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Northwood's only home pre-season friendly turned out very well, as the Woods beat old rivals Hanwell Town, just promoted, 4-1, this afternoon.
The Woods led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from Andy Lomas and Josh Helmore, and although Hanwell pulled one back, Helmore shot home his second of the game, before Lindell Stewart added the fourth just before the end, to round off an excellent work-out for Northwood ahead of next weekend's competitive start to the campaign.
Match details together with James Brown's photos are here.
Ryan Young's Under 18s won 5-4 in a friendly at Rayners Lane, with goals from Alexander Grant 2, Tom Roach, Jeremy Kwaku-Scholz and Joe Reade.
29 July 2022
The Woods played New Salamis FC for the first time this evening, in a friendly played at the Middlesex FA headquarters, Rectory Park.
New Salamis were champions of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division last season, gaining promotion to the Pitching-In Isthmian League North as a result. They proved to be a tough test for Northwood, with Sydney Ibie powering home what proved to be the winning goal on 65 minutes. Other highlights included Ronan Hutchins hitting the woodwork, whilst the New Salamis keeper made a fine save from Keagan Cole's penalty.
We are grateful to New Salamis for stepping in after Harpenden advised that they had insufficient players for our scheduled fixture. Match details.
26 July 2022
Two more join the Woods - and one returnee
Two more signings to bring you today, and one returnee!!
Carl Stewart played 26 games for the Woods last season after joining from Beaconsfield, and now the midfielder is back for the 2022-23 campaign!
24 year old goalkeeper Andrew McCorkell is a (almost) new face through the door – he made a couple of appearances for the club five years ago. The former MK Dons youngster and Northern Ireland Under 19 cap played at Chalfont St Peter and Bedfont Sports last term.
Also joining is central defender Romario Jonas, who comes in on a dual registration from Hanwell Town. He was a part of their play-off winning squad last year and has now teamed up with the Woods for the new season!!
24 July 2022
Keagan, Andy, Josh, Sam, Teddy, Sydney and Luke all sign up!
We are delighted that an important group of last season’s squad have committed to the Woods for the 2022-23 campaign!
Player-coaches Keagan Cole and Andy Lomas have signed up for the new season, along with last term’s top goalscorer Josh Helmore, full-back Sam Jenkins, Manager’s Player of Year Teddy Stacey, giant striker Sydney Ibie and central defender Luke Tingey.
It’s great that they are all with us for what promises to be an exciting nine months – the season gets underway in two weeks!
23 July 2022
Two-goal Sydney Ibie in friendly win at Hertford
Two first half goals from Sydney Ibie were enough for the Woods to win 2-1 in their pre-season friendly this afternoon at Hertford Town, members of Southern League Division One Central.
Sydney's opener came on five minutes when a long ball put him through and he chipped it over the keeper then followed in to tap home. And good ball from Keagan Cole found Ibie on 17 minutes, and the striker finished coolly for his second. Hertford pulled a goal back shortly before half-time - and that was the end of the scoring. James Brown's match photos are here.
Northwood also played a rearranged pre-season friendly against Broadfields United on Thursday evening behind closed doors, and won 3-1 with two goals from a triallist and a penalty from Sydney Ibie.
23 July 2022
The Woods continued their pre-season build-up this afternoon when they played away in a friendly at Cockfosters, of the Essex Senior League.
The game was played in three 30 minutes segments, with both sides using their full squads in the high temperatures, and finished with a 1-1 scoreline - Josh Helmore netting for Northwood on 12 minutes, but Cockfosters equalised nine minutes later.
Northwood included most recent signings Harry Gallagher and Riccardo Alexander-Greenway in their squad for the match. Details and photos from James Brown are here.
16 July 2022
Ben Bukowski and Steve Ringrose continue to add to their squad options ahead of the new campaign, with Harry Gallagher and Riccardo Alexander Greenway signing on the dotted line for the Woods.
Starting his non-League career in February, Harry has impressed in a defensive role at Broadfields United. He trained with the Woods during the latter stages of last season and, has continued to impress.
And Riccardo Alexander Greenway has also joined the club, having played one game for us last season on a dual registration basis, so we are delighted to have Ric on board for the 2022-23 season. He also played at Hendon and Barking last term, and the centre midfielder will bring quality and energy to the Northwood side.
We welcome both Ric and Harry to the Woods!!!
15 July 2022
The Pitching-In Isthmian League fixtures were released today, and Northwood start with a home fixture against Tooting & Mitcham United on Saturday 13th August.
Woods play at Bedfont Sports the following Wednesday, before travelling to Westfield on Saturday 27th August, then play newly-promoted Southall at home on Bank Holiday Monday, 29th August.
The return fixture with Southall is on Boxing Day, and the Woods wrap up the campaign at home to Marlow on Saturday 22nd April. Check out the full fixture list.
14 July 2022
The Woods took on Chesham United of the Southern League Premier Division South as they played their first pre-season friendly in a game which was staged at Rayners Lane's ground.
It was a very useful work-out, in which both clubs fielded different teams in each half, Chesham winning by the only goal of the game, scored in the second period.
Match details and James Brown's photos are here.
12 July 2022
Three more new Northwood players for you today, with Ben and Steve keeping very busy – along with club secretary Alan Evans; signing up today are David Taylor, Lindell Stewart and Ergys Pepaj.
28 year old midfielder David Taylor joins for a second spell with the Woods. Out injured for most of the past two seasons since winning the FA Vase with Chertsey Town in 2019, he has subsequently played at Hanwell Town and Harrow Borough.
Exciting 20 year old forward Lindell Stewart scored 16 goals in 30 games for Windsor last season, and he has also featured for Harefield United.
And finally, for now, young, Albanian-born midfielder Ergys Pepaj has signed for the Woods. He was a part of Potters Bar’s under 23 side last season and has impressed during pre-season.
We welcome David, Lindell, and Ergys to Northwood, and look forward to them and the club enjoying a good upcoming campaign!
10 July 2022
The Woods Head Coach Ben Bukowski was delighted to unveil three new signings today, welcoming James Budden, Ronan Hutchins and Rahim Jude-Boyd!
It is a second spell at the club for James, as the defender was with Northwood from 2015 to 2017. He has since played at Step 3 for Hitchin Town and Potters Bar.
Next up is 18 year old attacking midfielder Ronan Hutchins, who scored eight goals in 21 games for Tring Athletic last season, where he was on loan from Hampton & Richmond. Ronan was also previously a part of the Brentford youth set up.
And, after impressing during pre-season, we’re happy to add Rahim Jude-Boyd to our squad. The versatile full-back played 31 games for Cricklewood Wanderers last season, and he was also a part of the QPR academy set-up.
We welcome all three new Woods to the club, and hope they are happy and successful here!
9 July 2022
FA competitions draws are out!
As the build-up to the new season continues, the draws for the early rounds of the Football Association competitions were released today - and in the Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round the Woods will play at home to fellow Isthmian League South Central outfit South Park Reigate, on Saturday 6th August. The winners will play away to Saltdean or Ashford Town.
In the First Qualifying Round of the FA Trophy, Northwood will entertain another fellow-South Central club in newly-promoted Hanworth Villa on Saturday 10th September, with the winners travelling to Littlehampton and Ramsgate, both Isthmian South clubs. And in the FA Youth Cup, Ryan Young's side play away to Uxbridge in a Preliminary Round tie.
8 July 2022
Hanwell Town visit Northwood in pre-season
The Woods management team of Steve Ringrose and Ben Bukowski are well underway with their preparations for the 2022-23 campaign, and now have their pre-season schedule in place. The warm-up games will start with a fixture against Chesham United, which is being played at Rayners Lane on Tuesday 12th July.
The pre-season programme then includes friendlies against Cockfosters (16th July), Broadfields United (19th), Hertford Town (23rd) and Harpenden Town (26th), whilst newly-promoted Hanwell Town visit Northwood Park Stadium on Saturday 30th July. The schedule is completed with a trip to Brentwood (2nd August).
However, the scheduled fixture versus Berkhamsted (6th August) has been cancelled as Woods have for the first time been placed in the draw for the Extra Preliminary Round of the Emirates FA Cup, which is being played on that date. The FA competitions draws are due to be released next Friday, 8th July. Check out the full friendly fixture list here.
5 July 2022
The Woods Under 18's manager Ryan Young has arranged his squad's pre-season fixtures, which start with a game against Holmer Green on Thursday July 28th (6.30pm) at Burnham Grammar School.
Other friendlies see the new boss's squad play Hanwell Town (Thursday August 11th) at Hanwell or a neutral ground; and away at Bedfont & Feltham (Sunday August 14th) and Rayners Lane on Saturday August 20th.
4 July 2022
