Lincoln United’s midweek defeat at home to play-off rivals Melton Town, meant that Nottinghamshire side, Sherwood Colliery, managed by Wayne Savage and captained by Jobe Shaw, have been promoted to Step 4 as champions of the United Counties League Premier Division North. Themselves inactive in midweek, Sherwood celebrated on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 win…
There’s three Nottinghamshire clubs in the Northern Counties East League Division One this season, Ryan Hindley’s Retford United having been promoted following their Central Midlands North success last time around to join neighbours Retford, and Ollerton Town. Following a plethora of new signings, the Badgers made their NCEL One bow, with a home fixture, against…
As the football season is just around the corner, the opening week of fixtures in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League, and the draw for the Preliminary Round of the Uhlsport United Counties League’s, Kingfisher Lighting League Knock-Out Cup competition, have now been released. In the former, the Northern Counties East League, the upcoming seasons’…
It doesn’t seem all that long since the football season actually finished and already pre-season fixtures have been announced, signings have been made, and, cup draws have been announced. Yes, cup draws, this weekend having seen the opening round of Toolstation Northern Counties East League JCP Construction League Cup being made, and with it, the…
Retford manager, Chris Woodhead, is preparing to go again when the 2023/24 campaign kicks off, his Choughs side narrowly missing out on a spot in the play-offs last time around. Just ten points separated that of Staveley Miners Welfare, in fifth place (the last play-off position), and tenth place, Selby Town, Retford one of several…
It was derby day in the Northern Counties East Division One as Ollerton hosted Retford, and running out 2-0 winners, in front of a crowd of 136, both goals coming in the first half. Victory for the hosts moved them to within three point, and a place, of the visitors, the pair having played twenty-four…
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…
As the likes of Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town and Notts County all focus on furthering their status towards promotion glory this weekend, those ball players based in the county from the lower echelons and long beneath professional football have mixed goals as their seasons near complete. In the Northern Premier Division it’s been testing times…
Basford United were beaten 1-0 by a Mansfield Town XI last night as the Stags progress to play Newark FC in the semi-finals of the Notts FA Senior Cup. The quarter final win for Mansfield concludes the teams involved in the final four with the other tie in the semi between Carlton Town and Nottingham…
It was lights out twice for Retford FC as they were not only beaten by Ollerton Town in their local derby Northern Counties East League Division One match at the Fast Frame, but they also had to endure a floodlight failure which halted proceedings somewhat, the Choughs might have wished when lights went out midway…
Retford FC had a thumping 5-1 victory at home to Swallownest last night in the Northern Counties East League First Division match played under the lights in front of 128 spectators at Babworth Road. Adam Scott opened the scoring on 22 minutes for but James Woodhouse levelled on 35 for the visitors from Sheffield. Gareth…
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…
Worksop Town hit six of the best on Tuesday night as they stay inside the top six of the Northern Premier League East Division. The Tigers took on the ‘worlds oldest’ in a local derby match at Sandy Lane against Sheffield FC and found themselves roaring into the lead after just two minutes when Dan…
Retford 2-2 Selby Town (Northern Counties East League Division One) 03.01.22 Chris Woodhead’s Choughs began the New Year with a hard-earned point following a battling draw after Selby Town visited The Rail for the respective sides’ first outing of 2022. Trailing at the interval, leading with a little under ten minutes remaining, Retford were made…
Retford 3-0 Glasshoughton Welfare (Northern Counties East League Division One) 18.12.21 Chris Woodhead’s Choughs side certainly shattered the glass ceiling on Saturday afternoon, in their last game of 2021, defeating visitors Glasshoughton Welfare 3-0 at The Rail. Granted it took until the final twenty minutes, and the introduction of super-sub Alex Wonham, for Woodhead’s side…
Halfway through their 2021-22 Northern Counties Eastern League Division One campaign, the Nottingham Sport head to The Rail and caught up with Retford FC gaffer, Chris Woodhead, to discuss a start which, all told, has certainly garnered mixed feelings. Early on in the campaign Woodhouse would celebrate what was his 250th game in charge of…
Retford 4-2 Harrogate Railway Athletic (Northern Counties East League Division One) 20.11.21 “I’m so proud of the lads. They fully deserved the three points today. The club are lucky to have this group of players and they deserve all the credit tonight,” those were the words of Choughs manager, Chris Woodhead, after his side won…
Whilst the elite rest up ahead of the International window, there’s been plenty of midweek action in non-league football for our Notts clubs this week with the highest ranked of those, Worksop Town unfortunately beaten in the Northern Premier League East Division at Marske United on Tuesday night. The Tigers lost 3-2 after their hosts…
Clipstone 2-2 Retford (Northern Counties East League Division One) 18.09.21 In the first meeting between Clipstone, and Nottinghamshire-based outfit, Retford FC, at the weekend, it was to be honours even in a game which saw both sides lead, before a last-minute equaliser earned a share of the spoils. Falling behind after just ten minutes, it…
Rainworth Miners Welfare 1-1 Selby Town (Northern Counties East League Division One) 31.07.21 Rainworth MWFC began their NCEL Division One campaign with a 1-1 stalemate with Selby Town at the Kirklington Road Ground on Saturday afternoon. The Wrens had led at half time after Craig Mitchell struck the back of the net in the 26th…
