Ben Mapp

Freelance sports writer, mainly covering non-league football.

Billericay Town season ticket holder & lifelong Spurs fan. All views my own.

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✍️ I just started a Substack, the new home for all of my writing.

A welcome post plus two past pieces are now live, with the first new article coming next week.

If you fancy following along, any free subscribers are massively appreciated!

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🗣 "There's a good environment around the club"

⚽️ @AveleyFC defender @jaydengipsonn on staying at Parkside for the 2026/27 season

Out in today's @NonLeaguePaper 👇

https://t.co/Nbu0VP8b46

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@BTFC @ConcordRangers @CIFC A fantastic player and a top guy too. Good luck @bensteward11 🙌

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@BTFC Been an integral part of our success over the last two seasons. All the best Tyrell!

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@tomhwilliams23 10 - won promotion with 19 wins in our last 21 games.

If you'd asked me on the 3rd January, it would've struggled to get to a 5!

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@BTFC All the best Teddy, thanks for all of your contributions this season. No doubt a big future in the game awaits!

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✍️ 2026/27 National League South: Where Were They in 2004/05?

🔎 Following my last post, here's a look at this season’s NLS lineup and where each club were 22 years ago when the division was first formed

📸 Credit: @FarnhamTownFC

🔗 https://t.co/4CyMBZaXmN⁠�

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Also, if anyone knows where @DorkingWDRS finished in the 2004/05 West Sussex League Division One, I will add it to the article. I couldn't find the info anywhere online!

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✍️ 2026/27 National League South: Where Were They in 2004/05?

🔎 Following my last post, here's a look at this season’s NLS lineup and where each club were 22 years ago when the division was first formed

📸 Credit: @FarnhamTownFC

🔗 https://t.co/4CyMBZaXmN⁠�

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Never in doubt 🤍

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@samuelgardinerr @FutbologyApp @BTFC Hutton was my first game of the season, 2nd July. Harlow was 5th August, both before Ricay even started our league season!

And yeah I guess so 😂, I've never watched a game outside of England.

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Non-League Finals Day brought to an end my 2025/26 season. 138 games attended from July - May, time for a rest before an exciting season ahead!

@FutbologyApp stats below, both for all games and @BTFC in 2025/26 💙

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@samuelgardinerr @FutbologyApp @BTFC You've got one up on me by seeing a game in another country!

I went to two Walden matches this year, Hutton in pre season and Harlow in the FAC, a long time ago 😂

ESC 3rd Round at Catons Lane next season 🤞

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@CarpetsDawson Yep, Weymouth were the only team to do so.

Per European Football Statistics, these were the top 5 -

Weymouth - 1,248
Newport - 722
Eastbourne - 719
Dorchester - 684
Hornchurch - 627

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✍️ The Founding Clubs of the National League South, 22 years on

🔎 A look at the original 2004/05 Conference South line-up and where each of those clubs are today

🔗 https://t.co/h5XVcGba80

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@thesameoldfew Ah, typo. Amended now 👍

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#138 - 17/05/2026
⚽️ Southend United 0 (4) - 0 (2) Wealdstone
📍 Wembley Stadium
🏆 FA Trophy Final

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A thread of every game I attend in 2025/26 👇

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#137 - 17/05/2026
⚽️ AFC Stoneham 0 (4)- 0 (2) Cockfosters
📍 Wembley Stadium
🏆 FA Vase Final

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@IsthmianLeague Promoted.

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@BTFC what a season.

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@tregs100 @BTFC Crazy stuff, we are quite fortunate to only have five 250+ mile round trips - Totton, Salisbury, WSM, Torquay and Truro. Still more than we've been used to lately but nothing like the clubs in the SW!

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2026/27 will be @BTFC’s most travelled season ever (league games only, round trip totals)

2026/27 – 3,852.8 miles (24 teams)

2012/13 – 3,778.8 miles (previous highest, 22 teams)

Truro, Torquay, Weston-super-Mare & Salisbury alone are only 21.6 miles fewer than all of 2025/26!