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Two recruits join the club's media team
The club are pleased to announce two new recruits to the media team.
Vishal Thakrar will be assisting with marketing and social media. He is currently studying at UFCB and entering his third and final year.
Marlon Bass will be coming on board in about one month’s time, when he will be recording home match highlights. He will also be assisting Head of Media Craig Whitehead with WOODSTV, in order to increase content and quality.
We are still looking to recruit various roles around the club, not just in the media department. The Woods are still seeking to recruit a Kit Manager, turnstile operator, stewards and many more. If you are interested in joining the club, please e-mail us: enquiries@northwoodfc.com.
29 July 2018
Woods crash in friendly at Cockfosters
Northwood's pre-season winning run came to a shock halt this afternoon when they crashed 2-6 at Spartan South Midlands League outfit Cockfosters.
All the damage was done in the first half, when Courtney Clay helped himself to five goals to stun the Woods. Ben Pattie pulled back a couple after the break, whilst Cockfosters added a penalty to their tally to claim a stunning victory. The match report and photos are here.
28 July 2018
Alice Rollinson is Woods' new physio
We are delighted to announce that Alice Rollinson has joined Northwood FC as the club's physio, completing manager Dean Barker's off-field team.
Alice currently works with Leyton Orient U18’s and England U18’s. She said today: "From experiencing different sports injuries, I realised very quickly the importance of having effective treatments and rehabilitation. I have gained a lot of experience from clinic work and elite sports teams, and I now look forward to utilising that knowledge at Northwood."
A very warm welcome to Alice; we hope that she has an enjoyable and fulfilling time with the Woods.
27 July 2018
Thanks to The Northwood Club!
Many thanks to Ash and Nish from The Northwood Club in Chestnut Avenue for inviting the Woods squad down tonight for a recovery 
session after last night’s 1-0 away win at Biggleswade FC.
The lads enjoyed a great session in the pool and in the gym!
26 July 2018
Craig Whitehead appointed Head of Media
Northwood FC is pleased to announce that Craig Whitehead has been appointed the club’s first Head of Media. Craig has overseen the re-launch of WoodsTV this season and his new role will allow him to produce video content whilst also developing the club’s media presence both online and offline.
This summer Craig has been developing a marketing and social media plan for the club to boost the club’s standing within the local community whilst also developing the club’s online presence. He has previous experience of working within football, having been a social media manager for local club Wealdstone and had been working as a video producer for them until leaving in the summer to join us at Northwood Park.
The club are in the final stages of moving towards being in a position to confirm some exciting new additions behind the scenes, along with some new features for the Woods, and these will be announced within the next few weeks.
If you are interested in helping Northwood FC, the club has a variety of roles not only in the media department but also elsewhere. The club is looking for a Kit Manager, turnstile operator and many more. If you are interested in joining the club in this new and exciting era, please e-mail us: enquiries@northwoodfc.com.
26 July 2018
Ewington volley sees off Biggleswade
James Ewington was on target again - his fourth goal in five outings - as the Woods won 1-0 in a pre-season friendly away to Spartan South Midlands League Premier outfit Biggleswade FC this evening.
The only goal came on 61 minutes when Sam Jenkins hit a superb cross for Ewington to volley home at the back post what proved to be the winner. The match report is here.
Northwood boss Dean Barker said afterwards: "It was a very good win this evening against a top side who will do well this season." After the match left-back Miguel Matos and the returning Hakeem Nyariki signed Bostik League forms for the campaign ahead.
Next up for Woods is a fixture at Barker's former club Cockfosters on Saturday.
25 July 2018
Snap up a Woods' season ticket - just £40!!
With the start of the Bostik League season less than three weeks away, it seems a good time to remind everyone that for the upcoming season, the club are again offering the incredible Super Season Ticket deal, which is open to everyone – and enables you to watch all home league games at Northwood Park for just £40.00 for the whole season!!
In addition to all the football, a year’s social membership to the newly-refurbished clubhouse is included, and you will be entitled to promotional discounts and reductions on booking the clubhouse for events. The fee of £40.00 covers all groups – adults, concessions and juniors.
Click here for more information, and to apply for your Woods Super Season Tickets...order yours today to avoid missing out!!!
24 July 2018
Another four friendly goals
The Woods continued their encouraging pre-season run today, as they ran out 4-2 winners against Essex Senior League outfit Hoddesdon Town on Wodson Park's 3G surface.
James Ewington fired Northwood ahead in the 10th minute, and then the striker set up Rhys Shirley-Clarke for number two on 24 minutes. Hoddesdon pulled one back but Ben Pattie scored from close range three minutes into the second half. Town made it 3-2 seven minutes later, before Emmanuel Melford-Rowe wrapped up the scoring on the hour-mark. The match report and photos are here.
Northwood boss Dean Barker commented afterwards: "Although results don't matter at this stage, it's still another win, against decent opposition. Several of our prospective squad were unavailable due to holidays today."
21 July 2018
Four goals for Woods in friendly
Northwood were back in pre-season friendly action this evening, running out 4-0 winners away to Sun Sports.
The Woods fielded different sides in each half, the opening goal being a spectacular 20-yards effort from Emmanuel Melford-Rowe on 14 minutes.
After the break, Ben Andreos fired home the second in the 71st minute, and Stan Anum grabbed the third on 85 minutes. The win was wrapped up two minutes from the end when Andreos struck home a penalty after Kyran Worrell had been upended. The match report is here.
Manager Dean Barker was happy with the work-out: "It was very pleasing. More minutes for all the squad, another win, another clean sheet and four well-taken goals."
17 July 2018
Woods launch Club 1926 membership
The Woods are pleased to announce the launch of our Club 1926 membership!
"Club 1926" reflects the year that Northwood FC was formed, as we celebrate our proud history whilst looking forward to a bright future with the new management team.
This premium membership, costing only £120 a year, includes the following benefits:
Season ticket to attend all home league fixtures
Player sponsorship
Pre-match, half-time & full-time hospitality for a game of your choice – all in the boardroom (post-match hospitality includes beers and wines only up to 5.30 p.m.)
Acknowledgment in the matchday programme and on the digital media board
P.A. acknowledgement
Interested? Download the application form here.
15 July 2018
Woods defeat Chelsea to lift Pete Barry Trophy
Northwood gave a most encouraging performance as they played at home for the first time this season, and lifted the inaugural Pete Barry Memorial Trophy by defeating Chelsea FC's development squad 1-0 in an entertaining encounter.
Chelsea included Scottish Under 21 international Billy Gilmour, signed from Glasgow Rangers for a minimum £500,000, amongst several age-group internationals, but the game was decided in the Woods' favour by a fine headed goal from James Ewington in the 11th minute.
The match report and photos are here; if you missed it, the matchday programme can still be purchased online here.
14 July 2018
Northwood start season at home to Tooting
The Bostik League fixtures were released today, and Northwood start back in the Isthmian with a home fixture against Tooting & Mitcham United on Saturday 11th August.
Woods play at promoted FC Romania the following season, before going into a derby clash away to Uxbridge on Bank Holiday Monday, 27th August.
The return fixture with Uxbridge is on Boxing Day, with the final home game being against Marlow on Easter Monday, before the Woods wrap up the campaign at Molesey on 27th April. Check out the full fixture list.
12 July 2018
Pre-season kicks-off with a win
Northwood got their pre-season fixtures underway when they took on Burnham at the picturesque Bisham Abbey this evening, and came away with a 4-0 victory.
Woods fielded completely different teams in each half, and they led 3-0 at the end of the first forty-five minutes, Ben Pattie, Jon Munday and James Ewington all getting on target.
The fourth goal in the second period came from Antoine Akinola. A brief match report is here.
Manager Dean Barker, following his first match in charge, said: “It was a win and a clean sheet in our first outing. And we took the opportunity to field 22 players, allowing us to look at a few trialists, so I'd say that it was a good start.”
10 July 2018
Chelsea announce squad for Woods visit
Chelsea FC have named their Development Squad which will be visiting Chestnut Avenue on Saturday for the Pete Barry Memorial Trophy fixture against Northwood, and it is packed with age-group international players.
The squad is:
Goalkeepers: Jamie Cumming (England U17), Karlo Ziger, Nicolas Tie;
Defenders: Richard Nartey, Joseph Colley (Sweden U19), Josh Grant (England U18), Marc Guehi (England U17), Renedi Masampu, Juan Castillo (England U20), Marcel Lavinier (England U16), Jack Wakely, Tariq Lamptey;
Midfielders: Jacob Maddox (England U20), Luke McCormick, Conor Gallagher (England U18), Tariq Uwakwe (England U19), George McEachran (England U17), Billy Gilmour (Scotland U21), Jon Russell, Clinton Mola (England U17);
Forwards: Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U17), Daishawn Redan (Netherlands U17), Charlie Brown, Martell Taylor-Crossdale (England U18).
Six years ago, the Woods took on Chelsea U21 is a similar fixture, and amongst their squad was Ruben Loftus-Cheek, now with the Three Lions in Russia and hopefully on the way to England glory!
Copies of the matchday programme can be purchased online here - orders received by Friday will be posted before the weekend.
10 July 2018
Match programme available for Chelsea game
This Saturday the Woods take on a Chelsea XI at Northwood Park with the Pete Barry Memorial Trophy at stake, and the club are publishing a special matchday programme for the game, priced at £2.50.
Copies of the matchday programme will be on sale in the clubhouse and in the ground, and they can also be purchased online here - orders received by Thursday will be posted before the weekend.
Don't forget that tickets for the match are still available, priced: Adults £10; Concessions £6; Under 16s £2, and can be purchased on-line through this website, by postal application or from the clubhouse most evenings. Click here for details of how to order.
9 July 2018
The Mayor officially opens Woods' new clubhouse
A great day for Northwood FC yesterday with The Worshipful, The Mayor of Hillingdon Council declaring the fully refurbished clubhouse @TheWoods open!
It was good that so many of the 150 Club came along to the opening, catching up and reminiscing on old times. All received a Gold Club 150 season ticket which entitled them to free admission to league matches at Chestnut Avenue for the next three years.
Oh, and didn't England make the day just perfect!!
8 July 2018
FA competitions draws are released
As the build-up to the new season continues, the draws for the early rounds of the Football Association competitions were released today - and in the Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round the Woods were drawn at home to the winners of the Holmer Green v Longlevens Extra Preliminary Round tie. The game is scheduled for Northwood Park on Saturday 25th August.
In the Preliminary Round of the FA Trophy, the Woods will travel to Dunstable Town on Saturday 13th October. And the FA Youth Cup sees Woods at home to Brimsdown in the Preliminary Round on Thursday 6th September.
7 July 2018
Seven more Northwood signings
Northwood secretary Alan Evans continues to be kept busy, and we have news of seven more signings for the squad to bring you!
It is good news that several of last season’s Middlesex County Under 18 Cup finalists have signed Bostik League forms, three of whom gained first team experience towards the end of the campaign. Femi Azeez, Jamie Fulton, Connor Maher, Kyran Worrell plus Ben Dufaux are all still eligible for the Under 18s in the new season, and have impressed manager Dean Barker in training.
Also signing this week were defender Sam Jenkins, who will be an excellent addition to the squad, having been part of the successful Harpenden Town FC side which just missed out on promotion last term.
Completing the septet is goalkeeper Sam Mazurek; the former Windsor & Eton, Uxbridge and Leighton Town player will be used as a back-up keeper in addition to his role as one of the goalkeeping coaches at the club this season.
Check out the squad as it looks so far here - and you are welcome to take the opportunity to sponsor your new favourite player using the PayPal link!
5 July 2018
Re-launch of WoodsTV
We are delighted to announce that WoodsTV has now been relaunched, under the management of Craig Whitehead, who has been busy getting amongst the management and players at pre-season training over the past couple of weeks. There are several videos available already!
To access Woods TV on YouTube, simply click the menu button above, top right, and if you have a YouTube or Google account, simply hit the subscribe button on YouTube WoodsTV, and you will be notified whenever a new video is available.
5 July 2018
Clubhouse Official Opening
It's taken a while but we now consider that Northwood Football Club's clubhouse is finally fully-refurbished and we've always promised that we would have an official opening once it was completed. That day has arrived!
This Saturday, 7th July, we are having an informal but official opening and we hope that everyone with a Northwood connection will pop in during the day to celebrate with us.
Anyone who has previously played for the club over the past forty years for any of our teams plus any supporters, local residents and current members are welcome to join us for a complimentary drink and a bite to eat anytime from 1.00 p.m. onwards.
We are delighted that the new Mayor of Hillingdon Councillor John Morgan will be present to cut the ribbon around 2.30 p.m. and declare the new clubhouse officially open, while there will be some entertainment and we shall also be showing the two World Cup quarter-finals scheduled for that day on the big screens at 3.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.
As part of the celebrations the club have decided to issue Honorary Season Tickets covering the next three seasons to every player who has made 150 or more appearances for the Woods.
So please spread the word and take this as your personal invitation to join us that afternoon!!
3 July 2018
Woods salute the 150+ Men
Back in 1970 Northwood moved up from local junior football to join the Middlesex League. Since that time, a total of 985 players have worn the Woods' colours in competitive matches - so number 1,000 is likely to occur early in the new season!
Of the 985 players, 41 have shown the loyalty to the club to make at least 150 Northwood appearances. At next week's official clubhouse opening, the club will present to each of these players a Gold Club 150 season ticket that will entitle them to free admission to league matches for the next three years. And on this website we salute them all here!!
2 July 2018
Chelsea tickets now on sale
Tickets for the Pete Barry Memorial Trophy fixture against a Chelsea XI on Saturday 14th July are now on sale.
Prices are as follows: Adults £10; Concessions £6; Under 16s £2: tickets can now be purchased on-line through this website, by postal application or from the clubhouse most evenings. Click here for details of how to order.
Note that attendance numbers are limited for safety reasons, so you are strongly advised to buy in advance.
2 July 2018
