CONIFA comes to town
I had never met anyone from Tibet before, never heard of Abkhazia or Karpatalya, but the CONIFA World Football Cup can open your eyes and ears to the s…
Tag: Non-League
The Non-League 100: The London Caledonians
Most people associate the strict amateur code with clubs like Corinthian and Casuals, but there were a host of other clubs who lived by the ideals and …
The Non-League 100: Enfield 1967-70
Until the last 20 years or so, Enfield were a huge name in the non-league game, from their triumphs in amateur football through to the club’s Conferenc…
The bad Italian job: How Francesco Becchetti sinks Leyton Orient from the verge of Championship to the risk of failure
The most iconic instant of Leyton Orient 2016-17 campaign is probably the final home game played against Colchester. The O’s were already relegated fro…
The Non-League 100: Dulwich Hamlet in the ’30s – heroes in pink and blue
Dulwich Hamlet have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in recent years, but back in the 1930s, they were one of the leading clubs in the amateur game. …
Deportivo Galicia – The Spanish football team making their way in England
“Yes, Barcelona are a great team - but could they do it on a wet, Tuesday night at Stoke?” In England over the last couple of decades, most successful…
Can non-league launch an Os revival?
Featured on the football website Game of the People, flying the flag for football as it should be - everywhere. About 40 years ago, I was visiting Bri…
Vegan football, Silkmen, Cardinals and Sandgrounders: The wonderful world of the National League
Every season the painfully drawn-out spectre of relegation for fans of struggling clubs holds far more dread than the final, mathematical certainty tha…
Turning the tide – a photo essay
Featured on, award-winning photographer, David Bauckham's website - Centre Circle Publishing Although the Football Association was formed in October 1…
Way out west
Penzance vs. St. Dennis For many Cornwall is arguably more closely associated with Rugby Union than Football, and it’s true that the Cornwal…