Non-League Paper

THE STAGE WAS ALL SET FOR SHOWMAN

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 February 2020

A TROPHY TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE STARTING WITH THE 1970s

50 YEARS OF THE FA TROPHY

WARM WELCOME: Macclesfield Town return home for their open top bus parade in front of thousands of fans
PICTURES: Courtsey of Geoff Findlow

AS we approach the showpiece final on May 17, 2020 at Wembley, Mark Stillman looks back on the five decades of the FA Trophy. Beginning with the 1970s, each month we’ll take a walk down memory lane of Non-League’s premier cup competition…
BRIAN FIDLER, in his own words, was a Showman. So it’s little wonder he will always remember his goal from...

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