North West Counties promotion is pretty much decided.
Macclesfield won the premier with some huge gates many over 4000
Bury won the North - another very well supported club with gates over 1000
West Didsbury & Chorlton won the North - they are fast becoming the Dulwich of the North and getting very good crowds of 600+

South Manchester football seems to be booming( it used to be East Manchester) with WD&C, the two Wythenshawe teams all going well.
Play off matcges very soon - the other well supported club are IOM with gates around 1500

Lots of reorganisation at non league, so plenty of clubs that should be relegated getting reprieves and quite a few new clubs coming up from step 7 to step 6

AFC St Helens, Ashville, Stockport Gregorians seem likely to go up to step 6 subject to ground grading. One team per feeder league that finishes highest( in top 5) and applies

I see the Derby Derby is getting some attention in the press.
For those not aware it is Buxton v Matlock. Well over 2000 at Matlock in the reverse fixture and Buxton are chasing the tile, Matlock the playoffs.

Could see close to 3000.

paulisi wrote:

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A warm welcome to non league football to S****horpe

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Is my memory playing tricks on me, or was their most famous player a certain I. T. Botham

Over in the very strong Northern League - North Shields have claimed the title.
There are a few steps behind their counter parts in South Shields, but are well supported for their level - step 6, regularly getting 300-400

Isle of Man won both their playoff matches in step 6 in front of 3000 crowds and will be promoted to step 5

Yeah, it was looking decent for South Shields after they got an 89th minute winner on Saturday and Buxton conceded an 88th minute equaliser, and they had the tougher looking match on paper today, so I thought it might have been in South Shields' hands heading into the final day, but instead, it's like 99.99% over, baring something extraordinary.

Good to see the aforementioned North Shields opting to move up to the next level and they will join former recent Northern League sides Marske, Stockton, Shildon (although one of those 3 may well win the playoffs), Dunston and Hebburn in the Evo Stik league next season - good for their costs as well, the more regional sides in the league, rather than constant trips to the likes of Lincolnshire, but then I guess it's not so good for the more southern based sides, ha.

Today's National League attendances
Wrexham 10,022
Stockport County 9,211
Torquay United 3,646
FC Halifax Town 3,294
King's Lynn Town 3,111
Weymouth 2,609
Barnet 2,202
Bromley 1,549
Aldershot Town 1,528
Wealdstone 1,181
Dover Athletic 655

Today's best National League North/South attendances
Gloucester City 2,826
Dartford 2,715
Dulwich Hamlet 2,563
Kidderminster Harriers 2,409
Gateshead 2,332