Scunthorpe United’s first season back in the National League was a good one. Possibly better than many expected. But this was never a small club punching above its weight. This is Scunthorpe United: ...
Kidderminster Harriers are back in the National League, and they earned the return properly. After relegation in 2024, they finished third in National League North for the second season running. The ...
Hornchurch’s 2025/26 season will live long in the memory. The Urchins finished second in National League South, then completed the job through the play-offs. A 2-0 semi-final win over Weston-super-Ma...
Hartlepool United’s 2025/26 season was more warning than write-off. Ninth place, 68 points and 17 clean sheets showed they already possessed part of a promotion formula. Only three National League sid...
Harrogate Town’s six-year EFL stay ended because they never solved their biggest problem: scoring goals. The Sulphurites managed just 39 across 46 league matches, fewer than any other League Two side....
FC Halifax Town finished eighth last season, but the table made the gap to the play-offs look smaller than it really was. The Shaymen matched the previous campaign’s points total, scored 19 more goals...
Gateshead’s survival last season was remarkable, but it did not solve the problems that created the crisis. By mid-February, relegation looked almost inevitable. They were bottom, eleven points from ...
Forest Green Rovers’ first season under Robbie Savage was many things, but dull was not one of them. A 7th-place finish, 81 points, a play-off eliminator defeat by a single goal away at eventual fina...
