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Harborough Town | Champions
Harborough Town have achieved history. On the 11th April they secured the double wammy of promotion and the title of champions to the National League North after a 3-1 comeback win at Halesowen Town, having played step 5 football just four years ago. 📸 RB Media It's a truly remarkable story of the rise of the Bees, told by the fact they will play a league game against Morecambe next season. For those who dont know, Morecambe were a League One side four years ago, while Harbo


Play-Off Final Special
It's time for the play-off final, and deservedly so the game will be contested by 2nd v 3rd in the regular league table. It's the Tulips v the Pirates, Jimmy Dean v Rob Sinclair, and Spalding United vs Real Bedford for a spot in the National League North for the first time in both side's histories. 📸 Josh McCammon (left) & Shaheim Ward (right) Spalding, who have home advantage due to finishing four points better off in the 42 game season, defeated Halesowen Town in the semi-


Ben Stevens | Real Bedford
Real Bedford are one game away from a fourth promotion in a row, as they set up a play-off final against Spalding United, after a 3-1 win against Kettering Town on Wednesday in the semi-final. The Pirates could now be set to go from step 6 to step 2 in just four years. 📸 Real Bedford FC The Bedfordshire side have had a stunning first season at step 3, despite having a rocky start with just the one win in their first six league games. Pirates boss Rob Sinclair's side stormed


Joe Burgess | Stamford AFC
Stamford have arguably been the side of 2026 in the Southern Premier Central having all but secured step 3 safety against all the odds. Their latest success, a 4-0 thrashing against Banbury United on Tuesday night took them six points clear of the drop, with just two games left to play. 📸 Rob O'Brien The Lincolnshire side, managed by a non-league great in Graham Drury, sat bottom of the league and 10 points from saftey on New Year's Day, and the remarkable turnaround since h


Tom Rothery | Needham Market
Needham Market have struck form at the perfect time, and achieved a fourth win on the spin last night in their win at Stourbridge. A Kieran Morphew header was enough to complete the quadruple of wins against Bromsgrove, Sudbury, Barwell & the Glassboys. 📸 Needham Market The Marketmen sat 9th and four points from the play-offs after a 95th minute 1-0 defeat at Sixways against Worcester City on March 28th. After the win last night in Amblecote, the Suffolk side sit 4th in the


A New Year’s local derby is set as two of the West Midlands biggest non-league sides face off
Halesowen Town and Bromsgrove Sporting meet at the former’s home ground, The Grove, for a meeting in the Southern Premier Central, almost mirrored from a year ago. This is just the fifth meeting between the two sides since our opponents were founded back in 2009, and the most recent came on New Year’s Day in 2025. Halesowen Town's ground 'The Grove' The Yeltz enter the game after a big win at Worcester City on Boxing Day, while Bromsgrove under new manager and former Englan


Ollie Canfer | Bury Town
Bury Town have had a mixed start to life in their first step 3 season for 10 years as they look to survive relegation and stop an instant return to step 4 Ollie Canfer celebrating a goal against Halesowen 📸 Josh Pearson The Suffolk side currently sit in 16th, seven points from safety, despite winning just once in their last six games under manager Cole Skuse. The side have had some impressive result


Kettering Town manager expresses importance of loanee during key run
Kettering manager expresses importance of loanee during key run James Clifton (right) celebrating one of Kettering's goals at the weekend with Ed Panter | 📸 Mark Hope The hierachy at the Poppies decieded in late October to appoint former Southern Premier Central promotion winning manager Liam McDonald, whose recent job saw him help lead Stourbridge to a 9th place finish in last season's Southern Central. The former Kettering player won just one of his first five games in cha


Liam Pearce | AFC Sudbury
The mission impossible specialists! Two successive seasons now AFC Sudbury have survived relegation from step 3 against the odds. 📸 ScreechPhotography The side from Suffolk have finished 18th and 17th respectively in the last two Southern Premier Central seasons, and currently reside in 20th place this campaign. Liam Pearce is a shining light at the Suds, and the jewel in the crown to the attacking third, particually after the big departure of last season's top scorer Joe Ne


Luke Ingram | Needham Market
Needham Market have recently gone through a much needed change of fortunes in recent weeks, which has seen the side suffer just one defeat in five 📸 Needham Market FC The Suffolk side suffered a damming relegation just months ago, but in a league they won 18 months ago, Tom Rothery's side currently sit 7th in the table. Luke Ingram is a highly influential figure at the club, not just as a club legend, but also their current highest league scorer. The 31 year old has been at


Alex Morris | Harborough Town
Largely tipped as 'title favourites' for the Southern Premier Central, Harborough Town have certainly showed the tag has some meaning...


Riley O'Sullivan | Harborough Town
Largely tipped as 'title favourites' for the Southern Premier Central, Harborough Town have certainly showed the tag has some meaning...


Steve Castle & Cole Dasilva | Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford have started the season is superb fashion. The Blues have picked up six points out of six, and scored eight goals,...


Henry Landers | Stratford Town
It has been a busy fortnight for Stratford Town, however the club from Warwickshire did not bring in their first new signing until the...
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