By Grace Holloway

CHAMPIONS: AFC Carnforth

FROM friends playing football in local street to competing against some of Europe’s biggest names, AFC Carnforth have quite the story to tell from their 50 years since forming.
The Cheshire Sunday club celebrated the landmark last year and now co-founder Des Hinks has penned a 130-page book – We are Carny – plotting their history and achievements.
Uniquely for a Sunday League side, they’ve played youth teams from eight of the past European Champions down they years including Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Benfic...