Step 5/6 and below

A FAREWELL TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 June 2018

Journeys that I’ll miss – and some that I won’t…

By STEVE HILL

RELEGATION affects different people in different ways. Tears, anger, despondency; these are all natural reactions when your club drops down a league.
However, after five seasons of treading water, when Chester FC finally slipped out of the National League following a routine 2-0 home defeat to Tranmere, the mood at The Deva was one of almost total indifference, so long had the inevitability been hanging over us.
Some months later, the reality has sunk in that next season will be a very different to...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Non-League Newsletter

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in Step 5/6 and below

NWCFL and Midland League keen to hold talks with the FA over club allocations

The North West Counties League and the Midland League have issued a joint statement expressing their interest in talking to the FA amid growing concerns over the geographical boundaries that determine club allocations in the National League System.
Layton Campbell earns move from Step Five Whitley Bay to Middlesbrough

Teenage hotshot Layton Campbell has made the jump from Step 5 to the Championship after signing professional forms with Middlesbrough.
Whitley Bay urged to bounce back from FA Vase exit

Whitley Bay have been challenged to use the disappointment caused by their FA Vase first round defeat against Barton Town as motivation to secure success on other fronts this season.
Jay Bates ‘ready for a battle’ as Whitley Bay chase fifth FA Vase triumph

Whitley Bay manager Jay Bates has insisted his side are ‘ready for a battle’ as they look to take another step towards the fifth FA Vase win in the Ebac Northern League club’s long and proud history.