One of a handful of long-serving players at Debdale Park, defender-turned-midfielder, Ewan Robson, is celebrating promotion to the Northern Premier League after his club, Sherwood Colliery, recently won the United Counties League Premier North title, at the expense of Lincoln United. At 25-years-old Robson, has already been at the club for a number of years,…
This season has seen Sherwood Colliery lift their first piece of silverware in some seven years, this the United Counties League Premier North title; not since winning the Central Midlands Alliance (League) Floodlit Cup, back in 2017, have they achieved that feeling. It’s been a tiring run for manager Wayne Savage and his merry band…
Several Nottinghamshire clubs residing in the United Counties League, Premier Division North, and Division One, have promotion aspirations as they head into the business end of the season. Sherwood Colliery, although having played three more than second-placed Lincoln United, lead Premier North by ten points, whilst Eastwood CFC are sixth, a place and fourth points…
Sitting sixth in the United Counties League Premier North, and with two games in hand on sides directly above, and with an Isuzu FA Vase Third Round home tie against Stourport Swifts just around the corner, it’s been a relatively enjoyable start to the season for those at Eastwood CFC. With joint-managers Martin Ball and…
A six-goal thriller in the United Counties League Division One was one of few highlights on another, rain-affected Saturday in Nottinghamshire’s non-league scene. A local derby at Lenton lane would see Dunkirk and Clipstone go in level at two’s apiece at the interval, following a frantic first half; Jack Gibb afforded the visitors the lead…
Their first game of the new current season was only played on 29 July, but, in the ensuing (near) eight weeks, United Counties League Premier North table-toppers, Sherwood Colliery, have already racked up some fourteen outings in all competitions. Perhaps victims of their own success, Wayne’ Savage’s side enjoying early cup runs as well as…
The non-league season was up-and-running again this past weekend and what a way to kick things off, with the United Counties League Groundhop weekend, including several, Nottinghamshire clubs. Seven games took place over this past weekend, Friday-Sunday (28-30 July), and there was high attendances, and plenty of goals, ‘hoppers’ getting more than their money’s worth…
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’…
Groundhopping, a hobby which involves an individual(s) attending matches at as many different venues as possible, individuals who partake in this are known as groundhoppers, hoppers, or travellers. It is a pastime associated with football-related events and has been growing since the 1980s, with several leagues dedicating full weekends to such an occasion, and again,…
Hucknall Town, who finished the regular season in fourth place, have been promoted to the United Counties League Premier North Division following a second successive penalty shoot-out win, on Saturday afternoon. Having dismissed Bourne Town, away, 4-2 on penalties (following a 1-1 draw), the previous weekend, the Yellows proceeded to see off Birstall United, 5-3…
One in, one out, in the United Counties Division One play-offs after Newark Town lost their semi-final, away to Birstall United, on Saturday afternoon, whilst Hucknall Town, thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Louis Kinnerley, defeated Bourne Town on penalties. At Birstall, in front a 400-strong crowd,, the hosts raced into a three-goal, first half…
Three points, four goals scored, seventh in the table, it’s going reasonably well at Kimberley Miners Welfare thus far this campaign, more having just enjoyed their longest trip of the season, a four-and-a-half hour, near 175-mile round-trip to Wisbech Town. The United Counties Premier North encounter, between sides at opposite ends of the table, was…
Newark & Sherwood United 4-0 Pinchbeck United (United Counties League Premier Division North) 19.11.2022 Player-manager, Jonathan D’Laryea, is two-from-two as manager of United Counties Premier North high-fliers, Newark & Sherwood United, after The Highwaymen followed up their FA Vase win over Blackstones, with a comfortable, 4-0 win, over Pinchbeck United. The visitors, in the bottom…
Worksop Town won their eighth straight game in all competitions on Tuesday night after beating Long Eaton United 1-0 thanks to a Jake Hanson first half goal. The Tigers are unbeaten in nine since losing their opening game of the season at Stockton Town and have conceded just once in their last seven matches. Currently…
The Notts Senior Cup first round tie against two old foes of past played up a real treat last night as Watnall Road saw six goals a hat-trick, a stunning come back and nineteen penalties in a classic between two previous winners. These days Eastwood CFC play homage to the old ‘Town’ team that has…
At this early stage of the season, Notts’ United Counties Premier North outfit, Kimberley Miners Welfare, currently find themselves entrenched in mid-table, but having played just five, league matches, to date. Boasting a minimum of two games in hand on those around them, they are six adrift of leading pair, Melton Town, and Sleaford Town,…
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…
As one tournament was edging towards its closure at the weekend, than the non-league scene, up and down the country, was beginning in earnest, and, for Nottinghamshire, their clubs in the Uhlsport United Counties and Toolstation Northern Counties leagues, got their respective campaigns up-and-running. There’s plenty to shout about this season as well, several sides…
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…
It’s been a time for double celebration for Southwell City of late, the winning of the Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division coupled with confirmation of promotion to the United Counties Division One, for the 2022-23 season. A sojourn into Step Six of the non-league pyramid is an exciting prospect for manager Jonny Upton, and everyone…
