The Woods are back on the road on Saturday afternoon when they play at Welwyn Garden City in a Pitching In Southern League Division One Central fixture.

Jack Smith and Jon-Jo Bates’ squad have drawn their last five league and cup games, and really need to start turning draws into wins to get away from the relegation zone. The clubs met for the first time last season, with the Herts outfit coming out on top in both games, so it would be good to alter that trend this time!

Kick-off is 3.00 p.m. at Herns Way, Welwyn Garden City AL7 1TA - your support would be very welcome!

If you can’t make it to that game, Rising Ballers Kensington are in action at The Skyline Roofing Stadium, when they take on Oxhey Jets in a Combined Counties League fixture, kick-off 3.00 p.m. The C & G Scaffolding clubhouse will be open for food and refreshments before, during and after the match.

5 November 2025

The Woods were in Middlesex Senior Cup quarter-final against against Southall at The Skyline Roofing Stadium this evening, and the tie ended goalless after ninety minutes - sadly, no extra time these days!

So to a penalty shoot-out decider, which Southall won 4-3 to progress to the last four. One bright note was the selection of our of our Under 18s players in the squad, two of whom were in the starting line-up.

The match report and photos will be online later...

4 November 2025

Northwood gave an excellent performance at The Skyline Roofing Stadium this afternoon when they drew their Pitching In Southern League Division One Central fixture against Ware.

Osa Otote gave the Woods a 12th minute lead with a cracking strike, but despite a positive showing from Jack Smith and Jon-Jo Bates' side, they had to share the points with the play-offs chasing Herts outfit who levelled on 56 minutes.

The match report and photos are here.

1 November 2025

The Woods made it three successive draws yesterday evening as they met Milton Keynes Irish for the first time ever, the Pitching In Southern League Division One Central fixture in ending in a 1-1 draw.

The result meant that Northwood are still unbeaten in away league games this season, ahead of Saturday's meeting with Ware at The Skyline Roofing Stadium. MK Irish took the lead with a 27th minute free-kick - the first shot on target in the match! The Woods' equaliser arrived on 79 minutes when Ademide Baruwa got in a cross for Dan Williams to fire home his fourth goal of the season.

Alan Evans' match report is here.

Northwood's Under 18s continued their great start to the season tonight when they defeated Isthmian Youth League West Division leaders Maidenhead United 4-2 at The Skyline Roofing Stadium. It was the young Woods' substitutes who got on the scoresheet - Aiden Swaby netting a hat-trick on his debut, with Rowen Daly also scoring.

29 October 2025

Northwood maintained their “unbeaten away” record in Pitching In Southern League Division One Central after a battling display away to Hitchin Town today, sharing the points after a 1-1 draw.

Woods defended strongly throughout against Hitchin attacking, and they took the lead in the 71st minute when teenager Freddie Ford charged down one clearance, then another to break through the middle and slot past former Northwood keeper Alfie Bonfield, for his first senior goal. But four minutes into stoppage time Hitchin were awarded a penalty - which Hafad Al-Droubi saved, only for the taker to net the rebound.

The match report and photos are here.

25 October 2025

The Woods' long wait for a first home Pitching In Southern League Division One Central victory of the season goes on after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Leverstock Green at The Skyline Roofing Stadium this afternoon.

Reece Price-Placid putNorthwood ahead on 12 minutes with his second goal of the campaign, but Leverstock equalised in the 77th minute - and they went close to grabbing a last-kick winner when a shot struck the crossbar.

The report and photos are here.

18 October 2025

Northwood's Under 18s' excellent run in this season's FA Youth Cup came to an end this evening when they lost on penalties away to National League South club Eastbourne Borough in a third qualifying round tie.

Jamie Barry's squad battled throughout the game in their efforts to earn a first round proper tie at Stevenage, and despite going close to scoring the winner, the game ended goal-less after 90 minutes. And Eastbourne edged through by winning 6-5 in the penalty shoot-out - but great credit to the young Woods who gave everything!

Alan Evans' match report is here.

17 October 2025

Tonight's Middlesex Senior Cup second round tie away to Hanworth Villa has been cancelled as our opponents have decided at short notice to withdraw from the competition - as they did the last time the clubs were drawn together, in 2022!

Northwood have been drawn at home to Southall in the quarter-finals; the tie is scheduled for Tuesday 4th November.

14 October 2025

The Woods Under 18s have had a great run in this season’s FA Youth Cup competition, and next Friday, 17th October, they make the long trip down to Eastbourne Borough to play a third round qualifying tie. The prize for the winners is a place in the First Round proper, at which stage League 1 and League 2 clubs enter.

We spoke with the Under 18s manager, Jamie Barry, ahead of the 200 miles round journey to face a strong National League South outfit’s under 18 side. He told us: “We’ll be travelling down on the coach in the afternoon ahead of the evening kick-off, and the lads are really looking forward to it.

“It’s been some journey to get here. We started off against Tring Athletic in the preliminary round, a side that actually knocked us out a couple of seasons ago, so we knew it would be a tough one. But the boys were excellent that night. We looked comfortable throughout and came away with a solid 4–0 win, which was a great start and a real credit to the players.

“Next up was Hayes & Yeading United in the first round qualifying. I didn’t know much about them other than they’ve got a strong academy setup, and they’d actually taken one of our lads, Stanley Geraghty, for that game. So we knew they had talent on and off the pitch. It was a tough battle, a tight 1-0 for most of it, but we stayed patient and got a second late on through Rowan Daly to seal a 2-0 win. A proper gritty performance and one to be proud of.

“That set up a second round qualifying tie away at Kings Langley, who we also met last year and that one went to penalties too! This time, they went 1-0 up, which was actually the first goal we had conceded from open play in five games this season. The lads reacted brilliantly, though: we got back into it after a bit of controversy, a clear handball on the line that only resulted in a yellow card. Up stepped Freddie Ford, who saw his penalty saved but reacted quickest to slot in the rebound for 1-1.

“It stayed level through full-time and extra-time, and once again it went to a shoot-out. To be honest, it wasn’t our best display overall, a bit scrappy, not quite at our best but when you don’t play well and still find a way to win, it says a lot about the group. Massive credit to Matthew Burrows in goal who pulled off some big saves and deservedly took the man of the match award.

“That win booked our place in the third round qualifying away at Eastbourne Borough. It’s going to be a great challenge against a well-run National League South academy side who’ve started their season strongly. That said, they haven’t finished too high up the table in recent years, so I genuinely think we’ve got every chance to go there, put in a performance, and make the first round proper – which has been my goal from day one.

“On a personal note, this club means absolutely everything to me. Everyone knows that my dad is the chairman, and I’ll be honest, when I took the job there were a few question marks and a bit of pressure on me to prove myself. But I think the results over the last two seasons have spoken for themselves.

“The work ethic on and off the pitch is brilliant, and there’s a real togetherness throughout the club. My son spends a lot of time growing up around the club as well as I did in my younger years, my brother is my assistant manager, and even for the lads, it feels like family. Which is how I’ve always felt around the club and this fills me with pride on a weekly basis.

“We’ve got under 18s players now who are regulars in the step four first team squad, which is a massive credit to them and the setup we’ve built. Leading this group fills me with huge pride, it’s more than just football for me, it’s home.

“The coach leaves from the club next Friday at 3.15pm, and there are still a few seats available right now. If you’d like to come down and support the boys, get in touch and reserve your spot. Let’s hope we can do the badge proud and take another big step forward.”

Good luck Jamie and the whole Under 18s squad – the entire club is rooting for you!

13 October 2025

Unbeaten Leighton Town clinched the Pitching In Southern League Division One Central points this afternoon at The Skyline Roofing Stadium with a comfortable 5-0 win against a Northwood side who are still struggling to get their season going. It was the Woods' worse home defeat in more than four years.

Leighton led by two goals at the break but the Woods were demoralised by a shocking refereeing decision early in the second half when home keeper Hafed Al-Droubi had the ball in his hands, was shoved into the net and the poor match official Molloy incredibly awarded a goal! That two more scores followed was scarcely of consequence.

The match report by Alan Evans and James Brown's photos are here.

11 October 2025

The Woods slipped to another Pitching In Southern League Division One Central defeat at The Skyline Roofing Stadium at the hands of Enfield this afternoon.

Two second half goals in the space of four minutes clinched the points for the visitors, and Northwood joint bosses Jack Smith and Jon-Jo Bates must now look to make the most of next week's home game against Leighton with their side having dropped into the relegation zone.

Alan Evans' match report is here.

4 October 2025