Bradford Park Avenue fans outside Horsfall Stadium watching through the fence, as their team lose 1-2 to Telford United in the National League North, 21st November 2020. The match was played behind closed doors, due to the second Coronavirus lockdown.

Redcar Athletic 1 Holker Old Boys 2, 31/10/2020. BM Bi-Folding Doors Football Park, Redcar, FA Vase First Round. Redcar Athletic host Holker Old Boys in an FA Vase First Round tie at the BM Bi-Folding Doors Football Park, Redcar. The club was established in 1993 as Teesside Athletic but changed to Redcar Athletic in 2010 and were promoted into the Northern League Division Two in 2018. The visitors from the North West Counties League won this match by 2-1, watched by a crowd of 197 spectators. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Stalybridge Celtic 0 Basford United 1, 24/10/2020. Bower Fold, Northern Premier League Premier Division. Formed in 1906, the home club were founder members of the Third Division North in 1921 but left after two season and have competed in county and regional competitions ever since. The visitors from Nottinghamshire won this match 1-0, watched by a crowd of 343 spectators. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Kendal Town 1 Brighouse Town 0, 17/10/2020. Riverside Park, FA Trophy, second round qualifying. Kendal Town play Brighouse Town in an FA Trophy second round qualifying tie at Parkside Road, Kendal. Established in 1919 as Netherfield, they adopted their current name of Kendal Town in 2000 and at the time of this fixture were members of the Northern Premier League Division One North West. They won this match 1-0 against their opponents who played in the same division, watched by a crowd of 210. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Holker Old Boys 2 Crook Town 1, 10/10/2020. Rakesmoor, FA Vase second round qualifying. Holker Old Boys take on Crook Town in an FA Vase second round qualifying tie at Rakesmoor, Barrow-in-Furness. The home club was established in 1936 as Holker Central Old Boys and was initially an under-16 team for former pupils of the Holker Central Secondary School. Holker from the North West Counties League beat their Northern League opponents 2-1, watched by a crowd of 147 spectators. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Mossley 4 Pickering Town 1, 26/09/2020. Seel Park, Northern Premier League Division One North West. Mossley take on Pickering Town in the lea of the Pennines. Formed in 1903, Mossley moved into their current ground in 1912 and have played there ever since. The home team won the match 4-1, watched by a crowd of 400, the maximum number permitted in the ground under COVID-19 social distancing regulations. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Crook Town 1 Albion Sports 0, 19/09/2020. Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground, FA Vase first round qualifying. Crook Town take on Albion Sports in an FA Vase first round qualifying tie at the Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground in Crook, County Durham, their home since 1898. Formed in 1889, Crook joined the Northern League in 1896 and between 1913 and 1922 made three trips to play Barcelona, part of an initiative to establish football as the main sport in Catalonia instead of bullfighting. Crook won this match 1-0 against their opponents from Bradford, watched by a crowd of 208 spectators. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Daisy Hill 0 Colne 2, 01/09/2020. New Sirs, FA Cup extra preliminary round. Daisy Hill took on Colne in an FA Cup Extra-Preliminary round tie at New Sirs, Westhoughton, Greater Manchester. The visitors, who compete two divisions above their hosts, won this all-Lancashire match 2-0, watched by 241 spectators. The designated maximum capacity for the game had been set at 300 due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions which had recently been eased to allow spectators to attend non-League fixtures in England. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Hucknall lost a keenly contested game 0-1 to local rivals Heanor. Hucknall town were formed as Hucknall Colliery welfare, a works team for the local pit in 1943. They renamed in 1987 after the end of mining in Hucknall. Hucknall won the Northern Premier League premier Division in 2004, but were refused entry to the Conference as Watnall Road did not meet the ground requirements. The club was relegated from the Conference North in 2009. Financial problems lead to them being relegated again in 2013, three levels to Central Midlands League South Division. However Hucknall won Central Midlands League South in 2019. Hucknall plan to move to a new ground, pending the sale of Watnall Road to LIDL.

Cammell Laird 1907 P v St. Martins P, 04/01/2021. Kirklands, North West Counties League First Division South. The ground pictured after the postponement due to COVID-19 restrictions of the match between Cammell Laird 1907 and St. Martins at Kirklands, Birkenhead. The North West Counties League First Division South fixture was cancelled when north west England entered the UK Government's Tier 3 restrictions the previous day. Cammell Laird 1907 were formed in 2014 as a successor club to one with the same name which has played at Kirklands since the end of World War I and are named after the local shipyard which originally supported the club. Photo by Colin McPherson.

Aitor Karamka's return to Middlesbrough as Birmingham Manager was a happy one as his team won 1-0 to end a poor run of form in The Championship. Former Middelsbrough player George Friend was Man of the Match in a game played behind closed doors at The Riverside Stadium, due the the third covid lockdown.

A view from the Kop stand with a giant-sized banner of former player and manager John Aldridge as Tranmere Rovers host Walsall in a League Two fixture at Prenton Park, Birkenhead. The game was the first of the season at which spectators were allowed to be present under the Covid-19 restrictions. A crowd of 2000 watched the game which was won by the visitors by 3-1. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Marine 1 Hyde United 0, 12/12/2020. Marine Travel Arena, FA Trophy First Round. Marine play Hyde United in an FA Trophy first round tie at the Marine Travel Arena, formerly known as Rossett Park, in Crosby. Due to coronavirus regulations which had suspended league games, the Merseysiders’ only fixtures were in cup competitions, including their forthcoming tie against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round. Marine won the game by 1-0, watched by a permitted capacity of 400, with the visitors having two men sent off in the second half. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Congleton Town 1 Coventry United 1 (Pens 4-3), 19/12/2020. Ivy Gardens, FA Vase Third Round. Congleton Town play Coventry United. The home team were founded in 1901 and played in the North West Counties League Premier Division. They defeated their opponents from the Midland League Premier Division 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 1-1, watched by 300 spectators, the maximum permitted under Covid-19 restrictions. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Denton 1 Winnington Avenue 1, 01/06/2021. Whittles Park, Cheshire League League 1. Denton Town played Winnington Avenue in a Cheshire League, League 1 fixture at Whittles Park, Denton, Greater Manchester. Formed as Bradford Parish, they changed their name to its present one in 1994, relocated to the current ground the following year and stepped up to the Cheshire League in 2006. Watched by a crowd of 50 spectators, second-placed Denton could only draw this game 1-1, leaving them behind league leaders Knowsley South by five points with only three games each remaining. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Warrington Rylands 1 West Auckland Town 1 (3-1 pens), 24/04/2021. Gorsey Lane, FA Vase Fifth Round. The host club was founded as Rylands F.C. in 1906 as a works team from a manufacturer of wire and compete in the North West Counties League, with their opponents playing in the Northern League. The home team won the match 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw and progressed to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history in a game played behind closed doors due to Covid-19 restrictions. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Shildon 0 Warrington Rylands 0 (4-5 pens), 17/04/2021. Dean Street, FA Vase Fourth Round. Shildon take on Warrington Rylands in an FA Vase Fourth Round tie at Dean Street. Formed in 1890, the home club are members of the Northern League Division One with their rivals playing in the North West Counties League Premier Division. The away team won the match 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw over 90 minutes, in a fixture played without spectators permitted due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Exteriors views of the John Smiths Stadium as Huddersfield beat Middlesbrough 3-2 with an 86th minute goal. 29th November 2020.