When I saw Lewes FC, a Non-League football team in the south of England, play last December, little did I know they were on their way to a huge promotion and tumultuous changes that threaten the heart and soul of the club.
When Lincoln City and Enfield met in the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy in March 1988, it marked a transitional point in the history of non-League football which, Ian King says, is surprisingly healthy today despite the Premier League’s hegemony.
Our recent series on non-league football attracted considerable attention, as we explored the strengths and weaknesses of the foundation of the English game below the Premier League and the Football League. Ian King will be writing regularly for us on the non-league game and kicks his column off by telling us what you need to know about non-league.
Since we’ve been talking non-league all week, it seems fitting to end it with Chasetown F.C.’s elimination from the F.A. Cup today. The Southern League team (originally known as Chase Terrace Old Scholars Youth Club; their ground still reflects this, being called the Scholars Ground) were the lowest-ranked team ever to make it to the […]
Continuing our non-league series this week, here’s the final photo from Jon Hall at Terrace Images
Weymouth 2, Bury 2. FA Cup 1st Round, 12th November 2006, Wessex Stadium
We’ve been looking at English non-league football all week, and in something of a call-to-arms, Dave Boyle suggests that more supporters of non-league clubs need to take charge of their own destinies.
The last five years as an AFC Wimbledon fan have immersed me in non-League football. Up to then, I thought of non-League in much […]
Continuing our non-league series this week, we look at another photo by Jon Hall from Terrace Images. No jokes, please.
Weymouth 2, Bury 2. FA Cup 1st Round, 12th November 2006, Wessex Stadium
In collaboration with Bill Turianski from billsportsmaps.com website, today we present the second in our primers on the English football pyramid as we continue the week’s non-league theme. Here’s a wonderfully illustrated map of the 32 highest-drawing clubs outside the Premier League and the Football League. Click on the map for the full size version, […]
Continuing our non-league series this week, we look at another photo by Jon Hall from Terrace Images.
Aldershot Town 2, Chelmsford City 0. FA Cup 1st Round Replay, the Recreation Ground, 21st November 2006
