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Old Sarum
Salisbury 1-2 Chesham United  (National League South) I’ve been scoring for Yorkshire at the cricket over the last couple of weeks so...
Sep 4, 20247 min read


Game of Two Halves
Braintree Town 2-1 Aldershot  Town (National League) I got invited to a barbeque on Saturday so had to scrap plans to cover Boston...
Aug 21, 20246 min read


Brown Sauce
Basford United 0-1 Leek Town  (Northern Premier League) I used to live in Basford. The home of Shipstones Ale, Imperial Leather and HP...
Aug 14, 20245 min read


Poundstretcher
Barwell 0-1 Banbury United  (Southern League Central Division) Newtown Unthank is the home of Poundstretcher. It's the sort of useless...
Aug 13, 20245 min read


Old Friends
Boston United 0-3 Rochdale  (National League) The opening weekend of the football season has me heading East to see some old friends at...
Aug 12, 20246 min read


GR8 To Be Back
Gainsborough Trinity 3-5 Scunthorpe United (Friendly) Less than 18 miles of the A159 separates north Lincolnshire neighbours...
Jul 20, 20245 min read


Wooden Spoon
Long Eaton United 2-1 Leiston (Southern League Central Division) I’ve had to google where Leiston is. Apparently in East Suffolk, a town...
Apr 30, 20246 min read


Go (South) West
Weston Super Mare 1-1 Eastbourne Borough (National League South) I’m back home from Gateshead well gone midnight as I drive past a Kebab...
Apr 17, 20247 min read


No Surprise
Gateshead 2-1 Chesterfield (National League North) Almost a year a go today was the last time I saw Chesterfield play, they thumped an...
Apr 16, 20245 min read


Noisy Children
Peterborough Sports 1-0 Farsley Celtic (National League North) Tonight’s football includes Real Madrid verses Manchester City and Arsenal...
Apr 10, 20246 min read


Ginsters Pasty
Alfreton Town 0-0 Curzon Ashton (National League North) It’s the start of the new cricket season this weekend but I’m not needed until...
Apr 7, 20245 min read


April Fools
Peterborough Sports 1-0 Gloucester City (National League North) As I scrolled through my phone in bed, a photo appeared on my ‘X’ of Ian...
Apr 2, 20247 min read


Bees Sting Spitfires
Barnet 2-1 Eastleigh (National League) If Barnet win all their remaining games this season, and Chesterfield lose all theirs, the Bees...
Mar 20, 20247 min read


Mooney Mooney Mooney
Boston United 3-0 Farsley Celtic (National League North) Last weekend, Kelsey Mooney & Jimmy Knowles became the first players since 1967...
Mar 18, 20245 min read


Counter Attack
Gateshead 2-3 Solihull Moors (National League) Think Anthony Gormley and the Angel of the North, Gateshead Metro Centre, Byker Grove,...
Mar 6, 20246 min read


Cricket Writer
Bishop’s Stortford 0-1 Spennymoor Town (National League) I always wanted to be a cricket writer, but they tell me you need ‘big words’...
Feb 28, 20246 min read


Josh’s Day
Peterborough Sports 4-0 Rushall Olympic (National League North) What makes a good non-league football ground? Easily accessible? A place...
Feb 25, 20247 min read


Super Kevin Phillips
Hartlepool United 3-2 Altrincham (National League) It’s been eleven days since my last match. On Tuesday last week I reached Lutterworth...
Feb 21, 20245 min read


House of Pain
Ilkeston Town 2-3 Lancaster City (Northern Premier League) As quick as the whistle has been blown at the Pirelli I’m with go faster...
Feb 11, 20246 min read


Hand Warmers
Peterborough Sports 1-1 Chester (National League North) It’s my dad’s birthday today. I’ve driven over to Papplewick to see him and at...
Feb 7, 20247 min read
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