A total of 597 clubs from Steps 5 and 6 in the National League System took part in this season’s Isuzu FA Vase, including seven clubs that have entered all 50 FA Vase campaigns.
Steve Gardener thought he was just going for a pint with his dad and brother when he attended a meeting at the local ice rink to discuss restarting Romford Football Club.
Scott Doe believed his only chance of heading to Wembley this season would be as a TV pundit – but he now reckons his experience under the arch will be invaluable in next month’s Isuzu FA Vase final.
A new name will be etched onto the Isuzu FA Vase this season as all four semi-finalists are appearing at this stage of the competition for the very first time.
Harry Talbot had to cut a skiing holiday short in order to write his name into the history books and blast Great Wakering Rovers into the semi-finals of the Isuzu FA Vase.
There’s only one place to go today and that’s North Greenford for the quarter-final of the Isuzu FA Vase. The club has long been on my radar and this history-making match is an ideal opportunity to tick off Berkeley Field.
It’s been 23 years since Dave Bryant and Roger Reed sat outside a meeting room in Brentwood waiting to hear if Enfield Town had been accepted into the Essex Senior League – and now the country’s first fan-owned club have become one of Non-League’s biggest success stories.
Marcus Bowers is dreaming of leading Great Wakering Rovers all the way to Wembley after making history by guiding the Essex Senior League side into the Isuzu FA Vase quarter-finals for the first time in their history.