# 2026-27 National League Opening Weekend Mega Preview

An episode of [National League Lowdown](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1760793410), 6 Aug 2026, 55 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8589637139.mp3

Dan, Mark, Craig and Louis come together to look ahead at the opening weekend of the 2026-27 National League campaign. The quartet preview all twelve games taking place on the opening day and give their score predictions for each game. They finish off the episode by predicting some of the end of season award winners including player of the season and golden boot winner. Timestamps: AFC Fylde v Wealdstone - 01:39 Altrincham v Southend United - 04:57 Boreham Wood v Tamworth - 08:51 Boston United v Aldershot Town - 11:36 Carlisle v Worthing - 14:11 Eastleigh v Gateshead - 18:11 Forest Green Rovers v FC Halifax Town - 22:33 Harrogate Town v Solihull Moors - 26:12 Hartlepool United v Barrow - 28:10 Hornchurch v Kidderminster Harriers - 30:33 Scunthorpe United v Yeovil Town - 34:02 Woking v Sutton United - 36:44 End of season awards predictions - 40:40 *All information within the podcast was correct as of the recording date of 05.08.26* 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

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