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The Non-League Football Paper
SOLID IRON SHOW STEEL
PSROMOTION winning boss Andy Butler is preparing himself for a 'massive' summer after leading Scunthorpe United back to the National League at the end of his first season in charge of the club.
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
LEAGUE'S SEARCH FOR NEW SPONSOR
THE National League are in the hunt for new title sponsors after Vanarama announced they were to stand down after 11 years.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
PREM STAR WAS BORN A ROMAN
PREMIER League AFC Bournemouth could secure the highest finish in their history this afternoon under their impressive boss Andoni Iraola.
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
PROMOTION GLORY IS SO SWEET FOR REYNOLDS
CALLUM REYNOLDS says promotion with Boreham Wood through the National League South play-offs feels even better second time round.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
WILKO'S GOT A SUPER AIM
Bobby's relishing his next project
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
WOOD ARE BACK IN – AT STEP 8
WALSALL Wood are back on the football pyramid - starting back at Step 8.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
TUDORS COMING OF AGE FOR LEE!
Boss tips talent to lead title charge
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
City are left isolated in south-west
SO, Winchester City will be playing at Step 4 next season. As disappointing as it is to be relegated, the most galling part is the potential travel costs.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
PICS PLAN APPEAL TO NORTHERN PLACEMENT
RUSHALL Olympic has appealed being placed in the Northern Premier League amid fears of a “catastrophic” long-term impact.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
'NUTCASE' RHINO GAVE ME INSIGHT
LEE Bircham may have plotted his own path to three straight promotions but some proper old-school values helped set him on his way.
4 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
LOOK HUGHES READY FOR A CRACK!
A PREMIER League legend will be coming to a National League ground near you next season — but he's only planning a fleeting visit.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
DALE KING COMMITS
CLUB legend Ian Henderson has signed a new one-year deal at Rochdale — at the age of 40!
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
AT LAST! LEAFE BAG CROWN
KELLY WATERS has admitted it felt like an 'anti-climax' after AFC Whyteleafe were finally promoted to the Isthmian League after over a month waiting to discover their fate.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
DARYL DELIVERS URCHINS BELIEF!
DARYL McMahon says Hornchurch are aiming to build on the club’s best ever finish - but knows it will be no easy task in a National League South packed with heavyweights.
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
SEASIDERS NAIL A NEW TRIO
WESTERN League Premier side Clevedon Town have appointed a new management team.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
CASH-HIT VILLAINS ELECT TO PULL OUT
MONTPELIER Villa have pulled their three men’s teams out of the Southern Combination for next season.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
HOPKINS DOCKS IN AT UNITED
HOLYPORT are seeking a new manager to lead their Combined Counties Premier North campaign next season after Adam Hopkins stepped down a level to join ambitious Yateley United.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
CUMBRIANS MUST MAKE A MARK!
IT DOESN'T matter if you've got the fastest car on the grid. If you smash it into a wall, you ain't going to win the race.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
PROMOTION CHAOS HAS COST OUR CLUB DEAR
DOWNBEAT Fleet Town manager Darryl Evans has accused the Combined Counties League of “failing to take ownership” of the play-off debacle which he insists left his club out of pocket and at a huge disadvantage.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
Play-off lottery is now weighted
I'VE long been an advocate of the National League play-off system, but this year’s schedule has exposed their flaws.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
SPIRIT OF THE SHRIMPES SHINES AGAIN IN THRILLER
BUT for qualities such as spirit, determination and togetherness, there may not have even been a Southend United as we know it in existence today.
4 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
A PITCH PERFECT DEAL FOR PITMEN
NEWLY promoted Hednesford Town are set to make Non-League history with the installation of a brand-new, state-of-the-art pitch at Keys Park.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
LUKE'S GOT THE ASKEY GENES
THINK John Askey worked a miracle getting Tru- ro City promoted to the National League? That's nothing compared to the efforts of his nephew.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
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PROUD TO TAKE A UNITED STAND
SIR Alex Ferguson sneered. Alan Gowling, the former Manchester United striker, famously said they wouldn’t last until Christmas.
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
Here's to you, our super Mr Robinson
LONG-STANDING Isthmian League chairman Nick Robinson admitted he was both thrilled and surprised in equal measure as he was honoured with The Non-League Paper Lifetime Achievement award at the National Game Awards.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
BOSS DRUMS UP SUPPORT!
McIntyre living out his dream as a fan
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
FAB FINN WILL STAY LOYAL TO OYSTERS
CENTRE-BACK Finn O’Mara says he will miss playing alongside “machine” player-boss Jamie Coyle in the heart of Whitstable Town’s defence next season — but wants to carry on playing under him!
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
PROUD TO TAKE A UNITED STAND
SIR Alex Ferguson sneered. Alan Gowling, the former Manchester United striker, famously said they wouldn’t last until Christmas.
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
RONALD GIFTS BOSS COYLE HIS SEND-OFF TO SAVOUR
TALK about finishing in style! Not just Ronald Sithole, whose extra-time winner was worthy of settling any Wembley final but, more fittingly, his Whitstable Town boss Jamie Coyle, who signed off his 25-year playing career with the biggest win of his life on the grandest of stages.
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Non-League Football Paper
GRIFFITHS IS THE GINGERBREADS' MAN
RELEGATED Grantham Town have appointed Mitch Griffiths as their new manager.
1 min |