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The Non-League Football Paper
YATES BREWS UP FOR A NEW START
WHEN Mark Yates returned to the dugout with Stourbridge at the end of February, he did so refreshed and with a different outlook.
5 min |
May 10, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
JACK BUILDING A NEW FUTURE
Back on the tools as King hangs up his boots
4 min |
May 10, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
DOWELL: TREAT US ALL EQUALLY
WORTHING owner George Dowell has urged the National League to play fair and ditch promotion and relegation – as well as play-offs – so that the whole of Non-League football is treated the same way.
4 min |
May 10, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
ACE TOM SCALING ALL NEW HEIGHTS
Romans star moves mountains for charity
2 min |
May 10, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
WILY BAKER IS WISE TO HIS DOUGH
CANNY boss Steve Baker reckons shrewd use of the loan market can help Harrow Borough get back on track next season.
2 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
MIKE APPLEBY
Football man who broke all barriers
4 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
NOW I KNOW ALL THE RULES
Trophy winner to top cop and assistant referee
5 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
TREAT US ALL THE SAME!
STEP 2 CLUBS AREN’T A SEPARATE ENTITY
3 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
‘I won at Wembley yet now I'm much happier'
TEN years ago, Dave Bayliss led unfancied Barrow to a remarkable victory over Stevenage to lift the FA Trophy at Wembley. Three years, one relegation and the acrimonious departure of co-manager Darren Sheridan later, he was sacked.
4 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
THERE'S STILL LIFE IN LORRAINE
SIX years ago, Paul Lorraine was told it was likely he would never play football again – but after defying the odds he’s now searching for one last opportunity.
5 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
THE CREAM WILL RISE TO THE TOP
Crisis could create divide
3 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
BUBBLE WILL NEVER BURST
In an extract from his hit book The Card: Every Match, Every Mile – published by Ockley Books – we catch up with Chester super-fan Steve Hill on his trip to Wrexham
4 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
IT WAS MORE MENTALITY THAN TALENT WHICH GAVE ME THE EDGE
GRANT Holt finished the 2011-12 Premier League season as the second-highest scoring Englishman behind Wayne Rooney.
6 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
ARDLEY: WE MUST PLAY TO A FINISH
NOTTS County boss Neal Ardley has called for promotion from the National League season to be settled through the play-offs – even if it’s all concluded in double-quick time.
3 min |
April 26, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
IT SHOULDN'T BE UP TO US!
I won’t be voting, says Glovers chief
4 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
IT'S ALL IN VAIN FOR GOAL ACES
IT’S a season which for many won’t appear in the history books but try telling that to the strikers on course for a Golden Boot.
3 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
PREPARE FOR A COVID FIRESALE
RECENTLY, I spoke to a man who works in recruitment at one of the Championship’s thriftiest clubs.
3 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
BROWN: WE'RE STUCK IN A JAM
Boss is fear of Tiptree exodus
2 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
WE MUST PROTECT ETHOS OF THE NLS
WHAT kind of National League System do we want? Null and void? Points-per-game? Season extensions? It seems that we’ve talked of little else over recent weeks.
4 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
OUR CLUBS DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR SAY
WITH NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAIRMAN BRIAN BARWICK
5 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
IRON HANDED ME ARTHUR CHANCE!
TEENAGE midfielder Arthur Iontton was left frustrated when his Braintree Town loan was scuppered by the coronavirus pandemic, but insists it was still a ‘great experience’.
3 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
It was oh so Stimple for the trophy king of the Noughties
WHO won the first competitive silverware at the new Wembley? Who won four FA Trophies in the 2000s, including three in a row as a manager and at three different venues?
5 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
DOWSE: I THOUGHT I WAS A GONER!
Cards boss reveals his Coronavirus scare
2 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
BEWARE! THERE'S A TSUNAMI COMING
Doswell: Step 2 deserve a say
6 min |
April 19, 2020

The Non-League Football Paper
Positive Fraser Looks To Future After Career Of Highs And Lows
Fraser Franks didn’t know it at the time but his goal that set Newport County on their way to a 4-1 win over Notts County last February would come in his last game of football.
8 min |
April 12, 2020
The Non-League Football Paper
WE BUILT IT ALL FROM SCRATCH
Wilson’s praise for men on Moatside
3 min |
April 12, 2020
The Non-League Football Paper
SPICE BOY SHANE DID ITALIAN JOB!
FROM KINGSMEADOW TO CANNAVARO
5 min |
April 12, 2020
The Non-League Football Paper
NOTHING CAN FILL THIS VOID
WHAT day is it? Who are we playing? Has Asante travelled? With the obvious caveat that there are people in the world with real problems, it’s fair to say that it is a discombobulating time to be a football fan. Thrust into a sport-free existence, it has been a terrifying glimpse into the monumentally dull lives of non-believers, devoid of any structure or meaning.
3 min |
April 12, 2020
The Non-League Football Paper
NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH: ACE LOWE PUT ME ON A HIGH
FANS’ favourite Matt Lowe brightened up lockdown for a lifelong Brackley Town supporter – by surprising him with an online video call.
4 min |
April 12, 2020
The Non-League Football Paper
CANARIES CAN SOAR – BURKE
BETVICTOR SOUTHERN LEAGUE
3 min |