by James Hamilton | May 31, 2024 | The People Top Stories
Jon Newby, 45, former Liverpool player and FA Youth Cup Champion shares his favourite non-league moment as well as the challenges he faced throughout his career, both playing and managing at all levels of the English pyramid. Beginning his career with four appearances...
by Josh Brewer | May 31, 2024 | The Matchday
It can often spark arguments amongst friends, relatives and even strangers inside a football ground, but is there a right or wrong answer to the question of whether fans should always stay to the end no matter what? Or is it ok to leave early? Should the fans always...
by Nathan Barcio | May 31, 2024 | The Time Machine
Marred by controversy before a ball was even kicked, the 2022 National League Play off Final between Solihull Moors and Grimsby Town was truly one of those days in football. It would be hard for both sides to top the previous year’s final which saw the Torquay...
by Oliver Haley | May 31, 2024 | The People
We continue our trip around the non-league footballing world by taking a look at Antigua and Barbuda fullback Zaine Francis-Angol of Buxton FC and a career that saw him reach the Champions League. Francis-Angol was born in Waltham Forest and was quickly snapped up by...
by Owen Barnard | May 31, 2024 | The Matchday
If you’re in Lincoln, the United side of the city may be the perfect place to go for an enjoyable day out. It’s fair to say Lincoln United enjoyed quite the season, making it all the way to the FA Vase semi final where only spot kicks separated them from a place at...
by Owen Barnard | May 31, 2024 | The Matchday
Step 3’s unexpected high-flyers have had a wonderful time in the Isthmian Premier League of late, but how did we rate their match day experience? Wingate & Finchley have defied all the odds in the Isthmian Premier League with a sensational season after many had...
by Nathan Barcio | May 31, 2024 | The Matchday
Today’s club of the day are the community champions Hackney Wick FC. Year founded: 2015 Nickname: The Wickers Stadium: Spa Road Capacity: 2500 Manager: Ernest Eghan League: Eastern Counties League Division One South Origins: Hackney Wick FC, nicknamed “The...
by Ben Ryan | May 30, 2024 | The Terraces
Football is the most paradoxical thing on Earth. It’s the type of thing which if you had to recount it to a clueless, nodding and helplessly-accommodating American in a middle-English pub, – The Black Prince on Abington Square does a sound Guinness by the way...
by James Hamilton | May 30, 2024 | The Matchday
(Photo credit Viv Curtis) Tiverton Town Football Club, based in Devon, has a long history in the non-league pyramid. We have a look at how they have fared over the years. Year Founded: 1913 ( as Tiverton Athletic) Nickname: “Tivvy” or “Yellows” or “Gold...
by Darcie Peskir | May 30, 2024 | The Terraces
A behind the scenes delve into pre-match rituals and superstitions within the beautiful game. Welcome to the world of habit and ritual! Now, we all know that person with superstitions, or we are that person with superstitions, but wearing the same kit or putting one...
by Alex Keir | May 30, 2024 | The Tunnel
National League North side Buxton have announced they will be moving to a full-time model for next season. The Bucks will join the likes of Scunthorpe United, South Shields and Kidderminster Harriers by converting to a professional club. In the hope to secure...
by Oliver Haley | May 30, 2024 | Deeper Down the Pyramid, The Tunnel, The Tunnel Top stories
Free agency in football is a bit weird to say the least. Clubs either sign a player whilst they have six months left on their contract, or the mighty Fabrizio Romano let’s everyone know who’s going where as soon as the transfer window opens. But, in non-league, it’s...
by Owen Barnard | May 30, 2024 | Deeper Down the Pyramid, The Matchday
After the bizarre scenario where Shirebrook accidentally double booked their stadium for a wedding on the same day as the playoff semi final, Semi-Professional were treated to a very different match day experience: watching a playoff game at the home of the league...
by Dan Platts | May 30, 2024 | Deeper Down the Pyramid, The Time Machine, The Time Machine Top Stories
It’s not everyday a player considered to be one of the best to play the game by FIFA finds his way into Leeds altogether, never mind playing for a non-league team there. Socrates was different however. Believe it or not, The Brazilian played for non-league’s Garforth...
by Zak Wright | May 30, 2024 | The People, The People Top Stories, Top Story
To many, Martin Tyler is the voice of the beautiful game that we call football, a voice heard in Champions League and World Cup finals- notably in the FIFA video game series too. Relive some of Martin Tyler's greatest moments on Sky Sports, including Sergio...
by James Hamilton | May 30, 2024 | The Time Machine, The Time Machine Top Stories
Currently competing in the EFL League Two, AFC Wimbledon, a club based in Merton, London, were founded on the 30th May 2002. Former supporters of Wimbledon who disagreed with the FA’s decision to move the club to Milton Keynes, arguing that it no longer represented...
by Amy Stowe | May 30, 2024 | The Terraces
Burgess Hill Football Club faces a dilemma which many grassroots clubs across the country struggle with: balancing the desire to grow against the needs of the community. There’s nowhere you’d rather be: your local club, shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow supporters, and...
by Owen Barnard | May 29, 2024 | The Tunnel, The Tunnel Top stories, Top Story
Having the backing of someone like Alex Horne is game changing for a side like Chesham United. That’s why the Generals’ chairman Peter Brown was desperate to secure Horne’s services as a director at the club, which they managed to achieve in October...
by Oliver Haley | May 29, 2024 | Deeper Down the Pyramid, The Tunnel
It’s safe to say that, on January 16th, 2024, the fans of Coalville Town and Nuneaton Borough couldn’t have predicted the next couple of months. A frozen pitch forced the game between the two sides to be postponed to a later date, but that later date never arrived....
by Dan Platts | May 29, 2024 | The People, The People Top Stories
“It’s been a great semi-pro career and I’ve made some amazing memories.” Playing at Wembley is a career highlight for Worksop Town man Josh Wilde, but throughout his footballing career he has had plenty of success. “Getting promoted is the best feeling because it’s...
