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GEMS IN THE INNER-CITY!

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 January 2018

MORE TO LIFE THAN COOKIE-CUTTERS

neil JENSEN

I T’S EASY to forget the roots of professional football are to be found in the north of England rather than the south. And with so much emphasis on the big clubs in England, such as Chelsea and Manchester City, many of those that once formed the lifeblood of the game have been sidelined.
Students of football are more than aware of the cultural contribution made by the north in the evolution of the game, and the fact that it gave us not only the Liverpools and Manchesters but also the Stockports, Bradfords and Rochdales.
I ventured north ...

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