Non League leagues from Steps 3 to 7 are facing a suspension as the country heads into a second lockdown from Thursday. Prime minister Boris Johnson laid out the rules for the new lockdown which are “less prohibitive” than earlier this year, but insist people stay at home except for educational purposes, work, medical reasons read more→
West Yorkshire is to enter the Government’s Tier 3 lockdown level on Monday. It joins South Yorkshire in the toughest restrictions category and it affects a significant number of clubs. Clubhouses will have to be shut and gate receipts will be heavily hit and some clubs are going to need financial assistance. The FA’s latest read more→
“Do I really need the hassle?” That’s a question many Northern Counties East League players will ask themselves if the expected midweek fixture chaos occurs. That’s if they haven’t already. Matt Wright, manager of South Leeds-based West Yorkshire League Premier Division outfit Robin Hood, understands the lengthy time and travelling commitments Step 5 and 6 read more→
Pontefract Collieries 1-0 AFC Mansfield New kid on the block Dan Keane slid home the last minute winner as rebuilt Pontefract Collieries were triumphant on the day spectators returned to Non League Football. One hundred people, half the permitted capacity, watched the Colls dominate against their opponents AFC Mansfield, one of the stronger Toolstation NCEL read more→
Several Toolstation Northern Counties East League clubs face mammoth midweek away trips in the FA Cup extra preliminary round. The ties are due to be played on Tuesday 1st September and are expected to be played behind closed doors if approval for spectators is still not granted. With changing rooms and rules on car-sharing still read more→
Step 5 & 6 leagues are set to be part of a conference call with the FA on Monday night. The meeting is to “update all Leagues on the current position on a variety of topics, especially with upcoming proposed start dates from early September”. It is hugely important for Toolstation Northern Counties East League read more→
Plenty of pre-season friendlies were held across Yorkshire, once again with spectators shut out. Fans continue to be banned from attending fixtures due to the Government restrictions which are likely to remain unchanged for at least another week and probably longer given the strict rules placed on Greater Manchester, Preston, Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale. Bad read more→
A 38-league game season during the global pandemic is not viable and the Steps 3 to 6 leagues should join together and make a stand to the FA to put a stop to the current plan. That’s the damming verdict of Steeton manager Roy Mason, who also felt “pressurised” into returning to training and backs read more→
The FA have banned spectators from being able to attend pre-season friendlies at Step 7 venues. The timing of the Tuesday night announcement is bizarre, given that when the news was released fixtures at Step 7 grounds were being played with spectators watching. However, it is not a total shock as Saturday saw matches all read more→
A number of Yorkshire clubs began playing matches again on Saturday after a series of pre-season friendlies were held. Nearly all were played behind closed doors – with Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior League side Wombwell Town’s 2-0 defeat to Belper Town one of the few exceptions due to different rules applying to some venues and read more→
