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…
Eight Nottinghamshire clubs progressed to the next round of the FA Vase at the weekend following home comforts for Clipstone, Newark Town, Selston, Sherwood Colliery, and Southwell City. They were joined in the next round by AFC Mansfield, Hucknall Town and Retford, on what was a relatively good afternoon for the county’s non-league scene. Newark…
Eight goals scored, joint second in the table, and just thirteen points now behind leaders Aylestone Park, Luke Parsons’ Newark Town are flying in the United Counties Division One at present. At home to lowly Rainworth Miners Welfare, the Blues only led 2-1 at the interval but, in the second period, turned on the style,…
Newark Town 3-2 Radford (United Counties League Division One) 26.11.22 A fun fact to begin with, when googling the distance between these two grounds, for some reason, the first option was the near 483 mile, seven hour travel between Newark, New Jersey, and Radford, Virginia – now that’s a (near thousand mile) round trip. Fortunately,…
Undefeated at home, eight straight league wins, nine points off top spot with four games in hand, Craig Parry’s Worksop Town collected a 4-0 win over visiting Brighouse Town on Saturday afternoon, maintaining that stunning momentum which has lifted them to third in the Northern Premier League East Division. Terry Hawkridge would open the scoring…
Newark Town 0-1 Retford United (Notts Senior Trophy Final) 10.05.22 The top two clubs in this seasons’ Central Midlands League North collided for the Notts Senior Trophy on Tuesday night at Greenwich Avenue, and it was to be league runners-up, Retford United, that would emerge victorious, defeating the league champions, by just the one, second-half…
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…
Mansfield Town will play Carlton Town in the Notts FA Senior Cup Final after a comprehensive victory in the semi-finals last night against Newark FC. The Stags XI containing mostly under 23 players, overwhelmed their United Counties League opponents at Greenwich Avenue to win 7-1 and close the disappointing ‘tangerines’ campaign in disappointing defeat. Goals…
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…
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…
Central Midlands League Premier title challengers, Newark Town and Retford United, will contest this season’s Nottinghamshire FA Senior Trophy final, on Saturday 10 May, at Basford United, after both sides won their respective semi-finals on Saturday afternoon. The CML pairing took care of the remaining Nottinghamshire Senior League duo of Ruddington Village and Awsworth Villa…
Newark Town beat Basford United U21’s in the Notts FA Senior Trophy to progress into the competitions semi-finals. The Central Midlanders were ahead after thirteen minutes at Greenwich Avenue when Jackson Buckthorp poked in Sam Bartle’s header from a corner and the away side were two up nine minutes before half time when Ainsley Finney…
On a day in which the weather would claim more victories than anyone else, just a handful of clubs across Nottinghamshire, right the way down the pyramid, saw games go ahead. League games including that of Basford United, Worksop Town, Carlton Town, as well as Retford United in the Notts FA Trophy, all succumbed to…
Retford United 3-0 Newark Town (Central Midlands League Challenge Cup Round One) 21.01.22 The opening round of the Central Midlands League Challenge Cup competition through up a local rivalry as Liam Kay’s Badgers welcomed Nathan Arnold’s Newark Town to Cannon Park for a game under the Friday night lights. As the hosts put on a…
Newark Town 2-1 Club Thorne Colliery (Central Midlands League Floodlit Cup Round One) 08.12.21 Third welcome second of the Central Midlands League Premier North clashed in the opening round of the CML Floodlit Cup in midweek, and it was as tight an affair as you’d expect, the hosts snatching victory with a goal eight minutes…
Retford United 1-0 Newark Town (Central Midlands League Premier Division North) 13.11.21 It was a big afternoon at the top of the Central Midlands League North on Saturday afternoon as Newark Town made the forty-plus mile round trip north to face fellow high-fliers, and hosts, Retford United, a game in which just one goal, late…
At the fourth time of asking, the Central Midlands League will finally run it’s post-season, Chairman’s Cup competition, with just the four groups of three apiece (twelve entrants in total) now taking part. The group stage will see each club play home, and away, matches between that of Saturday 24 April and Saturday 15 May,…
Newark born youngster Josh Burkitt is running a half marathon every day in May to raise money for the NHS. The sixteen-year-old Nottingham Forest fan is the great great nephew of the Reds 1959 FA Cup winning skipper Jack Burkitt and is currently also at Boston United where he plays in the youth team as…
