We take a look a the latest National League TV selections for later this season as another batch of games have been picked for broadcast.
The campaign is nearly at the halfway mark and with that in mind, BT Sport have revealed three more National League matches are to be televised.
The upcoming round of fixtures in the fifth tier of English football gives us a better idea of who are standing out vying for promotion and slipping down as risk of a relegation battle.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STATEMENT:
The National League are delighted to announce the addition of a further three games to the BT Sport schedule.
The promotion race falls into focus in late January with three mouth-watering games to look forward to – all of which will be on BT Sport 1.
On Saturday January 22, the cameras head to Victoria Road as Dagenham & Redbridge look to show their promotion mettle against Dave Challinor’s resurgent Stockport County side, with kick-off at 5.20pm.
Then three days later BT Sport heads to West Yorkshire as FC Halifax showdown with Boreham Wood for a 7.45pm kick-off under the lights at The Shay.
After that BT Sport cameras are on the south coast at Eastleigh who bring the month to a close on Saturday January 29 for a teatime kick-off against leaders Chesterfield.
But there is still plenty more to get your teeth into before then.
Tomorrow it is Wrexham and Weymouth who are in focus – coverage at The Racecourse is underway from 5pm on BT Sport.
Rivals Chesterfield and Notts County then face-off on Tuesday December 21.
Then it’s Bromley who host Southend United on Boxing Day before Grimsby Town and FC Halifax Town see in 2022 at Blundell Park on Monday January 3.
Confirmed Vanarama National League matches on BT Sport (kick-off time):
Saturday December 11 – Wrexham vs Weymouth (5.20pm)
Tuesday December 21 – Chesterfield v Notts County (7.30pm)
Sunday December 26 – Bromley v Southend United (5.20pm)
Monday January 3 – Grimsby Town v FC Halifax Town (3pm)
Saturday January 22 – Dagenham & Redbridge v Stockport County (5.20pm)
Tuesday January 25 – FC Halifax Town v Boreham Wood (7.45pm)
Saturday January 29 – Eastleigh v Chesterfield (5.20pm)
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BT RENEW NATIONAL LEAGUE BROADCAST
BT Sport has renewed its exclusive rights to broadcast the National League for a further three years until the end of the 2023/24 season, with more games set to be broadcast than ever before.
BT Sport has been broadcasting live and exclusive coverage of English football’s fifth tier since 2013 and the new deal will see live National League matches shown every week in a regular Saturday slot.
BT Sport’s coverage, led by presenter Matt Smith, follows the regular season championship race plus the exciting end-of-season playoffs as 23 teams battle it out for two precious spots in the Football League.
Alongside Smith are commentators Adam Summerton and Adam Virgo plus a cast of expert pundits including former Norwich City and Barrow striker Grant Holt, former Torquay United manager Chris Hargreaves and former Southport manager Kevin Davies.
Joining them pitchside are regular roving reporters Natalie Quirk and Becky Ives.
Alongside the weekly live match coverage, the BT Sport team bring fans every goal from every National League match in the weekly Vanarama National League Highlights show.
The show is created through an innovative link between BT and students associated with selected National League clubs who receive broadcast training from BT to go on and help create the show.
Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: “Over the past few years we’ve developed an innovative relationship with the league, including world-first 5G-enabled remote broadcasts and training local students who help create BT Sport’s National League highlights shows.
“The National League remain a valued partner to BT, particularly during the pandemic, in staging last season’s playoff matches and the 2020-21 season.”
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