Harborough Town 3 St Albans City 2 (FA Cup, third qualifying round), photos Amy Hughes Dempsey Arlott-John was the hero for Harborough Town as his 101st minute strike knocked St Albans City out of the FA Cup in an extraordinary game that Saints could, perhaps should, have won, writes Jess Unwin. City...
A 15-year-old St Albans student has celebrated his first circuit racing win at Silverstone – just months after he made the move from sim racing into real-world motorsport. Barnaby Brewer, who lives in St Michael’s village and attends St Albans School, discovered his natural talent for the sport following struggles with...
St Albans City 4 Bury Town 1 (FA Trophy)From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, photos by Jim Standen St Albans City will be feeling good about their upcoming FA Cup tie this Saturday after an emphatic victory against Bury Town that included a composed and clinical hat-trick for striker Kai Brown. Brown’s...
Witham 0 St Albans City 3 (FA Cup second qualifying round) The FA Cup ‘gods’ failed to smile on St Albans City, presenting them with a third successive away tie and opponents from a higher level in the football league pyramid, writes Jess Unwin. Saints’ reward for getting past the challenge of...
Sophie Unitt heads onto Harpenden’s new padel courts for a trial session...
Hashtag United 0 St Albans City 2 (FA Cup first qualifying round, replay) Report by Jess Unwin, photos by Jim Standen It may have looked on paper like the proverbial banana skin, but Saints made sure they didn’t slip up against a previously unbeaten Hashtag side with match-winning contributions from keeper Sam...
Cheshunt 1 St Albans City 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division) Saints started and finished well against the Ambers but just could not quite find a winner toclaim local bragging rights in this all-Hertfordshire bank holiday clash, writes Jess Unwin. It looked like City were going to pick up where they left off...
St Albans City 4 Stanway Rovers 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division). From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, photos by Jim Standen. A return to winning ways for St Albans City was nowhere near as easy as the final scoreline suggested, and Saints manager Gary McCann admitted his team were “second best”...
A St Albans dad of two has secured the title of World Hovercraft Champion following his decisive victory at the weekend. Nick Drew, 49, won the F50 class at the 2026 Hovercraft World Championship held at Whittlebury Park, Buckinghamshire. Former Beaumont School pupil Nick, who was born and raised in St Albans,...
St Albans tennis prodigy Oliver Tarvet’s stock continues to rise as he claimed his biggest singles title to date at the Lexus Roehampton Challenger in south-west London. The former Marlborough Science Academy student became just the third British player to qualify for Wimbledon Championships in back-to-back years in the Open Era...
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