It's that time of the season again when the Premier League and Championship take a week off for the international break but more importantly it's when Non-League football takes centre stage with the annual Non-League Day which celebrates semi-professional and grassroots football in the UK.
The concept of Non-League Day was set up by James Doe in 2010 as a social media experiment, after being inspired by a pre-season trip to Devon to watch Queens Park Rangers play at Tavistock and has now grown to become an annual part of the football calendar.
Non-League Day provides a platform for clubs to promote the importance of affordable volunteer-led community football while giving fans across the country the chance to show support for their local non-league side and hopefully see a much-needed cash injection come through the turnstiles to fund their youth set-ups, facilities and projects that ultimately help the local communities, and even better still, some supporters may enjoy the unique experience of Non-League Football that much they will come back every week after!
Ourselves at Proper Football are off to a game at Carlton Town FC a Nottingham-based football club playing in the NPL First Division East for their game against Stockton Town.
We will be doing a Vlog of the day and our resident ex-pro former Derby County and Watford star Nigel ‘Cally' Callaghan will be doing a Q&A with Chairman Mick Garton for the supporters in the Howard Mitchell Sportsbar before the 3 pm kick-off.
Admission for the game at Carlton Towns Bill Stokeld Stadium is £9 for Adults, £7 for Concessions, £5 for Emergency workers and Students and £2 for Children (under 16s).
Whether you’re a Premier League or Championship fan without a game, a League One or League Two supporter who can’t make an away trip, or just someone curious about what their local club has to offer then check out this easy-to-use match finder to see the local Non-League games on in your area.
