Anstey Nomads are a community-rooted football club from Anstey in Leicestershire, known locally as The Nomads. Their red identity is carried at Cropston Road, an intimate ground that anchors senior football within the village. The team page brings together the club’s latest recorded squad, coaching position, player movement and competition footprint, alongside the longer story of a resilient East Midlands presence. The picture is current and reflects the club’s place in the English non-league game.
Anstey Nomads Upcoming matches by league
Non League Premier - Southern Central
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- Regular Season - 8
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Alvechurch
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- Regular Season - 9
Kettering Town
Anstey Nomads
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- Regular Season - 10
Anstey NomadsNo H2HReal Bedford
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- Regular Season - 11
Needham MarketNo H2HAnstey Nomads
FA Cup
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- Quarter-finals
Anstey NomadsNo H2HNewcastle Town
Anstey Nomads Last matches by league
Non League Premier - Southern Central
FA Cup
Non League Div One - Northern Midlands
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- Northern Midlands - 40The Amber Arena and Community Stadium
FA Trophy
Friendlies Clubs
Anstey Nomads Team Roster
Anstey Nomads have 20 players in the latest recorded squad. The group covers the main areas of the team, with attacking options including C. Scanlon, K. Kasongo, M. Reeve and O. Omotola. B. Bayliss, C. Wildin and J. Wolfe are among the listed defensive choices, while C. Logan, J. Hall and J. Kinch provide named goalkeeping cover. Midfield names include B. Blackshaw, C. Armeni, C. Richardson, H. Bestwick and O. Storey. The roster presents a broad positional spread, although individual ages, appearances and contracts are not recorded here.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Jordan Annable
Ben Bayliss
Josh Bowley
Leon Fray
Lewis Joseph Gibbens
Cole Abraham Wildin
Joel Wolfe
position Midfielder
Corey Armeni
Henry Bestwick
Billy Blackshaw
Casey Richardson
Owen Storey
position Attacker
Samuel Hollis
Kelvin Kasongo
Omotolani Daniel Omotola
Michael Reeve
Charlie Scanlon
Last Anstey Nomads Coachs
Tony Blanchard is the latest recorded coach, appointed on 1 July 2022, and he is listed as the current holder. The available coaching chronology contains no earlier entry or biographical detail, so the documented picture is one of continuity rather than a fuller managerial history.
Tony Blanchard
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Blanchard | England | 1 July 2022 |
Anstey Nomads Transfers
The recent arrivals record includes D. Wauchope, who joined Anstey Nomads on loan from Mansfield Town on 20 February 2026. Ronnie Kokkinos arrived on loan from Mansfield Town on 20 October 2025. C. Logan moved from Stamford on a free transfer on 1 July 2022. These entries show both temporary recruitment and a non-loan free move, while the dates indicate activity across the 2022, 2025 and 2026 seasons. The listing is a selected recent movement snapshot, not a complete arrivals history.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Wauchope |
Mansfield Town
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Loan | 20 February 2026 |
| Ronnie Kokkinos |
Mansfield Town
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Loan | 20 October 2025 |
| C. Logan |
Stamford
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Free | 1 July 2022 |
D. Wauchope is recorded as returning from his Anstey Nomads loan to Mansfield Town on 21 March 2026. Earlier departures include T. Daire, who moved to Harborough Town on a free transfer on 18 December 2023, and F. Robinson, who made the same type of move on 1 July 2023. The snapshot therefore includes a loan return and free transfers, with no transfer amounts stated for these movements. It represents selected documented departures rather than a complete historical register.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Wauchope |
Mansfield Town
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Return from loan | 21 March 2026 |
| T. Daire |
Harborough Town
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Free | 18 December 2023 |
| F. Robinson |
Harborough Town
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Free | 1 July 2023 |
Transfers Synthesis
The listed movement pattern spans several seasons rather than concentrating in one window. The earliest listed change is C. Logan’s free transfer from Stamford in July 2022, followed by the free departures of F. Robinson in July 2023 and T. Daire in December 2023, both to Harborough Town. Mansfield Town becomes the key link in the later entries: Ronnie Kokkinos joined Anstey Nomads on loan in October 2025, D. Wauchope followed on loan in February 2026, and Wauchope returned to Mansfield in March 2026. This creates a clear example of temporary movement alongside non-loan transfers, but the available entries do not establish a complete squad-building policy, financial balance or exhaustive movement history. No transfer amounts are stated, and the snapshot should be understood as a dated record of selected movements.
Leagues Anstey Nomads has participated in
Anstey Nomads have recent recorded involvement in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Friendlies Clubs, with entries reaching 2025. The FA Cup is represented from 2012, while Friendlies Clubs and FA Trophy appear from 2022 and 2023 respectively. The club also has historical participation in Non League Div One - Northern Midlands and its play-offs, recorded between 2023 and 2024. The first three competitions are the active recent part of the documented footprint as of August 2026; the divisional league and play-off entries are historical because their latest recorded year is 2024.
More about Anstey Nomads
Anstey Nomads Football Club is the senior football expression of Anstey, a large village in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Known commonly as Anstey Nomads and nicknamed The Nomads, the club carries a strong village identity into the English non-league pyramid. Its home colours are red, giving the side a consistent visual presence on match days.
The club’s roots lie in the post-war development of community football in the East Midlands. Across its history, Anstey Nomads have been associated with the Leicestershire Senior League, the United Counties League and wider regional divisions, reflecting the gradual movement and changing structure of non-league football. The FA Cup and FA Trophy provide a national knockout dimension to that regional story, while recorded league and play-off participation adds a more local competitive layer.
Home matches are played at Cropston Road, also known commercially as the Marks Electrical Arena. The ground is an intimate non-league venue on the edge of the community, with a traditional capacity of around 1,000. It functions as more than a first-team setting, serving as a focal point for local senior and junior football and linking the club to its surrounding village.
Anstey Nomads are presented as a community-oriented organisation administered through a local committee, club secretary and volunteer network rather than private-enterprise ownership. That structure supports a broad football ecosystem, with junior boys’ and girls’ pathways, mini-dribblers and senior men’s and women’s sections. The emphasis is on continuity, participation and progression between age groups.
The Nomads name suggests movement and resilience, qualities that suit a club shaped by regional football and sustained volunteer involvement. The badge and red kit reinforce that identity, while Cropston Road provides a recognisable base for the club’s senior and grassroots activities. Taken together, the venue, colours, local administration and development pathways define Anstey Nomads as a village-rooted East Midlands institution with a place in both community football and the wider English non-league system.
Last matches statistics for Anstey Nomads
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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St Neots Town
1 - 3
Anstey Nomads
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Anstey Nomads
1 - 0
Wellingborough Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Anstey Nomads
1 - 1
Leiston
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Leamington
1 - 1
Anstey Nomads
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Bromsgrove Sporting
1 - 2
Anstey Nomads
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Anstey Nomads
2 - 0
Leighton Town
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Peterborough Sports
2 - 1
Anstey Nomads
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Anstey Nomads
3 - 0
Banbury United
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Sileby Rangers
0 - 4
Anstey Nomads
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Racing Club Warwick
2 - 3
Anstey Nomads
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Anstey Nomads
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).