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SAM'S HITTING NEW HEIGHTS

SAM Rathbone reckons the reality of playing for Avro in the Northern Premier League might not hit home until just seconds before Saturday’s big opener.

SILKMEN BACK ON PROMOTION HUNT AGAIN...

IT’S NOT hard to see why Mac-clesfield start as the bookies’ favourite in the NPL Premier.

BLUNDEN SWOOPS TO STUN POPPIES

STAMFORD took all three points against a committed Kettering side at a wet and miserable Zeeco Stadium despite falling behind to an early penalty.

TERRIFIC TUDORS STUN SAD GLOVERS

YEOVIL TOWN’S first appearance below the fifth tier of English football since 1996-97 ended with defeat by Hemel Hempstead.

IRON OFF TO FLIER AS LAMBS FEEL HEAT

SCUNTHORPE manager Jimmy Dean was left in no doubt that his Iron side, looking to bounce back up the pyramid, had been given a tough opening-day test by Andy Peaks' newly promoted Tamworth.

Shots give City a reality check

OXFORD City were given a rude awakening to life in the National League as a resurgent Aldershot Town ran riot at an exultant EBB Stadium.

HAJI RETURN EASES CHRIS' INJURY BLOW

CHRISTIAN Maghoma says he is “gutted” to have started his new Aldershot Town career with a lengthy period on the sidelines, but has set his sights on a long-awaited return before the end of the season.

SHRIMPERS GIVE FANS A SHOW!

SOUTHEND United brushed aside their off the field issues to trounce highly fancied Oldham Athletic at Roots Hall.

McGUGAN'S HOME WORK

FORMER Football League star Lewis McGugan has expressed his delight at taking joint-charge of home-town team Long Eaton United.

JOHN, GAVE THE GAME SO MUCH

NON-LEAGUE football has united in its mourning for former Football Conference chief John Moules, who passed away last Sunday following a period of illness.

VICTORY FOR FAN POWER!

Shakers return greeted by huge crowd

CLUB RAVAGED BY FIRE

STEP 7 Hampton say they will bounce back and become “bigger and stronger” despite seeing their facilities destroyed in an arson attack.

TOWN ARE SO PROUD TO CREATE CUP FIRST

HARLESTON TOWN were born in 1885 – this week the Emirates FA Cup rolled into the Norfolk parish for the first time in their 138-year history.

STOW ARE THE BEST ON SHOW!

WALTHAMSTOW’S new kit is a work of art – quite literally from one of Britain’s most famous collections in history.

WHING CALLS ON RICH TO STEAR MOORS

ANDY WHING says new arrival Richard Stearman will add valuable experience both on the pitch and in the Solihull Moors dressing room.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ASHLEY'S GOT DRIVE AT KIDDY

Momentum is key, says ace

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.

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.

MAGUIRE HAS SCOT HIS BIG CHANCE

CHRIS MAGUIRE has been giving the opportunity to resurrect his career, by National League promotion hopefuls Eastleigh.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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?