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…
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Mansfield Town (FA Cup Round Two) 26.11.22 Having reached the Third Round of the FA Cup in each of the last two seasons, and four times in the past decade, Nigel Clough’s Stags slipped up when at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, falling to a late brace from Owls substitute, Michael Smith, League…
In the end, it was a comfortable win in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup, as Nottingham Forest comfortably saw off East Midlands Women’s Premier Division hosts, Oughtibridge War Memorial, 6-0, on Sunday afternoon. Making a handful of changes, Andy Cook still fielded a string side as the high-flying Reds continue to tear asunder, notching three…
Victory over Nottingham Trent University in the last round of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup see’s Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA outfit, Oughtibridge War Memorial Women face their toughest opposition for a number of years this coming weekend, Andy Cook’s FA Women’s National League North high-fliers, Nottingham Forest Women. Currently third-bottom of the East Midlands…
Mansfield Town’s reward for a wet weekend win in Barrow is an FA Cup second round draw at Hillsborough as the Stags travel to Sheffield Wednesday over the last weekend in November with a chance to reach the lucrative third round stage. The Stags were stubborn defensively during a down pour in the North West…
As the three Notts clubs playing in the FA Cup on Saturday, were dismissed, albeit narrowly, focus was on further down the pyramid, and the ongoing progress of Newark & Sherwood United (United Counties Premier North), Radford (United Counties Division One), and Retford United (Central Midlands North). In the FA Cup, Notts County lost 3-2…
Basford United manager Mark Clifford says he can finally look forward to the historic Emirates FA Cup tie with Solihull Moors on Saturday, describing the past few weeks as ‘hectic’. His side travel to the ARMCO Arena for a fourth qualifying round clash after a busy schedule that has seen eight games in less than…
Boston United 3-3 Basford United *2-4 pens (FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay) 05/10/22 It’s amazing to think as recent a go as 2006 when Boston United were in the Football League taking on the likes of Notts County and Mansfield Town on a level playing field, Basford United were in the Notts Amateur Alliance…
It was Vitality Women’s FA Cup fever in Nottinghamshire on Sunday as five of the seven clubs from the county progressing to the third qualifying round, which takes place later this month. Of those in action Retford would be the only side beaten, losing 4-0 at home to East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League side,…
Worksop Town and Basford United both went into the hat for the FA Cup fourth qualifying round following Saturday’s round of matches, the former being drawn away to Alvechurch (Southern League Central) and at Solihull Moors (National League North) after their games with Gainsborough Trinity and Boston United, respectively. Town, they progressed after a 1-0…
Manager Mark Clifford says he’s relishing the chance to go up against one of his former sides when Basford United host National League North side Boston United in the third qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. Clifford spent three seasons with the Pilgrims as a player, promoted to the Football League from…
Worksop Town won their eighth straight game in all competitions on Tuesday night after beating Long Eaton United 1-0 thanks to a Jake Hanson first half goal. The Tigers are unbeaten in nine since losing their opening game of the season at Stockton Town and have conceded just once in their last seven matches. Currently…
The tigers keep roaring as Worksop Town make it six straight wins in a row after beating the world’s oldest, Sheffield FC in their local NPL East league derby match at the Windsor Floodservice Stadium last night. A tight first half was scoreless before Jay Rollins netted on 65 minutes, racing onto a long ball…
It’s been a good week for Basford United who on Thursday night saw their U18s through in the first qualifying round of the FA Youth Cup with a 3-0 win at Deeping Rangers to set up a local derby tie at Long Eaton United later this month. On Saturday, following a 1-0 win at Coalville…
Kimberley Miners Welfare, for victory over Leicester Nirvana, in the FA Cup, will be opposing that of Warwickshire-based side, Atherstone Town CFC, of the Midlands League Premier Division. The First Qualifying Round tie, which will take place on/around Saturday 3 September (at Sheepy Road, Atherstone) is the furthest the Nottinghamshire club have reached in the…
Two of the four Nottinghamshire clubs in the FA Cup Preliminary Round, progressed to the First Qualifying Round after Saturday’s matches as Worksop Town won a local affair, 3-0, away to AFC Mansfield, and Kimberley Miners Welfare claimed a 2-0 home win over Leicester Nirvana, whilst Carlton Town crashed out when losing 1-0 at home…
The opening, Extra Preliminary Round, of this seasons’ Emirates FA Cup, would take centre-stage for clubs across Nottinghamshire on Saturday afternoon, with contrasting fortunes when compared to those on league duty. Two victories, and three replays, from the six cup ties involving Notts clubs, was a decent return, both AFC Mansfield, and Kimberley Miners Welfare,…
The aftermath of the Second World War would see the Home Nations, as well as countries right across the globe, rebuilding their lives as best they could; the pastime of football was one such way and it was to be the same in the Nottinghamshire colliery town of Linby. Initially formed in the late 1800s,…
After the draws were made on Friday gone, Nottinghamshire’s non-league clubs have learnt of their opponents in the opening rounds of the FA’s cup competitions when the season kicks off, in earnest, next month. Clubs aplenty will be hoping for big paydays, days in the sun, cup runs, and glory, when the season begins, and…
