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The Non-League Football Paper
THE FA CUP IN NUMBERS
732 – The total number of clubs involved in the 2023-24 FA Cup, the first time in four seasons where the number of entrants has been exactly the same as the previous season.
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July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
IT WAS PURE MAGIC IN '85
IN MY eyes, the FA Cup has always been the world's greatest knockout tournament. And our noble Non-League teams add so much magical intrigue as they aspire to pit their wits against the Premier League big boys.
3 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
GOLDEN BOY ROCKY IS A KNOCKOUT FOR TIGERS
TRURO CITY favourite Rocky Neal scored twice as the White Tigers rounded off their pre-season campaign with a resounding 4-1 win at Tiverton Town.
2 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
FULL-TIME SEALS ARE TOO GOOD
THE step up in opposition proved too much for Marine as goals either side of the interval gave Chester the win in their final pre-season friendly.
1 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
ASHLEY'S GOT DRIVE AT KIDDY
Momentum is key, says ace
2 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
DAGGERS' NEW ERA EXCITES JUSTHAM
GOALKEEPER Elliot Justham believes Dagenham & Redbridge are a force to be reckoned with after wholesale changes have been made to the squad ahead of Ben Strevens' first full season at the helm.
2 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
WONDER WOODY IS BACK
ALEX WOODYARD knows just what it takes to achieve National League success and he's set his sights on more glory at York City.
1 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
MAGUIRE HAS SCOT HIS BIG CHANCE
CHRIS MAGUIRE has been giving the opportunity to resurrect his career, by National League promotion hopefuls Eastleigh.
1 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
NATIONAL LEAGUE PREVIEW: ASKEY READY TO LIFT POOLS
EXPERIENCED boss John Askey wants to harness the positive energy at Hartlepool United to help the club bounce straight back into the Football League.
3 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
CALLENDER IS ON WINNING SIDE VERSUS HIS OLD PALS
WHEN Erith Town's record goalscorer Steadman Callender left them for Whitstable Town this summer, it was almost inevitable that the fixture list would pair him against his old club.
1 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
GR-EIGHT START AS BRIDGWATER GO ON RAMPAGE
BRIDGWATER United kicked off the new season in style by demolishing Millbrook 8-1 on their own patch.
1 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
FEAST FOR THE FANS AT TOP GIGG
IT WAS the moment many Bury FC fans feared may never happen as they made a long-awaited and historic return to Gigg Lane.
2 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
CHARITY EVENT HONOURS JINKY
NOT even patchy weather or a train strike could dampen the spirits of those attending the fourth Jimmy Johnstone Six-a-Side tournament at FA Vase winners Ascot United last weekend.
1 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
WE'RE ALL GOING ON A EURO TOUR!
ENFIELD Town and Lewes are both looking forward to an incredible opportunity in the new season – playing European football!
2 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
INTRODUCING NEW BIG GUNS
HERE'S a question for you to start the new season... which Non-League club plays at the largest football stadium in the country?
2 min |
July 30, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
RISING BLUE STAR HAVE BIG PLANS!
JIMMY Nail’s ‘Big River’ may not mean much to many people outside of the North-East – but to those within Newcastle it is a sign of local pride.
3 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
BENBOW'S A GLASSBOY AGAIN
LUKE BENBOW is back with Stourbridge – for a FOURTH spell with the club.
1 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
WE'LL SHOW WE AREN'T ALL CHAT
BACK-TO-BACK promotions have brought Chatham Town’s ambitious long-term goal of reaching the Football League closer to reality, but supremo Kevin Hake is expecting a searching examination in the Isthmian Premier.
2 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
CARDEN AIMS TO TURN TABLES
PAUL Carden has promised to learn from his mistakes at AFC Telford United as he plots a path to promotion with Nantwich Town.
3 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
DARTS' DOWSE EYES NEW PLAY-OFF PUSH
DARTFORD are ready to do ‘everything they can’ to bounce back from their play-off heartache and enjoy a successful season.
1 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
STREVENS TO START ALL OVER
BEN STREVENS hopes the small marginal gains can add up for Dagenham & Redbridge.
3 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
QUIGS IS QUIDS IN AT SPITFIRES
SCOTT Quigley admits he feels a bit like a fish out of water as he begins his first-ever foray down south – but he’s ready to make a splash and immerse himself in more promotion success.
2 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
RAPID-FIRE SPIREITES GIVE ACCY BIG SHOCK
GOALS from Ollie Banks, Armando Dobra and Ryan Colclough steered Chesterfield to a thrilling 3-2 win at League Two Accrington Stanley.
2 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
KEEPERS JUST CAN'T BE BEATEN
THE goalkeepers took the plaudits as Blyth Spartans and Hartlepool United couldn’t be separated at Croft Park.
2 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
MURPHY SETS THE GLOVERS ON WAY
YEOVIL Town triumphed in a tightly contested encounter at newly promoted Southern Premier South outfit AFC Totton at the Snows Stadium.
1 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
PILGRIMS ARE KEPT AT ARM'S LENGTH!
BOSTON United have adopted a hybrid training model and retained just four of the squad that did well to clamber into lower mid-table last time around, with relegation an ongoing concern up to early April.
1 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
GEORGE HAS LAST LAUGH!
GEORGE Alexander got one over the club who nurtured him after his injury-time penalty earned Bromley victory in a pulsating encounter at Hayes Lane.
2 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
JOSEPH HITS THE BIG TIME
A BUDDING young commentator will be taking the mic at Pride Park next season after five years as the voice of AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
2 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
EX-QUAKER PUNCHED WOMAN, 60
FORMER Peterborough United and Charlton Athletic midfielder Marcus Maddison has been told he could face jail after punching a 60-year-old woman and leaving her covered in her own blood in a drunken attack.
1 min |
July 23, 2023
The Non-League Football Paper
I have learned from the school of hard knocks
PUNCHED. Spat on. Kicked. And that’s before James McKeown even thinks about donning his gloves and keeping goal for Cleethorpes Town!
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