Non-League Paper

LOOKING BACK ON A HISTORIC SEASON WE’LL NEVER FORGET

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 May 2026

OUR NLP WRITERS SELECT THEIR GLORY MOMENTS FROM 2025-26
FROM stoppage-time drama to the greatest FA Cup upset in history, 2025-26 proved quite the season to remember.

Of course, football is made so special by all the unique moments it gives us. We asked our writers and contributors to pick out some of their favourite moments from another remarkable campaign:
MATT BADCOCK - EDITOR AT LARGE
MOMENT OF THE SEASON
Macclesfield’s historic FA Cup win over holders Crystal Palace was incredible not only for the victory but also how that came. It wasn’t a last-minute set-piece ...

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