Non-League Paper

Honour the true legends

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 May 2026

THE NLP Lifetime Achievement Award

WHILE all National Game Awards are special to us in their own right, there is one that we consider to be the ultimate honour.
The word ‘legend’ is often over-used in football, but not so when it comes to winning The NLP Lifetime Achievement Award – only true legends can win that!
Take last year’s winner, Nick Robinson, for example.
The Isthmian League chairman celebrated 50 years in Non-League football last season and admitted that he was humbled to be recognised by his peers.
“I did not know anything about the ...

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