The Woods showed they are still alive and kicking when they roared to a terrific 3-1 Pitching In Southern League Division One Central victory at Stotfold this afternoon.

It was the first win under recently appointed manager Tommy Cooney - and Ali Bangura was the star of the show, as he hit a brilliant hat-trick in a good team performance. It was the first trio scored by a Northwood player for exactly a year, repeating Troy Perez-Duah's feat at Kidlington on 29 March 2025!

The match report will be online later...

28 March 2026

Many congratulations to Jamie Barry’s Northwood Under 18s, who this evening lifted the Middlesex FA Jeff Ritson Senior Youth Cup when they defeated Hampton & Richmond Borough impressively, by a four goal margin, in the final at Bedfont Sports FC.

Aiden Swaby gave the young Woods a 15th minute lead then six minutes from the break Aidan Tarrant notched the second goal. Early in the second period Rowan Daly made it 3-0 before Tarrant wrapped up the scoring on 68 minutes. Well done to the entire squad and management team!

More good news: two members of the squad for the game, Chase Matthew and Henry Atkinson, have been selected to play for the England Schools side at the end of May against Wales – our congratulations to them both!

26 March 2026

The Woods went down 0-2 this evening away to Pitching In Southern League Division One Central leaders Leighton Town.

A goal in each half, scored by former Northwood players Kyal Williams and Godlove Oppong, did the damage, leaving Tommy Cooney's side still deep in the drop zone.

The match report and photos will be online later.

24 March 2026

The club today announce the appointment of Tommy Cooney as the Woods new Manager effect. Chairman Ian Barry stated “we place in record our sincere thanks to both Dennis Quigley and Mark Chandler for the loyalty, leadership and extremely hard work during a difficult period.”

Tommy joins us from a good spell managing Spartan South Midlands League side Arlesey Town, finishing just outside the play-offs in 2024-25 and leaves them three points off the play-off places this season following some changes at the Bedfordshire club.

The 30-year-old was in his first management role at Arlesey Town, while he also has a role in the Stevenage FC Academy. Born in Galway, Ireland, as a player he was a left-back who started his career in his native country with Athlone Town, Longford and Sligo Rovers before being spotted by Brentford where he played for their Elite Development B-squad.

He represented Ireland up to U19 level, but was released by the Bees in summer 2015 and, after moving north, played for Scarborough Athletic, Brighouse Town, Boston United and Corby Town. He also played for Margate before a spell in Australia with Preston Lions. Back in England he then joined Bognor Regis Town before stints at Hayes & Yeading, Ashford United, Hungerford Town and Leatherhead.

Tommy moved abroad again to play for Skelleftea in Sweden and Finnish club VPS, before returning to join Braintree Town, then Sevenoaks Town, Hornchurch and Leatherhead again. In January 2022, he signed for Hastings United but Faversham Town was his next club at the start of 2022-23. He then became a coach at Dulwich Hamlet. Tommy signed for Isthmian Premier side Potters Bar ahead of 2023-24 but in December 2023, he became manager of Arlesey Town.

25 February 2026

Today’s the day that the Club are launching their Centenary Year celebration events, plans and Charity Partners!

We do hope that there will be something for everyone to enjoy and that we can bank on your support at some of the events. We will also need a few additional volunteers to ensure that these events progress safely and successfully so please let us know if you could lend a hand at some of them. Centenary Events Manager, Liz Joyce, would be delighted to hear from you: nfc.centenary1926@gmail.com.

There is also a new website, specifically for centenary celebrations news, at www.northwoodfc100.co.uk, so please check this out!

14 February 2026

Following the game at Marlow yesterday, the club parted company with Jack Smith and Jon Jo Bates as Joint Managers.

The club would like to place on record how difficult a decision this was. They both worked tremendously hard throughout their tenure and were rightly backed in their first role in management, following their fantastic leadership at the back end of last season where they were instrumental in keeping us up.

However, regrettably, the last few performances haven’t been good enough and to give the club the best chance to survive relegation, we felt the time was right to make a change.

Moving forward, we are looking for the right individual(s) to come in and give us the best possible opportunity to keep the club at Step 4. If you feel this could be you, then please send our Chairman, Ian Barry, a text or WhatsApp, detailing your full name and experience and why you feel you have the credentials to do this, on 07956 121300.

Whilst we hope JJ will continue with us as a player, we thank them both for their service and genuinely wish them every success going forward. They remain our friends and are always welcome here.

25 January 2026

Northwood slipped to their third successive Pitching In Southern League Division One Central defeat this afternoon, going down 0-2 away to Marlow.

Marlow went into game having lost on their previous five outings, but they were comfortable winners thanks to a goal in each half, whilst Woods ended a man short following the dismissal of Gabe Cuthbert.

The match report and photos are here.

24 January 2026

Northwood went down 1-0 in today's Pitching In Southern League Division One Central relegation six-pointer away to Enfield on Hertford Town’s 3G pitch.

The game was decided by an 82nd minute penalty taken by the home side's Joni Vukaj, following a foul which resulted in a second yellow card for Northwood skipper Manny Folarin, and earned a double for Enfield - who remain in the drop zone, four points behind the Woods.

The match report and photos are here.

17 January 2026

The Woods gave a battling performance in their first Pitching In Southern League Division One Central fixture of 2026 this afternoon, but play-offs chasing Biggleswade were 3-1 winners on Bedford Town’s 3G pitch.

Northwood trailed by two goals at the break, and a few minutes into the second period Osa Otote chipped the keeper following a free-kick to bring them back into the match. But the home side clinched the points with a third goal just before the hour mark.

The match report and photos are here.

10 January 2026

Northwood's Pitching In Southern League Division One Central fixture against Beaconsfield Town at The Skyline Roofing Stadium today has been postponed as the playing surface is frozen.

The game will now be played on Tuesday 13th January, kick-off 7.45 p.m.

3 January 2026