We take a look at 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 yet 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 is thrilled to announce a further two live fixtures have been added to the BT Sport schedule.
The title race is hotting up – and many of the big contenders will fall into focus.
Stockport County fans feel their team have got what it takes to make it back to the EFL, and the nation will get to see their charge up close again.
BT Sport heads to Aldershot in March for the first time this season with Mark Molesley impressing at the EBB since taking over.
Two of the other title challengers then go on BT Sport in the coming weeks.
Wrexham play FC Halifax Town at the Racecourse on March 22 and these two are great entertainers.
There are plenty more matches to come before then, of course.
In February there will be three games coming viewers’ way – with Woking’s home match with Southend United selected.
Maidenhead United host our FA Cup fairytale writers Boreham Wood, that game comes a week before Chesterfield and Yeovil Town face off.
Confirmed Vanarama National League matches on BT Sport (kick-off time):
Saturday February 12 – Woking vs Southend United (5.20pm)
Saturday February 19 – Maidenhead United vs Boreham Wood (5.20pm)
Saturday February 26 – Chesterfield vs Yeovil Town (5.20pm)
Saturday March 5 – Aldershot Town vs Stockport County (5.20pm)
Tuesday March 22 – Wrexham vs FC Halifax Town (7.45pm)
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.”
Fans gave their reaction with the National League TV selections revealed…
Adam – there is no tougher league to get out of than the @TheVanaramaNL – apart from going down! And we’re doing everything with extremely limited finances to avoid that –
a hugely challenging competition— Paul Rumens (@plsoj85) February 1, 2022
@alanthecharmer: Disappointed not to see Wealdstone on the list.
@darren010967: Pity they don’t seem to like Notts at btsport again in the highlights they didn’t even mention our game
@_Evan_Jones_ (Halifax fan): well,that’s gonna be 6 points given to Wrexham
@adiehollands3 (Halifax fan): 🤦🏻♂️ here’s hoping that it isn’t yet another woeful TV performance, although I bet BT Sport are relishing the fact they can mention little ol’ Wrexham and their fairytale rise to the top
@JakeCrilley (Halifax fan): We have lost now
@SomeMightShay (Halifax fan): FFS haven’t they had enough of us playing crap on telly.
@alowther16 (Halifax fan): Fuck sake
@capaled (Wrexham fan): Well we were going to get a televised game at some point 🙄. Considering our record on tv and who the opposition is, not great but hopefully we get the rare televised Wrexham win
@GazEcc89 (Stockport fan): Get in! Day after my wedding 💙
@stockportlass22: good job it wasn’t the 4th… you would have had to have a telly brought in 😂
@HarryBscfc (Stockport fan): Everyone get there!!!
@SLomasSCFC1883 (Stockport fan): Lovely stuff a proper shite away day I don’t have to bother with and can watch game
@antbatson (Aldershot fan): Result! Straight out of work to the Eastbank 👍🔴🔵
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