Berkshire Football Stories | Non-League and women's football in Berkshire

In the summer of 2025, at Football in Berkshire's request, Chris Lambert of Burghfield Uncommon wrote and performed a song in tribute of the act of Devonshiring. The term "You've been Devonshired" related to the Maidenhead United managers knack for his unfashionable part-time side to regularly surprise and disappoint famous old Football League sides who dropped into the National...

Welcome to a slightly different Football in Berkshire podcast. This weekend (Sunday 27th July) is the inaugural PLAION Launchpad Berkshire 5s, a charity five-aside competition raising money for Launchpad, Reading’s homelessness charity. We have been sponsored by Plaion, a worldwide video games distributor with a UK office in Theale and we say a huge thank you to them for putting up the funds to ge...

Welcome to a slightly different Football in Berkshire podcast. This weekend (Sunday 27th July) is the inaugural PLAION Launchpad Berkshire 5s, a charity five-aside competition raising money for Launchpad, Reading’s homelessness charity. We have been sponsored by Plaion, a worldwide video games distributor with a UK office in Theale and we say a huge thank you to them for putting up the funds to ge...

Writer and host Paul Watson joins Tom Canning to preview the forthcoming Berkshire Football Awards (for about 7 minutes - then it takes a whistlestop tour around the world). Hopefully you enjoy the episode!

Eversley & California upset the odds in the Combined Counties League Division One play-offs at the end of the 2024/25 season, beating Penn & Tylers Green in the semi-finals and division runners up Westside in the Final. The Boars now go into a Step 5 season for the first time in the clubs history. Co-manager Darryl Jelly talks to Tom Canning about the clubs unique challenges ahead and the...

Football in Berkshire is proud to launch ‘Hitting The Road’, a celebration of community football in the Royal County. Taking a hint from the brilliant East Berks Football League’s regular  SHOWCASE  games, the FiB team will be picking a game or two each season across the men’s and women’s season as a ‘Hitting The Road’ event, and we’d love you to come and join us. As a trial run, we thought where...

Bracknell Town have a new manager in Jon Underwood . The former Slough Town joint-manager knows expectations are high, but stability is required after what has been an unsettling time. Football in Berkshire were granted a sit down with the new boss ahead of his unveiling and 'Unders' doesn't disappoint. From what he learned during his first stint with the club to going it alone with the Robins - a...

Join Paul Watson and Tom Canning for a Berkshire Football Awards ‘debrief’. Awards night host Paul reflects on an event he clearly loved being a part of, his favourite moments and who he’ll be keeping an eye on this season. There’s his Darren Barnard connection (Wokingham Town fans you’ll enjoy this), kit chat, and Kitson chat, plus Greenland football and what he means when he said ‘Chris Ellis kn...

Join Dan Walkley and Rob Davies as they 'grill' Berks County manager Ellis Woods ahead of a historic first-ever FA Cup tie for The Swords. Episode presented by Dan Walkley and Rob Davies. The Berkshire Football Stories theme tune is 'Space Camp' but Reading-based ukulele band Rocket Kings. Find out more about Rocket Kings: https://rocketkings.bandcamp.com/ (they are a side project of our awards ni...

Football in Berkshire returns with the Berkshire Football Stories podcast for the 2024/25 season. First up in the hot seat is Maidenhead United Women manager Ed Jackson-Norris who chats to Abi Ticehurst. Trigger warning: this interview contains references to suicide and the loss of a parent which some individuals may find distressing. If you would like to find further information or help, you may...

Slough Town are on the cusp of the Vanarama National League South play-offs. Rob Davies and Neil Maskell discuss what Scott Davies is getting right on and off the pitch. Elsewhere, Virginia Water's hunt for a new home goes to the planners. Listen to the full Berkshire Football Stories episode of the podcast at https://footballinberkshire.co.uk/how... Watch the podcast by subscribing to our YouTube...

Berkshire Football Stories is back with an interesting story to tell. How Ross Herridge went from Scours Lane to the ICC World Cup Final with Australia. Here he talks with Tom Canning about playing for Reading Town, Bracknell Town and Wokingham & Emmbrook and how that journey to the Aussies bench unfolded. Watch the podcast by subscribing to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@foot...

Join Dan Walkley and Neil Maskell, let loose on the Berkshire Football Stories podcast covering off all the action from the last week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit footballinberkshire.substack.com

Join Tom Canning for this weeks Berkshire Football Stories podcast with Neil Maskell, Dan Walkley and Berks County manager Ellis Woods. The team discuss the Swords form and title chances, Binfield's continued rebuild and focus on a huge win for Reading FC Women. Berkshire Football Stories is supported by The Curious Academy: A skills hub running a Sales Academy, Digital Skills Bootcamp and Data An...

Rob Davies is joined by Neil Maskell and the Maidenhead Advertisers Joshua Browne on the latest Berkshire Football Stories podcast from Football in Berkshire. The panel discuss Wokingham & Emmbrook vs Holyport, cover off Maidenhead United and Slough Town's continued progress and try to unpick Bracknell Town's home and away form. Watch the podcast by subscribing to our YouTube channel at https:...

Slough Town dominate proceedings on the Berkshire Football Stories podcast this week as supporter Scott McNeish joins Dan Walkley and host Tom Canning. As well as the Rebels National League exploits, the team covers FC Bapco's FA Sunday Cup run coming to an end, a cup semi-final that wasn't and Leanne Harkins first goal of the season that was actually her third. It was that sort of chaotic podcast...

A bumper panel on the first Berkshire Football Stories podcast of 2024 with Tom Canning hosting panelists Neil Graham, Neil Maskell, Dan Walkley and Rob Davies. This week the team cover the thorny issue of postponements and when they should happen, answer 'can Binfield stay up' and throw the spotlight on upwardly mobile Maidenhead United Women. Watch the podcast by subscribing to our YouTube chann...

The Berkshire Football Stories podcast this week features Maidenhead United Women's full-back Kajal Malhotra who talks through her current injury, her managers and ambitions for the future. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit footballinberkshire.substack.com

Callum Cobb is the proud winner of the Armour Co October Goal of the Month competition. Cobb scored his goal for Complete Academy Berkshire in October and is joined on the podium by: * Callum Cobb (Complete Academy Berkshire) * Pele Hagger (Reading YMCA) * Joshua Nwokobia (Woodley United) Football in Berkshire’s Goal of the Month competition is supported by Armour Co who will provide a pack of thr...

Berkshire Football Stories returns to the airwaves with Rob Davies hosting alongside guests Tom Canning and Alicia Povey. The team discuss Tuesday night's County Cup results, go through what's next in the Women's FA Cup Second Round, touch on a brand new beer for local football fans AND Berkshire footballs success in the Cricket World Cup. Watch the podcast by subscribing to our YouTube channel at...

The Berkshire Football Stories podcast chats with Shay Bottomley, the man behind the Move Us Or Lose us petition aiming to force a Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council rethink over the shelving of Maidenhead United's proposed move to Braywick Park. Move Us Or Lose Us petition: https://rbwm.moderngov.co.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx? ID=2185&RPID=10971467&HPID=10971467 Protect ope...

Berkshire Football Stories is hosted by Rob Davies and this week he is joined by Tom Canning and Neil Maskell. The team discuss the FA Cup heroics of Slough Town, Bracknell Town and Maidenhead United as well as England call ups for a current Royal and several former Reading FC Women players while we have voice notes from Alicia Povey on her England Beach Soccer debut and Neil Graham who was at the...

A slightly different episode from Berkshire Football Stories this week as we went LIVE with Tom Canning hosting and Dan Walkley and Neil Maskell on the panel. During the show we were joined by Andrew Batt, Jordan Blake and Ellis Woods with everything from the FA Cup and some Nana Owusu insight to Imogen Fisher's Maidenhead United hat trick and contracts at Step 6. We also covered a talking point a...

Berkshire Football Stories is back with a weekly chat podcast covering Tuesday night's FA Cup replay between Winchester City and Reading City, Clodagh Farrell's inclusion in the England Deaf World Cup squad and the big question is asked - are we worried about Maidenhead United? Rob Davies hosts with panellists Tom Canning and Dan Walkley. Questions? Email podcast@footballinberkshire.co.uk Watch th...

Berkshire Football Stories is back with a weekly chat podcast covering Tuesday night's big derby between Holyport and Virginia Water, the weekends FA Trophy and Women's FA Cup fallout and the team are joined by Damian Scurr of Frilsham & Yattendon for a catchup. Rob Davies hosts with panellists Tom Canning and Bob Bacon. Questions? Email podcast@footballinberkshire.co.uk Watch the podcast by s...