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Exclusive: Meet Bedford’s globetrotting football coach – From Bedford Town to the Danish top flight

Jack Cassidy began life in the brutal world of non-league football but has since forged a career that has seen him travel to the likes of Denmark, Sweden, the UAE and of course, The Eyrie...

Panter double sees Bedford Town rise to fourth with win over ten-man Halesowen

Bedford Town capped off their year in formidable fashion with an imperious 3-1 victory against fellow promotion-contending heavyweights, Halesowen Town on Saturday...

Real Bedford smash Barton to keep up the pace with Southern League leaders

Real Bedford were back to their goalscoring best on Saturday (28 December) as they hit five past Barton Rovers to keep pace with Southern League Central Division One...

Bedford Blues serve up festive feast in Cambridge thrashing

Bedford Blues treated a sell out 5,000 crowd at Goldington Road to a festive treat as they scored seven tries in beating a lacklustre Cambridge side 50-7 in the latest round of Championship...

Goldington Road set for festive sell out as Cambridge come to town

It's been a longer wait than usual, but Goldington Road is set to welcome its largest crowd of the season as the Championship season continues with a derby against Cambridge...

Evans winner helps Real Bedford squeeze past AFC Dunstable

Joey Evans' 53rd-minute strike helped Real Bedford to a tight 1-0 win at AFC Dunstable on Boxing Day to keep them within touching distance of Southern League Central Division...

Bedford Town battle back to Hitchin win on Boxing Day

Bedford Town once again came from behind to battle back to a 2-1 victory against struggling Hitchin Town in front of a bumper crowd at The Eyrie on Boxing Day. Leon Lobjoit's second...

Downpours and a floodlight failure scupper Bedford’s Southern League games

At 3pm, both Bedford Town and Real Bedford were looking to add three more points to their already impressive Southern League points tallies, but two hours later, neither side had...

Bedford Blues remain third despite shock Chinnor loss

Chinnor claimed their biggest Championship scalp to date in earning their fourth league win of the season against a lacklustre Bedford Blues at a very windy and muddy...

Bedford Blues travel to Championship new boys Chinnor as top two face each other

Bedford Blues will be looking to go into Christmas with a seventh Championship victory in ten games as they travel to Oxfordshire to face the Championship's newest team in Chinnor...

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