Traore Added To Magpies Attack

A relatively busy January transfer window at Meadow Lane, for both comings-and-goings, Stuart Maynard’s Notts County made just one, Deadline Day signing, and a somewhat interesting one at that. In bringing in striker Mai Traore, from Norwegian side, Fredrikstad, on a two-and-a-half-year contract (option for a third, subject to international clearance and visa approval), the…

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Newark Enjoy Local Win

Newark RFC (image courtesy of Richie Laurent) are sitting nicely in sixth place in the Regional 2 Midlands North division following Saturday’s home win over Ilkeston, whilst there was also a big win for lowly Paviors, in the local dust-up with visiting Mellish, to maintain their hopes of pushing for the top seven. In hosting…

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SJR Shock Spireites

SJR Worksop picked up what they said afterwards was “the biggest win in our women’s team history” when they won 3-2 away to Chesterfield on Sunday afternoon, in the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League Premier Division (image courtesy of Michael South Photography here). Chesterfield, with a handful of ex-SJR players in their ranks, and…

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Linby & Blidworth Reach Final

Central Midlands Alliance Premier duo, ten-man Linby Colliery Welfare, and Blidworth Welfare, will battle it out for this season’s Nottinghamshire FA Senior Trophy, both overcoming Notts Senior League Premier opposition, Cotgrave, and Keyworth United, on penalties, to progress to the final. With both CMA sides playing at home, advantage should have been in their favour,…

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Notts Girls At The Double

There was double success for Notts County on Sunday afternoon in the FA Women’s National League, as both the Seniors (Division One Midlands) and Reserves (Reserves Midland), picked up their seventh successes of the season. In Division One, away to Lincoln United, the Seniors (image by Steven Grocock) battled to a hard-fought, 2-1 success, strengthening…

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NSL Round Up – Grace Hit Five

FCV Grace Dieu continued their march towards the Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division title on Saturday afternoon, following a comfortable, 5-0 home win, against third bottom Dunkirk AFC. Victory for the leaders was their nineteenth of what has been an impressive season thus far, golas coming via Cornelius Olajide-Oriowo, Harrison Holland, Sidney Turner, Spencer Weir-Daley,…

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Eastwood March On

Battles at opposite ends of the United Counties League Premier North division continued in earnest on Saturday afternoon as high-flying Eastwood CFC kept themselves within three points of leaders Bourne Town at the top, whilst Kimberley Miners Welfare picked up a hard-fought point away to promotion-chasing Newark Town, to aid their relegation battle. Both Notts…

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