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Mark Harris: Helping clubs to meet the criteria

Few topics attract more debate in Non-League football than Stadium Accreditation. Or Ground Grading in old money.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 August 2026

STADIUM ACCREDITATION – IS THERE A BETTER WAY...?
By MARK HARRIS

Few topics attract more debate in Non-League football than Stadium Accreditation. Or Ground Grading in old money.
For some, it is an essential safeguard that improves facilities, supports a level playing field and helps clubs progressing through the National League System (NLS) and now the Women’s Pyramid to operate sustainably.
For others, it represents an expensive and bureaucratic hurdle that punishes sporting success and distorts competition. Not to mention throwing up some unintended consequences. So, who’s right?
WHY ...

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