The FA Cup is the ultimate opportunity for teams in lower divisions of English football, as they get chances to take on some of the top teams in the higher levels of the ladder with a chance at going down in history. And while a non-league football club making a deep run in the tournament read more→
Opinion
Guiseley Gaffer warns players they still aren’t safe from the drop
Guiseley’s joint boss Marcus Bignot has been at pains to stress to his side that despite opening up a small gap over 20th place with a handful of fixtures to go, they still aren’t safe from the drop. The Lions have done well to pull away from danger in recent weeks but Bignot is making read more→
Analysing Chris Dawson’s road from Leeds United to Grantham Town
Speak to any Leeds United fan during 2012 about the best prospects in the academy and almost everyone would have said Chris Dawson was the one they were most excited about. Still just a teenager, 17-year-old Dawson was receiving promising reviews from everyone around the u-21 setup. PHOTO: Under-21s captain Chris Dawson in action at Elland read more→
The five highest-paid footballers in the world
The five highest-paid footballers in the world Fresh from signing an eye-watering £400k-per-week deal at Juventus, Aaron Ramsey’s new contract has catapulted him into the top 20-highest paid footballers on the planet. Ramsey’s 11 year tenure at Arsenal will come to an end this summer, with his prosperous move to Italy confirmed in early February. read more→
Harrogate Town Still in Promotion Hunt despite Slump in Form
Source: DS Pugh (cc-by-sa/2.0) The race for promotion from the National League can pile pressure on any team, and Harrogate Town are no exception. The North Yorkshire club have never played in the football league and are enjoying the best spell in their 105-year history under the stewardship of former Lincoln City and Kidderminster Harriers defender Simon read more→
The Race For The National League Is Wide Open
As we enter the month of November, it is fair to say that we have a real title race on our hands in the National League. At the time of writing, just three points separate the top half dozen teams and it will take a brave man to predict who will come out on top read more→
Three Reasons For Harrogate Town’s Strong Start To the National League
Harrogate Town have been one of the surprise packages in the National League this season as they currently sit third in the table, one point off leaders Salford City. After gaining promotion from the National League North last season, Town weren’t expected to be one of the contenders for the title in the 2018/19 campaign, read more→
20 years of watching Non League Football
This week marks 20 years since I went to my first Non League Football match. Duly, it seems a good moment to take a trip down memory lane and remember some memorable moments and name my favourite NL X1. From helping to keep several goldfish alive on a six hour trip home from Torquay, lifting read more→
The end is nigh for football programmes
The call for the death of Football Programmes by Football League clubs has been a long time coming. Regardless of what the die-hards say, it is time to consign programmes to the great dustbin in the sky, certainly in the NCEL for starters. The case for that is extremely strong. Producing a programme, for most read more→
Yorkshire NCEL Div One team of the year
Just like the Premier Division, it has been great year for our Yorkshire sides in the Toolstation NCEL Division One so picking a Team of the Year has been the hardest it has ever been in five years. It has been that difficult, some heavy-duty players have missed out on selection. It was that tight. read more→