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, and lead by three goals at the break. Scott Patmore's side battled strongly after the break, 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 will be online later....

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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  Geoff Stratford's winners' medal from the 1954 Harrow Senior Charity Cup final
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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 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