A campaign has been launched to save a West Bridgford sports ground from developers. West Bridgford Colts FC, which offers soccer to over 1,500 youngsters and adults in the area, has teamed up with Gedling & Sherwood Cricket Club to fight for the future of their Regatta Way Sports Ground, which is now under threat….
Retford United have made a double sweep in signing former Coventry City Academy star Illack Tongo Chiti along with Kosi Nwobi after both impressed on debut during a friendly win over Swallownest on Tuesday night. After coming on at half time the two youngsters were superb against Northern Counties East opposition with Nwobi scoring a…
Carlton Town have got off to a winning start to pre-season this week after beating Buxton of the Northern Premier Division on Saturday they beat Selston of the Midland Football League on Tuesday night to make it two wins out of two. Against the Bucks of one division higher at the weekend Carlton were superb…
On Sunday at Wembley Stadium, Notts County will face Harrogate Town in front of the BT Sport cameras and little more than a few hundred ambassadors, journalists, broadcasters and extra special privileged folk in attendance at the famous arched venue as both sides fight for a place for Football League status in the National League…
The proposed tables for the 2020/21 campaign have been set out by the FA as all league formats below step three of the football pyramid have been finalised ahead of the grassroots games restart in September. No change in the Northern Premier League which means Basford United will go again with their bid for promotion…
At last, grassroots football has been given the green light to return with clubs allowed to play friendly matches from August with competition set to resume from September. Worksop Town are one of many teams in the county that can’t wait to get their much-anticipated new season underway with the Tigers taking advantage of the…
Striker Jordan Smith has joined Carlton Town from Kimberley Miners Welfare over a weekend when for many non-league clubs in Nottinghamshire, training was back, and with it were plenty of movers too. Millers Manager Tommy Brookbanks is more than pleased with his capture of Smith who scored 17 league goals for the East Midland Counties…
Rainworth Miners Welfare have appointed a new management team of Richard Smith and Craig Weston ahead of the 2020/21 East Midlands Counties League season. Weston and Smith have experience in the EMCL, winning the division with Selston FC in 2018/19 season. The pair are close friends and have multiple years’ experience as a management duo….
The pitch at Worksop Town Football Club has been dug out and replaced with a brand new artificial surface that will be ready for use at the start of the 2020/21 campaign. Worksop were twelfth in the Northern Premier League South East Division before the 2019/20 season came to a premature end in March but…
It has officially been a full year since Steve Chettle took charge at Basford United. Here we take a look at the first 365 days of his tenure at Greenwich Avenue. The Signings Steve Chettle inherited the majority of his squad from former Basford management duo Martin Carruthers and Mark Clifford, adding a small number…
Back when Eddie Hemmings and Franklyn Stephenson were at Nottinghamshire CCC my dad used to play for Arnold Cricket Club who’s ground (officially named King George V playing field) backed onto the old home venue of Arnold FC at Gedling Road. It was like the County Ground at Northampton but much smaller. An open public…
Some of us are still old enough to remember when Basford United played at Mill Street you know. My old man played there a couple of times and I used to watch him before making my own debut there as a kid in the early 90’s. I remember the old roofed stand on the half-way…
Lawrence Gorman has returned to Carlton Town after season long spells at both Quorn and Newark Flowserve. The defender left the Millers in 2018 to join the Leicestershire based side before moving to Newark last summer where he had a successful season for the Midland League high-flyers which included a memorable record run in the…
West Bridgford Football Club replaced their manager in May with Ryan Doherty stepping down from a short but successful time with the East Midlands Counties outfit to be replaced by Chris Galley, a man who knows the club, and the local non-league football scene very well indeed. I worked with Chris myself, at Real United…
AFC Mansfield have signed hot shot forward Matt Sykes in what looks to be a positive capture for the Northern Counties East League Premier Division side. Matt Chatfield’s team struggled for large parts of the 2019/20 season finishing in 16th spot prior to lockdown closure but the Bulls drew more times than any other team…
Hucknall Town Football Club’s potential move to Aerial Way is edging closer after planning application from Lidl, who want to build on the existing Watnall Road site, has now been formally submitted to Ashfield District Council. The German Supermarket chain are looking to develop in place of the existing Hucknall Town ground and if successful…
Northern Premier League side Basford United have added more to their post season additions already signed by Manager Steve Chettle after this week capturing Marcus Marshall from Matlock Town and James Clifton from Corby. On signing for the club Marshall stated “The ambitions the club has attracted me. Coming from Nottingham I’ve seen this place…
It’s been a busy few days for Newark FC who have added more quality and depth to their squad ahead of the 2020/21 campaign as no less than four new signings have been made on top of the recent additions of Craig Westcarr, Bradley Wells and Francois Zoko. Goalkeeper Jason White has signed for the…
Southwell City Football Club are to move from their long standing home at the Memorial Ground under the shadow of the Minster to the small Village of Brinkley and the Centenary Sports Ground with major plans to renovate the existing club house on site and upgrade the facilities with planning permission already approved along with…
Craig Westcarr and Bradley Wells are the latest incomings at Hawton Lane with the former Forest, Notts and Mansfield striker now 35, joining Newark FC and their quest for promotion from the Midland Football League. Wells is an exciting player with experience from the levels above having played for a number of non-league clubs including…
