Non-League Paper

NPL NEED TO RAISE GAME, SAY RED REBELS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 May 2026

By John Lyons

CONTROVERSY: FC United’s Broadhurst Park ground

FC UNITED are urging the Northern Premier League to learn the lessons from the ground controversy that marred the NPL Premier title run-in.
It comes after the publication of the written reasons of the Football Association appeal board following the club’s successful appeal against the league’s decision to relocate their crucial home game against Stockton Town to a neutral venue.
The fixture at the Red Rebels’ Broadhurst Park had been postponed six times because of pitch issues and the NPL board r...

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