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‘Sorry’ Mark Harris looks to the future after resigning as NPL chair

Mark Harris says resigning is the “right thing to do” after sending the email that ultimately ended his 17-year reign as Northern Premier League chair – but he believes he still has plenty to offer Non-League football.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 June 2026

Mark Harris was NPL chairman for 17 years

By Matt Badcock

Mark Harris says resigning is the “right thing to do” after sending the email that ultimately ended his 17-year reign as Northern Premier League chair – but he believes he still has plenty to offer Non-League football.
The long-serving NPL chief will not return to the position he had to vacate in April while a disciplinary process took place.
Harris has also stepped down as an FA councillor and, subsequently, his role on the FA Pyramid Board.
It was sparked after he became embroiled in a high-profile row during the fall-out from the league’s operational decision that FC Unit...

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