0 at home to Sheffield FC. It would be a game which saw a welcome return between the sticks for experienced shot-stopper, Aja Aguirre,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A late flurry for Craig Parry’s Worksop Town saw the Nottinghamshire-based side reach the third qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon, when away to Lincoln United. Goalless as the game headed towards the final ten minutes or so, the Tigers turned the outcome on its head with a late, three-goal flurry thanks…
Carlton Town and Sherwood Colliery both succeeded in their home, FA Cup Preliminary Round ties at the weekend, the former defeating visitors Maltby Main, whilst the latter stunned visiting Grantham Town. Musa Ndaw-Jawarra netted a late brace for Carlton to finally break down a stubborn Maltby side, the Notts hosts having taken an early lead…
One a goalkeeper, the other a wing-half, both having played in the early days of association football, and both went by the surname of Toone; a father and son pairing who were born in the fair city of Nottingham, in the latter years of the 1800s. In fact, both were called George Toone, one Snr,…
The football season is now upon us and, with pre-season friendlies already in full swing, the Football Association has today (7 July 2023) released the draws for the opening rounds of its national cup competitions, the Emirates FA Cup, Isuzu FA Trophy, Isuzu FA Vase, and FA Youth Cup. Two Notts derbies take place in…
You can’t beat Blackpool at this time of year’. Saturday’s drubbing by the seaside served up a timely reminder to all associated with Nottingham Forest that there is an awful lot of hard work ahead in reaching this season’s objectives. Having gotten ourselves out of the bottom three and recorded our first away win of…
A bad weekend for Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup was compounded on Sunday afternoon as their women’s side followed suit of the men in exiting their respective competition, when on the road. Just as the Steve Cooper’s side had done on Saturday, losing 4-1 away to Blackpool, Andy Cook’s side lost 3-0 away to…
A heavy 4-1 defeat against Blackpool sees Nottingham Forest crash out of the FA Cup in the third round. Goals from Ekpiteta, Poveda, Hamilton and Jerry Yates (with a late consolation goal from Ryan Yates) confounded a miserable afternoon for Forest, as poor defensive errors, and lack of a clinical final touch from the reds,…
As Nottingham Forest saw their Vitality Women’s FA Cup Third Round clash away to Sheffield United was postponed at the weekend, due to freezing/wintry weather conditions, Andy Cook’s Reds were in the hat for the Fourth Round draw, and with it, a sense of déjà vu emerged. The rearranged clash, with the Blades, has been…
Nottingham Forest Women reached the third round of this seasons Vitality Women’s FA Cup where they’ll play Barclays Women’s Championship side, Sheffield United (away, 11 December) following an eventually comfortable, 5-1 win, away to Shropshire side, Wem Town. Level at the break, the hosts equalising on the stroke of half-time after the visiting Reds had…
