NCEL clubs can have 150 people attending their friendlies from Saturday after the FA released new guidance. If a club hosts a successful friendly with 150, they can have 300 from Saturday 31st August. The figure derivates from the minimum capacity requirements. 150 is 15% of 1000 – the minimum capacity for the NCEL. Clubs read more→
Step 3 to 7 clubs are eagerly awaiting the new FA guidance which will pave the way for matches to be played in front of spectators. The Government and FA are set to unveil it on Wednesday, ending three weeks of anger and uncertainty. The Government’s dramatic “clarification” on the rules on Tuesday evening moved 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→
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→
The FA hopes for a September start, but they have four scenarios for the commencement of next season. Other than ruling out playing behind closed doors, no plans are fixed. The FA virtually met with representatives from the Step 5 and 6 leagues this afternoon to give an update. It is also appears that restructuring read more→
The promotion hopes of a substantial number of other clubs of overturning the FA’s decision to expunge the 2019/20 appear over after South Shields lost their appeal. A tribunal reached the decision, ironically on the day League One and League Two voted to end their seasons and apply points-per-game ratios to decide the table. A read more→
Just 20 minutes into the new season. That is all it took for the FA’s clampdown on poor behaviour towards match officials to get off to a bad start. Non League Football is meant to be a family sport and that idea went out of the window when Runcorn Linnets turned up at Hemsworth Miners read more→
Please help us reach 500 ‘likes’ on our Facebook page. Click HERE to ‘like’ the page. Players, officials and volunteers in the Evo Stik Division One North and South can no longer participate in betting on football. The worldwide ban, first announced in April, came into force today, covers every league from the Premier League read more→
Please support our social media accounts. To ‘like’ our Facebook page, click HERE, to follow us on Twitter (@NonLeagueNorth), click HERE Peter Smurthwaite agrees with Paul Marshall’s view that a second promotion spot should be introduced in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division – but doesn’t envisage it ever happening. Tadcaster Albion chief Marshall spoke with read more→
Words and photos by James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson, @NonLeagueNorth) You can ‘like’ Non League Yorkshire on Facebook HERE. This is final instalment of an enlightening three part interview with West Riding County FA chief executive officer Hannah Simpson. The first two parts can be read HERE and HERE. More than ever, the West Riding County read more→
