Category Archives: Northern Leagues United

The Other Northern League

Onagawa Supporters’ Mike Innes has, of course, featured in these pages before. Here he gives us a beginners’ guide to the Tohoku Shakaijin League, putting the plural into Northern Leagues United. As a visitor to ¡Viva Northern League! chances are … Continue reading

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Northern Leagues United Pen Pics #14

Football writer, dad, Southend United fan and injured goalkeeper, Iain Macintosh is the author of the excellent Football Fables and the ‘Everything you ever wanted to know about…’ series. A regular contributor to The Blizzard, Sports Illustrated and the Irish … Continue reading

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Northern Leagues United Pen Pics #13

French football connoisseur and award-winning podcaster, Lille fan Andrew Gibney’s devoted much of the last month to a punishing training regime of walking, sitting down and then walking slightly faster. For much more from Andrew – the number one Scottish, … Continue reading

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Northern Leagues United News

On Sunday June 12th, just under 100 days after the town of Onagawa was almost wiped off the map, Cobaltore’s Under-18 side took to the pitch for their first game of the year, wearing kit bought from the money donated … Continue reading

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Northern Leagues United Pen Pics #12

Ace photographer, friend of Frank Bruno, podcast host, financial services guru and Tottenham Hotspur fan (though possibly not in that exact order), Gareth Johnson will be lining up as part of the Northern League Fans’ side on July 9th after … Continue reading

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Northern Leagues United Pen Pics #11

Skippering the Northern League Fans’ team is Whitley Bay fan Adam Taylor-Christensen, expertly captured by Steven White in his favourite training ground pose – “I’m a keeper. I don’t do shuttles or ball work.” When he’s not on a Northern … Continue reading

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Northern Leagues United Pen Pics #10

Don’t let the waist-high tackle fool you: when he’s not trying to replicate this in radio station corridors and parks throughout the north of England, Leeds fan Joel Goldman is a mild-mannered Deputy News Editor at Metro Radio. Recently nominated … Continue reading

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In Training for Northern Leagues United

With less than five weeks to go before kick off in the Onagawa Cup, both squads are marking their second month of intending to get fit. Here’s Dave Jameson (pictured with the FA Vase) from the Northern League Fans’ team … Continue reading

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Northern Leagues United Pen Pics #9

Chester fans and joint contributors to Richard and Neil’s Football Blog, the Bellis brothers are the Onagawa Cup’s answer to Ted and George Robledo in Newcastle United’s 1952 Wembley victory over Arsenal. We’ll leave them to squabble over which one … Continue reading

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Northern Leagues United Pen Pics #8

Host of BBC Radio Newcastle’s Total Sport and one of the 16 players in the Writers’ squad to list their position as ‘defensive midfield’, Simon Pryde has done a solo skydive and completed the Great North Run five times – … Continue reading

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