EFL and Non League: Friendlies Review - 6th July 2025
Players are starting to get back in shape for the beginning of the upcoming campaign. Depending on the club and level they’re at, they head to places with better climatic conditions than at home to ease the players in, or to places with harsher climates so the players could hit the ground running when the season kicks in.
It also gives managers the opportunity to blend new players into the team, try out different tactics or help players adapt to a new manager and his techniques.
Commercial aspects for top flight sides can be the top priority for tours. The team is in a place where they want to increase the fanbase, regardless of the climate and/or conditions and made to play high-profile friendlies which are of absolutely no use, as the only purpose they fulfil is filling the stadiums. Despite the torrential rain, bad condition of the pitch, efforts were made till the last minute to make sure the match happened.
Luton kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 3-0 win at National League new-boys Boreham Wood thanks to a second-half double from Lamine Fanne after Cauley Woodrow opening the scoring.
: Shea, Walters, McGuinness, Mengi, Johnson, Baptiste, Walsh, Luker, Richards, Alli, Woodrow.
: Shea, Makosso, Andersen, Naismith, Jones, Clark, Saville, Phillips, Fanne, Nelson, Nordas.
: Thomas (GK), Paternoster, Lorentzen-Jones, Fox, Xavier-Jones. Goals: Woodrow 10’, Fanne 55’, 77’
Joe Hilton, Brad Halliday (Josh Neufville 30’), Ibou Touray, Joe Wright, Neill Byrne, Max Power, Tyreik Wright, Ciarán Kelly, Tommy Leigh, Antoni Sarcevic, Stephen Humphrys
: Sam Walker, Josh Neufville, Calum Kavanagh, Clarke Odour (Bobby Pointon 64′), Alex Pattison, Will Swan, Curtis Tilt, Matt Pennington, George Lapsle, Trialist A, Trialist B
Dan Atherton, Adam Sudworth, Ajay Weston, Michael Donohue, Rudy Misambo, Declan Evans, Jay Fitzmartin, Charlie Ennis, Adam Le Fondre, Jordan Buckley, Matthew Grivosti
Ollie Fairhurst, Charlie Munro, Deacon Smalley, Matty Thompson, Bob Jammeh, Ben Duckworth, Hamed Sidibe
: Legg, Turl, Petrynski, Case, Edge, Changa, Abubakar, Hemmings, Regula, Harding, Monk.
: Haney, Brabhan, Grant, Blyth, Carmichael, Downes, Efedji, Valere, Warre, Hanson.
: Ripley, Sobowale, Mabete, Delaney, Wright, Ball, Nichols, Clarke, Glatzel, Smith, Tabor, Ward, Butterworth, Ameen, Kilkenny, Snowden, Oldaker, Drinan, Miturn, Kirkman, Brown, Gonzalez, Mitchell, Alston, Foye.
Four goals to begin pre-season at Supermarine ❤️ pic.twitter.com/l6eKSFExU5
— Swindon Town Football Club (@Official_STFC) July 5, 2025
Bottesford 0-4 Scunthorpe
Campbell, Horton, Boyce, Howe, Eze, Brogan, Scales, Starbuck, Dawson, Dawes, Uppal.
Campbell, Belehouan, Evans, Beestin, Whitehall, Rowley, Ubaezuonu, Ewing, Shipstone, Gjoshe, Munoz.
1,100
David Jones
Brentwood 0-5 Leyton Orient
Goals from Azeem Abdulai, Zach Hambury, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Sonny Perkins and a trialist made sure the O’s were victorious at the Brentwood Centre.
: Cahill, Welch, Clare, Cooper, Trialist 1, El Mizouni, Warrington, Abdulai, Carter, Trialist 2, Trialist 3.
: Phillips, Trialist 4, Edmonds-Green, Simpson, James, Obiero, Bullas, Jaiyesimi, Perkins, Hambury, O’Neill.
Take a look at all 5️⃣ goals from yesterday’s first pre-season victory against Brentwood Town 👊#LOFC #OneOrient pic.twitter.com/UYJk9m5Lur
— Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc) July 6, 2025
Leicester 3-1 Peterborough
Darragh MacAnthony amuses with comeback response to dig made by Joey Barton
Cambridge City 1-3 Cambridge United
Philp (Smith 84’), Adeniji (Tassell 51′), Mason, Randell (Scrivener 84’), Dicks (Frempong 70′), Coombes (Cipriani 70′), Warman, Apenteng (Flatts 84’), Thompson (Coxall 84’), Smith (Genovesi 79′), Salako (Ofori 51′)
Hughes, Bennett, Gibbons, Morrison, Bradshaw, Wells-Morrison, Hoddle, Brophy, Knight, Lavery, Loft
Briggs, Purrington, Watts, Rossi, Dawson, Munday, McKoy, Ball, Thorpe, Kachunga, Kaikai
2,640
Hull 0-2 Lincoln
📸 City’s players all had a good runout in the first game of pre-season – as goals from James Collins and Jovon Makama sealed a 2-0 win at Hull City.
— Lincoln City FC 🇺🇦 (@LincolnCity_FC) July 6, 2025
Chorley 1-2 Wigan
Sam Tickle; Harry McHugh, Jason Kerr, Jon Mellish; Callum McManaman, Ronan Darcy, Baba Adeeko, Tyrese Francois, Joseph Hungbo; Maleace Asamoah Jnr, Paul Mullin.
Matty Corran; Will Aimson, Luke Robinson, K’Marnis Miller; Dion Rankine, Jensen Weir, Matt Smith, Leo Graham, Jonny Smith; Christian Saydee, Dara Costelloe. Sub: Tobias Brenan.
Dara at the double! 💥#wafc 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/u95w90sGYy
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) July 5, 2025
A look at our goal from yesterday, courtesy of non other than @tomcarr07. ⚽️
Tom is sponsored by @chorleyawaydays. pic.twitter.com/1EbLVKpbKx
— Chorley FC (@chorleyfc) July 6, 2025
Kidsgrove 0-6 Crewe
Booth, Billington, Dancey, Connolly, Finney, Thomas, Powell, Tabiner, Agius, Hodkin, Trialist.
Crewe (second half): Trialist, Billington (Dancey (Scott)), Croker, Williams, Armstrong, Sanders, Lunt, Roberts, Holicek, Moore, March.
All the goals from yesterday's 6-0 victory over Kidsgrove Athletic 📺⚽️#CreweAlex pic.twitter.com/cASGngXJXo
— Crewe Alexandra (@crewealexfc) July 6, 2025
Video tweet from Kidsgrove v Crewe friendly goes viral with millions of views
OTHER RESULTS:
Bishops Cleeve (Eng) 1-4 Cheltenham (Eng)
Slimbridge (Eng) 0-3 Forest Green (Eng)
Airbus (Wal) 1-1 Winsford (Eng)
Aveley (Eng) 3-0 Dag & Red (Eng)
Chippenham (Eng) 1-2 Bristol Rovers (Eng)
Holywell (Wal) 1-1 Whitchurch Alport (Eng)
Liskeard Athletic (Eng) 1-1 Falmouth Town (Eng)
Lincoln Utd (Eng) 2-2 Lincoln City XI (Eng)
Bracknell (Eng) 4-0 Kingstonian (Eng)
Newmarket (Eng) 4-1 Brimsdown (Eng)
Redbridge (Eng) 2-1 Buckhurst Hill (Eng)
Slough (Eng) 3-1 Virginia Water (Eng)
Nantwich (Eng) 2-2 Gresford (Wal)
Broadfields United (Eng) 2-1 Hendon (Eng)
Bradford PA (Eng) 1-1 FC Halifax (Eng)
Gorleston (Eng) 0-3 Hornchurch (Eng)
Selby Town (Eng) 0-5 Scarborough (Eng)
Bearsted (Eng) 1-5 Crowborough (Eng)
Taunton (Eng) 4-1 Mousehole (Eng)
Worcester (Eng) 2-0 Cheltenham (Eng)
Cleethorpes (Eng) 0-1 Grimsby (Eng)
Colwyn Bay (Wal) 0-1 Stockport Town (Eng)
Cray Wanderers (Eng) 3-1 Beckenham (Eng)
Sandbach United (Eng) 0-2 Caernarfon (Wal)
Margate (Eng) 2-3 Tonbridge (Eng)
Alfreton (Eng) 0-1 Notts County (Eng)
Ascot (Eng) 0-1 Hampton & Richmond (Eng)
Ashford Utd (Eng) 2-2 Maidstone (Eng)
Bala Town (Wal) 0-1 Clitheroe (Eng)
Bamber Bridge (Eng) 0-4 Fleetwood (Eng)
Basingstoke (Eng) 1-3 Dulwich Hamlet (Eng)
Bourne (Eng) 0-7 Dorking (Eng)
Brackley Town (Eng) 0-0 Northampton (Eng)
Cobham (Eng) 3-1 Farnborough (Eng)
Downton (Eng) 0-5 Salisbury (Eng)
Easington Sports (Eng) 0-4 Oxford City (Eng)
Exmouth Town (Eng) 0-1 Yeovil (Eng)
Fakenham (Eng) 1-4 King’s Lynn (Eng)
Faversham (Eng) 1-1 Dover (Eng)
Hemel Hempstead (Eng) 2-2 Barnet (Eng)
Holker (Eng) 0-3 Barrow (Eng)
Lichfield (Eng) 0-1 Tamworth (Eng)
Liversedge (Eng) 0-0 Curzon Ashton (Eng)
Matlock (Eng) 2-1 Chesterfield (Eng)
Moneyfields (Eng) 0-2 Chichester (Eng)
Portland United (Eng) 2-4 Weymouth (Eng)
Rushall (Eng) 2-0 Birmingham U21 (Eng)
Sheppey United (Eng) 0-3 Whitstable Town (Eng)
Whyteleafe (Eng) 2-3 Carshalton (Eng)
Witton Albion (Eng) 2-3 Salford City (Eng)
Worcester Raiders (Eng) 0-2 Llantwit Major (Wal)
Worksop (Eng) 1-1 Barnsley (Eng)
Blackstones (Eng) 2-1 Stamford (Eng)
Crook Town (1) 1-2 (2) Yarm & Eaglescliffe
Redbridge (1) 2-1 (0) Buckhurst Hill
Slough Town (0) 3-1 (0) Virginia Water
Stansfeld (1) 2-2 (1) Lordswood AFC
Welling Town (1) 4-3 (0) Romford
Airbus UK Broughton 1-1 Winsford United
Alnwick Town 5-1 Whickham FC
Barton Town 1-0 Brigg Town
Bideford 1-2 Barnstaple Town
Bishop’s Cleeve 1-4 Cheltenham Town
Bishops Lydeard 0-2 Willand Rovers
Bottesford Town 0-4 Scunthorpe United
Bristol Telephones 3-1 Bristol Manor Farm
Clay Cross Town 2-1 South Normanton Athletic
Cray Wanderers 1-4 Sutton Athletic
Dorchester Sports 2-6 Christchurch
Frickley Athletic 0-4 South Elmsall United Services
Golcar Utd 1-3 Emley
Fawley AFC 1-3 AFC Shirley
Infinity 2-0 Colden Common
Harborough Town 4-3 Aylestone Park
Alcester Town 1-2 Shrewsbury U&C
Darlington Town 0-6 Bishop Auckland
Cuxton(0) 1-0 (0) Staplehurst Monarchs
Herne Bay U23 (2) 2-1 (1) Lydd Town
Rayleigh Town(0) 2-1 (1) Grays Athletic
Alsager Town(1) 2-2 (0) Congleton Town
Ascot United(0) 0-1 (0) Hampton & Richmond Borough
Athersley Recreation(1) 3-0 (0) Brighouse Town
Atherstone Town(1) 2-1 (1) Coleshill Town
Athletic Newham(0) 0-2 (1) Basildon Town
Aveley 0-0 Walthamstow
Aylestone Park(1) 3-4 (1) Harborough Town
Barking 3-1 Aveley
Bearsted 1-5 Crowborough Athletic
Bedfont Sports(2) 4-1 (1) North Greenford United
Boston Town (2) 4-1 (0) March Town United
Brentwood Town (0) 0-5 (2) Leyton Orient
Bridon Ropes 0-1 Haywards Heath Town
Chatham Town 2-0 Snodland Town
Cobham (1) 3-1 (0) Farnborough
Cray Wanderers (1) 3-1 (1) Beckenham Town
Croydon 1-3 East Grinstead Town
Dearne & District (0) 1-1 (0) Rossington Main
Erith Town 3-1 Holmesdale
Euxton Villa (1) 4-2 (0) Warrington Rylands
Faversham Town (1) 1-1 (0) Dover Athletic
Fisher (2) 3-2 (1) Redhill
Greenways (1) 3-1 (1) Stansfeld O&B
Greenwich Borough (0) 0-3 (3) Kent United
Harpenden Town 4-1 Wembley
Halls AFC (3) 3-3 (3) Erith & Belvedere
Haringey Borough (0) 0-4 (3) Waltham Abbey
Hashtag United (0) 4-1 (1) Basildon United
Heaton Stannington (0) 2-1 (0) Newcastle Benfield
Herne Bay (5) 5-0 (0) Hollands & Blair
Heybridge Swifts (1) 3-1 (1) Burnham Ramblers
Hillingdon Borough (1) 1-5 (2) Northwood
Hornchurch (1) 3-0 (0) Gorleston
Huddersfield Town (0) 0-1 (0) Sheffield
Hythe Town (0) 0-3 (0) Folkestone Invicta
Kings Park Rangers (1) 1-1 (1) Stanway Rovers
Langley (0) 1-3 (0) British Airways
Maltby Main (0) 0-2 (1) Albion Sports
Margate (1) 2-3 (0) Tonbridge Angels
Matlock Town (0) 2-1 (0) Chesterfield
Newcastle Blue Star (1) 3-0 (0) Pause United
Newton Aycliffe (2) 2-1 (1) Stockton Town
North Shields (0) 1-0 (0) Knaresborough Town
Penrith (0) 1-1 (0) Workington AFC
Phoenix Sports 2-3 Sittingbourne
Quorn (1) 2-0 (0) Newark and Sherwood United
Racing Club Warwick (0) 0-0 (0) Redditch United
Ramsgate 1-0 Rusthall
Redcar Athletic (2) 2-0 (0) Redcar Town
Retford FC (2) 4-4 (2) Wakefield
Stapleford Town (0) 4-2 (1) Pinxton
Thackley (0) 1-3 (1) South Liverpool
Tow Law Town (0) 0-4 (3) West Auckland Town
Uxbridge (1) 1-1 (0) Harrow Borough
Washington (0) 0-6 (4) Seaham Red Star
Woodford Town 1-2 Lewisham Borough
Abbey Hulton United 0-3 Newcastle Town
AFC Llwydcoed 2-0 Merthyr Town XI
AFC Mansfield 1-0 Hallam
AFC Solihull 4-2 Rocester
AFC Welwyn 2-2 Corby Town
Alfreton Town 0-1 Notts County
Ashby Ivanhoe FC 1-0 Allexton & New Parks
Astley & Buckshawe United 1-1 Runcorn Town
Atherstone Town 2-1 Coleshill Town
Atherton LR 1-1 Bury
Avro 4-0 Droylsden
Barnoldswick Town 3-9 Stockport Georgians
Barking 1-0 Walthamstow FC
Bashley 1-1 Aldershot Town
Bedlington Terriers 2-2 Willington Quay
Billingham Town 0-3 Whitby Town
Blyth Town 1-0 Musselburgh Athletic
Boldmere St Michaels 2-1 Stafford Rangers
Boston Town 4-1 March Town United
Bovey Tracey 3-0 Elburton Villa
Bradford Park Avenue 1-1 FC Halifax Town
Bradford Town 2-1 Wincanton Town
Brantham Athletic v Holland
Brereton Social 2-0 Walsall Wood
Brocton 1-2 Eccleshall
Burscough 4-4 Colne
Buckingham FC 2-3 Aylesbury United
Chadderton 3-1 Trafford (3pm)
Chadwell Heath Spartans 3-1 Southend Manor
Consett 5-1 Birtley Town
Coventry Avis 1-2 Bedworth United
Coventry United 2-0 Darlaston Town
Dalton United 0-2 Garstang
Darwen 4-3 Irlam
Route One Rovers 0-0 Daisy Hill
Dronfield Town 2-1 Stocksbridge Park Steels
Fairford Town 0-1 Westbury United
Fleet Town 3-2 Godalming Town
Frenford 1-4 Arlesey Town
Handsworth 4-0 Goole AFC
Hanley Town 1-3 Anstey Nomads
Harrowby United 2-1 Stamford United
Horbury Town 1-3 Beverley Town
Huntingdon Town 0-4 Kettering Town
Hyde United 1-3 Wythenshawe
Ilkeston Town 1-4 Eastwood CFC
Ilkley Town 3-0 Pickering Town
Kendal Town 3-0 Gretna 2008
Keynsham 0-6 Saltash United
Larkhall Athletic 5-1 Shepton Mallet AFC
Leicester Nirvana 0-2 Shepshed Dynamo
Leicester St Andrews 3-1 Desborough Town
Lostock Gralam 0-4 Northwich Victoria
Louth Town 0-2 Grimsby Borough
Lowestoft Town 2-4 Ipswich Town XI
Lutterworth Athletic 2-1 Nuneaton Town
Maghull 2-1 Bootle
Mangotsfield United 0-3 Clevedon Town
Maltby Main 0-2 Albion Sports
Marine XI 0-1 Skelmersdale United
Market Drayton Town 2-2 (4-3p) AFC Bridgnorth
Marlborough Town 1-4 Trowbridge Town
Marske United 2-3 Hucknall Town
Millbrook 3-1 Lymington
Nelson 1-2 Ramsbottom
Newark Town 3-1 Staveley Miners Welfare
Newtown 1-2 AFC Liverpool
Northallerton Town 0-0 Harrogate Railway Athletic
Oldland Abbotonians 2-2 Longlevens AFC
Parsons Drove 1-5 Wisbech Town
Paulton Rovers 3-1 Devizes Town
Pinchbeck United 2-1 Deeping Rangers
Pilkington 1-1 Ashville
Poole Town 6-0 Bournemouth F
Prestwich Heys 1-2 Atherton Collieries
Radford 2-6 Basford United
Ramsgate 1-0 Rusthall
Rayners Lane 2-1 Punjab United
Rhyl 0-0 Ashton Town
Richmond Town 6-2 Wombwell Main (at Earl’s Orchard)
Ringwood Town 1-1 Holt United
Romsey Town 1-5 Hamworthy Rec
Rossendale 0-4 Padiham
Rothwell Corinthians 4-3 Daventry Town
Rushall Olympic 2-0 Birmingham City U21
Saltdean United 1-1 Eastbourne Town
Sevenoaks Town 0-2 Whitehawk
Shaftesbury FC 5-1 Cheddar AFC
Shawbury United 1-0 AFC Wolverhampton City
Sherwood Colliery 2-0 Long Eaton United
Shirebrook Town 2-1 Wirksworth Ivanhoe
Skegness Town 1-1 Lutterworth Town
Soul Tower Hamlets 1-0 Witham Town
South Park (Reigate) 3-0 Crawley Down (Gatwick)
Squires Gate 1-0 Blackpool XI
St Helens Town 3-1 St Michaels DH
Stafford Town 2-3 Lye Town
Stapenhill 0-4 Gresley Rovers
Steeton 0-1 Eccleshill United
Steyning Town 2-1 Broadbridge Heath
Storeys 0-7 Lancaster City
Stourbridge 4-2 Dudley Town
Studley 3-3 Droitwich Spa (3pm)
Sturminster Newton United 1-2 New Milton Town
Tadcaster Albion 2-2 Ossett United
Tadley Calleva 5-1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Takeley 1-5 Hackney Wick
Taunton Town 4-1 Mousehole
Telford Town 1-3 Gornal Athletic
Teversal 1-4 Heanor Town
Thackley 1-3 South Liverpool
Thame United 1-2 Abingdon United
Thetford Town 3-3 Downham Town
Tipton Town 2-3 Sporting Khals
Tow Law 0-4 West Auckland Town
Tuffley Rovers 0-2 Gloucester City
Undy Athletic 0-1 Newport County
Uttoxeter Town 1-0 Belper United
Wellington 0-2 Brixham
Wellington 1-3 Hereford
West Didsbury & Chorlton 8-1 Flixton
Winchester City 1-2 AFC Totton
Wingate and Finchley 3-1 Royston Town
Wombwell Town 1-1 Pontefract Collieries
Worcester City 2-0 Cheltenham Town
Worksop Town 1-1 Barnsley
Wynyard Village 2-0 Billingham Synthonia
Yaxley FC 2-0 Baldock Town
