by Josh Brewer | May 29, 2024 | The Time Machine Top Stories
Nantwich Town are a proud club of 140 years and sit in the heart of South Cheshire. Despite all of the history it is quite clear which sits at the very top of the club’s moments. Time to go into the Semi Pro time machine back to a spring day in 2006… The date is the...
by James Hamilton | May 29, 2024 | The Terraces Top Stories
Taunton Town Football Club have recently made the headlines as both them and Truro City have had issues with the Wordsworth Drive pitch. This follows an announcement on 7 February 2024 confirming that Taunton Town entered into a ground sharing agreement with City, a...
by Josh Brewer | May 29, 2024 | The Matchday
Kettering Town FC is today’s club of the day. Year Founded: 1872 Nickname:The Poppies Stadium: Latimer Park Capacity: 2 500 Manager: Richard Lavery League: Southern League Premier Division Central Find out more below and try our Kettering Town quiz!...
by Zak Wright | May 29, 2024 | The Time Machine, Top Story
As Che Adams looks set to depart Southampton this summer with his contract coming to an end, he can leave on a high having brought Premier League football back to St Mary’s. With fairy-tale stories like Jamie Vardy and Michail Antonio taking up most of the...
by Dan Platts | May 29, 2024 | Uncategorised
You see managers like Klopp in the Premier League complain about the amount of games they have to play in a week, or even complain about playing at 12:30pm on a Saturday. Remember that press conference Klopp stormed out of earlier in the season after losing against...
by Zak Wright | May 29, 2024 | The People, The People Top Stories
Jamie Allen is no stranger to catching flights to sunny beaches during the season… The Preston-born striker has represented his country of Montserrat on 12 occasions, and is eligible to play for The Emerald Boys through his grandmother. His name will be familiar...
by James Hamilton | May 28, 2024 | The Tunnel, The Tunnel Top stories, Top Story
A squad of six semi-professional footballers behind an “industrial” £260 million drug empire were jailed for a total of 104 years. Chesham United FC’s Shaquille Hippolyte-Patrick, 29, of North Kensington, was jailed for 26 years and six months,...
by Oliver Haley | May 28, 2024 | League Allocations, League Allocations Top Stories, The Terraces, The Terraces Top Stories, Top Story
Hitchin Town have announced that, due to Coalville Town’s withdrawal from the Southern Premier League Central, they have been reprieved of their relegation. The club were initially due to be relegated after finishing 19th in the league, just one point from safety. In...
by Josh Brewer | May 28, 2024 | The Terraces, The Terraces Top Stories
It is always a hot topic, but even more so in non league, where plastic pitches are allowed. However, when teams get to the EFL, they are forced to tear them up for a grass pitch. A plastic pitch means clubs don’t need to pay for a training ground, can rent it out...
by Owen Barnard | May 28, 2024 | The Terraces
Non-league football provides the experience and senior level experience that can show whether a player is ready for the elite level. Perhaps that’s why EFL clubs in particular have been trusting non-league clubs for years to give their young prodigies the chance...
by James Hamilton | May 28, 2024 | Deeper Down the Pyramid, The Tunnel, The Tunnel Top stories, Top Story
Jack Duffin, Chairman of East Thurrock Community Football Club, established his position after loyal fans of the club, which was forced to dissolve, came together to make a new football team. Duffin said he was “devastated” when the local community lost...
by James Hamilton | May 28, 2024 | The Time Machine, The Time Machine Top Stories
On April 8 2017, Tranmere Rovers played Solihull Moors at home in a league game which saw the biggest victory the National League has seen. The game played at Prenton Park saw two Rovers players, Cole Stockton and Conner Jennings, bag hat tricks on the day. The game...
by Charlie Howell | May 28, 2024 | The Matchday, The Matchday Top Stories
They may be a staple tradition throughout the English pyramid, but there are growing calls for Non-League clubs to move away from those sacred few hours in the middle of a Saturday afternoon. In this video report, Semi-Professional dives into the debate, featuring...
by Zak Wright | May 28, 2024 | The Terraces, Top Story
Ayo Odukoya has become the latest non-league player to ditch the mudded pitches of the Semi-Pro game for the sandy beaches of Love Island, leaving Redbridge Fc without a striker for the upcoming pre-season. We haven’t been able to contact our striker for the...
by Alex Keir | May 28, 2024 | The Time Machine, The Time Machine Top Stories
The weirdest friendlies tend to involve non-league clubs and this fixture was no exception. So, why did Bamber Bridge end up playing the Czech Republic National Team? Bamber Bridge FC, located on the outskirts of Preston, were tasked at being the Czech’s final...
by James Hamilton | May 28, 2024 | The People, The People Top Stories
(Image: screengrab via @thameunitedfc on X) Jefferson Louis, 45, currently plays for Thame United in the Southern League Division One Central and came second from bottom in last season’s campaign. He is a unique player interest having played for 42 different...
by Alex Keir | May 28, 2024 | The Time Machine, The Time Machine Top Stories, Top Story
The story of how one of the best strikers of all time used grassroots football to kickstart his sober journey. Jimmy Greaves. Wow, what a player. Just say that name to your grandparents and there’s a pretty high likelihood they’ll give off a little bright...
by Josh Brewer | May 28, 2024 | The People, The People Top Stories, Top Story
Nathan Woodthorpe has had quite the career and he is still only 22 years of age. From spending 12 years at Crewe Alexandra, to multiple operations and now playing consistently in Step 2 and co-running a highly successful children’s coaching company. He comes...
by James Hamilton | May 28, 2024 | Deeper Down the Pyramid, The Matchday, The Matchday Top Stories
Affordable Football Club Liverpool is a semi-professional football club, formed in 2008 by 1,000 fans of Liverpool Football Club. Year Founded: 2008 Nickname: The Little Reds Stadium: Rossett Park Capacity: 2150 Manager: Phil Stafford League: North West Counties...
by Josh Brewer | May 27, 2024 | The Matchday
After a period of continuous and consistent mismanagement and decline, Scunthorpe United have found themselves battling through one of the lowest points in their entire history. However, are they now stable and ready to prosper once more? Or is it a mirage? Year...
