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  Torres and Oti help Beach Boys edge past Stow By Sam Gardiner   A goal in each half from Kai Torres and Khris Oti helped Concord Rangers to victory over 10-man Walthamstow, to send the hosts up to 4 th in the table. It took Concord four minutes to open the scoring, as a good team move ended with captain Charlie Wardle lifting a ball over the defence for Toheeb Elegushi to run onto. The Concord winger lifted the ball over goalkeeper Luke Mewitt into the path of Torres, who slid the ball over the line to give the hosts the ideal start. It would go from bad to worse for Stow ten minutes later, as another ball over the top from Wardle to the tricky Torres led to the latter attempting to lob Mewitt, but the Walthamstow shot-stopper handled the ball, with referee Rikki Woolford deeming the foul a denial of a goalscoring opportunity, and he brandished a straight red to Mewitt. With no goalkeeper on the bench, defender Keano Robinson was forced to don the gloves, and he...
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Ocran leaves a proud legacy The final whistle has blown at the Old Spotted Dog Ground - London's oldest senior football ground. Clapton Community FC have beaten Rayleigh Town 4-2 in a pulsating play-off final to win promotion to Step 5 for the first time in the club's history. The East Londoners are no average Non-League club. Formed following a fans' boycott of Clapton FC, Clapton CFC are completely fan-owned and hold core values including opposition to discrimination and far-right politics. Read the full article here: https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/non-league-paper/626944/ocran-leaves-a-proud-legacy/
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  10 of football’s biggest traitors   The hit BBC reality show Celebrity Traitors returned to our screens last night. A month of secrets, lies and betrayal awaits us with a star-studded cast, with the final set to be held on 30 October. To commemorate this, let’s take a look, in no particular order, at some of the biggest traitors in football history, the players who crossed divides and joined rivals to score more goals, win more trophies and create a better legacy. Honourable mentions for this list, who don’t quite make the cut, include the likes of Ashley Cole, from Arsenal Invincible to Chelsea legend, Alan Smith, jumping from a sinking Leeds ship to join Manchester United, and Robin Van Persie, another man who decided to join the red half of Manchester, from title rivals Arsenal in 2012.   1.      Carlos Tevez Only a select few players have played for both Manchester United and Manchester City in recent years – Andy Cole found himse...
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Opinion: Grading Tottenham Hotspur's last 10 loan signings Gareth Bale wearing the number 9 shirt was a familiar sight on his return to Tottenham on loan in 2020/21 With the summer of 2026 being an obvious exception, Tottenham Hotspur have developed a reputation for being low spenders in the transfer market. Former chairman Daniel Levy had built up an infamous reputation of being one of the most money-strict chairmen in the league – reluctant to spend funds on players, or constantly offering low, sometimes insulting, bids for players that would have undoubtedly made Spurs a better team. Given Levy’s reputation, Spurs ended up signing several loan players – some were unequivocal failures, while others showed glimpses of success. Let’s have a look at the last 10 and grade how they got on in North London… (This list does not include signings from the summer of 2026, as it is too early to grade the likes of Omar Marmoush and Mykhaylo Mudryk, and does not include players who mad...
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Super Brat is Robins' Hero Supersub William Bratvedt scored twice on a dream debut as Carshalton Athletic recovered from a horror start to claim all three points at Maldon & Tiptree, in what turned out to be Jammers boss Mark Hawkes' final game in charge. Read the full article here: https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-3/isthmian-league/isthmian-league-premier/625052/super-brat-is-robins-hero/
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  Opinion: Is Richarlison being treated fairly? Richarlison's last goal for Tottenham came in a crucial 2-1 win over Aston Villa in May In the summer of 2022, Tottenham Hotspur paid Everton a total of around £52 million to sign Brazilian striker Richarlison. At the time, it was Tottenham’s second-most expensive signing ever, and it was a real statement of intent from then-manager Antonio Conte. Richarlison had had a decent four seasons for The Toffees, hitting double figures for goals in the Premier League every season, and played a key role in helping them survive relegation that season. On paper, the signing made sense for someone to push Harry Kane, who would end up leaving the club the following year, for a starting spot – but eyebrows were raised over the fee, which made Richarlison the 8 th -most expensive Brazilian of all time, up with the likes of Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and… Antony. To say that Spurs’ Number 9 struggled in his first season would be an understatement....
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  Bansal pockets win for Towners Amrit Bansal-McNulty was the match-winner as Enfield Town came from behind to defeat Cray Wanderers 3-2 at the Dave Bryant Stadium to stay top of the table, with six wins out of seven.  Read the full article here: https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/non-league-paper/624209/bansal-pockets-win-for-towners/
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