Pre Season 24

 Pre Season 2024

Here is your comprehensive pre season fixtures! Results will not be updated until the competitive stuff starts and past fixtures will be moved to the bottom of the blog. Please remember all pre season games are subject to change of fixture, kickoff time and location. Official club sources are always the best place to check before setting off to a game. With this kick off times and venues won't be listed. 95% of games the home team will be playing at home but there will be games at neutral venues. I will try to keep as on top adding any more in that i come across. Always please just send me a tweet or DM too if I've missed any. 

Monday 22/07/24

Southwell City v Wollaton

Tuesday 23/07/24

Alfreton Town v Rotherham United

Basford United v Grantham Town

Belper United v Clifon All Whites

Blidworth Welfare v Holbrook St Michaels

Buxton v Matlock Town Cotgrave v Sileby

Gedling Miners Welfare v Carlton Town

Gresley Rovers v Nuneaton Town

Harworth Colliery v Dronfield Town

Ilkeston Town v Sheffield FC

Long Eaton United v Mansfield Town u18

Notts County U21 v Selston

Ollerton Town v Rainworth Miners Welfare

Shepshed Dynamo v Mickleover

Stapleford Town v Hucknall Town

Stocksbridge Park Steels v Retford United

Wednesday 24/07/24

AFC Normanton v Ashland Rovers

Clipstone v Sherwood Colliery

Heanor Town v South Normanton

Friday 26/07/24

Long Eaton United v Chesterfield Staveley Miners Welfare Res v Teversal

Worksop Town Res v Ollerton Town

Saturday 27/07/24

Ashland Rovers v South Normanton

Bilborough TRD FC v FC Sez

Garforth Town v Worksop Town

Grantham Town v Spalding United

Ilkeston Town v Anstey Nomads

Kettering Town v Basford United

Macclesfield v Buxton

Mickleover v Burton Albion Saffron Dynamo v Cotgrave Shepshed Dynamo v Sherwood Colliery

Tuesday 30/07/24

Basford United v Long Eaton United

Ilkeston Town v Mansfield Town

South Normanton v Sherwood Colliery Woodhouse Colts v FC Sez

Worksop Town v Sheffield Wednesday

Wednesday 31/07/24

Alfreton Town v Grimsby Town

Friday 02/08/24

Mickleover v Barnsley

Saturday 03/08/24

Alfreton Town v Matlock Town

Belper Town v Long Eaton United

Ilkeston Town v Harbourogh Town

Newton Aycliffe v Basford United

South Normanton v FC Sez

Stafford Rangers v Buxton

Worksop Town v Scarborough Athletic

Tuesday 06/08/24

Long Eaton United v Derby County

Matlock Town v Mansfield Town

Past Games

Saturday 29/06/24

Handsworth v AFC Mansfield

Tuesday 02/07/24

Birstall United v Hucknall Town Kimberley Miners Welfare v Clifton All Whites

Eastwood CFC v FC Cavaliers

Heather St Johns v Belper United

Radford v Carlton Town

Rainworth Miners Welfare v AFC Mansfield

Retford United v Worksop Town Sherwood Colliery v Sandiacre Town

Stapleford Town v Gedling Miners Welfare

Wednesday 03/07/24

Hucknall Town v Linby Colliery Welfare Newark & Sherwood United v Blackstones

Newark Town v Nettleham FC Friday 05/07/24 AFC Dunkirk v Holwell Sports Coalville Town v Gresley Rovers Eastwood CFC v Notts County G3A Academy v Clipstone Keyworth United P-P Gedling Miners Welfare Pinxton v Ollerton Town Saturday 06/07/24 AFC Mansfield v Southwell City Alfreton Town v Sheffield Wednesday Asfordby v Selston Basford United v Anstey Nomads Bilborough TRD FC v FC Cavaliers Birstall United v Newark & Sherwood United Buxton v Ashton United Clay Cross Town v Dinnington Town Cotgrave v Holbrook St Michaels Grantham Town v Sherwood Colliery Handsworth v Retford United Hucknall Town v Long Eaton United Ilkeston Town v Hallam Kimberley Miners Welfare v West Bridgford Leicester St Andrews v Belper United Matlock Town v Chesterfield Merthyr Town v Carlton Town Mickleover v Chesterfield XI Newark Town v Leicester Nirvana Retford FC v Goole AFC Rising Stars FC v Radford Rowsley v Ashland Rovers Sandiacre Town v Ingles Skegness Town v Dunkirk Southwell City v AFC Mansfield Staveley Miners Welfare v Swallownest Worksip Town v Barton Town Tuesday 09/07/24 AFC Mansfield v Carlton Town Alfreton Town v Notts County Ashby Ivanhoe v Belper Town Basford United v Radford Cotgrave v Clifton All Whites Dunkirk v Stapenhill Eastwood CFC v Handsworth Goole AFC v Rainworth Miners Welfare Harworth Colliery v Retford United Hucknall Town v Southwell City Kirby Muxloe v Belper United Lichfield City v Gresley Rovers Newark Town v Retford FC Rainworth Miners Welfare v Newark & Sherwood Ollerton Town v Nettleham Rossington Main v Buxton Shirebrook Town v Sherwood Colliery Selston v Cromford & Wirksworth West Bridgford v Grantham Town Worksop Town v Dearne & District Thursday11/07/24 Kimberley Miners Welfare v Ilkeston Town Lincoln United v Clay Cross Town Friday 12/07/24 Appleby Frodingham v Retford FC Matlock Town v Derby County Staveley Miners Welfare Res v AFC Dronfield

Saturday 13/07/24

AFC Mansfield v Retford United

Asfordby v Newark Town

Basford United v Hallam

Blidworth Welfare v Selston

Carlton Town v Burton Albion U19

Clipstone v Heanor Town Cotgrave v Magna 73

Deeping Rangers v Grantham Town

Dunkirk v Belper United

Eastwood CFC v Long Eaton United

Gedling Miners Welfare v Newark & Sherwood United

Kimberley Miners Welfare v West Bridgford

Kirkton Brickworks v Blilborough TRD FC

Leek Town v Buxton

Mickleover v Belper Town

Pinxton v Kimberley Miners Welfare

Radford v Notts County U23

Rainworth Miners Welfare v Sherwood Colliery

Sandiacre Town v Woodthorpe Park Rangers

Shirebrook Town v Chesterfield Youth

Skegness Town v Ilkeston Town

Southwell City v South Normanton

Stapenhill v Gresley Rovers Staveley Miners Welfare v Club Thorne

Worksop Town v Brighouse Town Tuesday 16/07/24 AFC Mansfield v Hallam Alfreton Town v Chesterfield Barwell v Belper Town Basford United v Clifton All Whites Bilborough TRD FC v Blidworth Welfare Birstall United v Belper United Carlton Town v Harrowby United Collingham v Southwell City Cotgrave v Eastwood CFC Dev Gedling Miners Welfare v Eastwood CFC Harworth Colliery v Retford FC Hucknall Town v Sherwood Colliery Kimberley Miners Welfare v Grantham Town Ollerton Town v Chesterfield U23 Pinxton v Heanor Town Rainworth Miners Welfare v Dronfield Town Retford United v Mansfield Town Shirebrook Town v Loughborough Students South Normanton v Glapwell Teversal v FC Sez Worksop Town v Buxton Wednesday 17/07/24 Borrowash Victoria v Sandiacre Town Newark & Sherwood United v Long Eaton United Newark Town v Lincoln United Radford v FC Cavaliers Staveley Miners Welfare v Penistone Church Thursday 18/07/24 Dronfield Town v Sheffield City Eastwood CFC v Selston Dunkirk v Woodthorpe Park Rangers Friday 19/07/24 AFC Mansfield v Newark Town Retford FC v Doncaster City Staveley Miners Welfare Res v Wirksworth Ivanhoe

Saturday 20/07/24

Alfreton Town v Ilkeston Town

Aslockton & Orston v FC Sez

Bilborough TRD FC v Ashland Rovers

Carlton Town v Newcastle Blue Star

Clay Cross Town v Belper United

Cleethorpes Town v Worksop Town

Clipstone v Kimberley Miners Welfare

Dronfield Town v West Bridgford

Dunkirk v Blidworth Welfare

Eastwood CFC v Shepshed Dynamo

Sherwood Colliery v Heanor Town Hucknall Town v Mansfield Town

Ingles v Selston Linby Colliery Welfare v Cotgrave

Long Eaton United v Gedling Miners Welfare

Mickleover v Kidderminster Harriers

Moorside Rangers v Newark & Sherwood United

Ollerton Town v Teversal

Phoenix FC v South Normanton

Pinxton v Atherston Town

Radford v Saffron Dynamo

Retford United v Sheffield FC

Sandiacre Town v Swaffham Town

Skegness Town v Gresley Rovers Staveley Miners Welfare v Handsworth

Sutton Coldfield Town v Belper Town

My Top 5 - Grounds with Dave Pickerill of The Grassroots Plus Podcast

My Top 5 - Grounds

with Dave Pickerill of The Grassroots Plus Podcast. 

In this blog we look at Dave's top 5 grounds across Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire. Dave as described by his podcast co-host Mick is from "Posh Cockney Land" but now he has been adopted by us and especially Newark & Sherwood United where Dave does their pre and post match interviews among much more. As also mentioned above Dave is co-host of the outstanding Grassroots Plus Podcast. 

Dave actually couldn't whittle down to just 5 so we have his top 6! 

6. Hucknall Town

RM Stadium

The RM Stadium, I always enjoyed visits to the old ground and was a little apprehensive prior to visiting the RM. A great blue print for a new build ground, it offers scope for extra capacity should the club fortunes improve. Easy access, great vantage points inside the ground, plus as you walk up to the ground you can't see the pitch giving it a big venue feel.

5. Blidworth Welfare 

The Welfare Ground

A real gem as you walk around the cricket pitch, through some trees, into the ground and see the pitch for the first time from an elevated view in the top corner.

4. Rainworth Miners Welfare

Kirklington Road

Another club that has fallen on hard times but the ground keeps the memories of old with big crowds watching the Wrens when they were one of the big boy in local football.

3. Selston FC 

The Parish Ground

A trip to the Parish is a must every season, A friendly welcome at a smaller club with a big heart. Unconventional when compared with many venues, a walk around the top of the cricket pitch, the slope up and across the pitch always makes me smile. 

2. Heanor Town

The Town Ground

Another ground with character, a big wide pitch with a slight slope that lends it's self to fast expansive football. The covered terrace down one side with the seats set back from the pitch behind the goal and the old cricket pitch along the other give more than a nod to days past in the Midland Leagues. 

1. Belper Town

Christchurch Meadow

Hidden down a lane, a long seated stand down one side, the covered standing behind one goal and along part of the other, throw in the church and mill pinning the ground in, and then the views from the open end over the river and the houses nestling on the hill make this one of my favourite grounds.

Thank you Dave for taking time out to list your top 5 (well 6). If you would like to check out Grassroots Plus it's available on all podcast platforms and will be returning once the 24/25 season starts. While you wait for the season to start, check out some past podcasts with fascinating interviews. 

https://open.spotify.com/show/0z5NV9HRJYKLwGJ1K0dBxS?si=cd49e7da244242b8

If you would like to feature in a "top 5" or any kind of interview about you, your club or anything else. Please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

Until the next one 

Luke 

My Top 5 - Alfreton Town Players with Liam Henton

 

My Top 5 - 

Alfreton Town Players with Liam Henton

In this blog post, we speak to Liam Henton. Alfreton Town fan who lists his top 5 players to ever wear the red of 'Ofton Town. There has been many great players pass through the doors of The Impact. Who makes Liam's top 5

5. Matt Duke

Alfreton Town have been blessed with some fine goalkeepers no more so than Jordan Pickford of course but with him playing for Alfreton in the season before my arrival at the club I decided to go for Matt Duke with a honourable mention for current incumbent George Willis. 

Duke, however just oozed class when he played for the Reds in the 2015/16 season. He must have saved countless points as we secured a safe midtable finish in the National League North following relegation from the Conference the season prior.  Duke who was 38 when he signed in August 2015 enjoyed a decorated career including an appearance at Wembley in the League Cup final for Bradford in 2013. Duke produced heroics throughout the campaign as his class and quality shone through. 

4. Tom Shaw

Scorer of my one of my very favourite goals ever at the Impact Arena, a 45 yard screamer from just past the halfway line against Chester, Shaw was another vital component of one of the best Alfreton Town squads ever put together. 

A combative central midfielder Shaw was signed from Cambridge and went on to enjoy a fine spell at Chester after leaving Alfreton. Shaw has gone on to enjoy a great start to his career in the dugout firstly with Gainsborough Trinity in the Northern Premier League and more recently as an Intermin Head coach at Lincoln City following the depature of Mark Kennedy. 

3. Michael Wylde

Part of a formidable centre back partnership with Darran Kempson that was the cornerstone to our memorable 2013/14 Conference Premier campaign. 

Wylde was a accomplished centre back and was enjoying a fine season before it was cruelly halted by a horror injury suffered away at Chester in March 2014 that was so awful it ended his career. 

2. John Akinde

Signed by Nicky Law in August 2013 after his release by Portsmouth. The tall striker became a revelation as his strong and powerful frame helped him grab 18 goals as we got to our highest ever league position of 2nd in the Football Conference before falling away in the final few weeks of the season to finish 11th. 

1. George Cantrill

George is an outstanding player that goes under the radar and doesn't get the plaudits he deserves due to the nature of his role as a defensive midfielder. Capable of playing higher in my opinion. 

Thank you Liam for taking part and sharing your top 5 to have played for your club Alfreton Town with some memories that goes with the names past and present too. Certainly interesting to find out some of the names who have graced the pitch of The Impact over the years. 

Would you like to feature in MY TOP 5? Could be your top 5 players who have played for your club, top 5 grounds, players you've played with or managed?  Drop me a message on Twitter/X and we would love to feature you. 

Until the next one. 

Luke