THE HISTORY MAKERS: CLAPTON CFC

As backup goalkeeper and general secretary of the Clapton Community FC Women’s Teams, Sophia Axelsson was at the heart of an historic FA Cup...

GURU NANAK: A FOOTBALL FAMILY

Tradition, inclusivity and last-minute equalisers. Tayyiba Yunus went to visit Guru Nanak Ladies, to see grassroots football represented perfectly in Gravesend. Guru Nanak Football Club...

GRASSROOTS DERBIES: DERBY DE LA MEDWAY

In each issue we’ll be travelling to different parts of the grassroots world to uncover and explore a local derby. First stop, Medway in...

THE SHOOTING STARS OF SOUTHWARK

Genuine, impactful, inspiring. We’ve run out of superlatives to describe Southwark Stars Disability FC. WORDS: Charlotte Dukes IMAGES: Stuart Harper What is it about grassroots football...

A DERBY EVERY WEEK! WORLD’S SMALLEST LEAGUE

To take a boat from Penzance is not to leave Britain. To the west of mainland England is a small cluster of islands —...

MY GREATEST GAME #7

MY GREATEST GAME: HALTON ARMS v CHESHIRE HAWTHORNE, 2007 LEAGUE: WARRINGTON SUNDAY PREMIER LEAGUE WORDS: ALAN BOND ILLUSTRATION: MILLIE CHESTERS It was a fixture that had fueled a...