Non-League Paper

CUP SUNDAY IS NO FUNDAY

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 December 2017

GOLDEN GENERATION: Sutton took on Arsenal, while Lincoln City made it to the quarter-finals last season, inset
PICTURES: Action Images

A ND then there were three. Who knows, Woking, AFC Fylde and Hereford United may well all make it into the FA Cup third round proper. But whether it’s three, two, one, or none, there shouldn’t be too much soul searching at the lack of Non-League clubs to reach this stage of the competition.
Last year was a bumper season with Lincoln City’s remarkable run to the quarter-finals and Sutton United’s journey to the fifth round making...

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