Basford United 1-0 Hednesford Town (Southern League Central Division) 11.10.22 On Monday night, Basford United U18’s reached the first-round proper of the FA Youth Cup for a second successive season after beating Lincoln United 2-0 thanks to goals from Desmond Saane and Lui Bull. On Tuesday night, after some cup exploits of their own over…
Shildon 0-4 Carlton Town (Northern Premier League East Division) 08.10.22 Goals from Brad Wells and Aaron O’Connor bookended by a Kyle Tomlin brace saw Carlton Town to an emphatic 4-0 win at Shildon. A recurring theme this season has been the inability of the Millers to put away their chances when they are on top…
Although boasting a game in hand on several of those above them in the United Counties League, Premier Division North, tenth place Kimberley Miners Welfare go into Saturday’s game away to Heanor Town having suffered their third league defeat of the campaign. A 5-1 win at home to Pinchbeck United stretched their unbeaten run to…
United Counties Premier Division North outfit, Kimberley Miners Welfare, are looking to do in the FA Vase this, what they’ve done in the FA Cup, create a little, club history. A little run to the First Qualifying Round in the FA Cup, before losing to Atherstone Town, saw Kimberley put together their best run to…
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…
Worksop Town thumped Lincoln United 6-0 at Sandy Lane on Tuesday night to move ninth in the Northern Premier League East Division. In front of a crowd of 347, the Tigers took the lead through Jay Rollins on twelve minutes before Aleksandrs Starcenko made it two with half an hour gone. Josh Wilde netted a…
With mixed fortunes for the county’s sides in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup, Worksop and Basford United both notching five at home, whilst Kimberley Miners Welfare’s record-breaking run came to a half, sides on league duty witnessed the same. Carlton Town would fall to a 4-1 defeat when away to Brighouse in…
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…
Basford United hit back from an early, second half deficit, to claim three points when hosting Rushden & Diamonds in the Pitching In Southern Premier League on Saturday afternoon, in front of more than 260 spectators. The hosts would see numerous chances go begging in the first half, the visiting ‘keeper, Dean Snedker, preventing efforts…
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,…
At The Rail this Saturday afternoon (30 July), Chris Woodhead leads his Choughs side into battle once again, as they host that of Nostell Miners Welfare on the opening day of the Northern Counties Eastern League Division One season. Having finished seventh last time around, just outside of the play-offs, Woody knows what’s needed in…
Nottingham Forest were beaten by a single goal in their friendly against Union Berlin on Saturday as Taiwo Awoniyi faced his old club for the first time, the Reds record signing still looking to find the target for his new club. The Bundesliga side who missed out on a Champions League place by just two…
Basford United 1-5 Notts County (Friendly) 05.07.22 Notts County started their pre-season friendly campaign with an emphatic win over Basford United at Greenwich Avenue last night. The Magpies gave a first start to new signing Sam Austin whilst Geraldo Bajrami, Macaulay Langstaff and Cedwyn Scott all came off the bench at half time. Basford included…
After a 3-3 draw with Clifton All Whites at the weekend, Tuesday night sees Basford United host a second pre-season friendly of the summer, as new Magpies Head Coach Luke Williams brings his Notts County team down to Greenwich Avenue (7.45pm). Notts have been in pre-season training since Friday and face a side switching from…
A plethora of clubs from Nottinghamshire make up that of the United Counties League, and, ahead of the fixtures being announced in mid-July, the Step Five and Step Six league have announced the opening round draws for their Knock-Out Cup, and Reserve Cup competitions. Although no sides from the county are in the latter of…
Holding legendary status at one sporting establishment is testament enough to an individuals’ ability, to hold that status at several places certainly adds the gloss, and is something which the new Retford United manager, Ryan Hindley, knows all too well. A playing career that had seen him don the jersey, on several occasions, at Nottinghamshire…
A sixth placed finish in the league, thus missing out on the play-offs, on the last day of the season, was not what they wanted, or even expected, last time around, this time though, it’s all change at Carlton Town, and maybe not quite for the better. Following a league restructure by the Football Association,…
Nottinghamshire FA Senior Trophy winners, and Central Midlands League North runners-up, Retford United, are looking for a new manager after Liam Kay announced, unexpectedly, that he’d departed the club, on Wednesday (15 June) night. Kay, who’d enjoyed a successful couple of years, on-field, with the Badgers, is understandably down-heartened by his decision to leave, but…
“I’m not over last season yet,” words uttered by Poets Young Boys manager, Adam Stevenson, as the club reflects on a fantastic season in the Nottinghamshire Sunday League. Let’s talk a little about last season, and a success story in the EMPAL Nottinghamshire Sunday League, in particular, Poets Young Boys, who not only pulled off…
