The Sports Mole team

Matt Law

Football Editor · 54,944 articles

A true Sports Mole veteran, Matt has been with the website since 2011 and currently holds the role of Football Editor. An avid Manchester United fan, Matt is confident that the glory days will return in the not-too-distant future. Matt is a keen f...

Darren Plant

Senior Reporter · 40,828 articles

Darren graduated from Staffordshire University with a Sports Journalism degree in 2009 and has previously worked for news website InTheNews as well as local newspapers The Cannock Mercury and The Chase Post. Darren is a Chelsea fan but also follow...

Barney Corkhill

Editor · 28,866 articles

A journalism graduate from the University of Sheffield, Barney firmly believes that there is no such thing as a bad sport. As a lifelong Liverpool fan, he still regularly replays the 2005 Champions League final and lists a host of players from the...

Ben Knapton

Senior Reporter · 27,896 articles

A University of Brighton graduate, Ben's passion for sports journalism began during his days as a gymnast, when he would write reports for his college newsletter about his competitive results - completely impartial of course. Ben competed for Grea...

Oliver Thomas

Senior Reporter · 12,053 articles

Oliver graduated from UCFB Wembley with a First Class Honours degree in Multimedia Sports Journalism in 2019, and has experience working for the media teams at Wycombe Wanderers and Hampton and Richmond Borough as well as working for the National...

Carter White

3,997 articles

Carter recently graduated from the University of Birmingham with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and is now pursuing his passion of football journalism and sports content creation. A season ticket holder at Birmingham City who is desperately hold...

Jonathan O'Shea

3,896 articles

Jonathan is a Sports Journalism graduate from the University of Huddersfield who also works in education. Having written for several football websites in the past – particularly about the much-maligned Europa League – the unfailing drama and i...

Lewis Nolan

3,407 articles

An avid writer and sports fan, Lewis studied English as an undergraduate at King's College London before undertaking his Digital Culture and Society Masters degree at the same institution. Keen to combine his two great interests, Lewis continues t...

Joel Lefevre

2,989 articles

Joel is known to most people as a former houseguest on Big Brother Canada, competing on season four of the television show. He is a broadcast journalism graduate from WABC in Canada with over a decade of experience as a news and sports writer, hos...

Sam Varley

Reporter · 2,637 articles

Sam is a Sheffield United season ticket holder, while also running the social media content of non-league club Yorkshire Amateur AFC in Leeds. When he's not writing, watching or playing football, Sam enjoys watching cricket, golf and boxing, and i...

Andrew Delaney

Reporter · 2,445 articles

Andrew graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Sports Journalism from UCFB in Manchester in 2022, and continues to live his dream of writing and reporting on sport. An Everton season ticket holder, Andrew also loves to watch live football a...

Adepoju Marvellous

2,274 articles

Trading in blueprints for bylines, Marvellous is an engineering graduate who has found his true calling in sports writing. A firm believer of the notion that there is no 'right way' to play football as many would cite possession football as.

Joshua Ojele

2,182 articles

Currently an undergraduate student of Petroleum Engineering in Nigeria's premier university, Joshua is an ardent Chelsea fan who enjoys writing and debating about football. A fox in the box himself, he terrorises opposing defenders whenever on the...

Ellis Stevens

1,652 articles

Ellis graduated from the University of Brighton with a Sports Journalism degree in 2023. A passionate football enthusiast, with a particular love for Manchester United, Ellis enjoys writing and discussing the beautiful game at every opportunity. W...

Tom Humphrey

138 articles

Tom graduated from Solent University in 2024 with a First Class Honours degree in Sports Journalism. During his studies, he gained valuable experience writing for Aldershot Town and Eastleigh in the National League. A lifelong Arsenal fan, he was...