FC United of Manchester 0 Benfica 1, 29/05/2015. Broadhurst Park, Stadium Opening. FC United of Manchester match against Benfica, champions of Portugal, which marked the official opening of their new stadium. FC United Manchester were formed in 2005 by fans disillusioned by the takeover of Manchester United by the Glazer family from America. The club gained several promotions and played in National League North in the 2015-16 season, but lost this match 1-0. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Edinburgh City 1 Brora Rangers 1, 25/04/2015. Commonwealth Stadium, Pyramid play-off 1st leg. The first-ever pyramid play-off match between Edinburgh City and Brora Rangers. Lowland League champions Edinburgh City and Highland League champions Brora both progressed to a play-off to decide whether there would be a club promoted to the Scottish League for the first time in its history. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, the second leg was held the following week in Brora. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Aberystwyth Town 1 Newtown 2, 17/05/2015. Park Avenue, Europa League Play Off final. Aberystwyth finished 14 points above Newtown in the Welsh Premier League, but were beaten 1-2 in the Play Off Final. In July 2015 Newtown faced Maltese opponents Valletta in the first round of qualifying for the 2015/16 Europa League. A last minute winner in the 1st leg at Latham Park gave the club their first European win and was followed with an away victory giving Newtown their first Europa League Win over two legs. Newtown faced Danish giants Copenhagen in the second round and were defeated over both legs losing 5–1 on aggregate. Photos by Paul Thompson.

Norwich City 2 Middlesbrough 0, 25/05/2015. Wembley Stadium, Championship Play Off Final. A match worth £120m to the victors. On the day Norwich City secured an instant return to the Premier League with victory over Middlesbrough in front of 85,656. Photos by Simon Gill.

Newcastle United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 19/04/2015. St James Park, Premier League. Newcastle United host Tottenham Hotspur in an English Premier League match at St. James' Park. The match was boycotted by a section of the home support critical of the role of owner Mike Ashley and sponsorship by a payday loan company. The match was won by Spurs by 3-1, watched by 47,427, the lowest league gate of the season at the stadium. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Lowestoft Town 2 AFC Barrow 3, 25/04/2015. Crown Meadow, Conference North. Barrow make the six-hour trip to Suffolk needing a win to secure the title. Photos by Simon Gill.

Edinburgh City take on city rivals Spartans, at the Commonwealth Stadium, Meadowbank in a Scottish Lowland League match which was won by the hosts by 2-0. Edinburgh City were the 2014-15 league champions and progressed to a play-off to decide whether there would be a club promoted to the Scottish League for the first time in its history. The Commonwealth Stadium hosted Scottish League matches between 1974-95 when Meadowbank Thistle played there.

Peterborough United 1 Chesterfield 0, 21/03/2015. Abax Stadium, League One. Peterborough United play Chesterfield in a SkyBet League One fixture. The home team won the match by one goal to nil, watched by a crowd of 6,612. The result allowed Peterborough to leapfrog their opponents into the League One play-off positions with eight games remaining of the season. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Llandudno 2 Denbigh Town 2, 20/03/2015. Maesdu Park, Huws Gray Alliance Football League. Needing a win to guarantee promotion to the top division of Welsh football for the first time, Llandudno took the lead twice, but were held to a draw against Denbigh Town. Llandudno installed an artificial 3G pitch in 2014. The pitch is available for hire, and enables to club to have an active community programme, and teams in every age range, all playing at Maesdu Park. At the end of the season, Llandudno were promoted as champions to the Welsh Premier League for the first time. In their first season in the WPL Llandudno finished 3rd, and qualified for the Europa League. They drew IFK Gothenberg and lost 1-7 on aggregate. In 2018-19 they were relgated back to the second tier. Photo by Paul Thompson.

Dagenham and Redbridge 1 Burton Albion 3, 21/02/2015. Victoria Road, League Two. Burton Albion moved to the top of League Two following a hard-fought win over Dagenham & Redbridge played in-front of 1,718 supporters. Photos by Simon Gill.

Greenock Morton 2 Stranraer 0, 21/02/2015. Cappielow Park, Greenock. The match was between the top two teams in Scotland's third tier, with Morton winning by two goals to nil. The attendance was 1,921, above average for Morton's games during the 2014-15 season so far. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Derby County 1 Nottingham Forest 2, 17/01/2015. iPro Stadium, Championship. The match was watched by a derby-day crowd of 32,705. The stadium, opened in 1997, was formerly known as Pride Park. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Everton 0 West Bromwich Albion 0, 19/01/2015. Goodison Park, Premier League. The game was watched by 34,739 spectators and left both teams languishing near the relegation zone. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Grimsby Town 1 Lincoln City 3, 28/12/2014. Blundell Park, Football Conference. Both teams are struggling to rebuild themselves after losing their League places in the past five years. Over 7,000 people turn out for a defiant Lincolnshire derby sandwiched between Christmas and New Year. Photos by Paul Thompson

Whitehawk 2 Eastbourne Borough 0, 26/12/2014. The Enclosed Ground, Vanarama Conference South. Tucked between Brighton, the South Downs and the sea is the Enclosed Ground, home of Whitehawk FC. After successive promotions through the leagues to the Conference South, the club’s request to change their name to Brighton City and play at Withdean was declined by the FA in 2014. The attendance was 301. Photos by Simon Gill.

Gillingham 0 Scunthorpe United 3, 11/10/2014. Priestfield Stadium, League Two. Photos by Simon Gill

Scotland 1 Republic of Ireland 0, 14/11/2014. Celtic Park, European Championship qualifying. Scotland won the match by one goal to nil, scored by Shaun Maloney 16 minutes from time. The match was watched by 55,000 at Celtic Park, the venue chosen to host the match due to Hampden Park's unavailability following the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Carlisle United 1 Accrington Stanley 0, 15/11/2014. Brunton Park, League 2. The match was won by the home team by one goal to nil, the winner scored by Derek Asamoah in the 21st minute. The match was watched by 4,069 spectators. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Burnley 1 West Ham United 3, 18/10/2014. Turf Moor, Premier League. The fixture was won by the visitors by three goals to one watched by 18,936 spectators. The defeat meant that Burnley still had not won a league match since being promoted from the Championship the previous season. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 3, 20/09/2014. Villa Park, Premier League. Photos by Simon Gill

St Albans 0 Watford 5, 26/07/2014. Clarence Park, Pre Season Friendly. Photos by Simon Gill.

Berwick Rangers 5 East Stirlingshire 0, 23/08/2014. Shielfield Park, Scottish League Two. The home club occupied a unique position in Scottish football as they are based in Berwick-upon-Tweed, which lies a few miles inside England. Berwick won the match by 5-0, watched by a crowd of 509. Photos by Colin McPherson.