Mansfield Town 3-2 Harrogate Town (FA Cup Round One) Saturday afternoon, 3pm, the FA Cup. How much more traditionally English can one get? Upon hearing Friday's sorry announcement that the Premier League is playing just one Boxing Day fixture (Manchester United v Newcastle United at the ridiculous KO time of 8pm) this coming Christmas, to have a small bit of traditional value left in our football, is slightly satisfying for one who likes the simplicity, purity and once high

Derby County U21 1-4 Brentford U21 (Premier League Cup Group Stages) A fourth game in as many nights has the Mrs so annoyed she's banned...

Barnsley 0-0 Bristol Rovers  (FA Cup Round Two) *3-4 pens aet Interesting fact: Bristol Rovers manager Matt Taylor actually started out...

Hull City 0-2 Newcastle United (Friendly) I was in Taunton on Friday, scoring at Somerset v Kent in the Metro Bank One Day Cup. Michael...

Stevenage 1-3 Coventry City (Friendly) The Lamex Stadium on Broadhall Way in Stevenage has been on my radar for some time now. My...

Notts County 3-0 Doncaster Rovers (EFL League Two) So I’ve a boxing day party to go to around the corner from our house and I’ve had a...

Ipswich Town 1-1 Luton Town (Friendly) Saturday 24th April 2004 was the last time I was in Ipswich. A couple of goals from David Johnson...

Manchester United 2-0 Nottingham Forest (EFL Cup Semi-Final Second Leg) Prior to this two-leg tie, and aside from the playoffs of which I know, there’s been plenty of ups and downs in recent past, the last ‘major cup’ semi-final match that Nottingham Forest were involved in was way back in 1992, when the Reds beat Tottenham Hotspur (after a bomb scare and extra time) at White Hart Lane. Roy Keane scored the winner that day in the rain at the lane to set up a final at Wembley

Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Nottingham Forest (EFL Cup Round Four) It was supposed to be Notts County v Barnet on Tuesday night but for Saturday’s FA Trophy matches being annoyingly frozen off, instead replayed in slightly warmer conditions three days later at the expense of the originally scheduled National League fixture which I was set to attend. I didn’t get an invite to the Magpies re-arranged visit of Chorley which ended 2-1 to Notts, so work done for the year, books & stats