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4 unusual facts about non-league football


Kirkley

Kirkley has a Non-League football club Kirkley and Pakefield Football Club who play at Walmer Road.

Non-League football

It is also used throughout Europe, although in Germany non-professional leagues are known as Regionalliga, as the leagues are all regional depending on the location of the town or city the team represents, unlike 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga and 3. Liga all being national leagues.

Okehampton

The town's football team,Okehampton Argyle, is a non-league club which was established in 1926 after the original side, Okehampton Town, disbanded.

Pitstone

Pitstone has a Non-League football team Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C. who play at The Recreation Ground on Vicarage Lane.


1920–21 Gillingham F.C. season

Only five players who had represented the club in non-league football went on to make appearances in the Football League: Jock Robertson, Jack Branfield, Joseph Griffiths, Donald McCormick and Arthur Wood.

Aaron Moses-Garvey

His father, Lincoln Moses, who was born in Saint Kitts, manages non-League side Continental Star, where he used to play.

Alex Lawler

He currently plays non-league football for Chesham United who are managed by The Match 's celebrity team's assistant manager Luther Blissett.

Darron Gee

Gee played in non-League football with Hucknall Town, before moving into management with Dunkirk, with whom he won promotion to the Central Midlands League Supreme Division in the 1995–96 season.

David Bridges

Bridges was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in January 2006, for a friendly against Italy C, staged at Cambridge's Abbey Stadium, his home ground at the time.

Gary Emmanuel

After his Football League career finished, he went on to play for several non-league clubs in Wales, and had a brief spell as manager of Haverfordwest County, while working for the Post Office.

Harry Barratt

He joined the club in 1935, left for a short spell with non-league Cheltenham Town, then returned to Coventry in 1937 and played there until 1952.

Jesse Whatley

He continued playing non-League football in Bristol for a further two years, for Stapleton Institute and Mental Institution Club, later moving into coaching, becoming coach of Fry's Cocoa Tree Boys in 1937.

Steeple Barton

Steeple Barton parish has a Non-League football club, Middle Barton F.C., which plays at Middle Barton Sports and Social Club on Worton Road.

Willand

Willand has a Non-League football club Willand Rovers F.C. who play at The Stan Robinson Stadium on Silver Street.


see also

Cheshire League

Cheshire County League, a defunct English non-league football competition

Chris Chilton

Another notable achievement was the mentoring which resulted in the development of hard-man striker Billy Whitehurst, who was eventually sold for a huge profit - having arrived from non-league football for a nominal fee.

Chris Lewington

During his time playing non-league football, Lewington studied at University achieving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education and Sport.

Richard Cadette

Born in Hammersmith, Cadette began his career in non-league football with Wembley, before playing professional football in both England and Scotland for Leyton Orient, Southend United, Sheffield United, Brentford, Bournemouth, Falkirk, Millwall and Clydebank.

Shay Gibbons

In May 1952, only 15 months after playing non league football, Gibbons made his debut for the Republic of Ireland senior team in Cologne against Germany.

The Pink'un

The Pink'un was a weekly, paid-for newspaper and website, that focused on Norwich City football club and also non-league football in Norfolk, England.