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2025 National League Play-off Final
The 2025 National League play-off final, known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match played on 1 June 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Oldham Athletic and Southend United. The match determined the second and final team to gain promotion from the National League, the fifth tier of English football, to EFL League Two. The champions of the 2024–25 National League season gained automatic promotion to EFL League Two, while the teams placed from second to seventh took part in the play-offs; Oldham Athletic finished in fifth position while Southend United finished in seventh position, both going through the eliminator rounds to get to the final. Route to the final Quarter-finals Semi-finals Match Details References {{Southend United F.C. matches National League play-off final 2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 National League
The 2024–25 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season under the title of the National League, the twenty-first season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-sixth season overall. National League Twenty-four teams compete in the league – eighteen returning teams from the previous season, two teams relegated from League Two, two teams promoted from the National League North and two teams promoted from the National League South. Team changes ;To National League Promoted from National League North * Tamworth * Boston United Promoted from National League South * Yeovil Town * Braintree Town Relegated from League Two * Forest Green Rovers * Sutton United ;From National League Promoted to League Two * Chesterfield * Bromley Relegated to National League North * Kidderminster Harriers * Oxford City Relegated to National League South * Boreham Wood * Dorking Wanderers Stadiums and locati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Summer Time
During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more. BST begins at 01:00 GMT every year on the last Sunday of March and ends at 02:00 BST on the last Sunday of October. The starting and finishing times of daylight saving were aligned across the European Union on 22 October 1995, and the UK retained this alignment after it left the EU; both BST and Central European Summer Time begin and end on the same Sundays at 02:00 Central European Time, 01:00 GMT. Between 1972 and 1995, the BST period was defined as "beginning at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day after the third Saturday in March or, if that day is Easter Day, the day after the second Saturday in March, and ending at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day after the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotland Stadium
Spotland Stadium, known as the Crown Oil Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose sports stadium in the Spotland district of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, which is home to Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale Association Football Club and Rochdale Hornets, Rochdale Hornets Rugby League Football Club. The venue has a capacity of 10,249. History Spotland was originally known as St Clement's Playing Fields, after the nearby St Clement's Church. Having previously been used for cricket, it became the home of St Clement's Rugby Club in 1878, until they disbanded in 1897. As well as staging local rugby competitions, the ground briefly hosted two short-lived football clubs – the earlier Rochdale A.F.C. (1896), Rochdale A.F.C. from 1900 to 1901 and Rochdale Town from 1902 to 1903, but both folded. The present Rochdale A.F.C. was then formed to use the ground in 1907, later buying the freehold for £1,700 in 1914. By the time the club joined English Football League, the Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Kendall
Charley George Kendall (born 15 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Southend United. Career Born in Eastbourne, Kendall began his career with Queens Park Rangers, spending five years with the club. He spent time during the 2020–21 season on loan at Eastbourne Borough, before signing permanently in September 2021, having left QPR by mutual consent in August. He moved to Lincoln City in January 2022, returning immediately on loan to Eastbourne until the end of the 2021–22 season. He scored on his Lincoln debut, in an EFL Cup game on 9 August 2022. On 30 August 2022, he joined Sutton United on a season-long loan. He was recalled from his loan on 4 January 2023 having played 10 times for Sutton United in all competitions. He joined Bromley on loan for the rest of the season on 26 January 2023. On 28 July 2023, he joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a season-long loan. On 18 January 2024, Kendall joined Woking on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Chambers-Parillon
Leon Nelson Chambers-Parillon (born 5 November 2001) is an English footballer who plays for side Southend United, where he plays as a central midfielder or left wingback. Career Chambers-Parillon played youth football for Luton Town and Aston Villa, before joining Oxford United on a two-year scholarship in 2018. He joined AFC Rushden & Diamonds on a one-month work experience loan on 14 February 2020. He appeared twice for them. His scholarship was extended by a further year in summer 2020. He joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Biggleswade Town on loan on 28 September 2020. He made six appearances, scoring once. He made his professional debut for Oxford United on 10 November 2020 as a late substitute in a 1–0 EFL Trophy victory over Walsall; he provided the assist for the only goal of the game, with a pass forward to Derick Osei after 87 minutes. He joined National League South side Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month work experience loan in Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hopper (footballer)
Thomas Edward Hopper (born 14 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Southend United. Club career Early career Tom Hopper began his career with Boston United. Hopper became Boston's youngest ever player, when aged 15 he came on as a substitute for goalscorer Spencer Weir-Daley for the final 13 minutes of a 2–1 Challenge Cup victory over Hucknall Town. In the summer of 2010, Hopper signed for Leicester City and immediately began impressing in the club's youth teams. Leicester City Hopper signed his first professional contract with Leicester City in October 2011. On 28 January 2012, Hopper was allocated the number 37 shirt and named on the substitutes bench for Leicester's FA Cup match against Swindon Town. He made his debut as an 81st-minute substitute for David Nugent. Leicester won the match 2–0. Hopper said of his debut that "It all seems like a blur, but something I have really enjoyed". Manager Nigel Pearson was said to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Ralph
Nathanael Anthony Ralph (born 14 February 1993) is an English Association football, footballer, who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back or midfielder#Winger, winger for club Southend United F.C., Southend United, for whom he also serves as Captain (association football), club captain. Career Yeovil Town On 14 August 2012, Ralph made his Yeovil debut in the Football League Cup against Colchester United F.C., Colchester United in a 3–0 victory. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory over Preston North End F.C., Preston in a League One match, having come on as a substitute midway through the second half. He made 17 appearances in the 2012–13 Yeovil Town F.C. season, 2012–13 campaign, though did not feature in the 2013 Football League One play-off final, play-off final victory over Brentford F.C., Brentford which took the "Glovers" into the Football League Championship, Championship. Ralph was released by Yeovil at the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Bird (footballer)
Jay Gregory Maison Bird (born 6 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Salford City. Club career Milton Keynes Dons Born in Milton Keynes, Bird joined the academy of Milton Keynes Dons at the age of eight, and progressed through several age groups before signing professional terms with the club on 25 June 2019. In August 2019 he joined Southern Premier Central club Hitchin Town on loan for the 2019–20 campaign, but after only two matches a serious injury resulted in Bird being ruled out for the rest of the season. On 6 October 2020, Bird made his first team professional debut for the club, scoring twice in a 3–2 EFL Trophy group stage away victory over Stevenage. The following 2021–22 season saw limited first team opportunities for Bird, with the player spending the first half of the season out on loan to National League club Wealdstone. At the end of the season Bird was one of six players released by MK Dons. Dagenham & Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devante Rodney
Devante Darrius Rodney (born 19 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Rochdale. Rodney spent his youth at the academies at Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday before signing with Hartlepool United in January 2017. Four months later, he made his senior debut and established himself in the first team in the 2017–18 season. He was sold to Salford City in June 2018. However, he spent the second half of the 2018–19 season on loan at National League rivals FC Halifax Town, before returning to Salford to help the club to win promotion into the English Football League with victory in the 2019 play-off final. He spent much of the 2019–20 season on loan at Stockport County and FC Halifax Town. He signed with Port Vale in July 2020 and finished as the top-scorer for the 2020–21 campaign before joining Walsall for an undisclosed fee in January 2022. He transferred to Rochdale in June 2022. Career Youth career Rodney began his career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldham
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, and with little Early modern Britain, early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the first ever Industrialisation, industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England." At its zenith, it was the most productive Spinning (textiles), cotton spinning mill town in the world,. producing more cotton than France and Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boundary Park
Boundary Park is a football stadium in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Its name originates from the fact that it lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively. Boundary Park was originally known as the Athletic Ground when it was opened in 1896 for Oldham's first professional Association football, football club, Oldham County F.C.. When County folded in 1899, Pine Villa F.C. took over the ground and changed their name to Oldham Athletic. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. have played their home games here since the stadium was opened. Oldham R.L.F.C., Oldham RLFC also play their home matches at the ground after leaving their traditional home, Watersheddings, in 1997 and moved to Boundary Park, although they moved following disagreements between the boards away from the ground between 2009 and 2023. Overview The Lookers Stand on the Broadway side was knocked down as part of a proposed redevelopment (see below). O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Pritchard (footballer, Born 1996)
Joe Cameron Pritchard (born 10 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Rochdale. Club career Early years Pritchard joined the Tottenham academy in July 2013 while there he suffered a knee injury that ruled him out for a year. He was released at the end of the 2017–18 season. Bolton Wanderers Following his release from Spurs, Pritchard was signed on a free transfer by Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Championship. Pritchard made his debut on 9 February 2019 against Preston North End coming on in the 77th minute in place of Craig Noone. Accrington Stanley On 30 May 2019, Pritchard joined Accrington Stanley on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months. Immediately after joining, Pritchard regularly featured in Accrington's starting lineup. Milton Keynes Dons On 28 June 2024, Pritchard joined Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2024. He made his debut on 13 August 2024, in a 5–0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
