Northwood were involved in a thriller this afternoon at The Skyline Roofing Stadium when they played a Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup tie against Redhill, the game ending at 3-3 after 90 minutes before the visitors won a penalty shoot-out. They will play the League's F.A. Cup heroes Tadley Caleva in trhe next round.

The Woods led 3-1 at the interval thanks to goals from Ilyas Khader, Rafiq Bettamer and Mark Osei, but Redhill drew level in the second half before the Surrey side edged the penalty decider.

This was actually the first meeting between the clubs since we both played in the London-Spartan League for four seasons in the mid-1980s. The head-to-head record between the clubs now shows that in our nine meetings, Redhill had the upper hand, winning six times with the other three games being drawn. The previous game was a 1-1 draw at Northwood Park in March 1988, Colin Dennison scoring for the Woods, Turner replying for the visitors.

Today's match report will be online later...

17 October 2026

Back in the 1970s, the Woods had an all-conquering side for a period - including winning a League, League Cup and County Cup treble one year, and several stars from that era will be returning to The Skyline Roofing Stadium on Saturday to catch up with each other and no doubt reminisce!

So we will be delighted to welcome back Pat Coburn, Ian Harvey, Steve Revell, Robin Tidd, Geoff Mills, Martin Ellis, Nigel Franklin, Paul Byrne - and hopefully others! Enjoy the afternoon, you Woods Legends!

16 October 2026

The draw for the second round proper of the F.A. Vase was made today, and the Woods' reward for Saturday's convincing win against Midhurst & Easebourne is another home tie!

Northwood will play Reading City at The Skyline Roofing Stadium on Saturday 31st October, kick-off 3.00 p.m.

Reading City also play in Combined Counties League Premier Division North - but they are yet another club this term that we have never played before!

12 October 2026

Northwood moved convincingly into the second round proper of the F.A. Vase tie this afternoon when they defeated Midhurst & Easebourne 3-0 at The Skyline Roofing Stadium.

The Woods boss Scott Patmore went into the game with several of his new squad players missing as they are cup-tied - but despite seven changes from last week's side, Northwood played some decent football and took a 14th minute lead through Rowan Daly. Parris Mason netted a second just after the half-hour mark, and Woods had further chances to extend their lead before Arnold Mengi fired home the third on 86 minutes. A very satisfactory afternoon's work!

We now await Monday's draw for the next round of the Vase; that tie will be played in three weeks' time, on Saturday 31st October. The match report and photos are here.

10 October 2026

As we are now celebrating the Centenary of Northwood FC, we continue to look back at the 100 years of history of our club. Last time, we learned that Northwood were Harrow & Wembley League Premier Division champions in 1948 &1949 and runners-up in 1950....

In 1950-51 Northwood had three teams playing in the Harrow, Wembley & District League, competing in the Premier, Senior and fifth divisions. The first team got off to a poor start, lost 0-2 to Chelsea Youth at Welsh Harp, then 1-2 to the reigning champions Wood End. But they gained their points with a 5-1 win at South Harrow, D. Skinner 2, Day, and Eric Green 2 scoring; Northwood’s team was: Albert Young, Fred Taylor, Westfallen, Ron Nicholls, Bob Bell, Wooding, Day, G. Jones, D. Skinner, A. Walker, Eric Green.

The best win of the season came in a Middlesex Junior Cup tie at Harrow Weald Athletic, D. Skinner scoring six in a 10-1 victory. Northwood beat Kilburn Polytechnic and Cranford in subsequent rounds, before being knocked out at Spelthorne. They had a decent run in the League Senior Cup, but lost 1-2 at home to South Vale Glacier in the semi-final. There was success, though, in the Northwood & Pinner Hospital Charity Cup, Harefield United being defeated in the final.

A long, cold winter resulted in Northwood playing only four league games in the first three months of 1951, and when things got back underway the club chalked up a good run of wins, which lifted them up the table, however, six matches were not played. Most clubs missed several games, with only Sandersons playing all 24 – and the positions at 5th May were counted as final in the league table – and Sandersons were declared champions, even though runners-up Tokyngton finished with one point less having played two fewer games! Northwood were in fourth position; the reserves were relegated from the Senior Division and the thirds were 8th from 12 clubs in Division V.

The following season, 1951-52, saw better weather generally and Northwood had just one fixture unplayed. They enjoyed a steady season generally, with a good run of victories which kept them towards the top of the Premier Division.

In the Middlesex Junior Cup, Hanwell Town (2-1) and Hounslow Nomads (3-0) were defeated at Northwood Rec., before Heston knocked our Northwood 3-1 in round 4. In other cups, Northwood reached the semi-final of the League Senior Cup where for the second season running they lost at home to South Vale Glacier; Harefield United were 2-1 winners in Northwood Hospital Cup semi-final.

Northwood enjoyed a good 3-0 win against Wood End in February, White (penalty), Ron Nicholls and Eric Green scored the goals; the team was: Albert Young, Fred Taylor, A. Brown, Ron Nicholls, G. White, “Buster” Ford, Eric Green, W. Smith, D. Skinner, Maurice Millward, H. Carter. Despite winning nine of their last 10 league games, Northwood felt short of the title by five points as they ended in third position. The club had won the league seven times in 11 years (excluding the war) and been runners-up twice, but as they moved through the 1950s, their fortunes were clearly on the wane – though they managed to hang onto mid-table spots for a few more years.

One of the more interesting fixtures of the 1952-53 campaign came on Saturday 25th October, when In an unusual fixture, Northwood reserves played hosts at Northwood Recreation Ground to the Northwood first team! This game was in the first round of the Harrow, Wembley & District League Senior Cup, and as expected, the first team ran out 6-2 winners. The two line-ups were: Northwood Res.: J. Garner, E. Westfallen, G. Stratford, E. Allen, B. Bishop, R. Rushton, D. Sampson, J. Sheldrake, R. Crawley, B. Green, P. Barr. Northwood: A. Young, F. Taylor, A. Brown, R. Nicholls, G. White, C. Ford, E. Green, D. Hughes, R. Bell, M. Millward, H. Carter. Headstone Corinthians knocked the first team out in the next round! This season the club ran only two sides in the Harrow League.

In the Premier Division, the first team started with a shocker, losing the opening fixture 1-9 at Harrow Weald, but then won six games from seven – including doing the double over Tokyngton, 5-0 and 6-3. However, Northwood won just twice after the turn of the year, though they did win 2-1 away to eventual champions Chelsea Youth, and also drew 2-2 at home to the Stamford Bridge youngsters. The season ended on a high with a 4-2 home win against South Harrow, when the team was: J. Garner, W. Smith, A. Brown, G. Young, M. Millward, G. Stratford, J. Sheldrake, D. Hughes, Liberty, Metcalfe, E. Green. Northwood were placed fifth in the final table, and the reserves were ninth (of 12) in Division 1.

The club had won the league seven times in 12 years (excluding the war) and been runners-up twice, but as they moved through the 1950s, their fortunes were clearly on the wane – though they would manage to hang onto mid-table spots for a few more years.

7 October 2026

One of our youth players - Miles - is receiving treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital having been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Over the summer, just before he was due to start high school, Miles received the devastating news that he had a brain tumour. He is now undergoing chemotherapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), where he is receiving incredible care and support from the doctors, nurses and everyone looking after him.

Miles has been a much-loved member of the Northwood Football Club U12 Gold team, and football has always been a huge part of his life. His teammates, coaches and everyone at the club are behind him as he faces what is an incredibly difficult time.

To show our support for Miles and to give something back to the hospital caring for him, one of the managers at Northwood FC is taking on the challenge of shaving his head in support of Miles!

We are hoping to raise £1,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. GOSH does extraordinary work supporting children and their families through some of the toughest times imaginable, and we would love to raise as much as we can to help them continue that work.

Every donation, no matter how big or small, will make a difference. If you can’t donate, simply sharing this page and helping us spread the word would mean so much to Miles, his family and everyone at Northwood Football Club.

You can donate here.

Come on Miles!

5 October 2026

It was goal-less at half-time in this afternoon's Combined Counties League Premier Division North game at The Skyline Roofing Stadium, but Abingdon United ran out winners with two goals in the second period.

The match report is here.

The head-to-head record between the clubs now shows that in the ten meetings of the two clubs, Northwood have won six, United two, with one drawn; however, all but two of those games were played over 40 years ago! The previous meeting, in October 2009, saw an early John Christian goal earn the Woods a 1-0 FA Trophy victory – full details, report and photos are here.

3 October 2026

Battling Northwood gained a Combined Counties League point away to Hilltop this evening, when they bounced back from a 3-1 interval deficit to draw 3-3.

It was Northwood’s first-ever fixture against Hilltop, and the home took and early lead, equalised soon after by Juwon Akintunde soon after. However, Hilltop scored twice more before the break, the second being a penalty. But Woods showed great spirit to come back in the second half and Akintunde netted twice more to earn a merited point!

The match report is here.

29 September 2026

As we are now celebrating the Centenary of Northwood FC, we continue to look back at the 100 years of history of our club. Last time, we moved onto post-Second World War football, with the club deciding to drop the "United" suffix and be known as Northwood....

Harrow & Wembley League Premier Division champions Northwood started off the 1948-49 season in great form as they sought to retain their title, winning their first six fixtures, scoring 32 goals whilst conceding an average of two a game – plenty of goals for the supporters! Centre-forward Ford was finding the net regularly as Northwood surged to the top of the table and at the turn of the year they had a 100% record in the league, and did equally well in the cups – except for the County Junior Cup in which they made an early exit, losing 1-3 at home to Harrow Weald Athletic. In January, though, Northwood stumbled a little, slipping to their first league defeat, 1-2 to South Harrow and drawing the next two games.

One of the best results came next, when the interestingly-named Gremlins were defeated 7-2 at Northwood Rec., and although the ground was heavy, the game was fast throughout, and goals came at regular intervals, being scored by Ford (3), Bainbridge (2), Bell and Carter. Northwood’s team was: Evans, G. Wooding, Billy Reeves, Ron Nicholls, Fred Taylor, Tommy Green, Bob Bell, G. Jones, Ford, Ronnie Bainbridge, Carter.

However, the poor winter of 1948-49 meant that Northwood played just one game from early February until 9th April, when they drew 0-0 with title rivals Harrow Weald. Northwood then won four of their last five games that were played – however, due to the poor winter, five games went unplayed and rather controversially were all regarded as 0-0 draws; that wouldn’t happen nowadays! Despite that, and as presumably other clubs were similarly affected, Northwood clinched the Premier Division title once more – by just one point from Harrow Weald Athletic. Northwood’s pre-eminence was rewarded by six players being selected to play for the League representative side, Billy Reeves, Fred Taylor, Ron Nicholls, R. Walker, G. Jones and Tommy Green all gaining League caps.

The Northwood Gazette carried a fascinating cartoon celebrating Northwood’s 5-1 win away to Northwick Park in the semi-final of the Harrow & Wembley League Senior Cup. Northwood actually had runs to three cup finals, although in they did lose two of them, 3-7 to Ruislip Manor in the Northwood Hospital Charity Cup and 1-2 to British Oxygen in the Harrow Senior Charity Cup. But Northwood did beat Rockware in the final of the League Senior Cup, Bob Bell scoring the only goal of the game. The successful team was: Evans, Cecil Cox, A. Smith, Ron Nicholls, Fred Taylor, Billy Reeves, Bob Bell, G. Jones, R. Walker, Ronnie Bainbridge, H. Carter.

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  The Northwood Gazette carried a fascinating cartoon celebrating Northwood’s 5-1 win away to Northwick Park in the semi-final of the Harrow & Wembley League Senior Cup
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  Joe Saunders made his Northwood debut for the new third team on 1st October 1949, and he would have a big role to play at the club over many years

Northwood’s 1949-50 campaign started really well, being Premier Division champions they beat the previous season’s runners-up Harrow Weald Athletic 5-0 in the opening game on 1st October at Northwood Recreation Ground. G. Jones 2, H. Carter and Ronnie Bainbridge 2 scored the goals, and the team was: Albert Young, Adams, W. Bell, T. Green, Fred Taylor, Wooding, C. Smith, G. Jones, Westfallen, Ronnie Bainbridge and H. Carter.

Northwood launched a third team in the Harrow & Wembley League Division V (effectively division 7) and they drew 5-5 in their first game, Day getting four goals. Joe Saunders made his Northwood debut in that opening match, and he would have a big role to play at the club over many years (of which more in later features!). The third team was: Warner, Archer, Bunce, Groves, Mead, B. Green, W. Smith, Clark, Day, Saunders, Nichols. Meanwhile, the reserves in the Senior Division (division 2) beat South Vale Glacier 5-2 that day and their side was: Evans, R. Bell, Adams, Bishop, Brown, Ford, Saunderson, R. Nicholls, Sparkes, Hughes, E. Green; goals from Nicholls 2, Sparkes 2 and Hughes. It’s interesting to look at the names of the guys who were at NFC 76 years ago!

Northwood enjoyed another strong season, had big wins against bottom side Gremlins twice, 7-1 and 8-0, Alperton O.B. 7-3 and South Harrow 5-1, but ultimately they ended as runners-up, seven points adrift of Wood End. The club had high hopes of a good run in the Middlesex Junior Cup, and they knocked out Park Royal Vehicles 5-2, Old Minchendians 3-1, Mellows Lane Old Scholars 3-0 and All Blacks 3-1, but lost in the fifth round 0-2 to Deerfont Social.

In the League Senior Cup Northwood lost 1-3 to British Oxygen in the third round, on the same day that Northwood reserves were defeated 5-0 in the same competition by Chelsea Youth – yes they played in the Harrow & Wembley League in the early ‘fifties!

The reserves ended their season in sixth place in their division, Wealdstone reserves and Chelsea Youth being the top two clubs, whilst Northwood thirds finished in seventh.

27 September 2026

Despite taking a first half lead through the returning Juwon Akintunde, Northwood crashed to a heavy 1-4 Combined Counties League defeat this afternoon, when they make the trip to play at the hands of Wokingham Town.

Akintunde gave Woods the advantage on 37 minutes, but two goals within a minute before the break put the Berkshire outfit ahead, and two more followed within the first quarter of the second half, and it was game over.

This was the first meeting between the two clubs since January 2000, when there was a better outcome for Northwood, who were 4-0 home winners in a Ryman League Division 2 fixture; that season saw the Woods finish second in the table to gain promotion!

The match report is here.

26 September 2026

New manager Scott Patmore has worked quickly to bring a good number of new signings into the club, and our squad page has profiles of the current playing squad, so you can read all about them – and you can sponsor the kit of a Northwood star or management team member for the season!

Your sponsorship will be recognised both on the website and in every edition of the matchday programme throughout the campaign.

For a donation of £60 you can sponsor your favourite player's kit. To see which players are available for sponsorship, check out the squad page. Then to book and pay for your sponsorship please go here.

Thanks for your support!

23 September 2026

The Woods went out of the Middlesex Senior Cup this evening when they went down 1-4 away to Harrow Borough in a first round tie.

Borough took a four-goal lead before Lucas Da Silva Luz headed a late consolation for Scott Patmore's side, who can now concentrate on the more important tasks of the Combined Counties League - and the FA Vase!

The match report is here.

22 September 2026

The Woods took all three Combined Counties League points at fellow-strugglers North Leigh this afternoon, despite being forced to play the majority of the game with ten men.

It was Northwood's first away points of the season, and new manager Scott Patmore's first win in his second game in charge - achieved with a second clean sheet. Youngster Rowan Daly was red-carded as early as the 27th minute, but the winning goal arrived on 57 minutes when debutant Ilyas Khader had a shot blocked, Parris Mason retrieved the loose ball and set up Arnold Mengi who drilled it into the bottom corner (pictured above). An excellent win for the Woods!

The match report and photos are here.

19 September 2026

Following Saturday’s F.A. Vase tie, Northwood were back in Combined Counties League Premier Division North action yesterday evening, and they played an entertaining goal-less draw against Rayners Lane in their Middlesex derby at The Skyline Roofing Stadium.

With Scott Patmore taking charge of the Woods for the first time - ironically against one of his former clubs - six players made their debut for Northwood, with one more appearing from the bench.

The match report is here.

Tthe Woods Under 18s went down to a single goal defeat by Hayes & Yeading at The Skyline Roofing Stadium this evening in an F.A. Youth Cup tie.

You can sponsor an Under 18s player for just £30 for the season - check the squad here and follow the details to make payment.

16 September 2026

The Woods have been drawn at home to Midhurst & Easebourne in the F.A. Vase first round, with the tie due to be played on Saturday 10th October.

It will be the first-ever meeting of the two clubs; Midhurst & Easebourne play at step 5 in the Southern Combination League. In previous rounds of the Vase, they beat Warminster Town on penalties after a 3-3 draw, and on Saturday were 5-2 winners at Whitchurch United.

We look forward to our second home F.A. Vase tie since 1998!!

14 September 2026

As we are now celebrating the Centenary of Northwood FC, we continue to look back at the 100 years of history of our club. Last time, the Second World War intervened, and there was no local football for six years. Following the War, with the Holy Trinity Northwood - who had been a strong Harrow & Wembley League team over the years - not recommencing activities, the club dropped the United suffix from their title, and were then known as Northwood F.C.

As we have seen as we reviewed the former clubs in the town, this was the third iteration of a club of that name – and now, by far the longest-lasting! The club’s officials elected at the A.G.M. in May were: President, Rev. C F C Walker; Secretary, Percy Herring; Team Secretary, Stanley Herring, Committee, Messrs Jennings, Denis Cox, Brille, Turner and Milton. Northwood would field two teams in the Harrow & Wembley League in the 1946-47 season.

So after a lapse of seven years, Northwood opened their post-war fixtures on 7 September 1946 with a visit to Metropolitan Railway at Wembley in friendly. Northwood had several familiar faces in the team from before the war, and they won 5-3, with Joe Gill netting all five goals! The first Northwood team was: H. Sims, S. Hughes, Fitzsimons, Allen, E. Lee, A. Walker, G. Walker, Bob Bell, Joe Gill, Albert Welch, Norman. The first league game saw a 4-1 win at Harrow Old Boys, and five of the first six games were won, including 12-1 against Ruislip Manor, Joe Gill improving on his previously mentioned goalscoring feat by getting six, whilst Albert Welch notched a hat-trick.

However, the second half of the season wasn’t so good, and just two wins in 1947 saw Northwood finish exactly mid-table, sixth of 11 clubs. They did have a good run in the Middlesex Junior Cup, beating Metal Box 9-1 and Ashford Town 10-1 but they were knocked out by St Cuthberts of the Dauntless League. The season went on until June, in which month Northwood defeated Wealdstone reserves 2-1 to lift the Harrow Senior Charity Cup at Lower Mead, Wealdstone. Bob Bell scored a penalty, and Albert Welch grabbed the winning goal after Joe Gill had kicked the ball out of the goalkeeper’s hands (it must have been allowed then!). Mr Green attended the final in order to present the cup, but to the disappointment of the spectators. the cup was not available….such was post-War England! Northwood’s winning team was: Northwood: Albert Young, C. Ivell, J. Bell, Ron Nicholls, F. Smith, Tommy Green, Bob Bell, Albert Welch, Joe Gill, A. Cowdell, Albert Walker.

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  The 1948 Northwood team with the Premier Division shield
  (back): Billy Reeves, Roly Saunderson, Albert Welch, Albert Young (goalkeeper), Fred Taylor, Cecil Cox, Tommy Green, Fred Turner (trainer).
  (front): Joey Jones, Bob Bell, Ron Nicholls (captain), "Cudge" Walker, snr.

The 1947-48 campaign started well for Northwood as they beat Rayners Lane 7-1 at Northwood Rec. in their opening game, Albert Welch 2, Fred Taylor 2, Roly Saunderson 2 and A. Walker scoring for this team: Albert Young, Cecil Cox, George Wooding, Ron Nicholls, Fred Taylor, Tommy Green, Bob Bell, Albert Welch, Roly Saunderson, Joey Jones, A. Walker.

Northwood went on to win their next eight league fixtures, indeed they were unbeaten all season, dropping points only with two goalless away draws, and the club romped to the Premier Division title – their first since 1937. Northwood won the Premier Division title by a nine points margin from Alperton O.B. The reserves finished fourth in Division Two.

Northwood won through to three cup finals that season, although their attempts to regain the Middlesex Junior Cup won in 1938 ended in a third round defeat to Harrow Weald Athletic. The club did lift the Harrow & Wembley League Senior Cup, defeating Alperton 3-1 in the final, but lost to Harefield United in the Northwood Hospital Charity Cup final (crowd of 900 at Northwood recreation ground). Northwood played that day in blue and white hooped jerseys as Harefield's red clashed with their normal colours. They also went down, 0-2, to Rayners Lane in the Harrow Senior Charity Cup final; Northwood’s team in this game was: Albert Young, Cecil Cox, Bill Reeves, Ron Nicholls, Eric Lee, Tommy Green, Bob Bell, Albert Welch, Roly Sanderson, Joey Jones, Albert Walker.

13 September 2026

Northwood were this afternoon playing their first home F.A. Vase tie since December 1998, and they ran out 3-1 winners against Maidenhead Town of the Combined Counties League Division One in a Second Qualifying Round tie at The Skyline Roofing Stadium.

The Woods started strongly and Zack Ingham-Wright gave them the lead as early as the sixth minute. Dan Vincent fired home a 20 yard free-kick to make it 2-0 in the 21st minute, and Lucas Da Silva Luz got Nortthwood's third shortly before the break.

The visitors, playing their first-ever F.A. Vase tie, came back strongly in the second halfand pulled one back on 49 minutes; however, Northwood moved comfortably throuigh to the First Round Proper on 10th October.

The match report and photos are here.

12 September 2026

We are pleased to announce that Scott Patmore has now joined the Woods as First Team Manager and he brings his Management Team of Connor Kilker and Matt See with him.

Scott will take a watching brief of tomorrow’s F.A. Vase tie, and will take over after officially following the game.

Chairman Ian Barry commented: “We wish to place on record our sincere thanks to Jamie, Mark, Saj, Matt and Karl as well as Gus for their hard work looking after team affairs during a difficult time. Let’s hope we can win tomorrow!”

11 September 2026

The Woods crashed to another heavy Combined Counties League defeat on Tuesday evening, when they went down 0-5 at Bedfont. The match report is here.

Much better for the Under 18s on Wednesday evening! They have now won their first three games of the campaign after they hammered Tooting & Mitcham 7-0 in an Isthmian Youth League fixture at The Skyline Roofing Stadium, kick-off 7.45 p.m.

9 September 2026

There was a tough baptism for the Northwood interim management team who filled in at short notice this afternoon as the Woods went down to a 0-6 Combined Counties League defeat at Ardley United.

Ardley have been going well so far this term, and in the first-ever meeting between the two clubs, they led by four goals at the interval, leaving the Woods a tough challenge in the second period.

Jamie Barry took charge of the team as Interim Manager, and he was assisted by Mark Chandler, Under 18s manager Matt Kaye, Under 18s coach Karl Scott and Saj Vigneswaran, who was previously a first team coach, but they clearly had little time to prepare - and face a match at Bedfont on Tuesday, too.

The match report is here.

5 September 2026

Following yesterday’s game, the club has parted company with Manager Manny Williams.

A further statement will be released in due course.

1 September 2026