Northwood are back in Combined Counties League action this afternoon, when they make the trip to play Amersham Town.

It is the first meeting between the clubs since they played a London-Spartan League Premier Division fixture in October 1991, when goals from Jeremy Billins and Garfield Blackman gave the Woods a 2-1 win at Northwood Park. In the 16 previous meetings between the clubs, Northwood have won 12, Amersham one, with three games drawn – the goals tally being 37-10.

With both clubs struggling towards the foot of the Premier Division table, it is a crucial match and Woods boss Scott Patmore has been busy with his players in training sessions this week, looking to take those three points. Your support for the team would be very welcome!

Kick-off is 3.00 p.m. at Spratleys Meadow, School Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP7 0EL.

If you can’t make it to that game, Hayes & Hillingdon are in action at The Skyline Roofing Stadium, when they take on Explorers in a Middlesex League fixture, kick-off 2.30 p.m. The C & G Scaffolding clubhouse will be open for food and refreshments before, during and after the match.

7 November 2026

As we are now celebrating the Centenary of Northwood FC, we continue to look back at the 100 years of the history of our club. Last time, we moved into the 1950s....

A 13-0 home victory over New Acme on the opening day of the 1957-58 campaign got Northwood off to a flying start in the Harrow, Wembley & District League – unfortunately, however, the works side later withdrew from the league and the result was expunged! A week later, Northwood gained a victory that counted, against Harrow Weald Athletic at Northwood Recreation Ground, John Liberty and H. Bainbridge scoring early in the game before the visitors levelled. Then, in a final all-out effort, Pat Byrne scored the winner six minutes from the end!

Northwood had a decent league season, winning ten of the sixteen Premier Division fixtures, and the best victories (that counted) were 5-1 at Wembley Institute, Tommy Ratcliffe hitting a hat-trick and Pete Holdford weighing in with two; Ratcliffe also got a trio in a 5-2 win versus South Harrow, Pat Byrne and Maurice Millward with the others. Ratcliffe actually scored four in a 4-5 home defeat to Harrow St Mary’s, and was seasonal top league scorer with 20 goals; the other scorers were: H. Carter 7, Pat Byrne 6, Pete Holdford 5, Ronnie Bainbridge 4, Charlie Smith 4, Maurice Millward 2, Dave Carter 1, John Liberty 1. Parkfield, who did the double over Northwood, were Premier Division champions with Northwood five points behind in third place.

There was an interesting local derby on Boxing Day when Northwood played Northwood Hills FC of the Uxbridge League Division 2, in the first round of the Northwood Hospital Charity Cup. Hills scored first but were then completely outclassed by Northwood, who won 11-1, with goals from Tommy Ratcliffe 5, Pat Byrne 3 and Ronnie Bainbridge 3. After defeating South Harrow in the next round, Northwood went out 2-4 to South Ruislip in the semi-final. Northwood reserves finished last in the new Harrow, Wembley & District League reserve section A, but retained their position in the top reserve section.

Tommy Ratcliffe was back in scoring form, as the 1958-59 season started, scoring twice in the opener, a 3-1 win at South Harrow in which Smith also scored. New signing T. Searle also scored a few goals for Northwood as the campaign got underway, including four in the 5-2 win in the return against South Harrow. However, it wasn’t the best of seasons for the club as they lost as many games as they won, despite Searle, Ratcliffe and Bainbridge netting fairly regularly. Northwood were sixth in the final placings, ten points off champions Perivale Community. The second team had an improvement on the previous season, ending in mid-table in Reserve section A.

A notable match took on Boxing Day, when despite unfavourable weather, a fair-sized crowd turned out to watch the Bob Bell Memorial match. Northwood, skippered by Bob Bell junior, met a Harrow, Wembley & District League XI in memory of the man who played for Northwood for many years, scoring plenty of goals – including 43, 62, 60 and 67 in successive seasons! – and later became Club President. The heavy pitch slowed up the game, but despite this handicap some good football was served up. The League scored first, but Tommy Ratcliffe equalised from H. Carter’s pass. The League went ahead in the second half, but John Byrne streaked through to put Northwood on terms ten minutes from the end.

Northwood again played Northwood Hills in the Northwood Hospital Charity Cup, winning the semi-final 6-3 after extra time. Pat Byrne 2, H. Carter 2, Ronnie Bainbridge and Stanley scored the goals. However, Alperton O.B. won the cup final on Easter Monday; in other cups, the best run came in the League Senior Cup, in which Northwood lost 1-4 at Hanwell Town in the semi-final.

3 November 2026

It was heartbreaking for Northwood this afternoon at The Skyline Roofing Stadium when Reading City scored twice in stoppage time in their second round F.A. Vase tie.

The Woods again in this competition were forced to field a makeshift side due to many recent signings being cup-tied, and once again there were several debutants lining up. But when James King gave the home side the lead on 49 minutes, the home fans' hopes were raised - and the battling squad took it took it to the edge only for Reading's Ollie Harris to score twice in added time, leaving only disappointment for Northwood supporters and players.

The match report is here.

31 October 2026

As we are now celebrating the Centenary of Northwood FC, we continue to look back at the 100 years of the history of our club. Last time, it became clear that the dominant Northwood of the 1930s and late-1940s wasn’t returning any time soon!

At the 1954 Annual General Meeting, these club officials were elected: G.F. Nicholls (President), Mr Reynolds, Rev. Cecil G.C. Walker, H. Jennings, E. Lee, W. White (Vice-Presidents), G. Stratford (Secretary), and R. Bell Jnr. (Assistant Secretary & Treasurer). Northwood’s 1954-55 campaign didn’t reach the heights of some previous seasons – although they did equal the club’s record victory, one that hasn’t been matched or bettered since. That came in their Northwood & Pinner Hospital Charity fixture against Medrec, and although injury reduced Northwood to ten men (no subs back then!), after leading 5-0 at the interval, they ran out victors by sixteen goals to nil – Bobby Green scored five of them.

Green also scored twice in the opening Harrow & Wembley League Premier Division game, but the reigning champions Alperton O.B. were 4-2 winners at Northwood Recreation Ground. After another defeat, Northwood’s season improved with a few wins, including 5-2 away to Hanwell Town, who played then at Ealing Dean – Bobby Green 3, Dai Hughes and Charlie Smith were on target. Town were also beaten 5-0 at home a few weeks later, but there were more losses than victories for most of the term, which ended with a 1-9 hammering at New Acme. Northwood ended the season in eighth place from 11 clubs. The reserves were ninth in Division 1. One piece of silverware won was the Northwood & Pinner Hospital Charity Cup, Northwood beating Alperton O.B. 4-0 at Northwood Rec. on Easter Monday, watched by a crowd of 350. The team group at the final is pictured here!

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  Northwood won the Northwood Hospital Cup in 1955, the final of which was played at Northwood Recreation Ground, as usual.
  
  The team, pictured with the cup, is (back): Dai Hughes, Graham White, Maurice Millward, Charlie Smith, Geoff Stratford, Buster Ford, Pete Holdford; (front): Graham Young, Joe Saunders, Ronnie Nichols, Jock Butchard, Eric Green.

Northwood were described as looking “slow and ragged against the lively Alperton Old Boys” in the first league game of the 1955-56 season. Alperton scored four times before the break, and Northwood settled down after the interval, due chiefly to the fine work of Hall and Joe Saunders. Eric Green took a pass from Heanie to score, however Alperton replied with a fifth. A week later Maurice Millward scored a brace – but Parkfield netted seven in response. Northwood’s season did improve after that poor start, and their best result was a 6-0 drubbing of New Acme Sports Club, E. Lyons 2, Eric Green, Donald Skinner and John Liberty 2 getting the goals.

One interesting friendly in April 1956 saw Northwood defeat Hayes Corinthians 4-2, and it is the first I have found of two of the Byrne brothers scoring in the same match – Pat and John being joined by Pete Holdford and Donald Skinner on the scoresheet. John Byrne first played for a Northwood side as a 14-year-old in 1951-52 season, whilst Pat made his initial appearance in the mid-1950s.

Northwood again reached the final of the Northwood & Pinner Hospital Charity Cup, but this time Alperton O.B. were 2-0 winners on Easter Monday. They were sixth in the final Premier Division table, whilst the reserves were relegated after being placed last in Division 1 with just 6 points.

The 1956-57 season started with a 3-3 draw away to Harrow St Mary’s, who would only lose one match throughout the campaign to lift their first Premier Division title; Charlie Smith and Donald Skinner 2 were the Northwood goalscorers. The following week Northwood had to field reserve keeper Sullivan and although he conceded four on his debut, they won 5-4 against Ivanhoe, this time Donald Skinner 2, Maurice Millward, Pete Holdford and Charlie Smith netted. Skinner hit a hat-trick in Northwood’s biggest win of the campaign, 11-0 versus New Acme Sports Club in December – when the teams played the return, Northwood were held to a 2-2 draw (John Liberty & H. Carter).

It was a very “middling” season for Northwood, and they ended in fifth place from 11 clubs, whilst enjoying little success in the cups. Northwood did defeat Alperton O.B. and Harrow St Mary’s in the League Senior Cup but then went out to lower league Stonebridge in the third round, whilst their defence of the Northwood & Pinner Hospital Charity Cup ended in a 1-6 home defeat by Parkfield.

26 October 2026

Northwood today endured a wet and wild afternoon away to Thatcham Town, and slipped to a 2-0 Combined Counties League Premier Division North defeat, their third successive league game without scoring.

Thatcham netted a goal in each half, leaving the Woods still with just two league wins in the campaign and perilously close to the relegation zone, and only Rayners Lane and North Leigh are below them in the league table. The match report is here.

24 October 2026

The Woods' poor form in the Combined Counties League Premier Division continued at The Skyline Roofing Stadium this evening when Penn & Tylers Green ran out 3-0 winners.

Penn & Tylers Green took an early lead and soon after, Woods' skipper Johnny Wilson was red-carded to give the visitors a great advantage - which they took, to lead by three goals at the break. Scott Patmore's side battled strongly in the second half, and there was no further scoring.

This was the first-ever competitive meeting between the two clubs, although we had in the past twice met in pre-season friendlies – the Woods winning 4-2 at home in August 1990, Tim Vincent, Stewart Baldwin, Greg Phillips and Garfield Blackman scoring, whilst Peter Dean and Ryan Kirkland were on target in a 2-0 away victory in July 2005.

Tonight's match report is here.

20 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 the club's fortunes were clearly on the wane into the 1950s – 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, the third team having been disbanded.

In the Premier Division, the first team started with a shocker, losing the opening fixture 1-9 at Harrow Weald, but they 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.

Northwood kicked off their Harrow & Wembley League Premier Division campaign for 1953-54 with a 4-2 win against Tokyngton, Charlie Smith getting a couple of goals in their 4-2 victory; the team was: Graham Young, Bill Smith, Geoff Stratford, Dave Symonds, Peter Day, Buster Ford; Dai Hughes, Sheldrake, Maurice Millward, Charlie Smith. They actually went unbeaten in the league until the turn of the year when Harrow St Mary won 2-0 at Harrow Rec., although Northwood had a shock in the League Senior Cup, going out 0-3 in a first round replay at home to Aladdin of Division 1, the third level. There was another first hurdle exit in the Middlesex Junior Cup.

The biggest league win of the season was 6-1 at home to Hanwell Town in December, Charlie Smith 2, Eric Green 2, P. Shillingford and Dai Hughes all scoring. In fact, Northwood and Hanwell Town are the only two clubs from the Harrow & Wembley Premier that season to continue to operate to the present day – whilst North Greenford played in the Senior Division that year.

Northwood went into a tailspin from the start of 1954, losing six successive league matches, and it was only a good month of April in which they won five out of eight fixtures which enabled them to claim fourth place in the final reckoning. The reserves were placed second last in Division 1 and so faced relegation.

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  This photograph was taken in the mid-fifties in Northwood Rec., and shows: (Back): Jock ???, Geoff Stratford, Bill Smith, Graham Young, C. "Buster" Ford, Dave Symonds; (Front): Ronnie Nicholls, Dai Hughes, Jock Butchard, Charlie Smith, Maurice Millward, Eric Green.
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There was still some silverware for the club, in the form of the Harrow Senior Charity Cup. Northwood knocked out South Harrow 7-3, Harrow Weald United 5-1 and Wood End 6-3 after extra time to reach the final Lower Mead, Wealdstone, where they faced Premier Division champions Alperton O.B. and won 2-0. Both goals were scored in the second half by right-winger Dai Hughes, as Northwood won this cup for the first time since 1948. Northwood’s winning team was: Graham Young, Bill Smith, Geoff Stratford, Ron Nicholls, P. Day, Charlie (Buster) Ford, Dai Hughes, Jimmy Butchard, Charlie Smith, Maurice Millward, Eric Green. The match programme and Geoff Stratford’s winning medal are pictured here.

18 October 2026

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 and photos are here.

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.

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