Dan, Mark, Craig and Louis recap a dramatic opening day of the 2026-27 National League season. They dive into the great start to the season for new boys; Worthing, Hornchurch and Harrogate Town beating Carlisle United, Kidderminster Harriers and Solihull Moors respectively. Opening day wins for Sutton United and Forest Green Rovers are broken down and they recap a dramatic 3-3 draw between Boreham Wood and Tamworth. The quartet round off the podcast by sharing the remaining six games for a quick recap each. Timestamps: Boreham Wood v Tamworth - 01:43 Carlisle United v Worthing - 08:08 Forest Green Rovers v FC Halifax Town - 20:42 Harrogate Town v Solihull Moors - 28:14 Hornchurch v Kidderminster Harriers - 34:19 Woking v Sutton United - 43:29 AFC Fylde v Wealdstone - 52:41 Hartlepool United v Barrow - 54:16 Altrincham v Southend United - 56:08 Boston United v Aldershot Town - 58:13 Eastleigh v Gateshead - 01:00:01 Scunthorpe United v Yeovil Town - 01:02:29 Predictions recap - 01:05:03 *All information within the podcast was correct as of the recording date of 09.08.26* Your home of weekly National League content from the team at The Football Lowdown. Dan, Mark, Craig and Louis team up each week to bring you the latest transfer news, match previews, match reports and more from the top flight of the non-league pyramid. Our Website https://footballlowdown.com/ Our Twitter https://x.com/NLLowdown?s=20 Our sister pages Our sister pages @LeagueOneLowdown @League2Lowdown @ChampionshipLowdown @PremierLeagueLowdown - Transfer News - Retained Lists - Match Previews - Match Reviews - Latest News - Analysis - Opinion - Predictions - Lists This year's National League Roster is AFC Fylde, Aldershot Town, Altrincham, Barrow Boreham Wood, Boston United, Carlisle United, Eastleigh, FC Halifax Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead, Harrogate Town, Hartlepool United, Hornchurch, Kidderminster Harriers, Scunthorpe United, Solihull Moors, Southend United, Sutton United, Tamworth, Wealdstone, Woking, Worthing, Yeovil Town, Find our hosts here Dan - https://x.com/DanTakesOnFooty?s=20 and his podcast https://x.com/BeTheBestVY Craig - https://x.com/Cporte92 Mark - https://x.com/MarkSharpley1 Louis - https://x.com/l_m_r99 Producer: Ryan Whelan - https://deck.football/author/ryanjwhelan/ Head of Podcasts: Sam Griffin - https://x.com/Samuellofc97 Head of Non-League: Callum Moseley - https://x.com/CalMosAnalysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
